It was something of a disappointing hunt, really. I awakened this morning with high expectations. I had plans to hunt a late 1800’s home on historic Main Street. But, alas, it seemed that almost every signal was an inch-deep Lincoln from the 1970’s. After about an hour it became very clear that this property had been hunted.
I did manage to squeak out five more wheats (giving me a total of 16 in my second year of hunting … Nov. 20 was my metal detecting “birthday”). They include a beautiful 1910 (found on top of the ground near the sidewalk! – which was just put down about two years ago), and really nice 1917-D, a 1944-D, a 1945-D, and a 1947-D. I found the last three in a very small area near the rear of the driveway … the same small area where I found the 1945 Merc.
Here is a close-up of the coins:

I did have a couple of other interesting finds. One was a very beautiful(and large) ladies’ pin. It has a flower and leaf motif. I am not sure what it is made of, but the metal is relatively soft. It was bent and broken in the center, and is barely hanging on my a thread of metal. There are no marks on it. I found it very close to the new sidewalk, very close to the surface … which leads me to believe that it was originally located under the old sidewalk. It was probably dug and dislodged during the installation of the new concrete.
I also found a blob of oxidized lead on the empty lot where I hunted earlier in the week and found seven old wheats. (Changed locations mid-afternoon.) It was located in a patch of ground where a walkway used to be. Interestingly, it is about 150 yards (as the crow flies) from the spot where I found a Civil War era Colt 45 dropped slug back in the spring (on the opposite side of Main Street).
Here is an overall picture for your enjoyment, absent the $1.75 in clad. Any knowledge of the pin would be most welcome.

Garrett GTP 1350 / Oldest Coin – 1801 Draped Bust Large Cent / Silver Coins – 42 / Coin Count – 1,730 / Clad Total – $124.68





















But I was only able to hunt a portion of what used to be a front yard. I know there’s more there. But it is a HUGE piece of ground. It will take me weeks to hunt it well.





), along with 15 other Lincoln memorials and two clad dimes (a grand total of 35 cents clad).



