Another downtown hunt today ... and another silver surprise.

Got out a little today with my good friend Nealie Valentine. It was a very nice weather day for hunting too. We started out at an old site that Nealie said has been pounded for quite a while by himself and others. But we managed to sneak out a few more old wheaties and my oldest was 1919 (no mint mark) in VERY nice condition for having been in the ground so long.

So after we had beat up that site for a while we went to some other well hunted sites and we found what everyone else finds (screwcaps, and other junk) I did manage to find a couple of old (not THAT old though) watches and then up pops a nice sterling silver ring from amid the trash. I'll post a pic when I can. I was using a 4" coil and it really helps to get between the junk and when used SLOWLY you can really find some decent targets.

Nealie found his share of wheaties and a few other interesting items but I don't think he found any silver today. All in all we had a fun day in the field and that's always good. I'm looking forward to the club auction at the next meeting and we'll hear from Kenny and Diane about their Virginia relic trip.

Until next time,

Gary

A long day hunting but ... a little silver reward!

Got out just a few days ago with my good friend Mark and we went to a few well hunted areas near downtown just to see if anything new was there. It all looked to be pretty much the same as before. Some grown over lots and that big construction site that has been fenced off. So we decided to hit a lot that had the least amount of grass and well it certainly had been hunted before and was still very trashy. Isn't it amazing how almost EVERY person who has drank cheap Muscatel wine in Shreveport just HAPPENED to be drinking it at those lots downtown? And just HAPPENED to not have a trash can nearby so they throw the cap on the ground. I suppose they didn't know that you could drink just "part" of the bottle and take the rest home. Same goes for Schlitz Malt Liquor drinkers. Oh well ... if it were that easy to hunt... well, everyone would do it.

Anyhoo ... we hunted for most of a day and came away with lots and lots of clad change and 4 or 5 Tax tokens but we were able to sniff out a few pieces of silver. I found a 1937 Merc and an old silver object that appears to have been a dime at one time. It's the size of a dime, really thin and worn though and it has a hole drilled in the top so it was worn around the neck but it has been either sanded or worn down to absolutely no detail so my best guess is that it was either a Seated Liberty dime or possibly a Barber but we'll never know. I'll bring it to the next meeting. I also found a few other interesting items including an old button and a large token. Mark also found several interesting items and snagged a Silver Rosie towards the end of the day after a lot of hard hunting. And like I almost always do, I took the camera and even told Mark that we need to get a few pics for the club website but alas ... I forgot to even get the thing out so ... my bad.

All in all it was a good day. Actually ANY day hunting for silver is a good day when you actually find something. Until next time ... get out there and hunt.

Gary