Joe D.

And scorpions!!🦂 Too bad mountain lions, and coyotes don't "glow" in the dark as well! Or do they.........🤔👍👍

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Cool finds Chris!!! Your wife will just have to get over it, with her next find!! "Finders keepers" and all that!!🤣 I like how nice that 1835 half looks, and the offset -3- makes it a small date! Show us the other side, to see if it's a large or small "5C"👍👍

10×5 pre-ordered weeks ago, and waiting for all those backlogged shipping containers to unload in California, undoubtedly!!👍👍

I second that, Chris-Rock!! Hey, isn't that name already taken by some funny guy!?? 🤔🤣👍👍

GB, No meters near this neighborhood! But unfortunately, now all meters around this County are either credit card, or totally eliminated for central ticket machines! Sucks, as people used to carry/lose meter coins everywhere they were located; especially the beach! Just another blow to us who love coin hunting!! I actually used to collect, and repair meters for a couple of municipalities part time! I've got a couple hernia repairs to prove it!!😵 That, I do not miss!!! I Always felt like I had a giant "ROB ME" sign, stuck to my back; even though I had Mr. Smith & Mr. Wesson guarding me!! And sometimes an officer, when available!!🤣 And incidentally, that is where my Email name came from "Cladking"!! And I bet you all thought i was just being a pompos a$$, and bragging about all the coins I have found!!!🤣😂👍👍

I also found this yesterday! Thought it was a bullet casing at first! Just cleaned it up, and did a search! It apparently was some kind of tiny perfume holder?? for a fragrance from Avon in 1970; Elusive!! No wonder they called it that, as this thing is tiny! It was probably part of a bottle at some point, as it doesn't open, and only has a tiny hole on the top! Still trying to figure out how it was used!! Maybe a little travel dauber? Any ideas??🤔👍👍

Love it Simon!! I want one!!🤣😂 Geoff, It's more of an early warning device, than anything else! If you get close to me in parks while detecting, my facial expression is usually enough to keep most "undesirable" people away!! If not, there are "other" options!!🤬 At the beach, I'm a little more relaxed and friendly! Much safer environment!!🤣👍👍

Looks like cast aluminum, I think VL gets the booby prize for his guess! Or did that go to Robin at the beach??🦸‍♂️🤣👍👍

Nice saves Dan, I also think the token is pretty cool! Any idea how old it is?? We all covet the silver and gold finds! But remember, back in the days of the Washington Monument being built, aluminum was more valuable than gold!! The aluminum pyramid on top of the monument was BIG money back then! I've only found one half (Walking Liberty) in a lake here, and the hydrogen sulfide had done a number on it! Yours popped out fine and dandy, albeit a little mucky!!👍👍

Naw!! Anyone with decent knees can do that any day! F350 is "coin king" right now, with his campground permissions! I'm just getting some KFC money!!🍗🤣👍👍

Caleb, It was one of those rubber band type! I had a few sight finds along the way today! But zero jewelry!💍👍👍

Back at it again today, But this time, I had a definite goal in mind! To intentionally try to squeeze out a few more old coins! And, oh yeah, to get rid of my now sore "detector legs" from Friday's somewhat short hunt! A little side note question first! Am I the only one getting sore legs; and other parts, when digging a bunch of targets at the beginning of a season, or long hunt?? Or are the rest of you just too "afraid" of what the rest of us will think, to mention it??.... No matter, I'm sore, and "Proud" of it!!🤣😂 Anyway, I went out today with a more focused purpose, and more time to put it into action! Did about 5-6 hours today! Same setup, with the Vanquish, and V8 coil! I more or less wanted to repeat the other days hunt, with a wider range of coins, and some added emphasis on finding some oldies, in some curb strips! Our oldest neighborhoods are generally from the 1920's forward! And have had many roadwork and "beautication" projects, that have destroyed prime "old coin" hunting grounds! But you work with what you got!! So knowing that some of the "tree lined" streets still had their original trees, (i grew up here), I would focus on them for the oldies!! Between those, and general hunting of this park, adjacent to some of them, I should at least, be able to get a few shallower "older" coins! My V8 park hunting produced plenty more modern coins, as expected, and was good fun! But also, self-limiting, as that coil doesn't get the depth needed for those elusive oldies that may be there! The soil under the St. Augustine Grass here, tends to be very rich, and easy to dig, with lots of earthworms, so the coins get buried pretty deep, over the decades! Not unexpected, but i was jumping back and forth, from the strips to the park, so I kept the same coil on the detector the whole time! I also have the V10, and V12, so I will go back with those at some point, and test my theory! And of course, the Nox!! So, to the Good Stuff! One each from just beneath three different "parking strip" old trees! No deeper than about 6 inches, but hidden up against large tree roots! And thankfully, not grown into them!! A 1942 Silver Merc!! 💖🎊 No nail board test from Monte this time!!🤣 Two 1919 Weaties!! 💕(Same date, two different trees; weird!!) So now, I at least know that my theory; while producing only a few oldies; is actually sound enough to follow-up with, In future hunts! I can live with that!! The rest of the hunt produced alot more pennies than I wanted to dig, thanks to two fairly large "penny dumps" in two separate curb strip locations! (Over 100!!🤯) I basically just sat there with my pinpointer, and located them till my legs got numb, and I had enough!!😂 Still more in both spots for another round! I guess there are non-detectorist that hate the pennies as much as we do!!🤣 A rough count puts it around 140 coins total! And I skipped alot of penny's, believe it or not!! So I'm "Tremendously Happy" with the 2 Silvers, and 3 older Wheats, over two days! They actually give me some hope for more now! Or maybe, those where the last two Silvers left in Florida!! So I can leave now!!🤣😂

Cal, I would love to take all the credit!(Not!) But luck!!🍀, And you all here on the forum👌, are probably the two most dominate factors in anything I find these days!! At least in my mind!! 👍👍

Thanks all, for the replies! I was planning to double down on my near home areas this winter anyway, due to fuel prices, and such! Now I have a little silver boost, to do some more careful hunting at this park, and others; and some curb stripping!! And enough detectors, and equipment to do it right! Starting to sound like a new season of "Gold Rush" here! Although, I'd be happy with a little winter "Coin Rush" with some jewelry thrown in for good measure! Also doubled down on my personal protection, so I have multiple options these days!! Gotta be as safe as possible, while out and about!! And start wearing my "Don't Mess with me I'm Crazy" shirt! I should add "Detector Guy" under that too!!🤣👍👍

Hello MD Bigfoot, Are you a Podiatrist, or an NBA player! Or possibly a genuine Detecting Bigfoot! I hear that those are even rarer, and less seen, than the regular type!!🤣😂 Welcome (back?) to the forum! Glad to see your back at it! Lots of new information and equipment! But the detecting is still the same fun! 👍👍

Ok, what i want to know is, is it still for sale at $450??? 🤣😂👍👍

I've heard a few "urban legends" of people putting them in the can after opening, (both kinds) and getting them caught in their throat!!😬 But at least they didn't litter!! 😁👍👍

Locator, Funny you mention the nails!! When I finally got the Rosie out, and kept looking for more, I couldn't help but think that this was almost a classic Monte's nailboard setup in 3D!! If it hadn't been for the weed block, and roots, I would think that i was being "Punked" by some joker detectorist!!!🤣👍👍

The weather has been slightly cooler, and dryer here this week! (85 with about 75% humidity!) And my sore foot is manageable now! So yesterday morning I went on a sunrise beach hunt with the Nox, and 11" coil! Conditions were very sanded in, and I only found a few coins, a junk earring, and a lead weight; among the usual junk items! I didn't stay long, as I wanted to do a park hunt too, and not reinjure my foot! I didn't actually get to do the park hunt till about 4pm today! And decided to use the Vanquish and the V8 coil! I was really only wanting to dig some shallow recent drops of quarters and dimes, on the edges of the park's "weekend soccer field", in a small area, before dark! and avoid most of the trash that is there! It's not very groomed, and is full of short weeds and various grasses! When I drive by, I see the players and family's gather, like clockwork, every weekend! So there is generally a constant supply of easy clad to find, under the nearby trees, every few months! Today was really no different than any other day I've been there, other than the detector and coil I used this time! I really enjoy the V8 coil for obvious reasons, and in no time I had a decent amount of clad! I had a few iffy targets that I kept track of, and went back around to, after the initial run through! A few were mult-coin spills of a quarter or dime, mixed with some pennies, and maybe an additional quarter or dime! Those were found rechecking the hole, and I knew by the V8's response, that there were others nearby! One particular target gave me some aggravation, as it was under some weed block, and there was also a mat of small roots to dig thru! This was in a dug out area of one of those exercise stations! I initially got a very clipped "quarter" signal on my first pass, and came back to it later, when the quarter signals got to be fewer! So back to it a second time, and not wanting to dig a big hole, it took a while to locate some targets through the obstacles, and small hole! I knew I had some iron mixed in, when the first pinpoint was a rusty nail! These "targets" were roughly about 5 inches down, and being a "dugout" area, actually got me down about 10-12 inches below the sod area! So detect, dig, pinpoint, a few times, and finally locate the "Beautiful Sight" of my dodgy target! A Bright Smiling 1951 Silver Rosie! 😃 Very satisfying, as the only silver I've found here before, was a nice money clip, and some cheaper jewelry! The silver coins where "all" vacuumed up years ago, and any left have gotten deeper, or totally out of reach!! My main theory though, is that all the rusty nails had masked this one! And with my small V8 coil, and the added depth I was able to get, in this "low" spot! I found one of the few that were missed! When I got home and washed off my coins, and set them out to dry and examine! I got another nice little surprise, in the few pennies I picked up! A 1920 Wheatie (And yes, looks like i nailed it!! 😔) That was probably even more rare here, as it predates the park by about 30 years! So, nothing earth shattering by most of the standards of what you all find elsewhere! But for my area, and the start of detecting season here, this is about as good as it gets! Short of private permissions, which are hard to come by here!! The pictures include my previous day's beach finds in the upper right! All the crusty nails where around the immediate area of the Rosie! And the Wheatie is near the Rosie in the picture! I have no clue which hole that came from! That was just a bonus!!👍👍

Definitely unique looking!👍👍

Unfortunately, the bank I'm stuck with for now, deserves dirty coins! (Their washed and are legal tender, discolored or not!) Since they freely report unrequired customer info to the "establishment"!! And there ain't nothing "neighborly" about them!!👍👍

Your supposed to make the coins pretty, before they go to the bank!!? Whoops!!🤣👍👍

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Buy the way, the first time I actually talked to Terry on the beach, he was super friendly and showed me his finds, without even asking!! I did ask him for a selfie with me though, and he gladly complied!😂 He is just a laid-back cool guy!!👍👍