glacialgold Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Yeah, underwhelming I know, but I just pulled a 1955-D wheat penny out of the ground from my kids' school today during a quick 30 minute detecting window. Should be an entry-level bucket list item, I know -- I've already ticked off sliver, buffalo nickel, and jewely (no gold) so far -- but the wheaties have eluded me until today. Fun part is it was found on the section of the "old" playground (school builit in 1959) that I tried to hunt last summer as a newbie, and couldn't figure out how to sort out the signals or dig into the shallow gravel bed at the time. Pulled the wheatie and a '65 (so close to silver) Roosevelt tonight, so there's a definite indication I'm leveling up here. I used a Legend for the wheatie. but I can also say I pulled a big fat stainless ring last Thursday running the Nox 800 w/a 6" coil on a new location (local park where one of the kids had soccer practice that evening). Hopefully the next level is gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim tn Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Keep digging and learning. In the mean time, the more targets you dig, the more you improve your odds of finding gold...and silver. Good luck! HH jim tn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Good job, glacialgold! Personally I love finding wheaties which are getting scarce where I live. Heck I even get a little rush from finding a copper memorial instead of a zincoln... pretty sad, huh? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Great work on the wheatie and just keep at it, I know those old schools have a lot of trash in them so dig everything that you can . You will be surprised at what comes out of the ground. Good luck on your next outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. MI Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 I love finds Wheats. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I like wheats too. I take them as a good indicator of the time the site was in use. I keep telling myself if there are wheats, then the other coins (non-nickel…) will be silver. Of course, the only two silver war nickels I found were next to old schools… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger-NH Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Wheaties don't always indicate potential silver. While silver coins were plucked from circulation in the 70s and 80s, wheaties were ignored for the most part. It was not unusual to see a wheatie or two in pocket change 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 True, but if you’re finding 19 teens from a site which was in use at that time, or a consistency in dates (like 40s and 50s pennies and nickels), then I consider that at least a hopeful indicator that similar period coinage of higher denomination may be present. Hey, a guy’s got to hope doesn’t he? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_in_CA Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 You are now a member of the exclusive & elite "wheatie" club. Next month it will be a merc. Then a few more months till a barber. Then a seated, etc... Bucket listers will fly past ! Within 2 yrs : Any gold coin newer than 1850 will bore you to tears ! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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