Denny Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Hunted an old patch of grass in Fresno california where I dug up many barbers, mercs, a few seated and a 5 gram gold nugget. Funny thing is I only dug up 2 rosies and a silver Washington quarter over the years from this area. Yesterday on Christmas Day I finally squeezed some time to hunt this old patch of grass. First 4 holes were aluminum targets then I moved over to where I had dug up a half dime 10 years ago. First target I get a 88-87 at 6-7 inches on the D2. In the plug I had a hard time finding the target. As I knocked more and more dirt off the bottom of the plug I finally heard the target it was near the surface of the plug. Moved a little dirt and I saw a round silver looking thing. Pulling it out I noticed it was definitely a silver coin. Hoping it was not a pesky rosie I brushed off some dirt and the reverse looked different from a barber flipped it over and brushed some dirt off and saw the bottom half of the obverse. It was a 1858 seated Dime in almost good condition. My 6th seated from this area 2 were half dimes. My next target I thought might be a silver turned out to be a modern gaming token. I was satisfied with the seated so I called it quits in about an hour. Hope everyone had a good Christmas Day. Denny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 That was one heck of a good hour ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 That's a nice seated Denny, worn and fertilizer-blackened like they are over on this stretch of dirt. 😀 I always think anything else I find after getting a nice silver coin is gravy, and that I could stop. I usually don't. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_in_CA Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Good post. Good pix. Nice to see some CA action here 🤠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVISChris Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Fantastic find Denny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostmypassworddude Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Nice find , great spot to be coming back to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Nice work Denny and it’s good to not look too greedy to the detecting gods so I’m sure you will do well on the next hunt. Strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Seateds of any sort are still on my bucket list. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCtoad Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 That’s a productive patch of grass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Thanks Going back for more today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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