Popular Post Geologyhound Posted February 8 Popular Post Share Posted February 8 Just before the last big snow, I was hunting a different part of a place I’ve been to a number of times. As it was getting dark back in December, I hit an iron patch and recovered an Indian head penny and an old wheat. So, when the snow finally melted off I was back. The ground was still frozen about 4 inches down in parts of the site, But this part wasn’t too bad. That’s a good thing, because it is public area and I need to dig with a trowel. Well it didn’t take too long to turn up a couple more wheats. Then up came a solid green coin, and I could see the feathers! After a couple modern coins and another wheat, the targets had thinned out so I turned around walked back right next to my first line. As I got back close to where I found the Indian before the snow, and where I found my first Indian of the day, I picked up another Indian. This was some good ground, so I started checking to make sure I had not deviated too far from my first line, and thought maybe I had. So I moved over a couple of feet and picked up another good target in the Indian head penny range. Well that was a chewed zincoln, but I wasn’t about to skip the other zinc/IHP signal next to it. That turned out to be my third Indian of the day. Anybody remember the old nursery rhyme song ten little Indian boys? Well, I started thinking about that song right about now because I had the whole first stanza! But nothing could’ve prepared me for the next hole. Another good signal in the Indian head penny range but a little wonky. I dug down and got a good pinpoint, sunk my trowel in next to it and popped out a clod. To my disbelief, three stacked green coins fell into my hand. At that point I’m thinking please be Indians, please be Indians. After a little inspection I saw feathers and I was elated. I was so excited I started to put the dirt back in the hole and caught myself. I pulled the dirt back out and checked it with my pinpointer and - solid signal. A fourth IHP came out and still the pinpointer said more right in the same spot. Five, six, seven! I couldn’t believe it, seven Indian head pennies in one hole! When the pinpointer said no more in that spot I was taking no chances. Even though the detector wasn’t seeing anything else, I pulled out several nails from the hole just to make sure. I was flabbergasted. I had the whole song - 10 little Indian pennies in one day, and seven from one hole! I had a little daylight left so I kept hunting that area. I didn’t have to go very far before recovering a couple more wheats (seven for the day) and one more Indian (11!!). As I looked over the area, I realized all of the Indians and probably all of the wheats came from an area perhaps 15 x 15 feet. Once again, darkness chased me out. I have to wonder what else is hiding there. If XP ever comes out with the small coil, I’m going to have to go over the spot again. All of this was with the 11 x 13. But until then, I’m going to hit it with the 11 x 13 during the next good weather break! I think I will take the 9” along next time. I may even take some pin flags and mark my lines. The pin is actually A Disney hidden Mickey pin (number 5 of 5), and is Oswald the lucky rabbit. I will post more back as I start cleaning these up, but I can see some are 1880s and some are 1890s. 23 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27714-i-can%E2%80%99t-believe-i-found-the-whole-song/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Wow man, a 100+ year old coin spill has got to be a rarity! 🏆 That is awesome. 👍 I've never heard of it, but Lens identified the blue pin as Oswald The Lucky Rabbit: https://www.distradingpins4u.com/Disney-Trading-Pin-99909-DLR-2014-Hidden-Micke-p/disney-pin-99909.htm ... But you knew that. 😊 So you got a bunch of old coins, some new, some geegaws and an interesting pin! Outstanding. 🙂 You're really dialed in with the 11x13! 🍀 2 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27714-i-can%E2%80%99t-believe-i-found-the-whole-song/#findComment-290621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1491 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Excellent! 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27714-i-can%E2%80%99t-believe-i-found-the-whole-song/#findComment-290625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightRay Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Wow! 11 Indian head pennies! My best was 7 in one hunt. Ray 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27714-i-can%E2%80%99t-believe-i-found-the-whole-song/#findComment-290634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcode Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Wow ann Indian head penny coin spill! That makes for a great day!! 🫨👍🏼🎉🎉🎉 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27714-i-can%E2%80%99t-believe-i-found-the-whole-song/#findComment-290646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 That’s great. 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27714-i-can%E2%80%99t-believe-i-found-the-whole-song/#findComment-290678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 20 hours ago, F350Platinum said: Wow man, a 100+ year old coin spill has got to be a rarity! 🏆 That is awesome. 👍 I've never heard of it, but Lens identified the blue pin as Oswald The Lucky Rabbit: https://www.distradingpins4u.com/Disney-Trading-Pin-99909-DLR-2014-Hidden-Micke-p/disney-pin-99909.htm ... But you knew that. 😊 So you got a bunch of old coins, some new, some geegaws and an interesting pin! Outstanding. 🙂 You're really dialed in with the 11x13! 🍀 I have found a couple of what I figured were fountain clean-outs (dense coin cluster, almost entirely pennies), and a number of 2-3 coin holes, but those were all modern. I have never found this many coins in one hole, let alone century plus in age. That one is going to be hard to top! Some of the odds and ends are the hammer from a cap gun, an old drywall hanger (the ones around here always seem to ring up in the IHP range), a valve, and a threaded thumb nut. The white thing is not metal. It is a plastic wheel from a Renewal Products toy car circa 1940’s which just happened to be in a hole. 3 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27714-i-can%E2%80%99t-believe-i-found-the-whole-song/#findComment-290702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 17 hours ago, NightRay said: Wow! 11 Indian head pennies! My best was 7 in one hunt. Ray My prior best was two in one day. I thought I had three that day but one of them was a wheat. This record may stand for a while. Of course I can always hope… 2 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27714-i-can%E2%80%99t-believe-i-found-the-whole-song/#findComment-290703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 8 hours ago, Ripcode said: Wow ann Indian head penny coin spill! That makes for a great day!! 🫨👍🏼🎉🎉🎉 I am still smiling. 😃 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27714-i-can%E2%80%99t-believe-i-found-the-whole-song/#findComment-290704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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