Wednesday, September 29, 2010

A Morning at the Park on the Beach...

This morning I went coin shooting at the park/beach, I started searching at the TotLot not to good there found .07 a nickel and 2 pennies. The rest of the coins I found in the grassy area. Did pretty good today.

Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $3.50; 10 quarters (1967, 1982D, 1983D, 1989P, 1995D, 1995P, 1998P, Colorado 2006D, North Dakota 2006P, Oklahoma 2008P), 6 dimes (1978, 1981P, 1997P, 1998P, 2000P, 2005P), 2 nickels (1999P, 2003P), 30 pennies (1963 Canadian, 1970D, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980, (2)1981's, 19??, 1984, 1984D, 1985, (2)1988's, 1989, (3)1991's, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2000D, 2001D, (2)2002's, 2006, 2007, 2010).
coin shooting running total: $222.95

Monday, September 27, 2010

Found in pocket change...


While checking the quarters I save for laundry, I check the dates before putting then in my laundry container. This was the last one in the pile that I was checking for the date thats when I noticed the error in the coin. Now, I want to get it checked to see what something like this would be worth.
**Always check your change**

Another trip to the Dollar Store...

Today went out with my husband and one of the places was the Dollar store, the one I was at yesterday. When I walked in I noticed a penny in the same spot as the one I found yesterday so I went and picked it up no one was standing in line at the time. When it came time to check out I was waiting for my husband to finish what he was looking for, I than noticed more pennies in the same area so I got in line with him and when it was his turn to pay I picked them up. Found 4 pennies...

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .04
cans/bottles: none
September total: .15
Running total for each month: $6.40
cans/bottles running total: $34.00

Sunday, September 26, 2010

A stop at the Dollar store...

I stopped at the Dollar store for the Sunday paper after coin shooting, as usual I spotted a penny on the floor in front of the register.

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .01
cans/bottles: none
September total: .11
Running total for each month: $6.36
cans/bottles running total: $34.00

Not a Very Good Day...

This morning I went to two Elementary schools and at each one I didn't get to much. At the first school I did very good there earlier this year, but not today. I found .54 cents in clad, might of done good if I stuck it out there but the grass was wet and I was starting to get cold. I went to the second school not any better found this heart that registered as a penny, it measures 1 1/4" Wide x 1 1/8" High here I found .40 cents. With it being low I called it a day and went home. As someone told me "even a bad day is a good day".

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- .94; 2 quarters (1967, 1987D), 3 dimes (1967, 1968D, 2002D), 1 nickel (1997P), 9 pennies (1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2000D, 2002, 2008).
coin shooting running total: $219.45

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Stopped at the grocery store...

This afternoon, I stopped at the store to pick up a couple of items on the way in I checked the coinstar return slot and found 2 pennies.

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .02
cans/bottles: none
Sept. total: .10
Running total for each month: $6.35
cans/bottles running total: $34.00

Back to School...

This morning I went back to searching Elementary schools. Since the kids have started back for the school year, today searched three. The first school found some clad, here I found .83 cents and one earring the only mark on the back side is Disney. After this school I went on to another not to far away. I did very good here more clad coins just about everywhere, I found $3.30 the gold tone bow from a necklace and the zipper-pull thingy with the name Cody. Than on to the third and last school for the day, located not far down the road, also did good here found $2.18 in clad and another house key.

Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $6.31; 18 quarters (1965, (2)1974's, 1977, 1987P, 1992P, 1993P, 1995D, 1996P, 1997P, 1998P, South Carolina 2000P, Virginia 2000D, Vermont 2001P, Alabama 2003P, Arkansas 2003P, Wisconsin 2004D, Montana 2007P), 12 dimes (1980P, 1982D, 1992P, 1994P, (2)1998P's, 2001D, (2)2001P's, 2002P, 2003P, 2008D), 7 nickels (1984P, 1985P, (2)1999P's, 2000D, 2000P, 2007P), 26 pennies (1974, 1975, 1976, (2)1981's, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999D, 2000, 2001, 2003, (5)2006's, 2007, (2)2008's, 2009,, 2010).
coin shooting running total: $218.51

Friday, September 24, 2010

Spiders are Big at the Beach...


Went out detecting this morning, before it gets to Hot, supposed to get up to 90 degrees today. As usual I started out at the TotLot, found a whapping 5 pennies (one was a Canadian penny). I than went into the grassy area, than I started finding some coins. Not far from the Carousel I found this Spider pin, some of the black (I think) Rhinestones where missing. Not long after taking the picture it broke in half, it broke in the area that was missing the stone. I also saw no kind of mark so must of been costume jewelry (found just under the grass roots below soil surface). It registered on my machine in the pulltab/nickel/can slaw range. It's starting to get very warm so I called it a day at 10:30AM.
Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $2.62; 5 quarters (1979D, (2)1996P's, North Carolina 2000D, Kentucky 2001P), 9 dimes (1967, 1971D, 1978, 1996P, 1998P, 2000P, 2002P, 2005P, 2008P), 1 nickel (2000P), 42 pennies (1961D, 1970 Canadian, 1972, 1972D, (2)1977's, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985D, 1986, 1987D, (2)1988's, 1989, 1990, (4)1991's, 1993, 1994, 1994 Canadian, 1995D, (3)1996's, (3)1997's, (2)1998's, 2003 Canadian, 2005, (3)2006's, (2)2007's, 2008).
coin shooting running total: $212.20
***From the start of the detecting season March 17, 2010 to September 24, 2010, I found a total of $71.68 in coins at the park on the beach.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Coin Shooting at 2 Parks...


Went to search at two parks this morning, first one is near my sister's house. I found a bunch of clad and this bullet, looks like it could come from the same kind of bullet case I found yesterday. At this park I found $2.60, one of the quarters I dug up here I missed it by being silver by 1 year, it was a 1965. Last year, I did find a 1964 quarter by the tennis courts in this park.
Park two is a bit smaller it always gives me some finds. Clad found here is $1.36 and two house keys, first key found was in the wood chips and the second one I dug out of the ground. Both registered as a penny on my ACE250.
Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $3.96; 9 quarters (1965, 1987P, 1991P, 1998D, 1998P, Massachusetts 2000P, Mississippi 2002D, Idaho 2007D, Alaska 2008P), 10 dimes (1979, 1984P, (2)1994P's, 1996P, (2)2000P's, 2002P, 2004P, 2006P), 7 nickels (1964, 1964D, 1977, 1989D, 1994P, 1995P, 1998P), 36 pennies (1964, 1976, (2)1980's, 1980D, 1981, 1982, 1983, (2)1984's, (3)1985's, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1867-1992 Canadian, (2)1993, 1996, 1997, 1997D, (2)2000's, 2001, (6)2006's, (3)2007's, (2)2010's).
coin shooting running total: $209.58

Monday, September 20, 2010

Another Morning at the Park on the Beach...

I have been having back and leg pain so not getting out at much right now, but I did get out this morning especially since the weather is starting to get cooler. I went back up to the park at the beach, started in the Tot Lot there I found a few pennies, not many going to the park lately.
There ia a memorial for the Vietnam Vets and the other Wars that have happened located near the play area, I searched near there and found these bullet casings the two cleaner ones I found on the surface of the ground the others I dug (all were about 2in. down (found 17). In the past I did find 1 that I dug up. I believe it was from a service that was performed there on the Holiday and then did 21 gun firing.
Up near the board walk, I found some pennies. I than got a strong penny signal when I dug it up seeing the the grooves I thought was a stack of pennies as soon as it was out of the ground I saw it was this ring. It is a junk ring. As I was heading back again near the area of the Memorial I come across a coin spill 6 quarters and 1 nickel were recovered from the hole. I searched for about 2 hours than called it a day for I was starting to hurt again. I do plan on going out again in the morning, need to excercise the back.
Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $2.63; 8 quarters (1967, 1983D, 1993P, 1994P, 1995P, (2)New York 2001P's, Maine 2003P), 2 dimes (1987P, 2010P), 3 nickels (1960D, 1994P, 2002P), 28 pennies (1961D, 1969D, 1971D, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985, (2)1988's, 1991, (3)1993's, 1994, 1995, 1997, (2)2000's, 2001D, 2004, 2007, (2)2008's, 2009, 2010).
Coin shooting running total: $205.62

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Went Back to the Park at the Beach...

Figured I search the area near the Carousel, different grassy area. Found some clad coins and another President $1.00 coin (Thomas Jefferson 3rd president 1801-1809) 2007P. After a bit I went a little into the sandy area, while searching around a large tree I spotted a Dragonfly sitting on a stick (he was rather large compared to the ones seen flying around). I took the stick with the insect sitting on it and lightly touched it to the tree, it raised a leg and walked onto the bark. Didn't want it to get stepped on and it was still in the sunshine (probably trying to warm up). Wish I had my camera with me when I saw that. Soon I will be getting back to my drawing, something to do in the winter...

Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $2.46; 1 $1.00 President coin (2007P), 2 quarters (1986P, 1998P), 6 dimes (1966, 1995P, 2000P, 2002P, 2006P, 2008P), 36 pennies (1959, 1964, 1970 Canadian, 1972, 1973, 1973 Canadian, 1974D, 1980D, (4)1982's, (3)1983's, 1985, (2)1986's, 1986D, 1987D, 1989, 1989D, 1991D, 1992D, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, (2)2001's, 2001 Canadian, 2005D, 2006, 2006D, 2007, ????).
coin shooting running total: $202.99

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

A Little Coin Shooting...

This morning I decided to try and get back into detecting so I went to the park at the beach, the temp. was rather chilly when I arrived than turned into a nice cool morning, no problems with the heat or humidity (ah, it felt good). I searched the Tot Lot, only a few coins the first one was a quarter. So I went on into the park, here I found many coins some areas had spills and many were found on the surface. Before I left I stopped at the Carousel to say Hi to Michael, he's the guy that runs it. He was getting it ready to shut down for the winter. Afterwards, I decided to call it a day (to my surprise) it was almost noon and I started at 7AM. As I was walking back to my car I decided to search around two more picnic tables I found more coins and a spill of pennies. Today I searched for 5 hours, not including the break at the Carousel.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting:
coins- $5.24; 6 quarters (1967, 1993P, 1994P, 1988D, Alabama 2003D, Wisconsin 2004P), 19 dimes ( (4)1966's, 1974D, 1980P, 1988D, (2)1988P's, 1995P, (4)1999P's, 2000P, (2)2004P's, 2007D, 2010P), 3 nickels (1977, 1980P, 2000D), 69 pennies (1961D, 1964D, 1965, (2)1968D's, 1969D, (2)1971's, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Canadian, (2)1976's, 1977, 1978, (4)1979's, 1980, 1981, (2)1982's, (3)1985's, (3)1987's, 1987D, (2)1988's, 1989, (2)1990's, 1990D, 1991 Canadian, (3)1992's, 1992D, 1993, 1993D, 1994, 1995, 1995D, 1996, (2)1997's, (2)1999's, (5)2000's, 2000D, (2)2001's, (2)2002's, (4)2006's, 2007, 2008, ????).
coin shooting running total: $200.53

Monday, September 13, 2010

Laundry day...

Today, I finally decided to do laundry have been taking it easy for a week due to back and leg pain. Gonna try to get out tomorrow and do a little coin shooting weather is supposed to be pretty good, today was a rainy and stormy day. when I was done with the dryers the first one surprised me with dropping a nickel when I opened the door.

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .05
cans/bottles: none
September total: .08
Running total for each month: $6.33
cans/bottles running total: $34.00

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Eye Ball Finds...

Two of us went to visit with our son, my husband shot some basketball for a little while with him, than the three of us went to sit on the swing in the back yard. While I was sitting on the lawn chair I spotted two pennies laying on the dirt, they are 1982 and 1978. I save all pre 1982's and 82's (the 82's, I will weigh them to weed out the zincoln's).

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .02
cans/bottles: none
September total: .03
Running total for each month: $6.28
cans/bottles running total: $34.00

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Finally returned bottles and cans...

This morning, I finally returned my bottles and cans for the deposit. I would of perferred to have gone metal detecting but my body is in such pain. From the two bags in the hallway, and a couple of bags in the car from cans I find while detecting, I got a total of $4.00. Also, there was this man at the customer service counter getting change from whatever transaction, he dropped a penny after he walked away I went and picked it up. Hey, find a penny pick it up all the day I have Good Luck...

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .01
cans/bottles: $4.00
September total: .01
Running total for each month: $6.26
cans/bottles running total: $34.00

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

This Morning Searched 2 Tot Lots...


The first place I went to was the beach play area, found my first Kennedy Half Dollar Bicentennial one, I was hoping it be of silver but hey was fun to see it in the woodchips. It registered on my machine as a strong $1.00. Found a total of $1.33 in clad in the play area. I decided to go to another park after this Tot Lot. Did pretty good there also lots of nickels usually don't get to many nickels, more pull tabs than nickels. I noticed on my machine that when it's a nickel the signal is strong not moving around and loud. Found most of the coins around the picnic pavilion. At this place I found $1.00 in clad coins.
Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $2.33; 1 Kennedy Half Dollar (1776-1976), 2 quarters (1997D, 1998D), 8 dimes (1978, 1979, (2)1991P's, 1997P, 2001P, 2007P, 2010P), 9 nickels (1977D, 1985P, 1993P, 1995P, (2)1999P's, (2)2001P's, 2006D), 8 pennies (1969D, 1972, 1974D, 1982, 1986 Canadian, 1994D, 2000, 2001).
coin shooting running total: $195.29

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Back to the Beach...

This morning, I headed back to the beach to search for more coins found $1.57 and hope to get a good find but not at this park. (Do have to say that these flies are annoying). After here, I decided to stop at another park for a quick search did find .02 cents thought I'd find more but what was registering dimes and pennies where bottle caps did find this Scout scarf holder.

Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $1.59; 2 quarters (1990D, Wyoming 2007P), 6 dimes (1974, 1989P, 1991P, 1993P, 2003P, 2007P), 4 nickels (1963D, 1964, 1981P, 1982P), 29 pennies (1959D, 1967, (2)1972's, 1973, 1974D, 1975, 1980, 1980D, 1981, (2)1982's, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, (2)1997's, (2)1998's, 1999D, (2)2001's, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009).
coin shooting running total: $192.96