Happy Halloween!!!

Brrrrr.... It's Cold This Morning

Went to two locations this morning, first was a elementary school I was there 2 weeks ago and did good not that great today. I did find this kids charm in the wood chips, picture shows the front and back it's the size of a penny, also found .63 cents. Had several days that were rainy probably causing the children not getting out to much for play. I than decided to go back to the park at the beach even though I mentioned I was done there for the season, here I found 3 bottles and a can and .76 cents in coins.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $1.39; 3 quarters (1967, 1993P, Maryland 2000P), 5 dimes (1981P, 1995P, 1999D, 2003P, 2006P), 14 pennies ( (2)1974's, 1976, (2)1980's, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991D, 1993, 1995, 2000D, (2)2007's).

coin shooting running total: $268.35

Bad weather and High winds...

Today, I didn't do any detecting it was very windy leaves racing down the street and than the rain started. I had a errand to do and after that I stopped at the craft store to pick up a few items. On the way back to the car, I spotted a penny on the parking lot next to a curb.

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .01
cans/bottles: none
October total: .21
Running total for each month: $6.61
cans/bottles running total: $40.15

Wasn't Planning on Coin Shooting Today but Changed my Mind

This morning I didn't feel like doing any metal detecting but changed my mind, the weather was beautiful up near 70. Don't know how many more nice days we will have before it starts to get really cold and snow. I went to 2 parks the first was in another town, has two Tot Lots I have been to this location a couple of times already. Of the coins found one quarter looks like it had a run in with a mower and lost. Also, found a small bullet casing/shell in the woodchips next to a bench and a tiny charm which reads claire's on it. Found $1.63 in clad at this park. The second location I decided to do since it was still early and my muscles are not hurting to bad right now. Did pretty good here, found $2.00 in coins and a bunch of bottles and cans for the refund deposit.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $3.63; 9 quarters (1973D, (2)1983P's, 1995D, 1996P, 1998D mangled, Connecticut 1999P, New Hampshire 2000P, Colorado 2006P), 9 dimes (1967, 1985P, 1989P, 1991P, 1997P, 1999P, 2000P, 2007P, 2008P), 4 nickels (1977, 1984P, 1991P, 2000P), 28 pennies (1964 Canadian, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, (2)1974's, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, (3)1983's, 1985 Canadian, 1987, 1989D, 1995D, 2004, (2)2006's, (3)2007's, 2008, (3)????).
Coin shooting running total: $266.96

Walk on the Beach...

After breakfast we went for a walk on the beach. The weather is nice and quite warm but not raining (yet), storm is expected tonight. I scavenged for items to use in my crafts, while looking I spotted a shiney circle reflecting from the sunshine on the sand, I walked over and found a penny, again saw another reflection and another penny, than I spotted some more found a total of five pennies on the surface of the sand...When I got back home I saw that the bottle I put the found money in was missing, I lost it probably at the park (bummer), so the money I found and bottle returns from the beginning of this month to yesterday is lost. To make me feel a little better my husband gave me the money to replace what was lost so I could put into the savings for "Found Money". He's so sweet :-)

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .05
cans/bottles: none
October total: .20
Running total for each month: $6.60
cans/bottles running total: $40.15

Bottle Return Day...

This morning I went and returned bottles and cans that I had and also the ones found while metal detecting. When I took the slips to the register for the money, I got this nickel from the refund. I collect all nickels 1963 and older, even if I have that date filled in my coin albums.

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: none
cans/bottles: $3.05
October total: .15
Running total for each month: $6.55
cans/bottles running total: $40.15

Sunday Morning Routine...

This morning was still rainy and wet so didn't do any detecting, went out for breakfast at Burger King. First stopped at the Dollar store for the Sunday paper, when I got to the register to pay I spotted a coin in the usual spot on the floor, just under the counter ledge. This time it was a dime...

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .10
cans/bottles: none
October total: .15
Running total for each month: $6.55
cans/bottles running total: $37.10

Stopped at Burger King

Tonight my husband and I stopped at Burger King for a quick meal after visiting with our son, after the meal we got ready to leave I spotted a penny under the table, so I picked it up.

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .01
cans/bottles: none
October total: .05
Running total for each month: $6.45
cans/bottles running total: $37.10

Went to Two Elementary Schools

This morning, I decided to get out and do some coin shooting after a rainy and windy day yesterday, the next few days look like it's gonna rain some more but a lot milder. The first school was a spur of the moment, when I drove by made a quick turn into the parking area. Found some coins .47 cents not a whole lot. Probably would of found more but didn't search very far and hard. The second school (nicknamed goose poop school, this time not to messy) was a planned location and here I did better than I did the last time I was here, found $1.46 and some kind of (Ah, an earring) the picture is the earring the size is 2 5/8" dia. junk earring but still interesting it was onto of the grass-eyeball find.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $1.93; 5 quarters (1967, 1978, 1980P, 1987P, Maine 2003P), 5 dimes (1969D, 1998P, 2003P, (2)2006D's), 2 nickels (1964, 2000P), 8 pennies (1970, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2000D, 2006).
coin shooting running total: $263.33

October 20, 2010 Finds...

Yesterday morning went to the park at the beach last trip there for the season, will return to this location in the spring for coin shooting. The finds are starting to get thin and it's very cold next to the lake. I started out searching the Tot Lot found two coins there a quarter and a dime, then went to where the soda machines where located and searched the ground there found some more lost coins, didn't have the interference from the machines. Than over to one of the pavilions did find a coin spill of 3 quarters and a penny in one hole, did find coins in other parts of the park. This token was found next to the band pavilion at first thought it was a quarter. Spent about 3 hours and was very cold, so called it a day. Today it's in the 40's and rainy so not going out, gonna focus on hand made crafts for Christmas today...

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $3.91; 8 quarters (1974, 1979, 1994P, 1995D, 1996P, New Jersey 1999P, Virginia 2000P, Vermont 2001D), 14 dimes (1978, 1980D, 1983D, 1986P, 1988P, 1989P, 1992P, 1993P, 1996P, (2)1998P's, (2)1999P's, 2006P), 3 nickels (1973, 1976, 1989P), 36 pennies (1961, 1963 Canadian, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977D, (2)1978's, 1979, (2)1980's, 1982, (2)1982D's, 1984, (2)1986's, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1994D, (2)1995's, 1996D, 1998, (2)1999's, 2003, 2006, 2006D, (2)2007's, (2)2008's).
coin shooting running total: $261.40

Back to Yesterday's Park

Went back to the park I searched yesterday, didn't find a lot of coins this time but did find a lot of buried crushed cans also the lids to the tennis ball cans (those rang up as quarters). Did find some clad coins, but nothing like yesterday, seems like when I do good at a location and then go back again, I don't do as good. Ah, that's why I give it a few days to weeks before returning.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $1.31; 3 quarters (1988D, Connecticut 1999P, North Dakota 2006P), 4 dimes (2000P, 2003P, (2)2006P's), 16 pennies (1964, 1966, 1969D, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981D, 1982, 1984, 1993D, 1995, (2)2000's, 2007, ????).
coin shooting running total: $257.49

Again, Missed Silver by One Year...

This morning I went over to the park near my sister's house, have done very good at this location this year. Last year I found a 1964 quarter at this park I'm hoping there will be more. Of the quarters found today two of the are 1965's (bummer) missed again. I did find a lot of coins here, the oldest coin found today is the 1947 nickel found this in the TotLot. Other things found was this bracelet, not a good piece but still a good find. Found the bracelet in the grass just under the roots (the size is 2 2/8" dia.). Also found this pendant, was found along the edge of basketball court on the pavement (the size is 1 2/8" L x 1" W). I plan on going back there tomorrow, if not raining...

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $4.17; 10 quarters ( (2)1965's, 1983D, 1993P, 1998D, 1998P, Rhode Island 2001P, Nevada 2006P, North Dakota 2006P, Montana 2007P), 11 dimes (1970, (2)1974's, 1977D, 1980P, 1981P, 1988D, 1993P, 1995P, 1996P, 2007P), 7 nickels (1947, 1963, 1964, 1984P, 2005P, 2006P, 2007P), 22 pennies (1964D, 1970D, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, (2)1981's, 1981 Canadian, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1986D, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, (2)2000's, (2)2007's).

coin shooting running total: $256.18

Found Small Amount of Coins...

This morning, I didn't want to wake up a 1/2 hr later finally did get out of bed. When it got bright enough out I went to the park that I had searched at the other day, I went all the way around the edge of the tennis and basketball courts didn't find a lot this time, coins found was .83 cents and a house key. Afterwards, I decided to go to an elementary school this school did better than the park found $1.01 in clad coins. Going to search another park tomorrow, if not raining.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $1.84; 4 quarters (1984D, 1987P, 1993D, Oklahoma 2008P), 5 dimes (1967, 1973, 1998P, 2000P, 2008P), 34 pennies (1970D, 1973, 1976, 1977, (3)1979's, 1979 Canadian, 1980, 1980 Canadian, (3)1981's, (3)1983's, 1985, 1986, 1988, 198?, 1990, (2)1991's, 1993D, (2)1995's, 2006, (4)2007's, 2008, 2009, 2010).
coin shooting running total: $252.01

After a Couple Days Rain...

Finally got out after some very wet and windy days. I went on to 3 elementary schools I think I did very good. The first school found a $1.61 in clad coins, one area I found a dime sandwiched between two pennies, cool. Now on to the second location hoping no one is playing in the Tot Lot, no one there so I continued on to searching, I did very good here just like I did the other week. Found $3.62 in clad, one area had a spill of 4 quarters a dime and some pennies. Also, found a toy car it is bigger than a Hot Wheel, on the bottom says Disney Pixer-China than a number 2567 EA. The last school for the day not good, did find .15 cents on top of the woodchips. The two coins caught my eye from the shine the sun was causing. Tomorrow, I plan on going back to the park and search more around the basketball and tennis courts, did very good there the other day.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $5.38; 14 quarters (1972D, 1981D, 1982P, 1985D, 1986P, 1988P, 1989D, 1990P, (2)1995P's, 1996P, 1998P, Louisiana 2002P, Idaho 2007P), 13 dimes (1968, 1973, 1983D, 1984P, 1987P, 1990D, 1997P, (2)1999P's, 2001D, 2001P, 2005P, 2010P), 6 nickels (1983P, (2)1989P's, 1997P, 1999P, 2003P), 28 pennies (1964D, 1968D, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1982, (2)1984's, (2)1988's, 1990, (2)1991's, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, (2)2001's, 2006 Canadian, (3)2007's, (4)2008's).
Coin shooting running total: $250.17

Took a Break Today...

Took a break today from detecting, was way to cold this morning and the grass was wet don't want to get soaked, again. So later in the morning I went to two stores (Toys R Us) to pick up something to make for Christmas gifts and and to Walmart. When I checked out and started out to the parking lot spotted a penny on the sidewalk, I picked it up.


Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .01
cans/bottles: none
October total: .04
Running total for each month: $6.44
cans/bottles running total: $37.10

Missed Silver by One Year...

This morning the weather looked iffy it was cold, very dark clouds for awhile I expected it to start raining, but it didn't. I went to this park I was at the other day across from the mall, this time I searched next to 2 basketball courts. Did very good, in fact next to one court I was digging out quarters and dimes, many holes had multiple coins. On my ACE 250 got a signal that registered .50 cents and when I dug the target it was 2 quarters back to back. After I got back home from 2 hours of searching, getting muddy and very wet feet. I cleaned the coins off so I could tally my finds, one quater was a 1965 and one dime also was a 1965 (bummer) I will be going back there very soon, maybe tomorrow if weather permits.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $5.43; 13 quarters (1965, 1968, 1977, 1983P, 1990P, 1993P, (2)1995P's, 1997D, Pennsylvania 1999P, Maryland 2000D, New York 2001P, Colorado 2006D), 14 dimes (1965, 1970D, 1977D, 1981P, 1983D, 1989P, (2)1991P's, 1995P, 1998P, 1999P, 2001P, 2005P, 2008P), 6 nickels (1974, 1985P, 1989 Canadian, 1993D, 1998P, 1998 Canadian), 48 pennies (1963, 1965, 1966, (2)1969D's, 1971D, (2)1973's, 1975, (2)1976's, 1976D, (4)1978's, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, (2)1986's, (3)1988's, (3)1989's, 1990, (3)1992's, 1993, 1994D, 1995, (2)1998's, 1998D, (2)1999's, 1999D, (3)2000's, (2)2001's, (2)2008's).
coin shooting running total: $244.79

Columbus Day Search...

Today is Columbus Day and weather pretty good other than chilly. I went to the park at the beach to search some, the finds are starting to get thin not many people coming down to the lake now. Found some clad, nothing in the TotLot except for one button on the backside it says "Waterbury Co's Inc. Conn." On the way back to my car I found this ring in very good condition the middle stone is pink and the side ones are clear has no mark. I believe it's not real but makes a good addition to my collection of rings. Also found a 1958 nickel that I need for my album. Tomorrow I plan on going to the park I searched the other day, has basketball courts, tennis courts and the bleachers by a couple of ball fields.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $2.11; 3 quarters (1992P, 1998P, Vermont 2001D), 9 dimes (1983P, 1989P, 1990P, 1992P, 1997P, 1998P, 1999P, 2007P, 2008D), 2 nickels (1958, 1994P), 36 pennies (1964, (3)1969D's, 1971S, 1972, 1972D, 1977, 1978, (2)1979's, 1982, (2)1983's, 1984, (2)1988's, 1988D, 1989D, (2)1990's, (2)1992's, 1996, (2)1997's, (3)1998's, (3)2000's, 2000 Canadian, 2001, 2002, 2005).

coin shooting running total: $$239.36

10-10-2010

After detecting I stopped at the dollar store for a Sunday paper, again in the same spot I found a penny and again I picked it up...

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .01
cans/bottles: none
October total: .03
Running total for each month: $6.43
cans/bottles running total: $37.10

Two Elementary Schools, One Wheat Penny...

This morning with frost on the grass, I went detecting at two elementary schools the first one did fairly good found a couple of cans for the deposit and alot of clad coins $1.39, amongst the coins I found this 1944 wheatie, not to bad for a chilly morning. I would of found more if I decided to keep searching. The second school is not to far from this one, not to many coins here found one can for the deposit and .46 cents. My feet are very wet from the dew and frost on the grass gonna call it a day, will go out again tomorrow.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $1.85; 5 quarters (1981D, 1989P, 1996P, Virginia 2000P, Alaska 2008P), 4 dimes (1967, 1997P, 2005P, 2008P), 20 pennies (1944 wheat, 1972, 1974D, 1980, 1985, 1988, (2)1991's, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, (4)2006's, 2006D, (2)2010's).

coinn shooting running total: $237.25

A stop to the grocery store...

Today, I took a break from metal detecting even though the weather was out standing. We watched a couple of movies on DVD, first one was "Urban Legend" to scary for me to watch especially at night and than the other movie was "7 Pounds" with Will Smith, to me that was a very good one to watch, finished watching around 3 AM, so this morning I slept in. Early this afternoon stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few things in one of the check out lines I spotted a penny on the floor, so I went and picked it up. Hey, see a penny pick it up all the day you'll have good luck.

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .01
cans/bottles: none
October total: .02
Running total for each month: $6.42
cans/bottles running total: $37.10

A Morning at 3 Parks...

This morning, I went Coin Shooting at 3 parks I have been to in the past. I think I did very good today even at one park I had bad results in the past. The first park was a good start of the morning searches, found a couple of bottles for the return deposit and a lot of clad coins totaling $1.67 for this park. The second location was the one that was bad in the past and did fairly good today, found .12 cents in the woodchips a dime and 2 pennies. In one hole found a spill of coins totaling .41 cents I got a total of .87 cents at this park. The third and last place for the day was the best, found a single key (looks like a car key)and a lot of clad coins, again one hole had a spill totaling .52 cents, in this park I totaled $1.92.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $4.46; 13 quarters (1965, 1977, 1988P, 1989P, 1990P, 1992P, 1997D, South Carolina 2000P, Rhode Island 2001P, Tennessee 2002P, Kansas 2005P, Minnesota 2005P, Washington 2007P), 7 dimes (1967, 1980P, 1986P, 1995P, 1999P, 2002P, 2005P), 5 nickels (1976D, 1994P, 1996P, (2)2000P's), 26 pennies (1959, 1968D, 1974, (2)1975D's, 1979 Canadian, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987D, (2)1990's, 1991D, 1993, 1993D, 1995, 1995D, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, (2)2007's, 2009).
coin shooting running total: $235.40

A Very Windy Day of Detecting at the Beach/Park...

This morning finally not raining so I got out for some coin shooting. Went back to the Park at the beach, with not any people there the finds are starting to get thin but still able to find coins. I started out in the Tot Lot only a couple of pennies and someones drivers license under one of the play equipment on top of the woodchips. I also found a charm from a cell phone with XOXO as the design, the colors of the letters are pink and purple. there was a metal gold color leaf, possibly part of an earring. A small toy police officer and a piece of copper pipe. The license that I found was a under 21 kind, after I got home I called one of the neighbors about my find and who to call to return it to the owner. He suggested I call 311 and they had a police officer come and get it, the officer said I could of dropped it into the mailbox and it would of been delivered to the person (Hmm, good to know for the future if another one is found). After I got home and cleaned the coins I saw that I found a Wheatie a 1956D.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $1.71; 4 quarters (1980P, New Hampshire 2000P, Vermont 2001D, Washington 2007P), 3 dimes (1985P, 2004P, 2007P), 41 pennies (1956D Wheat, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978D, 1978 Canadian, 1979, (2)1980's, 1981, 1981D, 1983, 1984, 1985D, 1987 Canadian, 1988D, 1989, (2)1992's, 1993, (2)1995's, 1996D, (3)1997's, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, (2)2006's, (3)2007's, (3)2008's).

coin shooting running total: $230.94

Skinny penny found last year in Tot Lot...

This penny I found last year in one of the play grounds I search at. I first thought it was play money but it's not plastic. It is the same size as the penny but minus the rim, it weighs 1.6grams. I looked last night on-line and found a few of them, this one does not look like it was in acid it actually has the same texture as a regular penny and it's not the size of a dime. I wonder if it's an error? I also thought that some one was doing a copper rubbing, it has the image of the memorial on the reverse side.

Bottle return day...

This morning, I went and returned the bottles and cans for the .05 cent deposit that I had inn the hallway and found while detecting.

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: none
cans/bottles: $3.10
October total: .01
Running total for each month: $6.41
cans/bottles running total: $37.10

A Cold Morning at the Park...

This morning, I went coin shooting at the Park on the beach. Found, dug up a car key for a Toyota. Also found a lot of clad coins, especially by one tree I got a strong signal and proceeded to dig up a penny but to my surprise found a spill of pennies most of them were Zincoln's in the decaying stage (27 Zincoln's) and a couple of good ones.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $2.78; 5 quarters (1965, 1983P, 1990D, 1994P, New Hampshire 2000P), 8 dimes (1984P, 1986P, 1993D, (2)2000P's, (2)2004P's, 2006P), 1 nickel (1964D), 68 pennies (1963D, 1964, 1964D, 1964 Canadian, 1966, 1969D, (2)1974's, 1975, 1976, 1979, (2)1981's, (3)1982's, 1982D, 1984D, 1986, (2)1987's, (5)1988's, (2)1990's, (4)1991's, (3)1992's, (2)1993's, (2)1995's, 1996D, 1997D, 1998D, (3)1999's, (2)1999D, (5)2000's, 2000D, (4)2001's, (3)2002, 2003, (2)2006's, 2007, 20??, ???4, (2)????).
coin shooting running total: $229.23

Stopped at the Public Market.

On the way to visit our son we stopped at the Public Market for some vegtables, when I got out of the car I spotted a penny on the ground.

Journal Entry: "2010"
change: .01
cans/bottles: none
October total: .01
Running total for each month: $6.41
cans/bottles running total: $34.00

I'm off to search some schools...

Went coin shooting at some elementary schools this morning, had planned on gooing to three of them. The first school did not do good, found .11 cents, I know if I went into other parts of the school I probably would of done good but just searched the TotLots and this place had two of them. The second school was worst, I never did good at this school in the past found .01 penny. The third school was the goose poop place, didn't stay because the grounds crew was working at the play area (adding new woodchips), so I went to a different school I had not planned on visiting today. Did okay here, found one earring under a picnic table and some clad coins, found .83 cents three of the pennies found were Canadian. Than I was off to the last school for the day, I found some clad coins here also .33 cents and a childs ring. Had fun finding the earring and ring even though they are not the real thing.

Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $1.28; 3 quarters (1996P, Oregon 2005P, Arizona 2008P), 3 dimes (1984P, 1999P, 2003P), 2 nickels ( (2)1984P's), 13 pennies (1976, 1976 Canadian, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1985 Canadian, 1987, 1990, 1867-1992 Canadian, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2007D).
coin shooting running total: $226.45

Found a Ring and Buzz Light Year...

This morning, I went to two parks each one I searched the TotLots the first location not much after digging in the woodchips. I went into the skate park that is where the skate boarders and roller bladers play. I searched for coins (eye-balling) found a little over .10 cents, a nickel and pennies. I than turned on my machine and searched some of the grass along the tall fence, that is when I found this ring (I see no mark on the inside) and the Buzz Light Year also along the fence, on the back of Buzz it says "offical Pin Tra (can't make out the rest of the word)-2002-Disney Pixar-Made in China" and 1 Canadian penny. Clad found at this park was .62 cents. I than went to the next place haven't been to this park since last year, found a lot of clad coins $1.60.

Coin shooting/treasure hunter: coins- $2.22; 3 quarters (1996P, New Hampshire 2000P, Colorado 2006P), 9 dimes (1974D, 1976, 1979, 1984P, 1989P, 1993P, 1994P, 2000P, 2004P), 4 nickels (1985P, 1994P, 1996D, 2002D), 37 pennies (1969D, 1971D, 1973, 1974D, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983D, (3)1984's, (3)1986's, (3)1988's, (2)1989's, 1989 Canadian, 1991, (3)1992's, 1993, 1994, (3)1998's, 2000, 2001, 2004, (2)2007's, (2)2010's).

coin shooting running total: $225.17