Very Warm Morning for Coin Shooting...

Went back to the park at the beach for some Coin Shooting, did okay.found some coins at the Tot Lot, before finishing at the play area I found what I thought was shell bracelet sticking out of the woodchips under the kiddy slid. Turned out to be a box covered in little shells with a yellow ribbon tied around it. When I got back to the car I opened up the mystery box, inside I found a rosary and some kind of plactic bag which that I thru out. The only thing from that I kept was the rosary. The box was wet and in poor shape so I tossed that too. Did find a lot of coins, also what looked like some type of clip, after I got home I took it apart and found that it had 2 dimes and 3 pennies. Also found a key and a wheat penny 1953D.

• Coins: $1.78;


• 4 quarters (1967, 1996P, 1997D, Montana 2007P)


• 4 dimes (1965, (2)1998P's, 1999D)


• 2 nickels (1964, 2000D)


• 28 pennies (1953D wheat, (2)1969D's, 1972, (2)1973's, 1973D, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982D, 1985, (3)1987's, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2006D, (2)2007's, 2008, 2011)


• Coin Shooting running total: $7.88
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Hot and Muggy day for detecting...

I finally got out been awhile, went to the park at the beach the last 3 days there was a festival so I decided to go and see if I'd do good. Most of the park was still fenced off so I searched the TotLot and all away around the fence, didn't go beyond the fence will another time when everything is back to normal. Still did pretty good even thou I was dealing with leg/foot and back pain (have to get myself moving again). I found what looks like a Jade bracelet (feels like stone) the center stone has an image of a bat (found out it means Good Luck). Also, 6 religous charms/beads looks like something from a craft store, was broken so only found 6 of them.

• Coins: $3.17;


• 7 quarters (1967, 1989D, 1991P, 1994P, (2)North Carolina 2001P's, Missouri 2003P),


• 9 dimes (1979, 1983P, 1989D, 1989P, 1999D, 2000P, 2001P, 2002P, 2006P),


• 6 nickels (1941, 1964D, 1974, 1977, 1985P, 2000D),


• 22 pennies ( (2)1972's, 1974, 1975, (2)1979's, 1980D, 1982, (3)1983's, 1986, 1991, (2)1993's, 1993D, 1995, (2)1999's, 2006, 2008, 2010).


• Coin shooting running total: $6.10
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Did some Coin Shooting...

Went Coin Shooting to 2 locations, first was the park at the beach. I was gonna search the Tot Lot thats where I saw alot of kids playing there yesterday. When I got to the park I saw another person there with a detector and saw evidence that the play area was searched. So I went to a different area next to a resturant, I have been eyeing that area sent the fall. I did pretty good found $2.03 in a small area (I will search that area again). Also, found the thingy with the #2 must of been something in the center for I can see that there is a small hole on each side. The two items in the center I found a the Elementary school I went to after searching the park. When I got to the school as I was getting out of the car I saw a shiney penny on the pavement. At the school I did find some more coins, I have done pretty good here last season (found .73 cents).

• Coin shooting/treasure hunting totals: Coins: $2.76


• 4 quarters (1978, 1995P, Maryland 2000P, South Carolina 2000P),


• 13 dimes (1970, 1975, 1981D, 1985P, 1987P, 1989 Canadian, 1990P, 1991P, 1995P, 1999P, 2000D, (2)2000P's),


• 4 nickels (1988P, 1989P, 1996D, 1999P),


• 26 pennies (1960D, 1969D, 1971D, 1980D, 1982, 1982D, 1984, 1985 Canadian, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, (4)2001's, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, (2)????'s).


• Coin shooting running total: $2.93

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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.

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