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

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

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

Hazy, Hot and Humid morning of Coin Shooting...

This morning I went to the park next to my sisters house, started about 7 AM and ended about 8:30 AM the heat was getting to much, I went home after this place. I found this ring in the Tot Lot and the post earring by the ball field ( don't know if the earring is silver, I see no mark), the ring is junk. In that short time of detecting I did find a good amount of coins.

Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $2.61; 6 quarters (1977, 1977D, 1980P, 1996D, Ohio 2002P, South Dakota 2006P), 8 dimes (1967, 1988D, 1993D, 1998P, 2001P, 2003P, 2005P, 2006P), 1 nickel (1964D), 26 pennies (1966, 1969D, (2)1970's, 1974, 1980, 1980 Canadian, (3)1981's, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1993D, 1996D, 1997, 1998, 1999, (2)1999D's, 2003, 2006, 2008).

coin shooting running total: $110.17

Detected at 3 schools...

Went Coin Shooting at 3 schools, the first one I did pretty good. When I was getting my things out of the car I looked down and saw 2 dimes. Hmmm, Good Luck. Did find this ring right away, it has the words In His Step don't know what metal it is, no mark inside and don't stick to a magnet possibly lead, was found 2 to 4 inches down. Find $1.79 clad at this school. The second school not to good, never done good here found .12 cents. I had planned on stopping at a school I've been to many times, took the wrong road as I was driving thru the neighborhood I come across a mystery school, there was a TotLot so I searched it here I found $1.00 in clad, alot of dimes and pennies. When I got back home I checked the map for that area and saw that it was a High School.

Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $2.91; 5 quarters (1974, 1984P, 1998P, Rhode Island 2001P, Oregon 2005P), 13 dimes (1967, 1970, 1989P, 1990P, (2) 1995P's, 2000P, (3) 2001P's, 2002P, 2004D, 2008P), 1 nickel (1978), 31 pennies (1960D, 1961D, 1966, 1972, 1974, (2) 1975's, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1982D, 1983 Canadian, 1984, 1986, 1987, (2) 1988's, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 199?, 19??, 2004D, 2006, 2007, 2008).

coin shooting running total: $102.04

Wednesday Metal Detecting...

Went to two parks this morning out of the area I normally search, the first one not to good .07cents this was just in the woodchips. The second location did better, but nothing was found in the woodchips. There was a town crew working in the playground leveling the chips, before starting I asked if he wouldn't mind if I searched the area, he said was okay with him. Went into other areas in the park did okay. One worker that was mowing/trimming sounded like he was shouting over at me, than he got into his cart and drove to the shelter behind me, he stood and watched for awhile than proceeded with trimming. I found a cheap ring gold tone, the metal was very light weight. And $1.96 in clad.

Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins- $2.03; 3 quarters (1966, 1988P, 1990D), 10 dimes (1985P, 1989P, 1994P, 1996P, 2001P, 2002P, 2005P, 2006P, (2) 2008P's), 2 nickels (1970S, 1995P), 18 pennies ((2) 1975's, 1981, (3) 1984's, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1994D, 1997, (2) 1998's, 2001, (3) 2007's).
Coin shooting running total: $48.22

April fools day finds Silver...

Found this today while coin-shooting, not a fools joke today. went to another town they have the town park that has two woodchip playgrounds, the first playground found a couple of pennies. The second one first thing found was this silver ring that does have the .925 mark. The rest was clad finds, no coin older than me. After done here, back was hurting bad but decided to try one more park since the weather is beautiful. The only thing I found at this place was a large bullet casing (R.P 30-06 SPRG) was stamped on the end.

Coin shooting/treasure hunting: coins .86 cents; 2 quarters (Wyoming 2007P, Alaska 2008P), 2 dimes (1969D, 2006P), 1 nickel (1964), 11 pennies (1977, (2) 1978's, 1986, 1987, 1991, (3) 2000's, 2008, 2009).

Coin shooting running total: $7.26