Coin Shooting this morning at two parks...

This Morning I went Coin Shooting at two local parks, mainly checked out the Tot Lots. These places I have been to many times the last couple of years. The first park is next to my sisters house, when I got there I see that some changes have been made, part of the wooded area has been cut down and the park extended. The search here has produced .57 cents 3 dimes, 2 nickels and 17 pennies and a button. I searched for about an hour.

I then went to the second park, also searched for an hour. Did pretty good here, found $1.42 and a couple of buttons. Found this $1.00 coin which registered a strong quarter on my ACE 250, when I dug it was about 2 inches down next to the parking lot at first I thought it was a quarter but than saw that it was a little larger thats when I saw that it was a $1.00 coin. Than I got 2 quarters, 1 dime, 3 nickels and 7 pennies from this park.

• Coins- $1.99


• US President $1.00 2009P William Henry Harrison 9th President 1841.


• 2 quarters - Minnesota 2005P, Colorado 2006P.


• 4 dimes - 1986P, 1994P, 2000P, 2007P.


• 5 nickels - 1977, 1992P, 1997P, 1998P, 2000D.


• 24 pennies - 1960, 1961D, 1965 Canadian, 1970, 1971D, 1973, 1982, (3)1984's, 1990, 1991, 1991D, 1992, 1995, (2)1999's, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011.


• Coin Shooting running total: $12.17
  
  
  

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

Beautiful Spring Day.

It is so beautiful out today, but decided not to go detecting instead pick our son up for our Saturday visit. Before going to get him we stopped at BK's for breakfast, when I went to get hubby a coffee refill I spotted a penny on the floor (was a Canadian penny) but still a penny. Later in the day we went to the beach/park with our son, there were lots of kids playing in the Tot Lot. I think I'll hit that area tomorrow morning before the weather gets bad, should find something.

• Journal Entry: "2011"


• change: .01


• cans/bottles: none


• April total: .02


• Running total for each month: .68


• cans/bottles running total: $9.35

Happy Saint Patrick's Day...

Happy St. Paddy's Day, finally the weather has gotten warmer and I was out doing a little detecting/coin shooting. Also, first day detecting last year started on St. Paddy's day, hmmm wonder if that'll be a good sign that I'll find something good :-) this year . The first day took it slow due to bad back. I went to the park at the beach and searched around in the totlot, didn't find to much but that was expected with it being a long cold winter not many people out. I heard and saw many geese heading north a beautiful sight and sound. Also, spotted several Robins with not getting out much today was the first day I saw them.

Coin Shooting/treasure hunting: coins- .17 cents; 1 dime (1995D); 7 pennies (1971D, 1975, 1996, (2)1997's, 2002, 2008).
coin shooting running total: .17 cents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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