Lucky Day...

This morning stopped at the Hess station on Dewey Ave. I went to prepay for the gas when I got to my car saw a penny behind the car on the ground (Hmm, seems that I'm finding pennies just behind the car on the ground lately). Was a pre 82

• Journal Entry: "2011"


• change: .01


• cans/bottles: none


• Sept. total: .09


• Running total for each month: $2.26


• cans/bottles running total: $26.35

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
  
  
  

This Morning, coin shooting at two schools...

This morning I went out coin shooting at two elementary schools, on the way to the first location it started to rain. I hoped that it would stop, was light with some fine drizzle was a while when it finally did stop. I didn't find a whole lot but didn't come out empty handed either, found .24 cents one dime, one nickel and 9 pennies. After here, I went to the second school here I did much better found $2.06 and a fancy button. It was 6 quarters, 4 dimes, 2 nickels and 6 pennies. As I was getting ready to stop for the day a young boy came over to me and asked if he could help me dig, I told himm that I was finished and getting ready to leave. He asked some questions so the two of talked for a short time.

• Coins- $2.30;


• 6 quarters (1996P, South Carolina 2000P, Kentucky 2001P, Mississippi 2002P, Nevada 2006P, Wyoming 2007D).


• 5 dimes (1967, 1974D, 1996P, 2010D, 2010P).


• 3 nickels (1986P, 1991D, 2000D).


• 15 pennies (1965, 1970S, 1975, (2)1979's, 1981D, (2)1984's, 1985D, 1990, 1996, 1996D, 1997D, 2000, 2000D).


• Coin Shooting running total: $10.18

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
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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

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

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

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 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