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2010 is here!
 
I have been anxious for almost 60 days to get digging... but we had a rougher winter than last and it was the tail end of February before I could begin... 
 
 

 
February 21st (Sunday)

Hunt #1: Well this time last year I was out hunting pretty regular from Feb 7th on... This year we got 3X the snow and storms we got last year and there is still 3 inches of snow in my back yard....

But its been low to mid 40's over the last 3 days and I went out and found 2 small patches that were not to hard to dig through...
 
4 Wheat Pennies: 1944, 1946, 1953, and 1956

Total was 53 coins... 6 Quarters, 1 Nickle, 11 Dimes, 35 Pennies
  
 
  
 
 
 
The 4th target I recovered was the 1st Silver for 2010!
 
1964 Roosevelt Silver Dime (Silver #1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 27th (Saturday)

Hunt #2: 36 Degrees and the area's to hunt are increasing... I went back to a school I had worked pretty hard last year that yielded lots of silver and jewelry...
 
7 Wheat Pennies: 1944S, 1946, 1945S, 1944, 1944, 1944, and 1956D
 
Total was 63 Coins... 10 Quarters, 1 Nickle, 21 Dimes, and 31 Pennies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Most of the time you have a good guess as to what the target is... but you never really know...
 
1954 Three Pence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
2nd hunt.... 2nd silver for the year... This one was 4-5" down...
 
1939 Washington Silver Quarter (Silver #2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 28th (Sunday)

Hunt #3: FIVE SILVER DAY!!!
 
I started back at the same school I was working... 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I had 7 wheaties and 1 silver dime and headed to lunch...
 
1956 Roosevelt Silver Dime (Silver #3)
 
 
 
 
 
After lunch, I deceided to try and new location that a friend told me about... I had stopped by there yesterday, but there was still 3+ inches of snow and a good portion of the ground was still frozen...
 
I checked the ground on the area that was melted and I could see the bottom of the hill area was wet/muddy but definately detectable...
 
My 1st dig was a memorial penny at 6+ inches... not good...
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 My 2nd recoverd target was silver!
 
1954 Roosevelt Silver Dime (Silver #4)
 
 
Wheat pennies were popping out pretty regularly here as well...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
I was working ramdonly just checking what was and wasn't frozen and as I got up the hill a little was at 7-8" was this well worn silver dime!
 
1923 Mercury Silver Dime (Silver #5)
 
 
 
 
 
As the time passed I was pretty damp as this ground was soaked and cold... but when your digging silver, it seems like Florida :-) The actual temp was 38.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I was looking towards the back of the field and decided to wander 100 foot back and within 5 feet of putting my coil down... 12/45 ringing loud at 5-6"...
 
1964 Roosevelt Silver Dime (Silver #6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I put the plug back in, stood up and rescanned over it... and 12/45! I am thinking double silver :-)
 
I popped the plug back out and checked the bottom of the hole with my probe and felt vibration...
 
1947 Roosevelt Silver Dime (Silver #7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
Total was 47 Coins... 1 Saq Dollar, 5 Quarters, 14 Dimes, 27 Pennies...
 
14 Wheat Pennies: 1946, 1956, 1952, 1945, 1949, 1952, 1946, 1957D, 1945, 1948, 1940, 1949, 1944, 1945
 
Happy DANCE! This was a fun, exciting, and record day for me (1st time with 5 silver in one day).