. . .that I found my oldest silver
but I digress. . .
Saturday was mixed with rain but that didn't stop Looking4seated, his Dad Waldemar, DDub
and I from hunting the woods that have been renowned
for giving up some nice old silver
and other assorted goodies.
My pickings were slim except for a piece of natural sea-shell jewelry that was
accented with gold. It didn't look like it was that expensive but it was still really
nice to find. Even if I didn't find anything that day, I still would have been content
because I was looking forward to DPBob's pizza party later in the afternoon.
Thanks again Bob for putting on a great shindig
On Sunday morning, I met up with Kimsdad, DDub, Bucnrut, Twistidd and Mikewaz and spent
only 3-hours hunting because yard work had been PROMISED that afternoon
.
Anyway. . . I got a nice 1920-D Buff, a ladies' compact, and a button (plus a Merc I
lumped in from Friday's hunt
). However, the coolest thing I found was a "Vehicle
License" that was dated 1919 (Yep, I was happy about that one
) Plus, a few other
odds 'n ends.
Now, back to my oldest silver ever. . .
I really wasn't going to hunt today because I had a care plan meeting for my 89-year old
uncle in the morning. The meeting went well and I noticed I had a text message from
Looking4Seated. . . he was hunting the woods just down the street from where I was
at so I decided to head over and spend an hour or two. I had no great expectations
but am I glad I made the trip.
After hunting about twenty minutes, I got a solid quarter signal. When I started digging,
I encountered several roots so I took a wide birth and after digging a hole at least 7"
deep and 12" wide, I figured I had all my bases covered. I scanned my pile of dirt and
got a solid 88 VDI reading and then carefully pinpointed my target. To my elation, I
saw a silver, reeded edge and then some arrows clenched in the grasp of an eagle.
I then realized that this was no Washington or Standing Liberty so I placed the
mud-encrusted quarter in my plastic pill container and waited until I got home to wash
the mud off. Today WAS a good day
Thanks for looking!
