Eroded Beach Silvers

There were some higher than usual tides this past week and I felt it would be an opportune time to scout out my local beach. Didn't take long to find a section where bucket-sized rocks were made visible after sand movement. That particular section of beach had eroded in the recent past, about a year ago, and I found several gold and silver jewelry pieces then. This time around it produced again, yet all the good finds turned out to be silver coins. I'm not complaining! Two silver Washingtons, three silver Rosies, and a Walking Liberty Half were the take after two consecutive early morning hunts. On the third morning (Friday) I returned and the area had been sanded in.

Morning 1: 2 Washingtons, 2 Rosies, Walking Liberty Half, Two Wheat Cents

Morning 1: Close Up, Walking Liberty Half Still Coated

Morning 2: Rosie, Stainless Pendant, Wheat Cent

Curb Strip Silver

This past Thursday evening I detected a local curb strip I'd been eyeing for a week. The grass had been removed and only loose dirt remained. I scanned the 40' length of it for about an hour before some rain forced me away.

1942 S Merc, 1944 plain and 1945 S Wheat Cents - Obverse

1942 S Merc, 1944 plain and 1945 S Wheat Cents - Reverse

Everything Counts

I haven't had much free time to detect lately. I did make it out late yesterday evening for about an hour at a property where cottages were built in 1958. The landscape is currently torn up as the structures undergo renovations. I'll likely head back this evening and see if I can scrounge up some silver. Happy hunting!

Notable finds:

• Ellwest Stereo Theatres & Jolar Cinemas Vintage Peep Show Token
• 1946 D, 1953 S, 1954 S, 1956 S Wheat Cents

Two Hunts, Two Broken Chains

Hit dry sand volleyball courts on Sunday evening, April 12, 2015. Found the shorter piece of a broken 18K chain then about three feet away I found the longer piece.

Last night, Monday, April 13th, I detected a wet sand slope that yielded a 1941 S wheat penny, and a thin silver chain that I believe I broke with my sand scoop during recovery. The bent 1947 plain Roosevelt dime was dug up on March 10th at a local, vacant lot I've pulled up some oldies at in the past.

April 12, 2015 - Dry Sand Volleyball Courts

April 13, 2015 - Wet Sand Slope

Happy New Year!

The 2014 season has ended and it turned out well though it wasn't my best year of detecting.  I'll have a video up on YouTube soon displaying a everything I dug up during the year.  Here are a few decent finds from my last two hunts of the year.  Best of luck to all in 2015!

1946 Plain Washington, 1944 D and 1945 plain Wheat Cents

Beach Wheat and Curb Strip Silver

Hit a beach that had a newer, three foot cut yesterday; found mostly modern clad however I did come across a 1910 plain wheat cent in good condition.  Afterward I swapped out detectors and scoured a newly torn up curb strip, scoring two more wheat cents and a very circulated 1918 Mercury dime.

1918 Plain Mercury Head Dime

Recent Keepers

I've been unable to detect much lately though I have managed to locate a few keepers. The 10K and tungsten carbide rings were found in the water.  Everything else came from two early 1900's house lots; an old clock winder, dateless Buffalo nickel, square holed Chinese coin and a few wheat cents.

Ocean and House Lot Hunt Results

Prefer 2:1 Silver to Wheats

Short hunt last night at the same yard mentioned in my previous post.  Plucked a few more keepers out of the dirt.

1951 Plain Rosie with 1939 S and 1946 S Wheat Cents

16 Wheats and a Rosie

Managed to get out last night and detect the front yard of a house built in 1946.  There were signals everywhere and most were wheat cents dating from the 1940's and 1950's though there were two dated 1936-S.  I'm glad I was able to locate at least one silver coin; a well worn 1946-S Rosie.