Fairgrounds Finds - no pix

Well my first detecting finds post on this website.  Sorry no pictures.

Got out today for about two hours, kind of a spur of the moment thing!
Went to a site one of my buddies had taken me to years ago. Was
the county fairgrounds site way back into the 1860's.In the past has
given up some large cents, Indians and seated dimes.

Arrived about 2:30p and pulled my truck over to the edge of a service road
running adjacent to the 45 acre field. Got out and set-up my Whites
Eagle Spectrum(I love that old detector). Began swing in between the corn
stubble methodically row to row. About 25 ft. in got a good hit and dug it
up but it was a large piece of copper pipe that registered a silver quarter
on the VDI scale.

Filled the hole and moved on. About another 20 ft. and got a good hit that
registered in the nickel range. Dug it up, was about 6 inches deep and out
popped what appeared to be a nickel. Was in pretty bad shape.

Pocketed that and filled the hole then moved on again. Got another quarter
hit and dug that, was a 1965 quarter.
Moved back towards the road and my truck as I wanted to try to hit another
spot cause the corn stubble, snow and ice was just a little hard to work in.

Got a dime hit, but I knew it probably was clad by the VDI number. Sure enough
it was a 1988 clad dime. Was about to the truck by now, packed up and left that
area. Will go back before the farmer plants it. Would be really nice if he deep
tilled it, but that hasn't happened here in several years.

Decided it was time to go home rather than hit my last spot. Also couldn't stand
having a coin that I was not real sure about.Got home and ran into the house.
Some mild soap and a small scrub brush revealed a Shield nickel with stars.

As most know, nickels from farm fields are usually pretty bad shape due to crop
chemicals. This one was no exception. I could make out the 5, the stars
and most of the shield on the opposite side. But because the date area on
these is so small and the coin was pretty deteriorated, I could not quite make
out the date.

Well that was about it for my 1 hour hunt at the Fairgrounds.


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