Clad Coins, a Silver-Plated Wedding Ring, and a Charm.

Chilly temps made for cold hands.  Regardless, made time to do a little coinshooting today.  Found clad coins, a silver-plated wedding ring, and a charm.  Ring was worn with a lot of plating lost but was able to see a faint design.  Cool finds....

Today's finds:

• 1 Quarter
• 1 Dime
• 1 Nickel
• 13 Pennies
• A Silver-Plated Wedding Ring and a Charm

More Trash Than Treasure This Round.

Went out this morning and searched several playgrounds.  More trash than treasure this round.  Regardless of the amount of trash, did manage a few clad coins and things!

Today's finds:

• 2 Quarters
• 2 Dimes
• 3 Nickels
• 11 Pennies
• A Key, Costume Jewelery, and Others Things
• And, A LOT OF TRASH....

No Ring This Round, Coins Will Do.

No ring this round, but did find coins this morning.  Still enjoying the feeling of finding a Ring (of value) that easily paid for the detector!

Today's finds:

• 3 Quarters
• 2 Dimes
• 2 Nickels
• 12 Pennies
• And, Rivets, Washer, and a Bolt.

Best Find To Date - Aggie Class Ring with a Diamond!

Decided to exercise the muscles and do some coinshooting this Thanksgiving Evening!  Found a few clad coins and, low and behold, an Aggie Class gold ring with a diamond setting!  No worries, able to return the ring to its owner.  Good to see a fellow alumni reunited with an old friend....

Today's finds:

• 1 Quarter
• 1 Dime
• 3 Pennies
• And, an Aggie Class Gold Ring with Diamond setting!

More Coins and Other Finds in the Dark!

Made another evening foray to coinshoot a playground.  Found clad coins, an earing, charms, and a ring! Also, found four Hotwheels cars and a large washer.  Fun outing with the ring, real silver, being a great find this round.

Today's finds:

• 3 Quarters
• 2 Dimes
• 2 Nickels
• 9 Pennies
• Silver Ring, Charms, and an Earing
• 4 Hotwheels
• 1 Large Washer

14 Pennies, 1 Wheat Penny, A Charm, A Pin, and A Ring!

Decided to metal detect a school playground that I had not visited in over 2 years.  Was well after dark when I started searching the area. A lot of trash to contend with but managed to eek out Pennies and more!  Fun but too short of an outing.

Today's finds:

• 14 Pennies
• 1 Wheat Penny
• A Charm, a Pin, and a Ring!

Colder Temps and Coinshooting in the Dark, Again.

Decided to brave the colder temps and do some coinshooting in the dark.  Had metal detected in the dark on a previous outing but this time brought a flashlight instead of relying on the dim park lights.  Searched a city playground for about an hour; efforts yielded 17 coins and a button.

Today's finds:

• 1 Quarter
• 5 Dimes
• 2 Nickels
• 9 Pennies
• And, a Button!

Another Schoolyard, 40 More Coins!

Checked out another schoolyard this afternoon; outing ended with 40 more coins!  Coinshooting is fun but is even better when you find more coins than pulltabs.  Even took the opportunity to work on pinpointing skills; going to need them when it comes to coinshooting in grass.

Today's finds:

• 2 Quarters
• 5 Dimes
• 2 Nickels
• 31 Pennies

Schoolyard Brings in 70+ Coins!

Stopped by a schoolyard this morning and had a blast coinshooting.  By the end of the hour, managed to find over 70 coins, a token, a button, and a small pendant!  Even picked up a guitar pick by sight.  Going to keep this park in mind for future outings.

Today's finds:

• 14 Quarters
• 19 Dimes
• 9 Nickels
• 30 Pennies
• Token, Button, and Pendant

Morning Workouts and Coinshooting Can Go Together!

For a change of pace, decided to metal detect a local park after finishing a morning workout.  The park sees a lot of activity throughout the week; however, no one is around in the early morning hours when I workout.

Found a lot of "trash" but was able to coinshoot through it and dig out a few clad coins.

Today's finds:

• 1 Quarter
• 1 Dime
• 3 Nickels
• 12 Pennies
• "Trash"

Another Quick Trip to a City Park!

Another quick trip to a city park results in more coins!  Really like swing sets and their ability to produce pocket change.  Nothing special with a few clad coins.  Still not a bad outing given 20" of coinshooting.

Today's finds:

• 1 Quarter
• 1 Dime
• 6 Pennies

City Park Continues To Produce!

Waited a few days to let a City Park we visited earlier "re-seed" itself with more coins.  Wait was worth a few coins, a couple of tokens, and a bracelet charm!  Not bad for 30" of coinshooting!

Today's finds:

• 1 Quarter
• 6 Dimes
• 4 Nickels
• 10 Pennies
• 2 Cici's Pizza Tokens
• 1 Bracelet Charm

Coinshooting in the Dark, Still Able to Find a Few

Headed to a school playground just before dark.  Managed to find some coins.  Then, hopped over to a city park just a short stroll away from the school.

Already past sundown, it did not matter.  Was still able to find more coins.  Not bad for less than an hour of "treasure hunting"!

Today's finds:

• 7 Quarters
• 3 Dimes
• 1 Nickel
• 15 Dimes
• And, a Zipper!

City Playground Finds 54 Cents

Short outing to a city playground produces 54 Cents in 15" of coinshooting.  Not bad especially with the great weather - sunny and cool.  Gota like it.

Today's finds:

• 2 Quarters
• 4 Pennies
• And, a Button!

Quick Outing with a Few Coins Found!

Quick outing to a schoolyard for another chance at "treasure"!  Found a few coins and a token, not bad for a 30" trip.

School is at least 10 years old; much more established than the one from yesterday which has been open for less than 4 months.

Today's finds:

• 1 Quarter
• 3 Dimes
• 3 Pennies
• And, a Token from Main Event.