50 coin day: silver and another newbie

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose.....met a fellow over 5 years ago who called me out of the blue and said that he had finally purchased a detector and would like to go out for a little "sweeping."

Met him at Tim's on Young St and away we went to a local field where the City of Halifax should be ashamed of itself for letting the grass get so high. Nevertheless "Tony the Tiger" and I did the due after I showed him a few pointers about his Bounty Hunter which was one of the Discovery model I believe. Within moments Tony had his first copper and just needed a little help with the pinpointing. A few more coins and we left for greener pasture and shorter grass hitting another field in the Waverly area.

Again Tony went to work and was soon diggig up just coins after the one piece of lead.


Here we swug uninterrupted till I had the 50 coin quota and we headed for my abode and some refreshents as we had both become rather thirsty on just a great day made for digging.

A rarity awaited us on the trip home as a train had the road blocked off. Nice to see the old CNR still runs in this province.


Arriving after the train delay we talked for the next couple hours and discovered that we knew a lot of folks in common and that Tony was a diver so the tales turned to his experiences diving wrecks which had this bouy chomping at the bit! Tony is heavy into bottle diving also and took a quick look at my meager collection and explained each to us. Man knows his stuff.

Planning aother dig next days off on an island off the coast that I havent dug and whose shores have seen many a ship wreck.

Tony the Tigers take which inclued a "rare" piece of lead and several pennies. Seemed rather pleased with himself and i must adit that of all the newbies i have taken out in the last few years he caught on the quickest!


My take for the day was a dinkie, 1951 quarter along with 49 other coins that totaled $3.49 and a ton of fun watching a newbie get his feet wet in this great hobby!

[Zman]

As alway's. very entertaining.

That car looks like a Hot Wheels 'Red Line" edition and if it is, they are highly collectable. Even in that condition.