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[JWalker3]

Welcome to the forum from Western NY

 

[Sultan of Swing]

Thanks for posting your pics. The Hibernia is in great shape. You have some very nice finds that’s a great start.
As for up grading .I have not used a at pro but I did swing a f75. I think they are comparable machines. I now swing the 900. In a open field with a few scattered thing here and there, my f75 would hold its own. But go in the heavy nail site and the 900 picks good stuff out left and right. The main thing is just get out and swing!
Good luck

More pics

 

[Sultan of Swing]

The last one I believe to be a 1795/96 because it's a right facing bust, the forehead and nose are on a similar plane, and neck line is long and fairly straight. Also my coin guide says they minted 10.8 gram version but only in 1795 and 96. This one is just under 10 grams, with a lot of wear.

 

[Sultan of Swing]

Backs

 

[Sultan of Swing]

Sorry, this is the 95/96

 

[Teenage Geezer]

Man. No kidding on the luck lol. I wish I'd gotten some of it. I have been on about 10 hunts and the best coin I've found was a single wheat cent. Then my detector broke today so I'm going to have to get a new arm brace already.
You are riding high my friend. Keep it up.

 

[Sultan of Swing]

Man. No kidding on the luck lol. I wish I'd gotten some of it. I have been on about 10 hunts and the best coin I've found was a single wheat cent. Then my detector broke today so I'm going to have to get a new arm brace already.
You are riding high my friend. Keep it up.

Sorry to hear about your detector. Hope you get it fixed soon. As far as the luck goes, you're absolutely right. But as I mentioned, I work 3rd shift and I've been swinging that coil 3-4 days a week about 3 hours a day since April. I'm beginning to think it's a lot like fishing. The more time you put in to it, the better you get at it, and the more time you spend with your line in the water the better your chances of catching the big one. So sticking with the fishing metaphor. That colonial house I just finished was like being the only one fishing in a heavily stocked pond. I've still got a lot to learn, but I'm having fun doing it.

 

[mike&rita]

we just retired and will be moving around at times. bought a paniky to try this out as a bit of walking would be good. finding new pennies mostly but yesterday started finding lots of nails and serverly melted old glass looks like a big fire either a house or a burn pile. what triggered my detecter was a lump of melted metal that is gold colored inside about the size of a few half dollars and is black on the outside. how do you test something like this to see what it is

 

[Rock Jock]

I've had my AT Max talking to me off individual lead bird shot pellets. My sieve had 1/8" holes and the bird shot pellet would fall through leaving me to wonder what was going on. I got a finer sieve next time that caught the pellets. I also brought a second plastic trowel to do a material balance check by passing just part of the remnant dirt back and forth to reduce the volume of dirt down to the signal item. It sometimes amazes me how sensitive the detector is on small stuff.

 

[Rock Jock]

Sorry to hear about your detector. Hope you get it fixed soon. As far as the luck goes, you're absolutely right. But as I mentioned, I work 3rd shift and I've been swinging that coil 3-4 days a week about 3 hours a day since April. I'm beginning to think it's a lot like fishing. The more time you put in to it, the better you get at it, and the more time you spend with your line in the water the better your chances of catching the big one. So sticking with the fishing metaphor. That colonial house I just finished was like being the only one fishing in a heavily stocked pond. I've still got a lot to learn, but I'm having fun doing it.

I'm also a fly fisherman and have read lots of books on the subject. Some very skilled fishermen have said that 10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the fish.

 

[Rock Jock]

we just retired and will be moving around at times. bought a paniky to try this out as a bit of walking would be good. finding new pennies mostly but yesterday started finding lots of nails and serverly melted old glass looks like a big fire either a house or a burn pile. what triggered my detecter was a lump of melted metal that is gold colored inside about the size of a few half dollars and is black on the outside. how do you test something like this to see what it is

If it has any verdigris (green mineral color deposits from corrosion in the ground), a copper mineral salt. Otherwise, plop the specimen in acetic acid (vinegar)and see if it produces a green deposit on drying, suggesting brass. Some gold objects are also alloyed with copper (rose gold, for instance). If need be, you can also check the specific gravity (density) of the specimen easily to see if that suggests gold is present. Chances are the specimen will leave a yellow streak on unglazed porcelain. There are test solutions available for purchase that some members use to determine the caratage of gold jewelry.

 

[mike&rita]

If it has any verdigris (green mineral color deposits from corrosion in the ground), a copper mineral salt. Otherwise, plop the specimen in acetic acid (vinegar)and see if it produces a green deposit on drying, suggesting brass. Some gold objects are also alloyed with copper (rose gold, for instance). If need be, you can also check the specific gravity (density) of the specimen easily to see if that suggests gold is present. Chances are the specimen will leave a yellow streak on unglazed porcelain. There are test solutions available for purchase that some members use to determine the caratage of gold jewelry.

thanks i did that and saw the greenies so its brass. going to clean it as its a interesting piece along with the melted glass. i suspect there was a house as i found a old hand dug well this would have been many years ago

 

[DFL89]

Welcome! I am new here too and from Florida.

 

[Princess]

Congratulations on your exceptional start to the hobby! It sounds like you've already invested a lot of effort into learning metal detecting & numismatics. It's nice that you & your wife have been able to enjoy some detecting together, too! Please keep us posted on your progress.

 

[mike&rita]

she detects i dig is how we will do it

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Hello everyone, just began detecting in April. Purchased an AT PRO and Pro Pointer. Had awesome beginners luck and found a 28' standing Liberty Quarter, 2 50's Washington's, and a 20' Merc, in my own backyard. Started hunting old public places and realized I was about 40 years late to the party. I spent countless hours/days with not so great results. I did manage to get 2 more Washington's, 3 more Merc's and a handful of Wheaties. A couple of 70's foreign coins, British 2 pence, and Swiss 10 Rappa, a small silver ring, about a 1/2 coffee can of clad , a couple cool relics, and a boat load of trash. I live about 10 miles from the ocean in the N.E. so I decided to try the beach. My wife came along and she loved it so much that we decided to get her a beach machine. Wasn't sure how often we would do the beach and wanted something lighter for her. We ended up buying a M L Vanquish 540 Pro pack with 8" and 12" coils. Awesome affordable machine. But NOT water proof. I recently got my first permission to hunt a private 1650's colonial house with a four acre lot. The home owner said a friend of his had done it about ten years ago. I figured it would still be better than the public places and boy was I right. I just finished today and ended up finding over 20 coins ( excluding clad) . Starting with the oldest, 1781 Hibernia 1/2 cent, 1795 large cent, 1820 large cent, 1840 large cent, 1895 Indian, 1906 Indian, 1924 SLQ, no date Buffalo, 1936 Buffalo, 1938 Merc, 1941 Merc, 1943 war nickel, 1944 s Philippines One Centavo, and 12 Wheaties. Couldn't be happier. So after that long winded intro, I have a question. Twice in the last week I've had solid two way repeatable non bouncy high tones 93/94 AT PRO, and 33/34 Vanquish, with the plug out and about 12" deep both machines still had rock solid signals but nothing in the hole with the carot. I went down a couple inches and rechecked the hole with the Vanquish and still had the same solid signal and re pin pointed, and it indicated that it was in the side wall cut another 5" out of the side and gently removed the 1/2 plug out of the hole. Thats when I completely lost the signal. As if it never happened. Rechecked the hole with both machines and the pin Pointer and nothing. Does anyone know what causes this.

Welcome!

 

[Wolf-Dog]

... from the Land of 10,000 Lakes - Minnesota!

Thanks for sharing some of your finds thus far! You're doing a great job.