Bonesquat
Elite Member
I got out in Indiana to do some beeping around town at some sidewalks...I got permission on TWO old homes pre-dating the 20s or so. I'm shocked that I struck out on silver and that my wheat count was so pathetic. Only 4 wheats - no silver but the relics made up for it.
Onto the shocker of the day. I was getting a nice deep 01-43, 01-44, 11-45, etc. It was reading very deep - about 8 inches. I was using the 8 inch coil on my E-trac. It barely made a thunk. Just a hint of a signal, but solid enough to dig. I dug down and saw a big copper looking coin and thought, "Woo hoo! First large cent!" Nope...of course not. I'll never find one of those. But in a way what I found was actually even better and more unique. There are pics of it below.
The other stuff was pretty neat. I have no idea who Garry Owen is. The dog tag is dated 1966 - was hoping for an older one but it's still neat. I beeped for 8 hours and was really bummed until I got home and cleaned the racist token.
If you guys can't read the back I'll type it out. It's dated 1922 - so that makes my oldest find for today.
UPDATE:
The Garry Owen thing is what the 7th cavalry in the Army wore on their hats when in the first major battle of the Vietnam war in 1965. So now I know what that is.
Just looked at thread from another forum and some guy found the same one I have and he said someone offered him $300 for it on the spot. Apparently it's super rare. Woo hoo! This would probably be my best find ever!
Onto the shocker of the day. I was getting a nice deep 01-43, 01-44, 11-45, etc. It was reading very deep - about 8 inches. I was using the 8 inch coil on my E-trac. It barely made a thunk. Just a hint of a signal, but solid enough to dig. I dug down and saw a big copper looking coin and thought, "Woo hoo! First large cent!" Nope...of course not. I'll never find one of those. But in a way what I found was actually even better and more unique. There are pics of it below.
The other stuff was pretty neat. I have no idea who Garry Owen is. The dog tag is dated 1966 - was hoping for an older one but it's still neat. I beeped for 8 hours and was really bummed until I got home and cleaned the racist token.
If you guys can't read the back I'll type it out. It's dated 1922 - so that makes my oldest find for today.UPDATE:
The Garry Owen thing is what the 7th cavalry in the Army wore on their hats when in the first major battle of the Vietnam war in 1965. So now I know what that is.
Just looked at thread from another forum and some guy found the same one I have and he said someone offered him $300 for it on the spot. Apparently it's super rare. Woo hoo! This would probably be my best find ever!
