O.K. First off thanks for all the positive karma guys. Got to the beach @ 1900 hours. (Had to stop at starbucks first, of course) Hunted from @ 1915 to 2215. So 3 hours hunt netted 2 clad quarters, 1-1963 nickel, 3 clad dimes, 2 merc dimes 1926(I think) and one I can't read the date on, 3 wheats-1941 and two I can't read dates on, and last but not least 7 memorial cents. Also the normal amount of lead sinkers, copper pieces, brass fittings, and steel nails. Also pulled a square copper nail. I find a lot of those and wonder how long ago they stopped using them. I believe they are boat nails. Have two digital cameras and can't get either to load on this computer, so I guess its computer hunting time. I hate not being able to post pics. Thanks for looking and HH to all. WOLF