First cool find with my new ATP

Moe Money · Sep 11, 2015

Just got my new AT Pro on Tuesday and haven't had much time to use it so far. My brother was in an accident and shattered his hip socket, so I went to his house to help him recover once out of the hospital. He has a 30 acre farm that is close to 200 years old. Decided to bring my new detector along and went out for a bit after dark last night in his front yard. He told me that the original house/cabin sat out there. Dug a couple of wheat pennies, a horseshoe, and pieces of an old lantern. Then hit this nice 1865 Indian about 8" deep. I will be going back tomorrow and you can bet I will be out hunting some more. Loving my new machine and am looking forward to many more cool finds.

JWalker3 · Sep 11, 2015

Nice IH Moe !

Moe Money · Sep 11, 2015

Thanks J Walker! My brother is a metal detecting enthusiast from way back and is responsible for getting me into it when we were young. When he bought his land 12 years ago, he was excited about metal detecting. Hunting deer has taken precedence on his priority list. He has an old hip mount Whites and hasn't ran it much there to my surprise. His farm is out in the country close to Zoar, Ohio which was founded in 1818 I believe. It's a historical tourist town with plaques in front of the buildings showing when they were built. Tour guides dress in colonial garb and they lead groups around. I told my brother that I would almost hate to find a killer gold coin or something on his home turf, but he is encouraging me to have at it. Looking forward to it very much.

cellrdwellr · Sep 11, 2015

Very nice! What a difference in machines huh? Not knocking the other one but it makes things at least a little easier. Congrats and I look forward to seeing what comes out of your brothers property!

Ice Scratcher · Sep 11, 2015

Wow, that's a really sharp indian!!

Congrats!

Now, get back to your own yard and get all those rings you missed.. Chop chop!

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Moe Money · Sep 11, 2015

TY Jeff! The Whites Classic ID is great for a turn on and go machine. The ATP is a nice upgrade and will take me a little time to get used to. So far I love it! Must have watched 5 hours of YouTube videos on settings and the ins and outs of operation. I was hunting last night in pro mode zero with the iron at 30 and sens maxed with very little chatter. This penny rang up great at close to 8" judging by the depth of my Fiskar digging tool. Not too shabby.

Ice- These last 2 rings I found made me think that some little kid dumped a jewelry box or purse out there or something. They were small and cheap. Also finding lipstick tubes and hair clips etc. 9 rings and 5 earrings out of a 20 ft area is not normal.

Still I will take it all day long. Hopefully there are a few more good ones mixed in out there. I cherry picked it pretty well with my other detector and have resorted to digging all the iffy signals and finding lots of trash. Mainly foil milk bottle lids and hair clips. Waiting for some rain to be able to dig this concrete I have for a yard.

Rawhide · Sep 11, 2015

execellent

originally from ohio and never metal detected it, congrats on the coin. you gonna have so much fun.

Junkminer · Sep 11, 2015

That's about the best condition IH I've seen come out the ground of that age! Congrat's on that and I can't wait to see what else you find.

Moe Money · Sep 11, 2015

TY Swingy and Junk. I can't wait to hit his land when I have some real time to spend there. His yard is gigantic. IH's are somewhat common to some of the heavy hitters but not to me. Thrilled to have found it, especially in this condition.

palmettoguy · Sep 11, 2015

Awesome looking IH! Hope you find more and the gold!

whatsburied · Sep 11, 2015

Wow!!! That IH is in fantastic shape!! I wish the indians I pulled out were in that shape.

Gimmie The Loot · Sep 11, 2015

Super fatty! I miss finding Indian Pennies - its been a long time. Hope you get mny more out at your brother's farm.

6000/DI 2 · Sep 12, 2015

Here's hoping a speedy recovery to your brother! Great looking early Indian! Looking forward to more finds! :popcorn2:

woodbutcher · Sep 12, 2015

Very nice,I like Indians as much as silver,maybe more

Moe Money · Sep 13, 2015

Really appreciate the nice comments and also well wishes from 6000. He is actually begging me to go hunt and show him what I'm finding.
It has rained non stop here for 24 hours and it was well needed. Heading back to his house tomorrow and will post my findings in a new thread. I can't help but be a bit excited about hitting an old yard where I found a 1865 IH. It's a big yard on a very old farm and would take an awful long time to even think about it being hunted out.

brncofan · Sep 13, 2015

sweet I.H. wtg

dirtydog · Sep 14, 2015

Love the IH. Should be lots more goods there. good hunting.

Moe Money · Sep 15, 2015

Hunted my brothers farm for a bit this afternoon. The very first target I dug was this nice 3 ringer. I've never found one of these so it was kinda cool. Hit a couple more wheaties and some clad after that with a few odds and ends.
Then I went home this eve. and pulled 2 more rings out back in my yard. That makes 11 rings now! The one with the M is sterling and the other appears to be gold filled. Planning on hitting my brothers place again tomorrow and should have more time. I will post my finds.

Ice Scratcher · Sep 15, 2015

Awesome man, I knew that ATP would sniff out some more rings!

A three ringer, and the other two makes 5 more rings..

Congrats!

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Moe Money · Sep 15, 2015

LOL Ice. I guess that does make it a 5 ring day.

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