BlueShuckle
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Hey guys, this is definitely my coolest find yet as it breaks the 1700's barrier and is foreign. This is also the weirdest find for me since I'm from the US and this coin was only 5" down.
Anyways, my neighbors left for their trip to India today and I decided to metal detect their yard (with permission from them of course). I had already been to their yard before and found three Indian Head pennies dating at the oldest 1888. I moved to a different section of their backyard and laid out where I was going to detect. I started in a straight line and hit my first target with my F2. I dug up a small sterling silver piece of metal bent up by a lawnmower. This already was pretty awesome, as a small piece of silver is better than no silver. I filled the hole and walked ahead hitting my next target. I don't remember what it showed up as on the F2, but I dug it up anyways. I popped out the plug and dug a bit more down using my pinpointer to locate the item. It showed the item being in the sidewall, so I stuck my digger in it and pulled some dirt out. Right away I saw the edge of a large green coin. I thought I had found my first large cent. As I pulled it out of the ground and saw King Louis's chubby face, I knew I had found something better. I did a little happy dance and dropped it in my pocket since I couldn't see a date on the coin. Later I washed it off and looked more closely and found out that it is a 1793 2 Sols coin! I broke the 1700's with my F2! It was an awesome feeling and I'm sure I will go back to their yard to detect some more, thanks neighbors!
Here is the very faded date, 1793.
Anyways, my neighbors left for their trip to India today and I decided to metal detect their yard (with permission from them of course). I had already been to their yard before and found three Indian Head pennies dating at the oldest 1888. I moved to a different section of their backyard and laid out where I was going to detect. I started in a straight line and hit my first target with my F2. I dug up a small sterling silver piece of metal bent up by a lawnmower. This already was pretty awesome, as a small piece of silver is better than no silver. I filled the hole and walked ahead hitting my next target. I don't remember what it showed up as on the F2, but I dug it up anyways. I popped out the plug and dug a bit more down using my pinpointer to locate the item. It showed the item being in the sidewall, so I stuck my digger in it and pulled some dirt out. Right away I saw the edge of a large green coin. I thought I had found my first large cent. As I pulled it out of the ground and saw King Louis's chubby face, I knew I had found something better. I did a little happy dance and dropped it in my pocket since I couldn't see a date on the coin. Later I washed it off and looked more closely and found out that it is a 1793 2 Sols coin! I broke the 1700's with my F2! It was an awesome feeling and I'm sure I will go back to their yard to detect some more, thanks neighbors!
Here is the very faded date, 1793.
imagine lugging around a pocket full of those things. 
