Jodo_Kast501
Senior Member
So I've gotten permission to detect a local university that was founded in 1919. The campus is relatively small, but 7 acres is plenty for a metal detector! I've been studying early yearbooks and aerial photos to identify the oldest areas of the school. The main problem is that the university has grown exponentially since it was founded a century ago. With that growth came the removal of the oldest buildings and now the oldest building on campus probably dates to the 1960s.
What I have found is clad. Lots of clad. I've made six trips there so far and come away with 370 coins and about $25. I actually had my best clad day ever today: $9.04. I know that's chump change to a lot of the mega-cladders out there, but it's great for me!
I have also found a few foreign coins, like the 10 cent Cayman Islands coin and the Ukrainian 2 kopek in the photos. I didn't find any silver until trip #4. But I have now found a bit of silver: a 1960s Bell Trading Post sterling ring and a 1936 Mercury dime.
I will be making quite a few more trips there over the summer and am looking forward to a hefty clad payout at the end.
What I have found is clad. Lots of clad. I've made six trips there so far and come away with 370 coins and about $25. I actually had my best clad day ever today: $9.04. I know that's chump change to a lot of the mega-cladders out there, but it's great for me!
I have also found a few foreign coins, like the 10 cent Cayman Islands coin and the Ukrainian 2 kopek in the photos. I didn't find any silver until trip #4. But I have now found a bit of silver: a 1960s Bell Trading Post sterling ring and a 1936 Mercury dime.
I will be making quite a few more trips there over the summer and am looking forward to a hefty clad payout at the end.
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