LovestheShiny!
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Well, got permission at a ca 1930 home here in town, and turned out to have a great couple of hours detecting with the AT Pro!
First coin was a wheat penny, and other than a couple of Memorials and a clad dime and quarter, all the targets today were old. First precious was a Silver Rosie followed by a clipped Silver GW quarter. I am calling that coin my first US 20 cent piece as about 1/5 of the coin is gone, knocking the value down to 20 cents!
Another section of the front yard produced a large but kinda shaky signal that still had some good high tones. I dug a generous plug, and was delighted and surprised to pull out a 1922 Silver Dollar! This coin is the second Silver Dollar I've dug, last year I found a 1925-S Peace Dollar in a local curb strip. So, I guess I've renewed my membership this year!
Wondering why the signal was odd (for a silver dollar), I rechecked the hole with my pinpointer, and found a 1940 Jefferson Nickel. I replaced the dirt from my towel and watered the grass roots from my gallon jug of water. As it turned out, I should have rechecked again, as swinging the coil over that area produced a nice faint high tone, and out came a 1936 Silver Merc.
Other finds in the yard were another Silver Merc and Silver Rosie, along with a Silver charm bracelet with some precious and non precious charms. The one legged figurine or soldier was a cool find too. The ratio today of shiny to copper was great, with 7 silvers and 3 wheaties. Usually that ratio is very skewed the other way! Anyway, a fun couple of hours and am grateful for some good finds!
First coin was a wheat penny, and other than a couple of Memorials and a clad dime and quarter, all the targets today were old. First precious was a Silver Rosie followed by a clipped Silver GW quarter. I am calling that coin my first US 20 cent piece as about 1/5 of the coin is gone, knocking the value down to 20 cents!
Another section of the front yard produced a large but kinda shaky signal that still had some good high tones. I dug a generous plug, and was delighted and surprised to pull out a 1922 Silver Dollar! This coin is the second Silver Dollar I've dug, last year I found a 1925-S Peace Dollar in a local curb strip. So, I guess I've renewed my membership this year!
Wondering why the signal was odd (for a silver dollar), I rechecked the hole with my pinpointer, and found a 1940 Jefferson Nickel. I replaced the dirt from my towel and watered the grass roots from my gallon jug of water. As it turned out, I should have rechecked again, as swinging the coil over that area produced a nice faint high tone, and out came a 1936 Silver Merc.
Other finds in the yard were another Silver Merc and Silver Rosie, along with a Silver charm bracelet with some precious and non precious charms. The one legged figurine or soldier was a cool find too. The ratio today of shiny to copper was great, with 7 silvers and 3 wheaties. Usually that ratio is very skewed the other way! Anyway, a fun couple of hours and am grateful for some good finds!
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