METALMANIAC-NY
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Got out late last week to take advantage of the brief thaw. Drove 55 minutes only to find the field was still frozen solid!!! Ughh Slightly dejected I headed back and stopped at a very productive spot nearer to me. Small area Ive pounded since December. Some areas were diggable...game on!
Extremely overgrown site....I was jamming my coil under every briar bush trying to hit every nook and cranny. After a few iron digs....I got a mixed tone along the edge of the property....picking up the barb wire fence I thought.....nope...was able to isolate and PP. Rang 88-91 on the Deus
After pulling out 2 nails I pinpointed and wiped away the edge of a coin or button!!!??? I flipped it on edge in the muck and was hoping for my first copper....pulled it out and I was like....smaller coin....Clad Quarter??
Wiped away some of the dirt and saw good ole King George II looking left....1733 KG II Farthing!! Indeed my first copper FTY and only my 4th Farthing ever...including a 1698 William III from 2016....
{Ive included a size comparison pic next to a KG Half Penny}
Still some more cleaning to do but all the detail is there….nice coin
Looking forward to a fun year ahead!! Thanks for looking....HH
Extremely overgrown site....I was jamming my coil under every briar bush trying to hit every nook and cranny. After a few iron digs....I got a mixed tone along the edge of the property....picking up the barb wire fence I thought.....nope...was able to isolate and PP. Rang 88-91 on the Deus
After pulling out 2 nails I pinpointed and wiped away the edge of a coin or button!!!??? I flipped it on edge in the muck and was hoping for my first copper....pulled it out and I was like....smaller coin....Clad Quarter??
Wiped away some of the dirt and saw good ole King George II looking left....1733 KG II Farthing!! Indeed my first copper FTY and only my 4th Farthing ever...including a 1698 William III from 2016....
{Ive included a size comparison pic next to a KG Half Penny}
Still some more cleaning to do but all the detail is there….nice coin
Looking forward to a fun year ahead!! Thanks for looking....HH
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