What Should You Have Found By Now?

[OxShoeDrew]

Most of us have a list of coins/items that we would like to find...but is there one item you thought for sure you'd have dug by now? I haven't found any 20th century half dollars. Happy holidays all, Drew
PS Anyone who adds an item to this thread is guaranteed to find it this year. :thumbsup01:

[Dirt Fisher]

No half dollars, no half dimes, and no gold coin. I dig all signals in old house sites as well.

[Longhair]

A Seated Half Dime.
I've found fish scales (Canadian five cent), but not a U.S. Seated.

[Southern-Belle]

A two cent piece is on my list.

[chief5709]

A nice British Rev War regimental button...

[del]

I've been detecting colonial sites for quite a while now and have many "have not found but should have by now" items ,

an iron horse stirrup
a liberty cap large cent
a decorative watch winder (a few plain ones)
a musket ram rod guide
any kind of campaign medal or token
a Spanish 1 or 2 reale coin

[Bell-Two]

A three cent piece either nickel or silver...and a half cent piece.

[Lodge Scent]

It seems that my fellow cellar hole hunters find these all the time, so I thought by now I would have found:


a COMPLETE crotal bell
a silver thimble
MA copper

[Full Metal Digger]

I have found hundreds of silver coins but never a SLQ!? 4 half-dimes but no SLQ! Go figure.

[tanacat]

Great thread idea Drew!

I have yet to find:
1. trime
2. half dime
3. CS anything
4. gold coin

[coinnut]

I've been detecting colonial sites for quite a while now and have many "have not found but should have by now" items ,

an iron horse stirrup
a liberty cap large cent
a decorative watch winder (a few plain ones)
a musket ram rod guide
any kind of campaign medal or token
a Spanish 1 or 2 reale coin

:shocked04::shocked04::shocked04: And just when you think you know someone ....wham! :lol: I would have never guessed all of them.

Mine are:

Gold coin
Liberty capped half cent
Rev war button
USA button
Higley
Draped bust silver
Any 1652 silver

[WBL TH]

Indian head cent
Mercury dime

Greg

[Tony Two-Cent]

I've had my E-Trac for three years now, and I still haven't found a large cent with it. They really shouldn't be that elusive here in Illinois.

[Ronandari]

I should have found a pulltab by now. :hystericallaugh: just kidding, I have a basketfull.

Things I should have found:

Buffalo nickel
Silver Rosie

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Sometimes its just about getting out not the find. After 42 years not many surprises left. Best of the season to youz and da brood!

[OxShoeDrew]

But Les, you'll find what you mention here...as I did today. Fish Fish I got my 20th century half! George and Dan won't get what they asked for as their lists are too long :lol:
Also got my third rein terret of the week :shocked01:
Now I kinda wish I asked for a gold coin in this thread :)

[giant056]

It's been quite some time since I've found a barber half, I'm over due for one :grin:

[Tom]

PS Anyone who adds an item to this thread is guaranteed to find it this year. :thumbsup01:

Um, a mason jar stash full of gold coins! :shocked03:

[OxShoeDrew]

Um, a mason jar stash full of gold coins! :shocked03:
"...we would like to find...but is there one item you thought for sure you'd have dug by now?" Nice try Tom :hystericallaugh:
and Giant...you already found one, anything else you want?

[MangoAve]

PS Anyone who adds an item to this thread is guaranteed to find it this year.

Planning on planting finds for people, drew? Lol.

Judging by one place I hunted being used since 1658, and a colonial home, and two old schools I hit, I would have thought anything before 1900. I'm not picky

[Fire Fighter 43]

I'm approaching 38 years of detecting and I thought I would have found a silver dollar and a gold coin by now. I guess. I'll just keep dreaming and stay positive.

[OxShoeDrew]

Planning on planting finds for people, drew? Lol.

Judging by one place I hunted being used since 1658, and a colonial home, and two old schools I hit, I would have thought anything before 1900. I'm not picky Your wish is my command. (jeesh I hope some of these posts are found :lol:)
I don't see your wish being a problem Mango...you live in CT, 1800s is like falling off a log. :grin:
I may have to plant some of these other posts...Ron's pulltab should be easy.

[OxShoeDrew]

I'm approaching 38 years of detecting and I thought I would have found a silver dollar and a gold coin by now. I guess. I'll just keep dreaming and stay positive. Yikes, that's a toughie, I'm hopin for ya!

[RobW]

Missed this thread..then again I wasn't around much around Xmas......

A freakin' 2 Center :mad:
Also a later date large cent...I've found many flowing hairs and matrons, even a Fugio....:confused:

[Tom]

"...we would like to find...but is there one item you thought for sure you'd have dug by now?" Nice try Tom :hystericallaugh:
and Giant...you already found one, anything else you want?

Okay, a gold ring with a real diamond! Got too many lead sinkers and no gold.....:drool:

[RobW]

Oh..and congrats on finally finding your 20th century half...too bad it wasn't silver for ya too

[del]

A freakin' 2 Center :mad:
Also a later date large cent...I've found many flowing hairs and matrons, even a Fugio....:confused:

Rob , you confused again ?? you mean "Draped Bust" right ?? nobody finds "flowing hairs" , well unless your Dave and even he only has one .:lol:

[RobW]

Rob , you confused again ?? you mean "Draped Bust" right ?? nobody finds "flowing hairs" , well unless your Dave and even he only has one .:lol:


What would you call 1796s and 1797?...it ain't in a bunn.....nor in a cap:dontknow::confused: Am I using the wrong lingo? I think some may say it's "COLON.":lol::duh:

[Tony Two-Cent]

U.S. Large Cents by Type:

1793 Flowing Hair
1793-1796 Liberty Cap
1796-1807 Draped Bust
1808-1814 Classic Head
1816-1839 Matron Head
1839-1857 Braided Hair

:grin:

[del]

What would you call 1796s and 1797?...it ain't in a bunn.....nor in a cap:dontknow::confused: Am I using the wrong lingo? I think some may say it's "COLON.":lol::duh:


1796 to 1807 Draped bust my friend :grin:

[RobW]

OK OK...I'm wrong..I should be use to it..I guess the lady with the Madussa hair and crazy expression in her eyes (I hear that it was made in the likeness of my wife when she hears I'm going detecting) is "flowing"...and we call the "bow" a cap?...I'm still learning this "early" stuff

Poor Tony...knows more about this than me..and he hasn't found one yet.......As mel Fisher would say..today is the day...now go out and find one

[RobW]

Ok, so I have Cap, Draped, Classic, Matron...but no Braided.....I won't even hope for a "flowing":lol:

[RobW]

At least I learned SOMETHING today.....:embarrassed::embarrassed::embarrassed:: embarrassed::embarrassed::embarrassed::embarrassed :

[del]

OK OK...I'm wrong..I should be use to it..I guess the lady with the Madussa hair and crazy expression in her eyes (I hear that it was made in the likeness of my wife when she hears I'm going detecting) is "flowing"...and we call the "bow" a cap?...I'm still learning this "early" stuff

Poor Tony...knows more about this than me..and he hasn't found one yet.......As mel Fisher would say..today is the day...now go out and find one

that it i'm sending this post to your wife , Mister :lol:

by the way there is no "bow" it is a cap as in "liberty cap" on a pole. I see George still has a lot of work with you Rob :rofl:

[Tony Two-Cent]

Here is a Liberty Cap 1793-1796
http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/liberty_cap_large_cents/1794_large_cents/1794_large_cent_s44_obv.JPG


And I have found two large cents but they were both back in the early 1980s. One Matron Head and one Braided Hair. I've just never found one with my E-Trac.

[RobW]

POLE????What pole? It's in her hair...Is she sitting on it????? That would explain a lot..... Now I'm real confused:twirlingeyes:

[del]

POLE????What pole? It's in her hair...Is she sitting on it????? That would explain a lot..... Now I'm real confused:twirlingeyes:the cap sits on a pole look just in front of her neck of base of the bust line and see the thin pole

[RobW]

Here is a Liberty Cap 1793-1796
http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/liberty_cap_large_cents/1794_large_cents/1794_large_cent_s44_obv.JPG


And I have found two large cents but they were both back in the early 1980s. One Matron Head and one Braided Hair. I've just never found one with my E-Trac.




Yeah...that looks like a BOW to me......UGLY, but a bow.

Ok, now I feel better for you Tony

Sorry I seem to have taken over this discussion:beatdeadhorse::beatdeadhorse::beatdeadh orse:

[del]

the idea came from the older versions of lady liberty like on the old coppers they had a lady figure holding a rod and on top was a cap . A liberty cap sat on the top of this rod (you can just see part of the hat on top of the pole on this coin. they took this same idea and just put liberty's face on the coins and also the symbolic cap on the rod .

[RobW]

the cap sits on a pole look just in front of her neck of base of the bust line and see the thin pole

OH....now I get it. I have found 2 of these...and have about 17 in my collection......never knew what the hell that line was before...of course none of mine are in that kind of condition as in that PIC

Thanks Tony and Dan for setting me straight and teaching me something:thumbsup01:

[coinnut]

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn: .............:hystericallaugh:

[RobW]

It still looks like a bow on her head.......:lol:

[cjspearsdog]

Not anything exciting but, I am on a mission to find a silver coin on my property. My house was built in 1942. There has to be one dime here somewhere!!!!

[MangoAve]

Haha. I saw this thread explode and some of the crazy posts, I thought I had started a monster and bastardized this thread. Lucky it wasn't me this time. I'm here just like George:

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn: .............:hystericallaugh:

And yes Drew, I know this state there should be anything 1800's or before that is possible to find. I thought the intent is what you should have found by now. Or you just taking a stab at not being very good at where I put my coil? :boxing::blackeye:

[OxShoeDrew]

No...no disrespect intended Mango. ..and you're assured of breaking into the 1800s soon. If you ever want to head out this way we could get it over with quickly lol

[BTV Digger]

Being relatively new to the hobby there's many ("haven't found yets" for me). I guess I'll keep it simple for now, a large cent or seated dime would be nice. Several of those in my coin collection, but certainly will be nice to actually dig one of those out of the ground.

BTV Digger

[Skamaniac]

Um, a mason jar stash full of gold coins! :shocked03:

I believe Tom and I think alike!

But, since that answer has already been disqualified :crying02: I will say that I have always liked the Indian Head Cent and I'd love to find one locally.

[MangoAve]

No...no disrespect intended Mango. ..and you're assured of breaking into the 1800s soon. If you ever want to head out this way we could get it over with quickly lol

Drew, I know you weren't tryin to start a bar fight:hystericallaugh:. And if that was an unprovoked gesture, sure. PM me whenever.
....after your trip to Washington to plant Ska's IH for him. :hystericallaugh: . Maybe I should start color coding my text 'cuz I jump back and forth between serious and joking.

[Tom]

I believe Tom and I think alike!



:thumbsup01:"GMTA" :thumbsup02:

[OxShoeDrew]

I hope others start to find their elusive item. :daydream:

[Greg408]

A seated coin of any type is definitely on the list for me. Still haven't broken into the 1800s even! Hoping it comes soon!

[KCFindIt]

Well, this was indeed a very interesting thread. As new as I am to detecting, I don't yet have a 'bucket list' of cool finds to find. Instead, I have a 'bucket' of iron finds! But reading what all of you 'pros' have on your wish list, I feel a little redeemed. I've ONLY found 3 old coins. 1 is a 1819 Large Cent Matron Head copper, 1 is a 1903 silver dime, and 1 is a 1905 V-Nickel. I found them very early in my detecting days, like day 1 and day 4 (1819 and 1903 in same hunt, within 15 minutes and 40 yrds of each other in a plowed field near my home). I wasn't looking for coins, was looking for the farmer's lost disc, so was walking briskly and not covering the ground thoroughly, because I figured I would visual the disc before detecting it.

[Greg408]

A seated coin of any type is definitely on the list for me. Still haven't broken into the 1800s even! Hoping it comes soon!

This forum is magic! I have been on other forums for a while and didn't get any seated coins. But a couple weeks after joining AD and mentioning that I wanted to find a seated coin, I got my first!

Ok, let's try this again: a gold coin of any type is definitely on the list for me. Hoping it comes soon!

Work your magic AD!

[OxShoeDrew]

This forum is magic! I have been on other forums for a while and didn't get any seated coins. But a couple weeks after joining AD and mentioning that I wanted to find a seated coin, I got my first!

Ok, let's try this again: a gold coin of any type is definitely on the list for me. Hoping it comes soon!

Work your magic AD!
Hooray!! Now about the gold coin :lol: ...to reiterate...we're asking for things we SHOULD have found by now. :grin:
Sweet coin you found, many more!

[giant056]

Drew I have found a couple bucket list items since this post was started.

[geodehunter]

Of all things that have eluded me is a Barber Dime. For some reason I can't find one of them critters.

[Tony Two-Cent]

I've had my E-Trac for three years now, and I still haven't found a large cent with it. They really shouldn't be that elusive here in Illinois.

Finally got mine! :happy:

I guess now I'll have to change my answer to a Fatty Indian Head.

[Moresound]

Flying eagle cent for me.

[OxShoeDrew]

Glad to hear you folks are finding your items. Year is not even half over!

[Robbie]

I`m still hoping to find a five cent older than a Jefferson.

[zrickkid]

A shield nickel or a walking Liberty half dollar.

[giant056]

I did find my first seated quarter this year, I still haven't found a half dime yet.

[Trooper Bri]

I'm 3 weeks into it or so, and think I found what I should have found by now. Lemme know what I'm missing since I'm still learning.

Nail: Check!
Pull tabs: Check!
Bottle caps: Check!
Twist caps: Check!
Ring tabs: Check!
Beaver tails: Check!
Mystery item: Check!
Clad dating back to the Carter administration: Check!
Oxen shoe: Check!
Coin sized metal crunk that gets the detector excited: Check!
Jewelry of no value: Check!
Crusty spoon: Check!

Time to start working on that list of things I'd like to find. :detecting:

[Skamaniac]

I'm 3 weeks into it now, and think I found what I should have found by now. Lemme know what I'm missing since I'm still learning.

Pull tabs: Check!
Bottle caps: Check!
Twist caps: Check!
Ring tabs: Check!
Beaver tails: Check!
Mystery item: Check!
Clad dating back to the Carter administration: Check!
Oxen shoe: Check!
Coin sized metal crunk that gets the detector excited: Check!
Jewelry of no value: Check!
Crusty spoon: Check!

Nails. You should have found nails! I find them every place I hunt. Otherwise, a pretty complete list.

[Trooper Bri]

Knew I forgot something, thankya sir.

One nail, square cut I believe (had to go look in my "finds" pail). Only dug it because it was next to the coin sized metal crunk that gets the detector excited.

[Nesdore]

I found this thread to be very entertaining :lolsign: But im setting the bar high for myself I would like to find a Standing Liberty, Indian Head,and a V Nickel :crossfingers:

[Isaac]

I still need to find a V-nickel and a gold ring with a stone. It's even been a while since I've found my first gold ring... also I've only ever found 1 90% silver half dollar, and I've dug 46 silver coins this year!

[sonofdust]

I would like to find less tabs.

[OxShoeDrew]

:happydance02: I just found my second 20th century half dollar! My wish has been answered twice...this time it was silver :lol: (sorry zrickkid)

[Beartoe]

A Buffalo Nickle.

I just can not seem to put my coil over one. I have several V nickles but no buffalo. Go Figure.

[whammy]

Love to find a morgan, and really wishing, a gold coin.

[POKIE73]

franklin half is one that i have not found 2 center or a trime are also on my list

[mownomo]

Anything older than me.

[OxShoeDrew]

I'm glad to see people are finding their items, Tony, didn't find a Fatty this year?

[Tony Two-Cent]

I'm glad to see people are finding their items, Tony, didn't find a Fatty this year?


No, I'm still fatty-less. :bummer:

[aloldstuff]

Where oh where is my draped bust copper.......someday

[POKIE73]

two center fatty trime franklin half seated half are at the top of my list

[OxShoeDrew]

Just a week to go....I hope everyone has found their elusive item. Al, still no draped? You only dig colonial coins :lol:
How old ARE you mownomo? :lol:
An indian would be reasonable in Ohio...right Nesdore?...wait...your signature says you found 19 this year!!??

[Nesdore]

An indian would be reasonable in Ohio...right Nesdore?...wait...your signature says you found 19 this year!!??
:lol:
Drew little did I know I would actually finish the year with 22 I found 3 today and I found Tonys Fatty today 1863:groovy:
I didn't find a v or An SLQ but what fun would it be if I found all that my first year detecting :lolsign:

[Clad killer]

Being a newbie I don't know what all to put on my list. I have found coins I never knew existed already
Any gold would be awsome
happy holidays and happy hunting to all

[Lowjiber]

I didn't read the zillion replies to this thread, so here's my opinion on "what you should have found" by now...

You should have a couple of coffee cans full of Zincolns... enough to weigh down your tent in a hurricane.:) Why? If you're skipping Zincolns, you're passing up a lot of good stuff because you're lazy.

You should have at least five hundred nickels too. Why? Because that's where the middle-carat rings are located. If you pass up nickel "hits", you're missing a lot of neat finds. (Just about every class ring in the world "rang up" in the nickel range.)

You should have a reasonable number of Wheaties, and should know exactly where you found them. Why? Where you find Wheaties, there is silver. Go back and get busy.:lol:

You should have dug enough aluminum pull-tabs to build a jetliner. Why? Cause that's where the tiny diamond rings (with gold settings) are located.

Finally, the best advice I've ever been given is in regard to low VDI readings on a White's machine. "If it's a solid 8... dig it." Those low, positive readings (below pull-tabs) are almost always high carat-weight gold. It rarely fails. Those readings are often overlooked because they are so close to iron (negative VDI's) that the detectorist ignores them. Don't.:)

[Nesdore]

That's good advice if I'm at a house I dig all mid tones and up no matter what have found some cool relics I'm also in search of them old nickles I've found Buffs no V or Shield yet but gotta keep trying

[OxShoeDrew]

Yep, at most cellar holes I dig every repeatable non-ferrous. Tombacs and gold are very low (like I dig a lot of gold :lol:)
Sometimes I dig iron at very old sites.

[Konadog]

I started a little over 7 months ago...mainly hunting two public places that were "built" in the late 1920's early 1930's.

Both have been hit before I got started I'm sure but...
Coins we've found there,,,1848 Seated dime....a couple Merc and Rosie dimes...1 SLQ ...a couple GW quarters...war nickels...buffalo nickels...older Jeffersons...wheaties.
rings galore incl. gold and silver and platinum.
Tokens from a hotel from the '20's
Foriegn coins...modern and older issues
French military medal (don't ask me how it came to be in south Louisiana...lol)

I realize the site's probably don't have the "age" for them to be plentiful but an IH penny is about the only coin that we haven't found there

[mownomo]

Just a week to go....I hope everyone has found their elusive item. Al, still no draped? You only dig colonial coins :lol:
How old ARE you mownomo? :lol:
An indian would be reasonable in Ohio...right Nesdore?...wait...your signature says you found 19 this year!!??

I'm only 72, but feel like a large cent, corroded and lost in the dirt. :lol:

[Pacivilwarluke]

I've been blessed with finding some good finds, but these sorta simple finds have eluded me so far
shield nickel
brass toe tap
complete shoe buckle

[BTV Digger]

Got several coins from the mid to 1800s, but never found any Barbers yet. (Been detecting only 2 yrs). Strange as I hit the older cellar holes quite frequently. I'm keeping positive though, this year is the year! :)

John

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Only thing I have not dug in 44 years atthis great hobby is a 20 cent piece...only out a year or 2 here.

[OxShoeDrew]

I hope this is the year for you guys to find those things :)
...Les, I didn't know there was a $20 cent piece :shocked01:
I guess the 1875 would be the only one we could hope for... with a mintage of just over a million.

[Mr. Digger]

I have found a seated quarter and a barber quarter but never a SLQ...that one is at the top of my list.

[gcsod45]

I have found lots of rings (silver and gold) but never a diamond.

[don in ny]

In the last year or two I've found a seated half dime, seated dimes, seated quarters and a seated half. Have also found close to 50 large cents and more than 20 colonials. Also found 8 pieces of Spanish silver including half, one and two reals. I'd really like to find some bust silver, a half cent and one of those early fat large cents from 93-94. I've found everything around these pieces, just haven't managed to swing the coil over one of these. Of course who wouldn't want to find any US gold coin, myself included.

[Isaac]

legible colonial copper