angellionel
11-09-2009, 07:46 PM
I headed back to the park Matt (Z118) and I detected this past Sunday as I wanted to work an area I thought should still yield a few more silver pieces. I felt that the amount of trash at this location would tend to discourage others from detecting it well. Once there, I decided to work the area in a grid, though I wasn't really much in the mood for one. It paid off though.
It was a long while before I came across the first good target, a 1944 mercury dime. At least I wouldn't be heading back home empty handed, I thought to myself. About thirty minutes later I came across another target, but the tone was slightly off due to the surrounding trash. However after slowly sweeping over the target from another angle the E-Trac locked on to it. The Co number was nearly consistent at 46, and given that the target did not seem very deep, maybe six inches or so, I thought it would be a clad quarter. What a surprise I had after cutting a plug and removing some soil. There was that sight that still gets my blood pumping, the eagle design of a Barber quarter. I picked it up and made note of the date - 1893. Sweet! It's worn out somewhat, but it is still a nice find. After that I stayed for a little while longer and dug up two coins that were stuck together. One is a wheat cent, and the other appears to be a 10c token. At first I thought that it might be a foreign coin, but I'm not so sure now. Either way, it is another neat find.
Two more silver coins added to the collection.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/November/CPH_silver_110909.jpg
I love the eagle design of the Barber quarters.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/November/CPH_1893barberquarter_110909.jpg
These are the stuck coins.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/November/CPH_stuckcoins_110909.jpg
And here they are after separating them. The 'token' has only 10c on both sides.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/November/CPH_coins_110909.jpg
HH!
It was a long while before I came across the first good target, a 1944 mercury dime. At least I wouldn't be heading back home empty handed, I thought to myself. About thirty minutes later I came across another target, but the tone was slightly off due to the surrounding trash. However after slowly sweeping over the target from another angle the E-Trac locked on to it. The Co number was nearly consistent at 46, and given that the target did not seem very deep, maybe six inches or so, I thought it would be a clad quarter. What a surprise I had after cutting a plug and removing some soil. There was that sight that still gets my blood pumping, the eagle design of a Barber quarter. I picked it up and made note of the date - 1893. Sweet! It's worn out somewhat, but it is still a nice find. After that I stayed for a little while longer and dug up two coins that were stuck together. One is a wheat cent, and the other appears to be a 10c token. At first I thought that it might be a foreign coin, but I'm not so sure now. Either way, it is another neat find.
Two more silver coins added to the collection.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/November/CPH_silver_110909.jpg
I love the eagle design of the Barber quarters.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/November/CPH_1893barberquarter_110909.jpg
These are the stuck coins.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/November/CPH_stuckcoins_110909.jpg
And here they are after separating them. The 'token' has only 10c on both sides.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/November/CPH_coins_110909.jpg
HH!