3 Large Cents, 5 Silver Coins, and 2 Wheat Pennies... 2 LC in one HOLE!

[CTDirtFisher]

Hello All!

Saturday was great weather to get out and detecting... As well, the ground had some moisture in it from Earl that ran though on Friday... So I headed to the spot I was at on Thurday in Mass...

CtDirtFisher Video's: http://www.youtube.com/user/CTDirtFisher

Video for this hunt:

Dirt Fishing (Metal Detecting) in Connecticut / Mass - Sept. 4, 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R718ykaKn6c#ws)

I had a a 1911 Wheat to start the hunt off and my 2nd good target I recover was amazing... I was battling crazy EMI as you will see in the video, but this target was sounding great and was not what I expected at all...

I was getting souns in the 6-7 range that were sounding off @ 12/47... As I dug in... they were hitting 12/47, but seemed to settle more in at 12/45... Pinpoint and popped out a large copper...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/4th/9410_1951LCCounterstamped.jpg

I could see this one was counterstamped... and if you look at the reverse side... you can see that semi-circle... It was not immediately obvious to this noob, that there was another target in the ground... I was using the probe to check depth as you will see in the video and head the 2nd target :-)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/4th/9410_1:loveit:XLC.jpg

Neither are in great shape overall... but hey TWO COPPERS IN ONE HOLE! and... I had only been there about 10 minutes... One is an 1851, and you can see the 1:loveit:X on the other...

Next target was a fait whisper that there might be a recoverable target... and with the EMI I was gambling... Well... Turned out to be my 3rd copper early into the hunt...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/4th/9410_1845LC.jpg

Next up was a decent signal without 4 other undesirable targets around it... bouncing between 12/43 and 12/47...

Hello 1917 Mercury Dime... (Silver Coin # 80 for 2010)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/4th/9410_1917Merc.jpg

Next was another Dime signal... maskerading a wheat penny signal :-) 1915 S Barber Dime..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/4th/9410_1915SBarberDime.jpg

Next 12/45 shallower target was my next silver... 1946 Roosevelt Dime... for the Dime Trifecta...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/4th/9410_1946Roosie.jpg

Next silver as well had ona 12/44 costume... 1920 Merc with a nice patina :-)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/4th/9410_1920Merc.jpg

The 5th Silver out was a 1950 Roosevelt Dime... (Silver # 84 for 2010)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/4th/9410_1950Roosie.jpg

It was an amazing detecting day...

HH ALL!
Paul

[ProPointer]

Now that's an awesome hunt. Great job. thumbsup01

[randy]

Wow, that is an amazing day. Congrats thumbsup01

[angellionel]

Sweet hunt! One of the large cents is counterstamped. Nice! thumbsup01

[Beefcake]

Awsome finds!!! What was the purpose of the counterstamp? Was it marked by stores or something?

[CTDirtFisher]

Awsome finds!!! What was the purpose of the counterstamp? Was it marked by stores or something?


Counterstamped coins: Regular issue United States and foreign coins were often counterstamped with advertisements, hallmarks, names, and other identification, to make the pieces useful as advertisements, to promote a political cause, or for some other reason.

[Epi-hunter]

Really great finds, thanks for the info on counterstamps :) Congratulations on all the beautiful silver!

[coinnut]

What a day :shocked04: You really tore that place up lol You can even see the dark green patch is where the two large cents overlapped each other. 3 coppers, lots of silver, and one heck of a hunt!! You get a couple of these :beerbuddy: :beerbuddy: and even one of these <:

[jkress]

:shocked04: :shocked04: A dream hunt for sure!

You really do well with the oldies!

Congrats.

[hockeyguy]

Alright Paul, I am coming to meet up with you in Mass (preferably before Del, Coinnut and Angel do)........awesome finds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ur killing it.

[coinnut]

Alright Paul, I am coming to meet up with you in Mass (preferably before Del, Coinnut and Angel do)........awesome finds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ur killing it.


Aaron, we don't allow him in Mass lol I don't know how he snuck up here. We usually hide him somewhere's in south eastern Connecticut I think :confused: