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  1. 02-12-2018, 04:18 PM #1
    geoclean
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    1st silver of the year and 1st important lesson.

    It is my 1st year in detecting and I had started in my own 3 acre lawn. The home was built in 1960 so I did not expect any eye opening finds. Most of the finds I have made were just fairly modern coins and 1 gold ring.
    I decided to detect away from the house near the road and hit an area with lots of iron flat nails and what looked like ashes in some of the holes.
    I nearly gave up due to all the iron until I was getting a 99 blip between all the iron. Yep 10” down a 1934 Mercury was hiding. So don’t let iron run you away look for a good ping to jump out.
    I was ran off by rain but will return soon as it dries up a little.


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  2. 02-12-2018, 05:05 PM #2
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    Hey, your persistence paid off with an old Mercury dime! It's always a thrill to see that silver in the dirt. It seems like there may have been an old house or structure near the road. I bet there are more old coins and relics there.

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    Congrats on the merc. Great recovery!
    I agree with Tony, I bet there is more there.
    Good Luck
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    Nice to meet you, geoclean!! So glad you found us! If by flat nails you mean square nails then you might have a winning site there! Mercs at 10in doesn't warm the cockles ... but that may mean you find large cents at 2in!! I don't disc out anything as I want to follow the iron. What detector do you have?? Congrats!!
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  5. 02-12-2018, 07:47 PM #5
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    Silver always brightens the day. Nice save.
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    Persistence pay off
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  7. 02-12-2018, 08:34 PM #7
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    Congrats on the silver! As was said, square nails are a great sign of an older site. Keep looking, there's got to be some more keepers in there!
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  8. 02-12-2018, 08:53 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    Nice to meet you, geoclean!! So glad you found us! If by flat nails you mean square nails then you might have a winning site there! Mercs at 10in doesn't warm the cockles ... but that may mean you find large cents at 2in!! I don't disc out anything as I want to follow the iron. What detector do you have?? Congrats!!
    It is an AT Pro I used the silence mode on the iron but with so much it was very active so I had to watch the numbers after I hear the higher pitch chirp.


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    That was a very educating dig. Specially in iron, when in doubt.... DIG!!
    You'll dig a lot more iron, but you'll dig more, old, silver too
    Congrats on your first silver!

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  10. 02-13-2018, 09:06 AM #10
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    After speaking with an older gentleman down the road it appears there was a very old home built in the 1800s and burnt down in the 1941.
    I will be returning to the spot to see what I can find.


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  11. 02-15-2018, 10:31 PM #11
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    Nice find and welcome to the forum . Best of luck to you at that 1800's site .
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  12. 02-16-2018, 09:49 AM #12
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    Great find amongst the iron. I'm in agreement, more to be found on your site.
    Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting.
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