I had some trepidation about going out in 'public' with my detector (I suppose everyone feels that way at first). But after a very helpful confidence building phone call with Bucknut, I went to a local park off the beaten path after work today.

I spent about an hour and was trying to be picky about the signals I dug. I dug 12 holes and ended up with 7 coins, 3 can slaw and 2 signals that just disappeared (probably more aluminum pieces). The coins were:
2013 Nickel
2001 Quarter
2000 Nickel
1963 Nickel
1960 Roosevelt Dime
1947 Canadian Penny
1944 Wheat Penny

I'm pretty stoked, finding 4 reasonably old coins in such a short time. I hadn't dug any 13's on purpose until I'd found the Dime, Quarter and pennies. Then decided to dig some 'nickles', that is when I found the Aluminum and the Nickles. The last piece of Aluminum I dug, I knew what it was going to be but wanted to prove it to myself. The park was really hot and dry and I was just digging with a Lesche hand tool.

I just rinsed them off a little to read the dates when I got home.

Quick pic with an old phone.
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