Took advantage of a gorgeous day in Wisconsin to hit a few spots from last year. The first spot was an old HS that was completely refurbed several years back with all the top soil stripped and placed back on the grounds. Last year I hit several silver with old and new coins all over the depth chart. The school was originally opened in the late 20's so Merc's and Rosies are the time range. I stopped digging most of the deep 12-38 signals as they are always zincolns. Today I got a 12-35 range hit and was ready to walk by but something said dig it up. It was down a bit and I finally saw the dirty disc and rubbed off some dirt. I was shocked to see the Indian on the coin as I had found nothing that old before. I noticed the coin had good detail so I rubbed off the date. "1865" with a solid liberty and no crud on either side. Where the hell did that coin come from, it did not even have the green patina it was actually bronze in color. I'm pretty sure it's my oldest coin. By days end I was also able to hit on 3 Mercuries as well as several Wheaties. A beautiful day with a beautiful coin. Love this Hobby. Wisconsin Digger
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Nice find tho. You never know as you said top soil was replenished once. Could have been in the soil before the work or came with the newer soil. You never said the depth it was at but deeper it becomes more inacurate. Just lucky the soil wasn't acidic otherwise it would be green. I believe wooded areas are more acidic due to the leaves and needles decaying and how wooded areas puddle water. Thats why the relic hunters don't find many coins that retain their markings.
Originally Posted by The Rebel
on your keepers
Many reasons to see a nice condition Indian. We usually blame the kid that borrowed one from Dad's collection for show and tell. 
