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.
I love the eagle design of the Barber quarters.
These are the stuck coins.
And here they are after separating them. The 'token' has only 10c on both sides.
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.
I love the eagle design of the Barber quarters.
These are the stuck coins.
And here they are after separating them. The 'token' has only 10c on both sides.
HH!
