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I've thought this through. It's not a valuable coin and I think I can get the rest of that black gunk off. I can't tell if it's tarnish or maybe tar or something. Some of the black came off after the initial warm water/soap/soft tooth brush process at the sink, and that's all I've done to it...

Here are some pics of my recent finds over the last few weeks, highlighted by my first silver 3 cent piece that I found today! Found it in a NH field on a group hunt. It's an 1853. I cannot believe how small they are...I thought it was a cuff button and looked more closely and my jaw...

Some ok relics recently, but I've been on a serious coin drought for weeks. I finally broke through this weekend with my second Walker. I scratched it....oh well. It came out of a dry sandy field but was almost jet black with tarnish so I decided to take some baking soda too it to pretty...

Found my best large copper ever....a 1798 Draped Bust Large Cent (type 2). I was very lucky that it was in such great condition. The V nickle is the first I have been able to pull a date from. The 1898 Barber dime is the first "O" mint mark I have on any coin to date. Thanks, and HH!

Some recent finds for your viewing pleasure. Found two complete Colonial shoe buckles on the same hunt...one of them still hinges like the day it was made! Found the typical copper New England mystery disc...the coin is too far gone to ID (it's thin...probably a KG). The silver plated...

Finally something to post. Until this weekend I had been out 4 or 5 times and had only managed one lone wheatie to show for it! Ugh. Well I finally got my first silver coin yesterday, and it wasn't anything I would have expected. It was covered in dirt and so I didn't rub it, but a bit of...

Nothing earth shattering here, but I was just happy to be getting my shovel in the ground in late December! The shoe buckle is one of the best I have found. No ID on the copper unfortunately. You can't read it in the photo but the inscription on that rectangular brass plate reads...

I've been keeping my eye out for a new but inexpensive machine for my nephew. I noticed this site is selling the Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 for $120. Does anyone know anything about it? Apparently that model is being discontinued, which is why the price for that unit is less than the lower...

I stumbled across this post on Craig's List from a store in Maryland that is going out of business. Just passing it along...maybe there is a deal to be had. http://newlondon.craigslist.org/eld/4783452647.html

Got out for a couple of hours this morning and made a few finds, the most interesting of which was a William Howard Taft 1908 campaign button. It's very light...made of tin. Taft was groomed to be Teddy Roosevelt's successor for the Republican party in 1908 and I guess since Roosevelt had a...

I got my first Spanish silver today! It's a 1751....beats my oldest silver coin (a Seated dime) by 126 years! Man was I pumped when I dug this. Found it in the woods off an old road. The signal was so strong and shallow I really thought it was going to be a Merc or a Rosie. It was in...

Now that would get your attention if you found that in your scoop! http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/10/03/pkg-treasure-hunters-find-grenade-on-beach.wtsp.html

Hit a field tonight where I had pulled two coppers in the spring and got my second 2 Center....an 1864 just like my first one. Check out the before and after pic...it sure looked nasty when it first came out of the ground!

Not much lately in the Colonial finds department but I was happy to have pulled some IH's and silver dimes...including my first silver Canadian coin (1964). I found the two pocket watches in a late 1800's bottle dump I was rummaging through. I guess when they broke they were considered...

There is a path just off a road that I have been driving past for a long time and always wondered if it is old. It's on town land so today I finally decided to check it out. I got a great signal right off the bat...my first Barber quarter! I was so psyched and could have stopped there and...

I had dabbled in detecting years ago but never put the time or effort in that was necessary to make any decent finds. My interest faded and I got away from the hobby for a long time. Last year I decided to recommit and I got a new detector, got some permissions and practiced the hobby and...

Just came across this forum and registered....glad to find a new MD site to check out during the slow winter months! I see some familiar names already. I'm in Massachusetts and hunt with an SE Pro. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year fellow detectorists!