The pickings were really slim this weekend, maybe 5 non ferrous targets in 4 hours but 2 were coppers. First was a dateless Matron. Second was this nice looking 1798 Draped Bust. Jeff
The pickings were really slim this weekend, maybe 5 non ferrous targets in 4 hours but 2 were coppers. First was a dateless Matron. Second was this nice looking 1798 Draped Bust. Jeff
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
"He who would search for pearls must dive below."
OMG, the details still visible on that coin!!! WOW!!! Congrats and I can't wait to see it all cleaned up. Thanks for sharing.
Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe) ☺Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria ☺Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent ☺Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France, 1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria ☺Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6) ☺YouTube Channel: Full Metal Digger ☺Instagram: Full_Metal_Digger ☺
That Draped Bust must have been brand new when it was dropped! Wow, look at the detail! Amazing find! 👏🏻
Lifetime totals:10 Large Cents, 428 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 126 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 17 Seated Dimes, 135 Barber Dimes, 411 Mercury Dimes, 253 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 21 Standing Liberty Quarters, 90 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 17 Walking Liberty Halves
YouTube Channel: Tony Two-Cent https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmz...RlHTBIU42bUORg
Thats is an amazing draped bust!My biggest question though is how were you able to post the pics? I have lots to post from late last year and this year but I can't share the pics.
Last edited by Bucknut; 05-02-2025 at 05:36 AM.
Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
Favorite finds I have made:
1,000+ silver coins
104pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
My wife (probably should have started with that one)
We have discovered that you can post photos if you upload them to an image hosting site first and then share the link. I use imgbb.com.
Lifetime totals:10 Large Cents, 428 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 126 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 17 Seated Dimes, 135 Barber Dimes, 411 Mercury Dimes, 253 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 21 Standing Liberty Quarters, 90 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 17 Walking Liberty Halves
YouTube Channel: Tony Two-Cent https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmz...RlHTBIU42bUORg
Thanks folks. Yeah I am happy with that one.
For posting pics, I used to use a image hosting site but now I just save them as JPEGs and drag them over from my hard drive.
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
"He who would search for pearls must dive below."
Congrats on the finds!!
Machines: Whites MXT / Tesoro Eldorado / Garrett Ace 350 / Equinox 800
Nice, Jeff! Even for last week that site looks wintery still. You must have gone north a bit?
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That 98 is a looker Jeffi hope you post a cleaned up photo
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Wow, I like that draped bust! I could only imagine ever finding one around here, A big Congrats!!!
Jeff
I live my life one target at a time
since '68
Hi Drew, I actually went 5 miles southOriginally Posted by OxShoeDrew
. But what a difference a week makes this time of year. Next weekend it will look like a jungle.
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
"He who would search for pearls must dive below."
Unfortunately Dan, that pic is the best that coin will ever look. It had one of those patinas that started to go to heck right in my hand once exposed to the atmosphere after its 200+ year dirt nap. If I would have hit it with hairspray I could have saved most of that nice detail. But I had changed over to my spring backpack and didn't have the little spray bottle with me. It's still an OK copper though.That 98 is a looker Jeff
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
"He who would search for pearls must dive below."
Thanks Jeff. I've always thought the DBs were one of the nicest coin designs. I can only imagine ever finding one of your west coast gold coins around here!Wow, I like that draped bust! I could only imagine ever finding one around here, A big Congrats!!!
Jeff
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
"He who would search for pearls must dive below."
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