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Here is the results of 5 outings since the beginning of April. These are all from sites I've previously hunted. I found a first, one of the new Presidential $1 coins. I also got 2 silver Rosie's, 8 Mercs, a 1916 Buffalo, 29 wheats and a 1915-S Barber Dime. The Barber is somewhat of a key date, it graded at F12 and only had a mintage of 960K that year.
Now for the milestone. I have been detecting since 1977. Many of those years I did not touch a detector or keep very good records. In the fall of 2007 after several years without even owning a detector I got the bug again and purchased a Whites DFX. Shortly after that I found my first silver a no date SLQ, needless to say, I was hooked again. I hit silver coin number 500 since that SLQ this week when I dug a 1917-D Merc form a site that I had not hunted since 2008. I was using the DFX back then. This also happens to be my first 17-D Merc. It was a jumpy signal and at 8-9 inches and I was using the CTX with the 17" coil. I knew I was getting close to 500 but did not know it was the one until I did the official count yesterday. I've already found #1 of my next 500. Thanks for looking.
Now for the milestone. I have been detecting since 1977. Many of those years I did not touch a detector or keep very good records. In the fall of 2007 after several years without even owning a detector I got the bug again and purchased a Whites DFX. Shortly after that I found my first silver a no date SLQ, needless to say, I was hooked again. I hit silver coin number 500 since that SLQ this week when I dug a 1917-D Merc form a site that I had not hunted since 2008. I was using the DFX back then. This also happens to be my first 17-D Merc. It was a jumpy signal and at 8-9 inches and I was using the CTX with the 17" coil. I knew I was getting close to 500 but did not know it was the one until I did the official count yesterday. I've already found #1 of my next 500. Thanks for looking.
n the milestone and hoping the next 500 comes quicker.
