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I got up early at dawn to hit a few spots while it was under 90 degrees with this 95 % humidity we have here . My first stop was the usual clad and a few mardi gras tokens , as well as a couple of local festival tokens (Contraband days). Lots of copper pennies that ring up as dimes on the 250 .
Got antsy and drove to an older part of town and hit an empty lot where the city had bought and torn down the old house that was there. Trash everywhere! I dug so many dime -quarter signals that were junk copper pieces it aint even funny lol .
Then i moved to where the side of the house would have been near the sidewalk. Got a broken signal that bounced from zinc to dime to quarter, with a fifty cent signal in the mix. junk right? So i figured its yet another crushed can down deep. I cut the plug and flipped it back and stuck my pinpointer in the hole and right away it a couple of nails rusted almost completely away. Ran the detector over the hole again and got a solid dollar signal, and thought yeah right. So i stuck my lesche in the hole and loosened up the dirt and flipped it around, only to see a large disc appear in the loose dirt. I thought..another mardi gras token..and reached in and picked it up only to feel the weight of it. OMG...my heart almost stopped right there. Holding my breath i rubbed a little dirt away and saw the eagle. I must confess to hollering out loud right about then lol. Ever see an old man doing a silver dance while on his knees ? it aint pretty!!
Near as i can figure the coin was about 5 or 6 inches down..and the back has a couple discolored spots on it...possibly from the rusty nails in the hole.
After cleaning it with water and a gentle toothbrush i took these pics. My first but hopefully not my last 1902 Morgan
Sorry for the long winded ranting you all . Just couldnt help myself
Happy hunting and good luck to all! Happy 4th!!!
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Garrett Ace 250 (courtesy of NWOhio) but seriously considering the E-Trac
Got antsy and drove to an older part of town and hit an empty lot where the city had bought and torn down the old house that was there. Trash everywhere! I dug so many dime -quarter signals that were junk copper pieces it aint even funny lol .
Then i moved to where the side of the house would have been near the sidewalk. Got a broken signal that bounced from zinc to dime to quarter, with a fifty cent signal in the mix. junk right? So i figured its yet another crushed can down deep. I cut the plug and flipped it back and stuck my pinpointer in the hole and right away it a couple of nails rusted almost completely away. Ran the detector over the hole again and got a solid dollar signal, and thought yeah right. So i stuck my lesche in the hole and loosened up the dirt and flipped it around, only to see a large disc appear in the loose dirt. I thought..another mardi gras token..and reached in and picked it up only to feel the weight of it. OMG...my heart almost stopped right there. Holding my breath i rubbed a little dirt away and saw the eagle. I must confess to hollering out loud right about then lol. Ever see an old man doing a silver dance while on his knees ? it aint pretty!!
Near as i can figure the coin was about 5 or 6 inches down..and the back has a couple discolored spots on it...possibly from the rusty nails in the hole.
After cleaning it with water and a gentle toothbrush i took these pics. My first but hopefully not my last 1902 Morgan
Sorry for the long winded ranting you all . Just couldnt help myself
Happy hunting and good luck to all! Happy 4th!!!
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Garrett Ace 250 (courtesy of NWOhio) but seriously considering the E-Trac
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. i was surprised i didnt scratch it , since the dirt is rock hard here even after a few little rains lately. too many weeks of no rain i guess :yes: