Today I again attempted to get an early start and head out to detect at a Central MA park, but once more things did not work out as planned. Instead, I made an afternoon trip to the park I worked yesterday and began to grid a small section. After a while the heat and humidity were becoming unbearable so I took off to a nearby town common where the trees would offer some shade. I did well there, managing one seated dime, dated 1856, 12 Indian Head cents, a 1855 Victoria Copper Penny, and two old buttons.
I picked up the seated dime near the base of a large tree, eight inches down under some roots. It's a miracle I didn't scratch the coin!
The 1855 Victoria copper is huge, larger than a half dollar, thick and heavy. It was down in the packed soil a good 10 inches or so.
I was concentrating on picking up the Indian Head cent signals among the trash, slowly crawling along, but the effort paid off. I dug up a total of twelve.
They are dated: 1876, 1880, 1886, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1905, 1906, 1906, 1906, and 1907.
There are several old wheat cents in the pile. The oldest is dated 1911. There are 15 in total.
And lastly, two old buttons. The Boy's Brigade button is in very good condition.
HH!
I picked up the seated dime near the base of a large tree, eight inches down under some roots. It's a miracle I didn't scratch the coin!
The 1855 Victoria copper is huge, larger than a half dollar, thick and heavy. It was down in the packed soil a good 10 inches or so.
I was concentrating on picking up the Indian Head cent signals among the trash, slowly crawling along, but the effort paid off. I dug up a total of twelve.
They are dated: 1876, 1880, 1886, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1905, 1906, 1906, 1906, and 1907.
There are several old wheat cents in the pile. The oldest is dated 1911. There are 15 in total.
And lastly, two old buttons. The Boy's Brigade button is in very good condition.
HH!
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