M-Taliesin
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Howdy Folks!
I've been blessed to find a few nice old coins along the way since I started metal detecting around August 1st of 2007. And every time I find an old coin today, I think back to some of the best coins I ever got. They didn't end up under my coil, but were found in my mailbox. Yes, I've found some really great old coins, but few could compare to the ones I received from Toadman.
I remember the date was October 6th, 2008, and I opened my mailbox to find an envelope that had some weight to it. The letter had a return address in Mass, and was from Toad! While I hate to blow his rep or anything, he did me a real kindness by sending me a clutch of old coins that he'd found. There was a contest on another forum, and I entered. There were prizes offered for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Toad put up coins for 2nd prize and I won that particular slot.
The coins he sent me were:
a large cent that appears to be 1832,
a Buffy Nickel dated 1935,
3 Indian heads dated 1905, 1896, 1864,
2 V Nickels dated 1905 and 1910!!!
At the time, I hadn't yet found a V nickel in the wild, so that was really awesome in my opinion. While Toadman might not have thought it such a big deal, it certainly was for me, and I have never forgotten that clutch of coins he sent to me, nor his generosity in sharing them with me when I was still really green in the whole detecting hobby. It imparted a real burning desire to do well in metal detecting, and gave me a real enthusiasm for old coins too.
I don't know that I ever thanked him properly enough, but he really impressed the heck out of me at the time, and it propelled me to pursue this hobby with even more vigor. And I do thank him, because I believe he has given much to many over the years without asking much in return. I know that he's shared his knowledge and experience with many others on forums and on shared hunts over the years, and had really helped folks along. As for me... Thanks Toad! You're the man!
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
I've been blessed to find a few nice old coins along the way since I started metal detecting around August 1st of 2007. And every time I find an old coin today, I think back to some of the best coins I ever got. They didn't end up under my coil, but were found in my mailbox. Yes, I've found some really great old coins, but few could compare to the ones I received from Toadman.
I remember the date was October 6th, 2008, and I opened my mailbox to find an envelope that had some weight to it. The letter had a return address in Mass, and was from Toad! While I hate to blow his rep or anything, he did me a real kindness by sending me a clutch of old coins that he'd found. There was a contest on another forum, and I entered. There were prizes offered for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Toad put up coins for 2nd prize and I won that particular slot.
The coins he sent me were:
a large cent that appears to be 1832,
a Buffy Nickel dated 1935,
3 Indian heads dated 1905, 1896, 1864,
2 V Nickels dated 1905 and 1910!!!
At the time, I hadn't yet found a V nickel in the wild, so that was really awesome in my opinion. While Toadman might not have thought it such a big deal, it certainly was for me, and I have never forgotten that clutch of coins he sent to me, nor his generosity in sharing them with me when I was still really green in the whole detecting hobby. It imparted a real burning desire to do well in metal detecting, and gave me a real enthusiasm for old coins too.
I don't know that I ever thanked him properly enough, but he really impressed the heck out of me at the time, and it propelled me to pursue this hobby with even more vigor. And I do thank him, because I believe he has given much to many over the years without asking much in return. I know that he's shared his knowledge and experience with many others on forums and on shared hunts over the years, and had really helped folks along. As for me... Thanks Toad! You're the man!
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
