Got permission to hunt an old 1870's farm house. I started to hunt around the house with the small 4x6" DD Shooter coil, paying special attention to the sidewalk edges and the doorsteps. On my first pass by the side door, I got a strong signal. Dug the Half-Eagle, looked to the side of it and there was the Quarter-Eagle. Almost fainted. Had to stand by a tree for a little bit.
The only way to really understand something is to play with it.
Unbelievable! I've been thinking lately about upgrading my detector to a DFX but was having a hrd time justifying it until I reaf your post. Congrats!
The only ones for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the sky.
FANTASTIC!!! I would have soiled myself right on the spot.
Great coins.
Congrats,
MM
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
That has to be the find of a lifetime, you are one lucky bloke! I can only imagine the feeling of a double find of that magnitude. I felt faint just reading about it , thanks for sharing.
I got a bad feeling all the locals hereabouts were dirt poor in that time period. That, or it was a barter system of payments. A bushel of turnips don't detect well after 120 years.
Wonderful! I was so caught up in the other gold coin posted here recently that I almost overlooked your post! Glad I opened it up! The question now is, what do you do for an encore?
A gentleman farmer named Floyd
With some of his kin was annoyed
The boys in their youth
Did not know the truth
And one of his tools was destroyed
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A bushel of turnips don't detect well after 120 years.
