Clad the Impaler
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- Jan 11, 2010
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AND THEN SOME!!! Hit the spot that Lowbatts had told me about yesterday. Found nothing but clad and a '26 wheatie. Returned early this morning (oh-dark-thirty ish) determined to find something good. In attendance (eventually) were Lowbatts, Kimsdad, D-Dub, Mr. Senior, Watercolor, myself, and a few others. After finding nothing notable yesterday, I really wanted something good. Day started slowly again...rough dirt meant iffy, bouncy, hard to pinpoint signals all over the place. I decided to dig it all. After digging what seemed like hundreds of pull tabs and nails, I finally got a solid nickel signal. After some difficulty locating a disappearing signal, I decided to try using my ProPointer (a lot of the finds @ this location have been on or very near the surface). I wasn't disappointed when a few moments later I spy a coin just under some loose dirt. Grab it, and can't believe my eyes when I see the shield!! It's a shield nickel, either 1866 or 1868, I can't tell. It's very worn, but is still the oldest coin I've found to date, so I'm not complaining. Finds for the day included a pet tag, button or curtain weight, fork or spoon handle, plated religious medallion, small caliber bullet, the shield nickel, another '26 wheatie, and $1.42 in clad (3 quarters, 4 dimes, 2 clad Jefferson nickels, and 17 pennies (7 copper and 10 crumbly, crusty zincers). Thoughts and observations on today's hunt: Glad I persisted and didn't quit. It took me a bit longer than the others to find something good, but eventually I did. It was REALLY hot out there, and the back of my neck is TOTALLY burned (even w/ spf 60 sunscreen). This is the first site I've been to where I dug many more zincers than copper cents (BOOOOOO!!!!). I can't wait until the others post their finds. Pics below. Enjoy (I certainly did....sunburned neck and all...)!! 
