Longhair
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- May 26, 2012
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Fisher F2,
Fisher 1280X,
MineLab Xterra 705,
MineLab Explorer SE
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Well, they finally took the beans off the field that I've been wanting to hunt. An 1854 topo map showed how the road had had a dogleg in it to go around a sinkhole, and where it came back into line there had been a house. On an 1874 plat map, the road had been made straight and the house was gone. It has been farm field ever since.
Since I had no idea what to expect there or even where the house was exactly, and since it's a huge area, I took the 705 w/Coiltek 15" 3kHz All Terrain coil so I could cover some ground. Within ten minutes I dug my first coin, an 1848 Large Cent! And it was a beauty! Remembering all of the times that the first find was the best of the day, I almost packed it in right then. Instead, I pressed on. About 30 minutes later I got another good coin sized hit. A drilled no-date Large Cent! Woohoo! Two in one day! I kept on, and in another 45 minutes I got another solid 44-46. An 1850 Large cent! And it was pretty good looking too! By this time I'd been out in the cold and wind about long enough. I have still only gotten just past the headlands into the field, so I've only scratched the surface in terms of area that I need to hunt. So working my way back towards the van I get ANOTHER hit. A drilled and shot 1847 Large cent!
These are the oldest American coins that I've dug in this neighborhood, and they were RIGHT NEXT DOOR!! I can walk there!
Anyway, it was a banner day, and I'll be back there soon and often between now and the time that the ground freezes.
Since I had no idea what to expect there or even where the house was exactly, and since it's a huge area, I took the 705 w/Coiltek 15" 3kHz All Terrain coil so I could cover some ground. Within ten minutes I dug my first coin, an 1848 Large Cent! And it was a beauty! Remembering all of the times that the first find was the best of the day, I almost packed it in right then. Instead, I pressed on. About 30 minutes later I got another good coin sized hit. A drilled no-date Large Cent! Woohoo! Two in one day! I kept on, and in another 45 minutes I got another solid 44-46. An 1850 Large cent! And it was pretty good looking too! By this time I'd been out in the cold and wind about long enough. I have still only gotten just past the headlands into the field, so I've only scratched the surface in terms of area that I need to hunt. So working my way back towards the van I get ANOTHER hit. A drilled and shot 1847 Large cent!
These are the oldest American coins that I've dug in this neighborhood, and they were RIGHT NEXT DOOR!! I can walk there!
Anyway, it was a banner day, and I'll be back there soon and often between now and the time that the ground freezes.
And the one that was shot is really interesting! From the looks of those finds that could be a great spot to pound and pound again until there are no signals... 
I just looked at the pics again, and realized that the no-date coin is of the 1816-1839 variety, making it the oldest U.S. coin that I've dug in this area. I sure wish that it was in better shape.
