steelheadwill
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Well, we had an extra low tide this morning, so I decided I'd get to work a little late & work a section of beach where a friend lost her wedding ring, been here before, & found various items, brass lamp parts, brass & silver pocketknife remnants, ship fittings, etc. Dug a black clump with brass grommet
coming out the side, when I first spotted it, i thought i found the ring, then another lamp fragment, and a clad quarter, what I assume is some type of brass ring, then some gold colored sheet,the tide starts coming in, I'm getting a deep hit, shifting from 18 to 40 on my Minelab, keep digging in a hole ful of water, keep checking, it's still down there, almost gave up twice, kept at it, check the hole, it's not there anymore, scan my diggings, get a clean 40 hit on top, fingers in the mud I pluck what I think is a George 2/3 penny, give it a rinse, and voila!! Happy Dance !! 1788 Mass Cent , Nice shape for being in salt mud this long, My Best Find Yet,
Only been MD'ing since March this year.
I Went & Did a little work, came home, cleaned & checked the"brass ring' and sheet, They appear to be a gold bezel (2" diameter, I'm back tomorrow to find the coin!!), and some kind of gold sheet, they read on my detector as gold/aluminum/lead, will be having them checked soon! Nothing but a freshwater rinse for the cent, and that's the way it's gonna stay, I am a Massachusetts native, and honestly never dreamed of finding a coin like this. My lessons learned:
1) DIG EVERY HIT.
2)DON'T STOP TIL IT'S OUT OF THE GROUND.
Good Day & Happy Hunting To All, Herbie
coming out the side, when I first spotted it, i thought i found the ring, then another lamp fragment, and a clad quarter, what I assume is some type of brass ring, then some gold colored sheet,the tide starts coming in, I'm getting a deep hit, shifting from 18 to 40 on my Minelab, keep digging in a hole ful of water, keep checking, it's still down there, almost gave up twice, kept at it, check the hole, it's not there anymore, scan my diggings, get a clean 40 hit on top, fingers in the mud I pluck what I think is a George 2/3 penny, give it a rinse, and voila!! Happy Dance !! 1788 Mass Cent , Nice shape for being in salt mud this long, My Best Find Yet,
Only been MD'ing since March this year.
I Went & Did a little work, came home, cleaned & checked the"brass ring' and sheet, They appear to be a gold bezel (2" diameter, I'm back tomorrow to find the coin!!), and some kind of gold sheet, they read on my detector as gold/aluminum/lead, will be having them checked soon! Nothing but a freshwater rinse for the cent, and that's the way it's gonna stay, I am a Massachusetts native, and honestly never dreamed of finding a coin like this. My lessons learned:
1) DIG EVERY HIT.
2)DON'T STOP TIL IT'S OUT OF THE GROUND.
Good Day & Happy Hunting To All, Herbie
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" Massachusetts Colonial copper " deserves to be up there ! ...Great looking find. I like water searches too ! Find some more , Herbie . 
CMDawg Has my vote , it is a tough find ,south of NY 
