RelicHunter97
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Hello fellow TNetters! It's been a while since I last posted, but I've got something good to share!
So cousin Bob and I were out in a pretty new to us field, it was my third time there (his fourth), and we were stealthing. Before we came back to this field, we tried some fields next to the river. They didn't pan out to be much, so we moved. It was getting towards the end of our hunt, we weren't getting too much, some relics here and there. But then I get a solid signal ranging from 83-87, loud tone, unfaltering numbers. Bob hears my detector go off and once told the numbers he comes over to watch. Now, before we had even gotten to the fields a couple hours earlier as we were driving, I made the statement "This is going to be the day," talking about finding my first American large copper. I recalled this quote as i took out the first plug. It was still in the hole, to the left. Bob takes out another shovel full of the mucky soil and drops it down. I checked the plug, its in there, numbers are still consistent. Now, large aluminum is also known to do this, so I had my doubts. But when I spread out the dirt and didn't see anything I got excited. Bob offers to use his pinpointer to find it, but before he does I see it; a circular disk on a clump of soil. I pick it up, and said "I see Stars," (the ones surrounding the bust). At this point Bob is thinking it might be silver. So I flip it over, take a little dirt off the back with my thumb, just enough to see the ALF and NT of HALF CENT. I exclaim, "It's a half cent!" We had celebrations for about a minute, then it comes to trying to see the date. My initial thought was that it was 1801, which would be Draped Bust. I decide to go to one of the many puddles to wash it off, and come up with the date 1808, which I soon realized was 1809 (Triple punched 9 variety). I am really grateful to have found this coin, and this is the third occasion in which I mention a kind of find and one of us finds it. (The other two being Bob's Washington Inaugural button and my first arrow). Weird, and probably just coincidence, but still. Anyways, we hunt for a little bit more, and Bob found an 1880 IHP. After that we leave for home. I still can't believe I found it, still so excited! It is currently soaking in olive oil, which has already brought out detail and evened out the colors (where patina has flaked off from being hit by a plow exposing green.)
New pics! I think I'm gonna leave it in the olive oil for another week then put it in my coins case.
Thanks for looking!
-Anthony
So cousin Bob and I were out in a pretty new to us field, it was my third time there (his fourth), and we were stealthing. Before we came back to this field, we tried some fields next to the river. They didn't pan out to be much, so we moved. It was getting towards the end of our hunt, we weren't getting too much, some relics here and there. But then I get a solid signal ranging from 83-87, loud tone, unfaltering numbers. Bob hears my detector go off and once told the numbers he comes over to watch. Now, before we had even gotten to the fields a couple hours earlier as we were driving, I made the statement "This is going to be the day," talking about finding my first American large copper. I recalled this quote as i took out the first plug. It was still in the hole, to the left. Bob takes out another shovel full of the mucky soil and drops it down. I checked the plug, its in there, numbers are still consistent. Now, large aluminum is also known to do this, so I had my doubts. But when I spread out the dirt and didn't see anything I got excited. Bob offers to use his pinpointer to find it, but before he does I see it; a circular disk on a clump of soil. I pick it up, and said "I see Stars," (the ones surrounding the bust). At this point Bob is thinking it might be silver. So I flip it over, take a little dirt off the back with my thumb, just enough to see the ALF and NT of HALF CENT. I exclaim, "It's a half cent!" We had celebrations for about a minute, then it comes to trying to see the date. My initial thought was that it was 1801, which would be Draped Bust. I decide to go to one of the many puddles to wash it off, and come up with the date 1808, which I soon realized was 1809 (Triple punched 9 variety). I am really grateful to have found this coin, and this is the third occasion in which I mention a kind of find and one of us finds it. (The other two being Bob's Washington Inaugural button and my first arrow). Weird, and probably just coincidence, but still. Anyways, we hunt for a little bit more, and Bob found an 1880 IHP. After that we leave for home. I still can't believe I found it, still so excited! It is currently soaking in olive oil, which has already brought out detail and evened out the colors (where patina has flaked off from being hit by a plow exposing green.)
New pics! I think I'm gonna leave it in the olive oil for another week then put it in my coins case.
Thanks for looking!
-Anthony
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