Knocked another 1800s coin off my bucket list!

mr helton

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First here's the video



I found these coins at the oldest park in the city (the only old park really)! This place gets absolutely pounded as a result, almost every time I go I see other people swinging a detector there. Still manage to pull out good coins, and today I got my first 1800s coin from that place!

And here are the pics!
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oakhunter27

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Nice that eagle should clean up nice good detail

Sent from my SCH-S738C using TreasureNet in the middle of a field somewhere
 

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mr helton

mr helton

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Nice that eagle should clean up nice good detail

Sent from my SCH-S738C using TreasureNet in the middle of a field somewhere

Unfortunately the thing has already been brushed with soapy water and is completely clean. That's all surface damage from years of being underground. I can't even get a day off it but I'm still thrilled to have found it!
 

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mr helton

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Nice finds!! What camera are you using? The quality of your pictures are great!!

Thanks! For my videos and all of the pictures here except for the FE, I used my phone (Razr Maxx HD)

For the Flying Eagle (and most of my pictures in other posts), I have a little rig in my basement and use my digital SLR.
 

Old Dude

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Shame on you for fibbing to that nice gentleman:laughing7:That buff is in excellent shape. How awesome is that flying eagle?!? Not many of those posted here:icon_thumleft:
 

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mr helton

mr helton

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Shame on you for fibbing to that nice gentleman:laughing7:That buff is in excellent shape. How awesome is that flying eagle?!? Not many of those posted here:icon_thumleft:

Well at the time he asked where I found my stuff I had only known him for about 2 minutes so I was sorta caught off guard. I do feel bad but he had a great hunt today regardless. I talked to him again and actually fessed up and he just laughed and said he's been hitting the place for almost a decade and had been everywhere anyway :P

I'm absolutely thrilled about the flying eagle, there aren't that many of them out there! I'm having an absolutely awesome year with the new detector.

By the way I put some olive oil over the FE and am pretty sure I can see a 7 so I guess that makes it an 1857!
 

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Thanks fantastic you guys can still go to that old park after all of these years and score old coins like that. :thumbsup:
Congrats on the FE cent, and thanks for the video. I just subscribed. Keep em coming.
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mr helton

mr helton

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Thank you for the nice words and I really appreciate the sub!
 

Diggin Dude

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Really fantastic finds! Thanks for sharing!
 

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Wow great finds! what detector were you swinging? I cant wait to find a FE!
 

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mr helton

mr helton

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Wow great finds! what detector were you swinging? I cant wait to find a FE!

I upgraded to an AT Pro this year and have really been killing it this year. I'm finding a ton of things in the trashy old park that people seem to miss.
 

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Nice finds, I would have told him I found it somewhere else too. I just recently had some lurker PM me asking me secret questions about where I hunt. I know the guy finds great stuff so when I turned it around and asked him where he was hunting he never told me. I would have taken him with me had he been willing to share, just obvious that he was just pumping me for his own gain. The next day I went to the WMA he was asking me about and found a 1942 Merc
 

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