The Aluminum Monster
Hero Member
- Mar 18, 2015
- 595
- 777
- Detector(s) used
- White's Coinmaster Pro, Tesoro Mojave, Garrett AT Pro, 5x8 DD, 15" NEL Attack, Garrett Pro-pointer, Pro Series 5x9 sand scoop, 30" Royal Compact sluice, 36" Bazooka Gold Trap, Gold Cube.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hi all.
I am shaking. I have a rare day off so I was able to go for a walk in the park with my gal and my dogs. My gal and I have a competition running this year on who can find the most money with JUST EYEBALL finds only. Coins on the ground, on floors in markets, coinstar, etc. NO DETECTOR FINDS. The park where we walk them is a couple hundred years old but it is great for finding surface coins. She walks them more so she is kicking my butt.
I tell you this because obviously we are just scouring the ground in the spirit of competition. We have had some heavy rain the last two days here in New Bedford. As we were walking up a hill on a paved path, I was checking out the "canyons" that the rain had created on the side of the path. I always tell my gal that I have a gut feeling that I am going to find a SLQ after a rain storm some day.
Well, I saw a round object halfway sticking out of the ground in one of the runoffs. I grabbed it assuming it was a dime and pulled this out. My head has been swimming for a half hour now. Thoughts?
The back is completely slick but I can take a photo of it if you would think it would help. Is this my first Real? Should I sell my detectors and just use my eyeballs? I can make out the CA and the DE of DEI and the 1776 is obvious. This would be far and away my oldest find as I am not in the 1700s club.
I wish I had my phone on me to take a picture in the park but we work different shifts and that's "our time", so phones aren't our thing. And, you know, I WASN'T EXPECTING TO FIND THIS BECAUSE I WASN'T TREASURE HUNTING!
Thanks for any help!
-Jay
I am shaking. I have a rare day off so I was able to go for a walk in the park with my gal and my dogs. My gal and I have a competition running this year on who can find the most money with JUST EYEBALL finds only. Coins on the ground, on floors in markets, coinstar, etc. NO DETECTOR FINDS. The park where we walk them is a couple hundred years old but it is great for finding surface coins. She walks them more so she is kicking my butt.
I tell you this because obviously we are just scouring the ground in the spirit of competition. We have had some heavy rain the last two days here in New Bedford. As we were walking up a hill on a paved path, I was checking out the "canyons" that the rain had created on the side of the path. I always tell my gal that I have a gut feeling that I am going to find a SLQ after a rain storm some day.
Well, I saw a round object halfway sticking out of the ground in one of the runoffs. I grabbed it assuming it was a dime and pulled this out. My head has been swimming for a half hour now. Thoughts?
The back is completely slick but I can take a photo of it if you would think it would help. Is this my first Real? Should I sell my detectors and just use my eyeballs? I can make out the CA and the DE of DEI and the 1776 is obvious. This would be far and away my oldest find as I am not in the 1700s club.
I wish I had my phone on me to take a picture in the park but we work different shifts and that's "our time", so phones aren't our thing. And, you know, I WASN'T EXPECTING TO FIND THIS BECAUSE I WASN'T TREASURE HUNTING!
Thanks for any help!
-Jay
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