TheGreatNorth
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- Sep 6, 2015
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Garrett ATGOLD w/every coil..
GArrett ACE250
Garrett Pinpointer
CTX3030 mostly
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Well.... It happened. 2 weeks ago my hunting buddy and I were out at one of his sites...and I got a very nice 1820 Bust Dime. It was under a bunch of nails so it sounded rough on the CTX. But, it gave solid numbers so I reluctantly dug it. Definitely glad I did. He was so jealous that he cussed at me for about an hour (all in good fun). He kills me in coppers every year but somehow I manage a lot of silver.
Fast forward to today. We haven't been out since, and because last time I scored at HIS site it was my turn to pick the area. We hit a few sites including a new permission I got from a client. We hiked for miles but couldn't find the MAIN site I was looking for. Most of the spots in that area have been virgin (or barely touched) due to their location. So, we hit them and he scored an Indian and a Wheat and a cool old pen. I found some odd ball stuff including a bell, musketball and about 200 shotgun shells....
After we leave we decide to head for another spot. We are driving and out of the corner of my eye, I see a cellar hole barely visible from the road. Nothing was posted so in we went. About 5 minutes into the hunt I scored a nice flat button only a couple inches deep. Then...he yells "oh my god, your never gonna believe this!" Typically that saying isn't for something minor, so I went over. He held out his hand and dropped the coin into my palm.. I always try not to look immediately (to add suspense) but the huge THUD is made about ruined it. He found a crisp 1827 Bust Half Dollar about 5 ft from the cellar hole wall and 4" deep...
We high fived, danced around like fools for a minute... then immediately went back to detecting. I ended up finding another huge flat button and that was it. The flies were brutal so after 1/2 hour we decided to call it. Definitely a huge bucket list find for him, and I couldn't be happier to watch a friend pull something like that! Its gonna be tough to top that next hunt, but he says he will deliver a sweet list of sites next hunt. Hope you all have found time to hunt, and good luck!
Fast forward to today. We haven't been out since, and because last time I scored at HIS site it was my turn to pick the area. We hit a few sites including a new permission I got from a client. We hiked for miles but couldn't find the MAIN site I was looking for. Most of the spots in that area have been virgin (or barely touched) due to their location. So, we hit them and he scored an Indian and a Wheat and a cool old pen. I found some odd ball stuff including a bell, musketball and about 200 shotgun shells....
After we leave we decide to head for another spot. We are driving and out of the corner of my eye, I see a cellar hole barely visible from the road. Nothing was posted so in we went. About 5 minutes into the hunt I scored a nice flat button only a couple inches deep. Then...he yells "oh my god, your never gonna believe this!" Typically that saying isn't for something minor, so I went over. He held out his hand and dropped the coin into my palm.. I always try not to look immediately (to add suspense) but the huge THUD is made about ruined it. He found a crisp 1827 Bust Half Dollar about 5 ft from the cellar hole wall and 4" deep...
We high fived, danced around like fools for a minute... then immediately went back to detecting. I ended up finding another huge flat button and that was it. The flies were brutal so after 1/2 hour we decided to call it. Definitely a huge bucket list find for him, and I couldn't be happier to watch a friend pull something like that! Its gonna be tough to top that next hunt, but he says he will deliver a sweet list of sites next hunt. Hope you all have found time to hunt, and good luck!
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Man, I love this sport. Great story and recoveries. Keep sharing and having a ball with your buds.
