My First Legitimate Find

Just_curious

Sr. Member
Aug 27, 2017
332
273
Georgia/Alabama
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Minelab GM1000
White's GMZ
White's Spectrum XLT
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All Treasure Hunting
I finally found something significant today. I have been finding nothing but pull tabs and modern/semi-modern coins. No jewelry, no relics, no silver, etc. WELL THAT ALL CHANGED TODAY :). I am super excited about it. Not necessarily because it's valuable, not because it's old, but because this stuff IS still out there. It may only be one coin...but I would say it's in GREAT condition for 115 years old, and hopefully it's the beginning of better progress during future detecting!
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texjim

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Feb 3, 2009
4,336
2,702
schuylkill county pa.
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whites xlt,vx3
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I always get excited when i dig an old coin. Congrats on the Barber quarter
 

Tired Rooster

Hero Member
Nov 6, 2011
710
706
Alabama
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Minelabs and Tesoros
Several of them....
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All Treasure Hunting
Beautiful coin and awesome find!!!
Congratulations on your first....having to work for it makes it that much sweeter. :icon_thumright:
I know from experience.
 

Loco-Digger

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Jun 16, 2014
11,827
17,744
Northern O-H-I-O
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F75 LTD, 1280X Aquanaut, & a Patriot (back-up/loaner)
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Congrats on digging your 1st silver coin. :occasion14: You checked a nice one off the bucket list. :icon_thumleft: Who doesn't love a Barber? :dontknow:
 

BLK HOLE

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Aug 3, 2017
4,725
6,501
Northern Virginia
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AT MAX/AT PRO/GPX-4500, Equinox 800, Garrett Pro Pointer,NEL Attack Coil, Lesche diggers, and the custom made in the USA Freeloader Pack Mule Pouch!
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👍 well done!! Congratulations 🎊🎉🍾
 

BTV Digger

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Jul 24, 2014
365
1,011
Northern VT
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AT-Pro; Fisher F2; Tesoro Silver UMax
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Relic Hunting
A most excellent find. That one will keep the itch alive!

John
 

Coil-2-Soil

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Mar 21, 2017
433
815
East Coast
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3030 and Equinox 800
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Metal Detecting
Very nice first find and in great condition. I'm still looking for one. Congrats and HH
 

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Just_curious

Sr. Member
Aug 27, 2017
332
273
Georgia/Alabama
Detector(s) used
Minelab GM1000
White's GMZ
White's Spectrum XLT
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Wow. This thread got way more attention than I thought it would have! Lol. Thank you all so much for the props and words of encouragement. I couldn't have found it without the knowledge and advice from this community, that's for sure. Hope I can report more finds in the very near future. I've got some pretty promising sites to hit, so I'm gonna keep at it.
 

vferrari

Silver Member
Jul 19, 2015
4,910
8,377
Near Ground Zero for Insanity
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XP Deus with HF/x35 Coils and Mi6 Pinpointer/ML Equinox 600/800/ML Tarsacci MDT 8000 GPX 4800/Garrett ATX/Fisher F75 DST/Tek G2+/Delta/Whites MXT/Nokta Simplex/Garrett Carrot
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Feels good don't it. Great find! Something about silver and gold coming out of the ground. It usually always looks like it was dropped yesterday.
 

DigginDoc

Jr. Member
Aug 6, 2017
43
117
BC, Canada
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Minelab Excal, Tesoro Eldorado, Silver, F4, F1280x
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Congrats! I love the old coins down there.
Cheers
Doc
 

pepperj

Gold Member
Feb 3, 2009
37,512
139,067
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1
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Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Doesn't matter if a person has dug dirt for 1 day or 50 yrs that beauty would a smile on their face seeing it the dirt, my own personal feeling of seeing silver of that era in the dirt. Congrats on your first one, my the memory last for many yrs.
 

neodetectorist

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Jan 4, 2016
1,023
4,118
NE Ohio
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And a great one at that.
I am still waiting for my first barber quarter.
I found barber dimes and a half but not a quarter yet.
 

Calabash Digger

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Apr 18, 2016
5,300
11,756
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XP DEUS II ,XP DEUS, EQUINOX 800, EXCALIBUR II,
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CONGRATS! a coin just like that even the same date started my addiction , I mean love for the hobby .... lol
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,425
Massachusetts
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1
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1
Detector(s) used
Garrett: AT Pro, AT Gold & Infinium; Minelab: Explorer SE, II; Simplex; Tesoro: Tejon & Outlaw; White's: V3i
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Relic Hunting
Sweet find, congratulations! :occasion14:
 

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