Not to be repeated consecutive coins

[McCDig]

One site I have been hunting for almost two years has yielded numerous pre-1900 and some pre-1800 coins. At just under 150 acres, there are about 10 acres fenced pasture for goats and sheep; this is inaccessible for detecting. Another 10 acres or so is dedicated to office space, greenhouses, barns and horse ring. Much of the land is under crops at present and off limits for detecting until winter.

What remains to detect at present are mowed grass strips around field perimeters. The site does not yield many coins.

Prior to this evening's hunt I had found an 1869 shield nickel on the eastern half of the property on 7/7/18. It rang up a 12 strong mid-tone on the Equinox 600. Today I got another of those strong 12s and again, at a depth less than 4 inches, another shield nickel. That is back-to-back shields from this property.

This one appears to be an 1868.

I kept hunting the same field edge and about 21 paces further along I got an consistent 28-31 high-tone which turned out to be a copper, not sure if it's British or a State coin, but enough detail remains to show an obverse with right-facing figure and Britannia on the reverse.

 

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[Truth]

Congratulations on the Shield Nickel and other finds. The Shield Nickel was on my bucket list for years and I got one the year with rays and you have 2!! Congratulations again

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Truth1253 and congrats on finding that early shield. This is a pretty clean property, so if it's not a good target it's a square nail. Think I dug about a dozen of them today.

 

[Whyme]

Nice shield and copper! Looks like nickels come out of the ground pretty good where you are.

 

[Truth]

Thanks Truth1253 and congrats on finding that early shield. This is a pretty clean property, so if it's not a good target it's a square nail. Think I dug about a dozen of them today.

I dig tons I know what you mean.

Oh and don’t clean it I actually ruined it. If I showed you the before and after you’d cry [emoji24]

 

[Rookster]

Super finds.Congrats.

 

[treblehunter]

Nice finds, I wanna hunt there with you.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice saves. Congrats

 

[Possum]

Congrats McCDig, those are some awesome saves!!! I agree with Truth, When I first started detecting some years back, I recovered my first V-Nickle at "City Park" in New Orleans. One of the guys that was there hunting with us told me to put in mustard to clean it, so being new and considering him an experienced hunter and believing he was a good feller, I went home and did just what he told me to do... yep you guessed it, that darn yellow mustard dissolved my first ever V-Nickle!!! Needless to say, I never asked that feller for anymore advice!!! Now I just clean them as best as I can with a little water and very soft bristled tooth brush... Once again, Congrats!!! "D"

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on those nice coins McCdig.

 

[BTV Digger]

Nice saves, and glad you didn't go the mustard or vinegar route on the V. Your copper is a late date King George I halfpenny, most likely in the 1717-1724 range. Great save on that one!

John

 

[McCDig]

Thanks John! Yes, I've wrecked more than a few, but am now a minimalist when it comes to finds - no liquids, light scraping, and a little skin oil.

Here's a comparison I did this AM on the KGI.

 

[washingtonian]

I love those old British coins. Man, you just never know what you're going to get. Great digging!

 

[Rubka888]

Congrats McCDig, those are some awesome saves!!! I agree with Truth, When I first started detecting some years back, I recovered my first V-Nickle at "City Park" in New Orleans. One of the guys that was there hunting with us told me to put in mustard to clean it, so being new and considering him an experienced hunter and believing he was a good feller, I went home and did just what he told me to do... yep you guessed it, that darn yellow mustard dissolved my first ever V-Nickle!!! Needless to say, I never asked that feller for anymore advice!!! Now I just clean them as best as I can with a little water and very soft bristled tooth brush... Once again, Congrats!!! "D"

Oh no! It is actually ketchup I have heard many people say will help clean nickles. Definitely not Mustard..

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Rubka888 for helping with the condiment issue. Seems the consensus is that mustard and ketchup are best used on burgers and hotdogs.

 

[McCDig]

Thx washingtonian! This is one of about six pre-1800 coins from this site. Thought it was settled in 1830 but now that I found this old British copper it may have earlier activity.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Trezurehunter! After finding the secons coin I called my wife and asked if I had leeway to hunt another 40 minutes.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks "D"! Yes, the less the better it seems. I did have one copper that the accretions on it would not yielded to anything. Perhaps electrolysis would have worked, however, I ended up usig a fine grit sandpaper on both sides to basically grind through the buildup and it worked. I took away everything down to the high relief points and it was an answer in helping me to identify the coin. It turned out to be a 1760 Voce Populi coin from Dublin.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Hawks! Pretty crazy to think how many years that copper was just lying there as the land was farmed. It lay about 6 feet from the edge of a corn field.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Brad! Sure, if you want to head down here in the Fall we can hit one or two sites in the city. You could hunt under my permit. The site where these coins came from is in the county and you'd have to apply for your own Baltimore County permit. Details on how to obtain that permit are found on our Club's website: Maryland Free State Treasure Club. Let me know if you have any difficulty with that.