Garabaldi
Bronze Member
- Jun 28, 2009
- 2,382
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- Whites M6, Whites Pulse Diver, ETRAC.
Talked to a friend of mine yesterday. He told me an interesting story about a man asking him if he found anything good while he was detecting. They asked each other what was the best thing you have found. The man told him about 8 months ago he was detecting a grass strip between the curb and sidewalk and found a $10 dollar gold coin.
I decided to try curbside detecting today. I started off finding some clad, mostly pennies. Found a key and other typical things. Then I found an interesting pump thingy. Then I got a reading of 11-42 on the etrac. I decided not to dig it, because I was getting tired of digging pennies. Then I dug a tin can next to it. I swung my coil over the 11-42 signal again and walked away, then thought I better dig it. I went back and dug it. pulled the plug, then pinpointed the hole. Dug a clump of dirt out and saw the shield in the middle of the eagle. I thought it was a shield nickle or two cent piece. Then realized what it was. I put it in my pouch and began to obsess about it. I took it out and put some water on it and saw the date. I packed up my things and headed home. This is a dream find for me.
Any suggestions on how to show more detail on it or should I leave it as is?
Thanks for looking.
I decided to try curbside detecting today. I started off finding some clad, mostly pennies. Found a key and other typical things. Then I found an interesting pump thingy. Then I got a reading of 11-42 on the etrac. I decided not to dig it, because I was getting tired of digging pennies. Then I dug a tin can next to it. I swung my coil over the 11-42 signal again and walked away, then thought I better dig it. I went back and dug it. pulled the plug, then pinpointed the hole. Dug a clump of dirt out and saw the shield in the middle of the eagle. I thought it was a shield nickle or two cent piece. Then realized what it was. I put it in my pouch and began to obsess about it. I took it out and put some water on it and saw the date. I packed up my things and headed home. This is a dream find for me.
Any suggestions on how to show more detail on it or should I leave it as is?
Thanks for looking.
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