wlb42
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- Dec 4, 2011
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- Nokta Makro Simplex+, Whites TRX Pinpointer, Whites MX5, Bounty Hunter 3300 Discovery, Whites Coinmaster Pro, Whites Quantum 2, Whites 6000, Whites 6DB, Whites Beachcomber.
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Today used my Whites MX5 to locate dropped, hidden, or most likely tossed out by mistake a group of 12 Liberty V Nickels. This story starts with 3 Liberty V Nickels found by my son-in-law while digging in an old farm fire pit to move a wheel barrel of dirt near the bottom of the pit to fill a large hole at the base of their farm home a few weeks ago to make a flower garden. Then my daughter who is an archaeologist for the State of Florida, was digging in the flower garden, with the transfered dirt from the fire pit and discovered 2 Liberty V Nickels both dated 1899 which she gave to me. She was telling me this a few days ago, so today I took my MX5 to see if I could find any others in the garden area or the burn pit........and located 6 more V nickels in the flower garden, and 1 more at the burn pit location where ALL of the nickels orginated.........I may have to dig thru this huge burn pit and move some dirt and see if anything else is there.....Some coins were stuck together, fused by the fire, but seem to be in good or better condition.....I took pictures in the condition as I found them, but may try to clean them later, as my daughter knows how to clean atrifacts, as she does this now for the State of Florida as part of her job description......Happy Hunting!!
The top 2 were the 1899 nickels my daughter found, the 2nd row is dated, 1904, 1905, 1906(which has a full liberty) and the last row is dated 1908, 1908, 1910 & 1912.......9 total.....the first 3 found by my son-in-law not pictured as he has them at home and I do not know the dates.....will try to find out later on them.....Thanks for looking.
P.S. See my first cleaned one the 1908 lower left row above, on my follow-up post below.
Bill
The top 2 were the 1899 nickels my daughter found, the 2nd row is dated, 1904, 1905, 1906(which has a full liberty) and the last row is dated 1908, 1908, 1910 & 1912.......9 total.....the first 3 found by my son-in-law not pictured as he has them at home and I do not know the dates.....will try to find out later on them.....Thanks for looking.
P.S. See my first cleaned one the 1908 lower left row above, on my follow-up post below.
Bill
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