FINALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I haven't been MDing for too long, so these finds might not be much to you veterens.
Anyhow, I bought my MD to find old coins sence I collect them. So, today, I went out in my back yard and got a good coin signal which turn out to be my first wheat penny that I've dug. I would have been satisfied with just that. I made my way to my front yard and near the edge of my driveway, I got another good coin signal. It was my first IH that I have dug!! ;D I still don't know exactly what the date is due to the fact that it is extremly corroded.
 

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GopherDaGold

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:icon_thumleft: Very nice!! :icon_thumright:
Looks like 1892.
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, :hello:

Awesome, job !! :icon_thumleft: :headbang: They tend to come out of the ground bad but you'll find some nice ones. :dontknow: Maybe not all in your yard but around and over the years. :notworthy:

Keep @ it and HH !! :D ;D
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh James, I am so happy for you!!! :hello2: :headbang: Congratulations!!!. Keep it up, there's plenty more where that came from. I don't know how old your house is but if you're finding IH's there has to be some good stuff around. :thumbsup: :tongue3:
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats JD! Did you use electro on that IH?
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whoa!! Sure wish I had a backyard like yours. It would be well tended. LOL

Congratulations on your finds, keep hitting that backyard, go slow and listen for those really weak signals that are
repeatable in both directions and dig them. I hope you are using some sort of pinpointer, they really help. Also I hope you are using a good pair of headsets, the ones you can adjust each ear. Without them, it will be hard to hear those really weak signals.

Good Luck and HH, Ringfinder
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Success is success and condition is not something to worry much about because you can't control it. Just keep finding and the better ones will come! :thumbsup:
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks everyone!
mainer said:
Congrats JD! Did you use electro on that IH?
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Yes, I did, that is how it got from my first 2 pics to the last 2 ;D
GopherDaGold said:
:icon_thumleft: Very nice!! :icon_thumright:
Looks like 1892.
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That is AWESOME! I didn't think it could be that old when I pulled it out of the ground.
thanks for helping me with the date!
 

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Felinepeachy

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't do that to the ancients, you'll remove the patina and ruin them. :wink:
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTG JD :thumbsup: Silver is just around the corner for you. HH.

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome job, congrats!!! And yea it looks like an 1892 IH you have there!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Felinepeachy said:
Don't do that to the ancients, you'll remove the patina and ruin them. :wink:
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what is patina? and I will remember that next time.
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jdsarasin8194 said:
Felinepeachy said:
Don't do that to the ancients, you'll remove the patina and ruin them. :wink:
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what is patina? and I will remember that next time.
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Uh oh, poor coins :-\

Patina is the oxidized metal that coats many ancient bronze and copper coins. It is usually green, but can be many colors including blue and red. The main reason you want to preserve it is that it is usually attractive and the coin under the patina usually isn't as nice. A coin with an attractive patina is often worth more than a coin that does not have a patina at all.
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Careful zapping any copper, :icon_scratch: broken metal, and small silver or gold. You can cause damage, breakage, melting or even disintegration of the object. :dontknow:

Keep @ it and HH !! :D ;D
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MUD(S.W.A.T) said:
Careful zapping any copper, :icon_scratch: broken metal, and small silver or gold. You can cause damage, breakage, melting or even disintegration of the object. :dontknow:

Keep @ it and HH !! :D ;D
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That's more like it. Very little to do with the patina, and looks more like electrolysis which is usually a terrible way to clean coins. They can also be dug and look like that as I've seen many out of the salt water that were as bad or worse.
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good job, ya broke into the 1800's!
 

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Re: FIALLY 2x!!!!!!!!!!!!!

theirs more where that came from.wish they were in better shape,but still you on a spot. its funny how even coins in that shape get us all wound up like we found a million dollars. like me and my rock with arrows on it. but that little shot in the arm find keeps us hi and hunting for hours on end. hope you find more.frank
 

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