WisconsinPirate
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- Aug 2, 2017
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- Detector(s) used
- EQ600; Makro MK
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I went out detecting today for the first time in 2018. Started snowing and the temp dropped so I was out for about an hour and did not get a ton of signals. Found three zincolns, one copper memorial penny, and a 1946 nickel. Oh and my favorite thing - screw caps.
The ground was cement in some spots and soft in others. No real rhyme or reason behind this. I got back home googled the 1946 nickel and saw walmart selling one for $1,600 USD, in mint condition and had an inverted D mint mark, which made my heart stop a bit. So I cleaned the nickel better and it had no mint mark at all. The bright side is if I had one mint marked D I probably would be trying to figure out if it had an inverted D or regular D on it for the next five days so at least having no mint mark makes that investigation easy. However for my first hunt I'll take it.
Even though it was not really a great finds day it was awesome getting out. Today was still better than sitting behind a desk.
The ground was cement in some spots and soft in others. No real rhyme or reason behind this. I got back home googled the 1946 nickel and saw walmart selling one for $1,600 USD, in mint condition and had an inverted D mint mark, which made my heart stop a bit. So I cleaned the nickel better and it had no mint mark at all. The bright side is if I had one mint marked D I probably would be trying to figure out if it had an inverted D or regular D on it for the next five days so at least having no mint mark makes that investigation easy. However for my first hunt I'll take it.
Even though it was not really a great finds day it was awesome getting out. Today was still better than sitting behind a desk.
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