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- Jul 4, 2006
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First hunt since April I got shielded and a half eagle.
I got out dirt fishing for the first time in a long time. It took me 3 hours to find a non-ferrous signal in my severely pounded but very conveniently located spot. I decided to dig all of the shotgun shell signals that I left behind. They were all shotgun shells except for one. A nice crusty Shield nickel was my reward for 3 hours of bushwhacking. There was no visible date even with oblique lighting. I have messed up Shield nickels in the past so I was very careful and used my new technique that I developed for fat Indians and Flying Eagles. Enjoy the transformation that's if the pictures load in the correct order LOL. I was quite certain I was never going to get a date I could tell it was under the crust but my preliminary cleaning seemed to obliterate it. But then I was able to use a little finesse to bring out the date 1872. This is a major first for me I have never pulled a shield nickel I could get a date off of they are always pitted beyond belief. This one was located in the muck in front of a spring that is perpetually wet perhaps the lack of wet and dry cycles helped preserve it in at least decent condition. I wish I had the kind of soil some people have pulling these things out pristine. But I'm not complaining about this one super stoked to have a date. Too bad it's not in 1880. By the way this thing looks much better in the hand than it does in my pictures thank God.
I got out dirt fishing for the first time in a long time. It took me 3 hours to find a non-ferrous signal in my severely pounded but very conveniently located spot. I decided to dig all of the shotgun shell signals that I left behind. They were all shotgun shells except for one. A nice crusty Shield nickel was my reward for 3 hours of bushwhacking. There was no visible date even with oblique lighting. I have messed up Shield nickels in the past so I was very careful and used my new technique that I developed for fat Indians and Flying Eagles. Enjoy the transformation that's if the pictures load in the correct order LOL. I was quite certain I was never going to get a date I could tell it was under the crust but my preliminary cleaning seemed to obliterate it. But then I was able to use a little finesse to bring out the date 1872. This is a major first for me I have never pulled a shield nickel I could get a date off of they are always pitted beyond belief. This one was located in the muck in front of a spring that is perpetually wet perhaps the lack of wet and dry cycles helped preserve it in at least decent condition. I wish I had the kind of soil some people have pulling these things out pristine. But I'm not complaining about this one super stoked to have a date. Too bad it's not in 1880. By the way this thing looks much better in the hand than it does in my pictures thank God.
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