first post and first real find!

normalnovice

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Mar 3, 2013
54
27
reading, PA area
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garrett ace 250
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All Treasure Hunting
So i got myself a garrett ace 250 for christmas and so far hunted for about 3 hour total on my PA farm just learning the machine when this morning i got this.
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it's a british George II half pennmy from 1736!
It was awesome
 

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fishinmcc

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Jan 8, 2013
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Very nice. I've yet to find any coins b4 1900 but I'm hopeful

fishinmcc muncie indiana TreasureNet
 

dig kzoo

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Jan 6, 2013
2,346
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Kalamazoo co. MI
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1 Minelab CTX3030, 2 Garrett AT Gold, Garrett ACE 350, 2 Bounty Hunter tracker IV,BH Junior, 2 Garrett pro pointers
a family adventure!!
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Cool find.
 

Pulltab Parson

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Jan 20, 2007
823
84
Northwest PA
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Tesoro Tejon, Tesoro Vaquero, White's Prizm III, White's Bulls-eye Pinpointer II
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Great Find! Nothing like finding a coin from the 1700s!

Where in PA are you?

PTP
 

dig kzoo

Bronze Member
Jan 6, 2013
2,346
650
Kalamazoo co. MI
Detector(s) used
1 Minelab CTX3030, 2 Garrett AT Gold, Garrett ACE 350, 2 Bounty Hunter tracker IV,BH Junior, 2 Garrett pro pointers
a family adventure!!
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Dont feel bad, my 7 y/o just out digged me and the wife did w/ silver on feb 18. and they did it with the Bounty hunter tracker IV.
Silver will come! HH
 

JmCraz8

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Apr 2, 2011
1,623
693
Ohio
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Currently using: XP DEUS, T2 SE and the Garret Carrot lol
Have used: Garret Ace 250, Garret AT Pro, Garret Pro Pointer
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Fantastic find i'm yet to crack the 1700s
 

BosnMate

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Sep 10, 2010
6,916
8,441
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Other
You bet it's an awesome find. I've been at this since the late '60's and haven't found anything near that good. But where I live our history doesn't go that far back either. Great find, welcome to T Net.
 

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normalnovice

Jr. Member
Mar 3, 2013
54
27
reading, PA area
Detector(s) used
garrett ace 250
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks all. I'm located outside of reading , PA and I've found lots of old iron squre nails. the stone farm house dated to 1852 but there was an older building, now long demolished that I was hunting near with my sone. I can't wait to really canvas that area.
 

Tavern Detector

Tenderfoot
Mar 2, 2013
6
3
Bucks County Pa.
Detector(s) used
Garret GTI 1500
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I just start to. I also live in Pa on an old farm. Just pulled an 1820 large cent out of the ground for my first find. Keep up the good work
 

Michiganne

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Mar 27, 2007
4,402
550
SW Michigan
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Explorer SE
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Wow, you're out of the gates at breakneck speed. :hello2: Most folks start with 1900's coins, work back into the 1800's, and maybe dig a 1700's. Very cool, congrats! No turning back now...:icon_thumleft:

HH
 

dtiger2k

Jr. Member
Feb 3, 2013
42
11
Alabama
Detector(s) used
Garrett GTAx 400 (Mine)
Whites Prism II (Wife's)
Planning on upgrading both soon, hopefully.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I wish I had areas that oldto hunt. I've heard that there are arrowheads around where I live but the town only dates back to just after the Civil War. I really wish that I would have gotten into metal detecting when I lived in Ohio.

Nice finds, especially for a first find. That area, with its history, should produce some more great finds for you. Good luck and HH!
 

Tarponhuntr

Jr. Member
Feb 24, 2013
80
29
Western , NC
Detector(s) used
Bounty Hunter Tracker IV
Fisher F2
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Dont feel bad, my 7 y/o just out digged me and the wife did w/ silver on feb 18. and they did it with the Bounty hunter tracker IV.
Silver will come! HH

That is too funny ! My wife found two 1950's dimes on her first day with a BH Tracker IV. You will never find me bad mouthing that machine , nor my wife. They both perform flawlessly everytime!
 

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Holly_squirrel

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Is this where people from PA that live on old farms come too? I to live in PA on old farm land... And extremely rich in history. I haven't found anything like that... That's incredible. However I did discover an old slag road runs through my yard , a foot under the soil.
Question... What is your soil like? We got heavy red clay soil. Any coins I have found are so decrepit , they look like they were buried in acid.
 

AnnieF

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Jul 26, 2012
248
75
Western NC
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Prospecting
wow Wow WOW!!!! BEST first find EVER!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! ...And my sympathies... Because you're now officially hooked ;)
 

hamiddetecting

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Feb 22, 2012
6,398
2,510
North Pole
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Sovereign GT and Excalibur II, Whites, Garrett, Fisher, Alert, MD,Cscope,Tesoro, Compas, XP, Long Rs
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All Treasure Hunting
Very nice:thumbsup: congrats:icon_thumright:
 

John Boy

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Sep 11, 2012
1,216
304
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FISHER F75 LTD CAMOUFLAGE,CZ3D 1021,1220X AND GARRETT PRO POINTER.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Wow very nice.now that's one way to try out that new detector. Way to go buddy.
 

oddrod

Sr. Member
Oct 31, 2012
279
127
Derby KS
Detector(s) used
Brother Bobs Tesoro Deleon
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome to the Insanity! Like my wife says, "Its better than paying for therapy."
 

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