kimsdad
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- Apr 17, 2008
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My best find so far & a hard lesson learned
Hello all,
I'm new but have been lurking & learning - enjoying all the posts of everyones finds. Didn't really have anything to throw on the pile until today. Went to my mom's house to cut the grass & wound up swinging for a bit. It was built in 1963 on a vacant lot in an older neighborhood. I dug 4 holes & got 2 newer pennies and 2 pieces of scrap. Was just about ready to call it a day when I thought I'd try one more area. I got a $.50 reading, but the yard is trashy and all other readings like it have been trash. Well, I got down on it without thinking ahead and 4 inches down was a shiny 1943 Walking Liberty Half. I say without thinking because I was careless with the digger and cut a nice scratch in the front of it, running from the edge where the "I" in "Liberty is all the way to the figure of Liberty.
It's a little aggravating that this coin stayed in the ground for so long without being harmed and then I came along & scratched it trying to bring it up. This is my best find so far, and when I display it, that scratch will keep reminding me to be more careful with my targets. I dug several more holes (more carefully) and got a 66 quarter & 6 pennies including these two wheats. Thanks for looking and for all your great posts!
Hello all,
I'm new but have been lurking & learning - enjoying all the posts of everyones finds. Didn't really have anything to throw on the pile until today. Went to my mom's house to cut the grass & wound up swinging for a bit. It was built in 1963 on a vacant lot in an older neighborhood. I dug 4 holes & got 2 newer pennies and 2 pieces of scrap. Was just about ready to call it a day when I thought I'd try one more area. I got a $.50 reading, but the yard is trashy and all other readings like it have been trash. Well, I got down on it without thinking ahead and 4 inches down was a shiny 1943 Walking Liberty Half. I say without thinking because I was careless with the digger and cut a nice scratch in the front of it, running from the edge where the "I" in "Liberty is all the way to the figure of Liberty.
It's a little aggravating that this coin stayed in the ground for so long without being harmed and then I came along & scratched it trying to bring it up. This is my best find so far, and when I display it, that scratch will keep reminding me to be more careful with my targets. I dug several more holes (more carefully) and got a 66 quarter & 6 pennies including these two wheats. Thanks for looking and for all your great posts!
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