lenmac65
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- Jul 28, 2009
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- Garrett AT Pro, Equinox 800 (as of 10/2019)
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I took yesterday off to detect a beach (skunked), visit family, and spend time with my wife. It got to be around 3:30, when I discovered I still had some time to redeem myself for my earlier detecting disappointment. I hit my farmhouse permission with the goal of gridding the area where I found a William III copper a couple weeks ago. After an hour of finding nothing, I got a little discouraged and anxious to try new soil. I got about four steps away from my grid area when I got an interesting and kind of jumpy tone in the low 20s. While I don't dig every target, when in doubt I dig it out. I really thought I was wasting my time on this one, so I was thrilled when out popped a copper. I put it in my pouch and walked another 100 yards out into the cleared field. Now its almost dark and I am thinking about the farmer's warning of coyotes. Nonetheless, I swung as I walked back toward my car. About halfway back, I got a weak but steady 17 in all directions. I was thinking I might have a button, and was surprised when I scored another copper. I took them home and let them sit a while. Once dry, i gently scraped the soil off. The first coin was completely shot, but I saw what I thought was Lady Britannia on the other one. Upon closer inspection I saw the word CONNEC on the front, my first CT copper. It is in very rough shape after marinating in wet soil, cow urine, and fertilizer for 200+ years, but I like it. I am not going to clean it anymore, as I don't think any more details will come out. The dirt is actually highlighting some of the detail. Now I need to see if I can nail down the type. Anyway, sorry for my rambling. Thanks for looking. Good luck to you all out there.
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