Don in SJ
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- May 20, 2005
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Earlier this year I got a 1724 Woods Hibernia copper but today I got another 1724, but this time a regular issue King George I Halfpenny.
I started out hunting about two blocks back in the woods in thick greenbriar, well, after only a half hour of putting up with wet woods and the briar, I decided to call it quits, since I had not one target to dig and was arm and back weary after so little detecting these past few months.
I was about 30 feet from my truck when I got a loud coin signal, it was so loud I was sure it was going to be a piece of aluminum, that close to the paved road. Nope. At only about 4 inches a nice ole copper pops out of the ground.
Due to the wet conditions I left my camera in the truck for the hunt but since it was so close, I just left the coin lying there and got the camera (and my glasses) and took some photos of where I found the coin. Amazing that it was missed before by others, assuming the homestead there was hit before since it was so obvious.
I was not sure it would clean up decent but luckily it did, not bad for being that old and it is always nice finding the real old colonials.
Sorry for the off color on the coin photos, I was experimenting and it just did not work like I had hoped but at least the shots are clear. I hope to get out one or more two times before the end of the year and maybe make a so-so year end nicely.
Don
I started out hunting about two blocks back in the woods in thick greenbriar, well, after only a half hour of putting up with wet woods and the briar, I decided to call it quits, since I had not one target to dig and was arm and back weary after so little detecting these past few months.
I was about 30 feet from my truck when I got a loud coin signal, it was so loud I was sure it was going to be a piece of aluminum, that close to the paved road. Nope. At only about 4 inches a nice ole copper pops out of the ground.
Due to the wet conditions I left my camera in the truck for the hunt but since it was so close, I just left the coin lying there and got the camera (and my glasses) and took some photos of where I found the coin. Amazing that it was missed before by others, assuming the homestead there was hit before since it was so obvious.
I was not sure it would clean up decent but luckily it did, not bad for being that old and it is always nice finding the real old colonials.
Sorry for the off color on the coin photos, I was experimenting and it just did not work like I had hoped but at least the shots are clear. I hope to get out one or more two times before the end of the year and maybe make a so-so year end nicely.
Don
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