Scrappy
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- Joined
- Mar 6, 2014
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- Golden Thread
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- Location
- 17th century
- 🥇 Banner finds
- 7
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab CTX 3030 & XP Deus
- Primary Interest:
- Other
The rain came last night in buckets. The ground in the area of this site had been reduced to dust for weeks, and I had been awaiting a good soaking. Everything at this site that's old starts at 7" so the dry ground made for a tough time.I had to go today!!!
After arriving I quickly plucked a 1892 Indian Head and a early buffalo. Soon after that a very nice eagle button. After that I spent about an hour searching. In a spot I had definitely been over, I had a tone. It was soft and mild, a tone you may associate with something other than a coin. But, the tone was steady and true, reading at 12-46 on my CTX. I dig down and nothing. Rescan, and now it's a nice sharp tone - the kind we like
still 12-46. I dig a little more, gently, thinking it's an old silver quarter. Pinpoint, get some beeps...brush away the dirt and boom! 1828 large cent! I'm so relieved since it's the first older coin I've found here. I scanned the area after that and with no luck move on.
About 20 minutes later I get a nice crisp tone, but weak, by a rock about 6-7" down. Read 12-41 steady. I'm thinking a Wheatie perhaps since most of the 6" signals were newer. Pull the plug and it's right there. Petite and thin. I immediately knew it was silver and snapped a pic. Good thing I did...because it made for a beautiful in-situ shot of a 1772 Half Real! I pick it up and saw the pillars...yes!!!!!!! Then I see a 72. Woohoo!
What a day, what an ending to my day. It also was the first day that produced old goodies on a site dating back to 1675-1690's.
Happy hunting and stick with it!
After arriving I quickly plucked a 1892 Indian Head and a early buffalo. Soon after that a very nice eagle button. After that I spent about an hour searching. In a spot I had definitely been over, I had a tone. It was soft and mild, a tone you may associate with something other than a coin. But, the tone was steady and true, reading at 12-46 on my CTX. I dig down and nothing. Rescan, and now it's a nice sharp tone - the kind we like
still 12-46. I dig a little more, gently, thinking it's an old silver quarter. Pinpoint, get some beeps...brush away the dirt and boom! 1828 large cent! I'm so relieved since it's the first older coin I've found here. I scanned the area after that and with no luck move on. About 20 minutes later I get a nice crisp tone, but weak, by a rock about 6-7" down. Read 12-41 steady. I'm thinking a Wheatie perhaps since most of the 6" signals were newer. Pull the plug and it's right there. Petite and thin. I immediately knew it was silver and snapped a pic. Good thing I did...because it made for a beautiful in-situ shot of a 1772 Half Real! I pick it up and saw the pillars...yes!!!!!!! Then I see a 72. Woohoo!
What a day, what an ending to my day. It also was the first day that produced old goodies on a site dating back to 1675-1690's.
Happy hunting and stick with it!
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