1860s Pocket Spill

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Hey, zoysters, I have been doing some serious relic hunting with the rest of "Bone Dry Detecting" quite recently. After about 3 hours of detecting, I received a reading that many people wouldn't dig, considering that it was a "Foil" hit. So, after digging about 4 inches down, I got my first coin: an 1865 Injun. Well, being a semi-pro, I re-checked my hole, and was greeted with a "Foil" reading again. I smiled and yelled to Doy,"I'm gettin' another low tone on my analog meter". Doyboy then ran over to my retrieval site and witnessed a Three-Cent nickel recovery. I instantly jumped to my feet, took my pouch off, and while clenching the coin in my fist, I proceeded to perform a one-handed cartwheel in celebration; Doy joined me by doing a handstand.

My day ended with a 1902 Barber qwatta, which I accidently rubbed since it looked like a clad quarter. I guess chewing bubble gum, analyzing VDIs, and digging don't combine well.

As I turned my detector off for the day, Doy glanced over at me and said,"Bucky Boy, you infiltrated the VDI system by digging such a low reading on that Three-Center." Hehehehehe.


Zoyboy

 

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[Prober]

Saweettt coins! Great finds.

 

[halfdime]

Nice coins, nice pics! Why didn't you take pictures of the gymnastics?

 

[Boobydoo]

Nice old coins Zoy, congrats to you!!
I sure would have like to have seen that happy dance.
Great post, thanks for sharing!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Very nice digs. Looks like a good day!

 

[ModernMiner]

Zoy,
Sweet coins. That 1902 is in great shape. Congrats and keep digging that foil!
-MM-

 

[Dman]

Great pics. Super coins. Are you guys professional acrobats?
Dman

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Professional wannabees. hehehe. Only a member of their immediate family would know. Uncle Zeus

 

[Jack(IN)]

Sweet finds and congrats

on that three cent nickel!!

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

I pity the lad who lost that 4 cents...his family probably suffered that night. Zoy, you should feel ashamed of yourself..... Nobody told me that we were starting to dig "Foil" readings, so that was a cheap retrieval.

 

[Harry_Morant]

That was probably a cache of their life savings

Great finds - unusual story

 

[Natman]

I pity the lad who lost that 4 cents...his family probably suffered that night.

Yeah, back then that was a whole week's worth of groceries

Great finds..who'd have known foil could morph into a 3-center that way

Congrats,
Nat

 

[RUDY2003]

Great diggin' zoy!


Keep safe and keep diggin'...

 

[paul1410]

Nice finds, Zoy! Very cool three center!

I'd love to hunt with you guys, sounds like you put on quite a show.

Nobody told me that we were starting to dig "Foil" readings, so that was a cheap retrieval.

I think Kirk is a little jealous.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

How come all of my foil readings turn out to be FOIL?, lol...Congrats on the great finds!

 

[eathan]

Holy smokes! That's the good foil!

 

[Merf]

Great finds--Congrats and WTG

 

[Elvis]

Nice haul! Congrats.

 

[medic minded]

Maybe one day you can send me directions on how to do the dance step by step. If thats how it feels i wanna do it also when I dig goodies like that. Great job not getting to cocky and just saying ah its garbage. HH be safe

 

[texan connection]

Excellent finds, I also found some old nickles following that foil signal but lately its been just that, Foil