187 year old copper with my 4-1/2 year old

[Scrappy]

Did some door knockin' today. Showed my daughter a lesson in rejection and success. We were shut down once, but got a yes the second time. We were welcomed warmly by the owner and he said he detected the property himself previously but he gave me a chance.

15 minutes in at 4" I found an 1832 LC. 20 minutes in the owner had to run out and cut the hunt short. He seemed to do a complete 180, maybe because he didn't realize I'd be digging (?)

Either way, my girl thought the LC was kind of cool but was more interested in seeing the rest of Chicken Run on Netflix when we got home. I'd like to think that deep down, somewhere, a lesson and memory was planted in that noggin'. When I told her the coin was 182 years older than her she was like "oh, that's interesting papa" [unimpressed]

Happy hunting fellas

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice find Scrappy! The property owner didn't think that you would find anything, when the LC appeared, he booted you, and went to get batteries for his machine! GL&HH.

 

[blong10]

That's one nice large cent you found congratulations.Once you found a coin he got jealous and kicked you out. He was mad you were finding stuff and he couldn't.

 

[Scrappy]

Nice find Scrappy! The property owner didn't think that you would find anything, when the LC appeared, he booted you, and went to get batteries for his machine! GL&HH.

That's one nice large cent you found congratulations.Once you found a coin he got jealous and kicked you out. He was mad you were finding stuff and he couldn't.

Thanks guys. He should have given me the girlfriend excuse that "it's not you it's me" lol. Still a bummer because it has potential

 

[creade]

Wow that's creepy. A stone could have hurt. Did u leave after that?

Absolutely,looking over my shoulder the whole time. I've also treked out to a spot on a nice day, get there, and all of a sudden, it gets cloudy and starts to rain. Walk away and it clears up. Walk back and it starts again. That's makes you think

 

[Scrappy]

Absolutely,looking over my shoulder the whole time. I've also treked out to a spot on a nice day, get there, and all of a sudden, it gets cloudy and starts to rain. Walk away and it clears up. Walk back and it starts again. That's makes you think

I still take my chances, Duppies or not, I'll risk it for a old score!

 

[creade]

Yeah, I just usually suck it up. I don't let it stop me. Now if all of a sudden I look up and there's a guy standing in front of me from 1786 then well....