1944 Coin on beach

[Pripyat]

I have only found a couple dollars in change with my bountyhunter. I took the detector to the beach on vacation and was digging up coins in the sand up near the dune grass. I think I got 5 coins total in about 30 minutes.

Never imagined and still can't believe I dug up a 1944 wheat penny. I saw multiple people walking detecting during the week. What are the odds?

 

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[DeepseekerADS]

I'd say you got a really good start in the hobby A wheat finally after mediocre finds for a while!

There's more there you know? Here's to great fortune in your future. You broke down a door There's silver coming!

 

[MKW]

Depending on the beach that you were at, the odds are pretty good for seeing other detectorists...me included. LOL

 

[Pripyat]

I'm still trying to figure out how to detect on the strand. I could really only get consistent results at low tide, way up at the dry sand. I think that they have an erosion issue where I was detecting, there were signs all over warning not to mess up the plant growth on the dunes. Where I found the penny was about 2ft from a 2ft drop where the dune ended and the beach began (where water extends up to at the highest tide, storm included). Kind-of hard to explain, but that penny was likely in the dune up until it was eroded away. I went back and walked that stretch later on and didn't get anything but half a pair of sunglasses, no lens. I have dug up SO much trash, it felt great to dig up something with some historical value. I imagine it is worthless in its current state but I at least wanted to share my first cool find.

Thanks for looking!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Congratulations on the old wheatie! Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[Xraywolf]

I know a beach that has given up dozens of oldies to me, just found a buff nickel couple weeks ago.

Not typical for a beach granted, but it happens. This beach was completely man made in the early 1950's, so back then would not have been unusual for people to carry 20-30 year old change like we do now.