coiny
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Yesterday evening, after traffic died down, I went to do some recon on a potential site. On the way home, I noticed a big oak tree that I pass all the time but it never occurred to me to detect around it. It is definitely one of the older ones that I have seen here in town. I am guessing it is 125 years old.
So, around lunch today I gave it a go. Within a few minutes, an older gentleman asked me about my machine and what I find, you know how that goes. I had a nice conversation with him and he went to sit back down. Not two minutes later I start digging a target. It was a coin spill: a few crusty Zincolns and two clad dimes. It’s been a while since I found a coin spill so I was mildly happy. I ran the machine over the whole again, like a good boy, and there was another signal. I had to dig down a few more inches when out pops a merc. I was a little shocked because the other coins were newer.
I was so happy that I walked over to the guy I was talking to and showed him. Then I walked back to the hole and checked again. There was yet another signal. I was hoping for another silver coin, but I have only found them one at a time so, I was really surprised when there was another in the hole. So, I run the coil over again and a third was in there. The years are ’35 S, ’41 and ’43 with no mint mark. Does that mean Denver? I forgot.
So, I think there was an old coin spill, the 3 mercs, and then a modern spill in the same spot. The groups of coins were at different levels. Also, the way that the coins were situated here and there in the hole leads me to believe that they were not buried, at least not together. I think it is still kind if odd. Has anyone experienced something like this?
I also found a vintage Purex bleach cap and another .38 caliber slug. These two items are from the same park that gave me the silver dimes last week.
Oh, I also found one of those quarters with a hole in it. That is another first for me.
I am quite happy now. It is not easy finding silver here in the nation's 4th largest city!
So, around lunch today I gave it a go. Within a few minutes, an older gentleman asked me about my machine and what I find, you know how that goes. I had a nice conversation with him and he went to sit back down. Not two minutes later I start digging a target. It was a coin spill: a few crusty Zincolns and two clad dimes. It’s been a while since I found a coin spill so I was mildly happy. I ran the machine over the whole again, like a good boy, and there was another signal. I had to dig down a few more inches when out pops a merc. I was a little shocked because the other coins were newer.
I was so happy that I walked over to the guy I was talking to and showed him. Then I walked back to the hole and checked again. There was yet another signal. I was hoping for another silver coin, but I have only found them one at a time so, I was really surprised when there was another in the hole. So, I run the coil over again and a third was in there. The years are ’35 S, ’41 and ’43 with no mint mark. Does that mean Denver? I forgot.
So, I think there was an old coin spill, the 3 mercs, and then a modern spill in the same spot. The groups of coins were at different levels. Also, the way that the coins were situated here and there in the hole leads me to believe that they were not buried, at least not together. I think it is still kind if odd. Has anyone experienced something like this?
I also found a vintage Purex bleach cap and another .38 caliber slug. These two items are from the same park that gave me the silver dimes last week.
Oh, I also found one of those quarters with a hole in it. That is another first for me.
I am quite happy now. It is not easy finding silver here in the nation's 4th largest city!
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