3 trips in the last week to an 1800s bar site

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Hey all.

Been diggin an 1888 bar site that actually had a house on the site long before the bar was built. There's a grassy area out back maybe 50 ft wide x 75 ft long... I've hunted it in the past and found a few good coins but I stepped it up in the last week and pounded it with my ETrac with the 4.5x7 DD excelerator coil and my Deus with the 9 in coil. I had to dig a mountain of clad (as you can see) and a ton of trash (not shown) to find these few good coins but it's been well worth it! When I left tonight - there wasn't a good signal left in the place!

1920 British Large Penny, 1948 Washington, 1943 Merc. and an 1834 Large Cent all this week from the site (also a 1919 buffalo and approx. 20 wheat cents not shown).

Keep it swinging :headbang:

LW



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Well done and congratulations!Great finds, that large cent would really be neat for Mi..:icon_thumright:
 
Sounds like a great site. Must have done your homework on that one. Great digs!
 
What a pile of coins - congrats on the oldies!
 
YEE HAAAA!!! Great digs! WTG!!
 
Sounds like a great spot!! Big congrats on the Largies and Silvers!! :headbang:
 
Wow what a haul! A huge congrats on that largie and other digs, killer finds! Looks like a fun place to hunt! WTG!
 
Very impressive, lonewolf. Nice finds for sure!!! I dream of locations like that......................................back to researching, I know there some in my area!! HH
 
It's sites like that , that gets the blood flowing ! Congrats on the old fines way to go.
 
Nice finds congrats!
 
Fantastic. Which detector are you liking the most, the Etrac or the Deus? Im new to all of this, in Nevada and have a Gold Bug Pro with the 5" coil and im really glad I started out with it for many different reasons. Considering getting a coin machine eventually and was looking at these two options. Also I saw a post where you had Garrett 2500 and found a GOLD COIN! Was wondering what you thought of that rig com-paired to these new machines. Have access to one with a 10x14 dd that doesnt have the upgrade. Any help would be great. At this point I might just get a 13 ultimate dd for the gold bug and keep working with it.
 
Wow, nice digs. :icon_thumleft: Love the big British penny and the LC. Way to research. Keep digging!

HH
 
What a bunch of great finds for you, my fellow MDing friend. I must say, I am jealous. Hope there's more to come.

Sluice Box
 
Fantastic. Which detector are you liking the most, the Etrac or the Deus? Im new to all of this, in Nevada and have a Gold Bug Pro with the 5" coil and im really glad I started out with it for many different reasons. Considering getting a coin machine eventually and was looking at these two options. Also I saw a post where you had Garrett 2500 and found a GOLD COIN! Was wondering what you thought of that rig com-paired to these new machines. Have access to one with a 10x14 dd that doesnt have the upgrade. Any help would be great. At this point I might just get a 13 ultimate dd for the gold bug and keep working with it.

I like BOTH machines for different reasons unimakpass

it's not about which one is "better" because they both have strengths and weaknesses

The Gold Bug is a great machine too (I had one) and wouldn't hesitate to get another.

I had the 5 inch hockey puck, the 5x10" DD elliptical and the 13" ultimate coils for mine - you have all bases covered at that point :-)
 

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