Silvermonkey
Gold Member
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2013
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- Location
- Eastern Massachusetts
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- Detector(s) used
- AT Pro, XP Deus
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Happy Thanksgiving T-Netters!
I've come to the conclusion that the late Fall is my favorite time of year to go detecting in the woods. No bugs. No leaves on the trees and bushes. Lots of beautiful scenery and peace and quiet. What could be better. So yesterday after finishing my holiday prep chore list, I took a hike in some nearby woods that have produced some nice coins and relics from the 1700-1800's. My first decent target turned out to be a 1852 LC. It was about 10 inches deep, and tangled up in a bunch of roots.
For the next hour I came across very few signals , but did manage a couple of musket balls. Light was fading at this point so I started heading to the car, detecting along the way. I came across a solid signal, but the VDI was only 65 ( using a frequency of 8kHz on my Deus). Not very encouraging, but I dug it anyway. The target was only about 4 inches down. It looked like a coin (25 mm, 4.8 g), but had a strange dull green-gray patina. I couldn't immediately see any details, so I packed it up and headed for home. After doing some cleaning, I turned out to be a 1872 British Half Penny. I believe that the low VDI and strange patina is do to its bronze composition. A strange, but happy discovery.
I've come to the conclusion that the late Fall is my favorite time of year to go detecting in the woods. No bugs. No leaves on the trees and bushes. Lots of beautiful scenery and peace and quiet. What could be better. So yesterday after finishing my holiday prep chore list, I took a hike in some nearby woods that have produced some nice coins and relics from the 1700-1800's. My first decent target turned out to be a 1852 LC. It was about 10 inches deep, and tangled up in a bunch of roots.
For the next hour I came across very few signals , but did manage a couple of musket balls. Light was fading at this point so I started heading to the car, detecting along the way. I came across a solid signal, but the VDI was only 65 ( using a frequency of 8kHz on my Deus). Not very encouraging, but I dug it anyway. The target was only about 4 inches down. It looked like a coin (25 mm, 4.8 g), but had a strange dull green-gray patina. I couldn't immediately see any details, so I packed it up and headed for home. After doing some cleaning, I turned out to be a 1872 British Half Penny. I believe that the low VDI and strange patina is do to its bronze composition. A strange, but happy discovery.
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Nice LC and nice half LC lol.
