Dirtwisher
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Another reason to dig those 60's
So I'm just about to head back to the house this morning from the field I'm working and I get a real solid sounding 60 hit on the VDI. Well, I've been pulling a lot of shotgun shells, a lot of large flat buttons, and a lot of lead from this field, and all in this range, so I figured I had one of those items and was considering passing it up as I was already late. (I know, I know, I would miss the gold...) About four inches down, out pops something with the diameter of a penny and the thickness of a nickel. I was hoping it was a type of coin I hadn't found yet, and it was (kind of). After identifying the coin as an 1862 Indian, I pulled out the 1865 I got a couple days ago (rang up a 78) and compared the two. Then I looked it up and saw that the early ones were thicker and made of copper and nickel. This explains the 60 on the VDI!
So I'm just about to head back to the house this morning from the field I'm working and I get a real solid sounding 60 hit on the VDI. Well, I've been pulling a lot of shotgun shells, a lot of large flat buttons, and a lot of lead from this field, and all in this range, so I figured I had one of those items and was considering passing it up as I was already late. (I know, I know, I would miss the gold...) About four inches down, out pops something with the diameter of a penny and the thickness of a nickel. I was hoping it was a type of coin I hadn't found yet, and it was (kind of). After identifying the coin as an 1862 Indian, I pulled out the 1865 I got a couple days ago (rang up a 78) and compared the two. Then I looked it up and saw that the early ones were thicker and made of copper and nickel. This explains the 60 on the VDI!
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