As the adage goes... No photo, or it didn't happen. it did!

[k0bgalan]

For all you nay-sayers, here is the proof. This is one outing lasting less than three hours in a part of a local park I hadn't detected previously. The two AA cell penlight was about 3 inches down. I pushed the on button, and as you can see, it worked!! No, I didn't replace the cells.

 

[Almy]

Must have been some previous grading of soil for something that new to be that deep?

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

If I were you I'd try to find the oldest Park within driving distance and see if you can find any older coins.
Good Luck !

 

[jewelerguy]

that's pretty cool. My son dug a woman's seiko watch once that was still running.

 

[oldmxrat]

Must be of pretty good quality, congrats!

 

[k0bgalan]

The only near-by location is Carlsbad, NM. It is about a 100 mile drive. Even then, they don't drain the lake but about once every 20 years or so. At the time, a friend and I drove down the day they allowed "lookers". There had to be ≈50 detectorists already there. I don't remember what I found, but others found all sorts of stuff. I didn't see any, but others told me the city had already picked up a bunch of outboard motors, and just plain junk. Wasted day me thinks.

 

[russau]

Never a wasted day ! You always learn a thing or two , somehow !