Best find you scratched?

[cdickrun64]

What is the best find you have scratched while recovering it?



Heres mine....vg/fine merc....ugh!!

 

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[BigWaveDave]

How’s this for a punch to the gut?

 

[cdickrun64]

Good god man!! Hope that is a ‘21....

 

[BigWaveDave]

Yes it is.... click on my Banner Find on my profile, you’ll see I was ok with it.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

I've posted this before, but I'm a masochist.

 

[HighVDI]

Seated quarter.......so happy yet so frustrated. Nice coin too otherwise!

 

[GB1]

a stirrup sorry no pic

 

[bearbqd]

I've posted this before, but I'm a masochist.View attachment 1623134

Looks like you just gave Lincoln a shave

 

[Squirrel322]

This is what made me decide to stop using the Hori Hori gardening knife to dig with....

 

[Steve in PA]

I don't always scratch my recoveries, but when I do, I'm all in

Disclaimer: I blame the plow

 

[Switchblade]

I don't always scratch my recoveries, but when I do, I'm all in

Disclaimer: I blame the plow

Dang!!

 

[Rookster]

I cant remember many i didnt scratch.

 

[pyrogort]

1943 Walker and a 1919 Merc.....long ago...late 70's. Lessons learned...no more knives. Pinpoint, back-off. go deep.

 

[Ahab8]

Does this count as a scratch? Lol. I was trying to wrestle this 1739 real out of some packed in rocks and broke it in half. Amazingly I’ve never scratched a find with my digger. I dig wide and deep plugs.

 

[Ahab8]

I don't always scratch my recoveries, but when I do, I'm all in

Disclaimer: I blame the plow

You go BIG my man lol. I’m sure that’s wasn’t you....[emoji6]

 

[Steve in PA]

Does this count as a scratch? Lol. I was trying to wrestle this 1739 real out of some packed in rocks and broke it in half. Amazingly I’ve never scratched a find with my digger. I dig wide and deep plugs.
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I think that counts double

 

[Hillbilly Prince]

You guys are scaring the bleep out of me!
Anyway I started to think I needed a thin probe. Garrett sells one of brass for about twelve bucks.
Amazon also sells brass rods any diameter cheaper and I could drill a hole in a hardwood handle if I can make the rod stay.

 

[Steve in PA]

You guys are scaring the bleep out of me!
Anyway I started to think I needed a thin probe. Garrett sells one of brass for about twelve bucks.
Amazon also sells brass rods any diameter cheaper and I could drill a hole in a hardwood handle if I can make the rod stay.

They have these things now called pinpointers
Most scratches occur from not pinpointing accurately with the coil and digging a wide enough plug. Also, scraping the point of your shovel across the bottom of the hole when digging (IMO)

 

[Hillbilly Prince]

They have these things now called pinpointers
Most scratches occur from not pinpointing accurately with the coil and digging a wide enough plug. Also, scraping the point of your shovel across the bottom of the hole when digging (IMO)

I think my brain quit working. I have a pinpointer. Or maybe I was thinking too much.

 

[huntsman53]

$300 I scratched off on a lottery ticket in West Virginia.