Ray in CA
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- Joined
- Oct 11, 2007
- Messages
- 983
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- 16
- Golden Thread
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- Location
- Quincy, CA
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Safari with SEF 8x6; coming soon: FORS Gold+
Hey folks,
My coil has not swept over a silver coin for about four weeks or so, until today!! I've been driving by and drooling over a certain spot ever since I moved here and today I finally called the real estate person to get permission to detect. She said she didn't see a problem with it and so off I went. There are a couple old foundations and stone walls here, around which I detected and found a 1936 and 1942 wheatie in the same hole.
I then moved away from the old house site about 50 yards and started making my way down a hill, hoping for at least a Mercury dime. Then I got one of those sweet, smooth silver tones on the Safari, the kind that says this is bigger than a silver quarter! I dug out a plug about five inches deep and noticed a disc-shaped object at the bottom of the hole. When I pulled it out I knew it was silver and was hoping for a my first Walker, or better yet, a Barber half.
To my surprise the coin was larger than a quarter but smaller than a half dollar. I could see the face somewhat on the obverse and it reminded me of king George. I couldn't tell what was on the reverse, and didn't want to rub it there in the field and scratch. I had no clue what the heck I had! I got home and rinsed it off with warm water, and lo, and behold, it's a 1941 Australian Florin!! A first for me!
Interestingly enough the coin was situated between two old tin cans buried in the dirt, but I was using a custom coin and jewelry mode with ferrous tones and the Safari sniffed it out no problemo. The last photo is for size comparison.
HH,
Ray
My coil has not swept over a silver coin for about four weeks or so, until today!! I've been driving by and drooling over a certain spot ever since I moved here and today I finally called the real estate person to get permission to detect. She said she didn't see a problem with it and so off I went. There are a couple old foundations and stone walls here, around which I detected and found a 1936 and 1942 wheatie in the same hole.
I then moved away from the old house site about 50 yards and started making my way down a hill, hoping for at least a Mercury dime. Then I got one of those sweet, smooth silver tones on the Safari, the kind that says this is bigger than a silver quarter! I dug out a plug about five inches deep and noticed a disc-shaped object at the bottom of the hole. When I pulled it out I knew it was silver and was hoping for a my first Walker, or better yet, a Barber half.
To my surprise the coin was larger than a quarter but smaller than a half dollar. I could see the face somewhat on the obverse and it reminded me of king George. I couldn't tell what was on the reverse, and didn't want to rub it there in the field and scratch. I had no clue what the heck I had! I got home and rinsed it off with warm water, and lo, and behold, it's a 1941 Australian Florin!! A first for me!
Interestingly enough the coin was situated between two old tin cans buried in the dirt, but I was using a custom coin and jewelry mode with ferrous tones and the Safari sniffed it out no problemo. The last photo is for size comparison.
HH,
Ray
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Big Congrats 
HH in 2010 
and thanks for some good advice. 
