crossfire631
Full Member
- Joined
- Mar 15, 2009
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- 168
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- Location
- Long Island, NY
- Detector(s) used
- Whites M6, Minelab Equinox 600
Bucket list coin! 1831 Capped Bust Half Dollar!
Haven’t been out detecting a lot this year but got a new carbon shaft for my Equinox 600 from Steve’s Detector Rods last week and finally got out late today to try it out. Went to a site that I have been to many times and it is pretty worked over but wanted to get out and spend some time with the new detector rod. After a couple hours was getting ready to leave and figured would check along an old metal fence that just had some vegetation cut back from it before I left. Got a signal about 8-10” from the fence at one point that jumped a lot but was getting some really great signals / high tone mixed in with the detector also picking up the fence. Had to dig under a large root and was deep at around 7-8” until finally I pulled out a 1831 Capped Bust Half Dollar! This is my first Capped Bust and it’s in great condition. I still can’t believe it. This is one of my “bucket list” coins I did not think I would ever find. Only coin I have that’s older is a large cent. The Equinox again showed me how it can detect deep and am happy with the new carbon shaft from Steve’s Detector Rods. Thanks for looking, sorry the photos are all sideways. Not sure how that happened.
Haven’t been out detecting a lot this year but got a new carbon shaft for my Equinox 600 from Steve’s Detector Rods last week and finally got out late today to try it out. Went to a site that I have been to many times and it is pretty worked over but wanted to get out and spend some time with the new detector rod. After a couple hours was getting ready to leave and figured would check along an old metal fence that just had some vegetation cut back from it before I left. Got a signal about 8-10” from the fence at one point that jumped a lot but was getting some really great signals / high tone mixed in with the detector also picking up the fence. Had to dig under a large root and was deep at around 7-8” until finally I pulled out a 1831 Capped Bust Half Dollar! This is my first Capped Bust and it’s in great condition. I still can’t believe it. This is one of my “bucket list” coins I did not think I would ever find. Only coin I have that’s older is a large cent. The Equinox again showed me how it can detect deep and am happy with the new carbon shaft from Steve’s Detector Rods. Thanks for looking, sorry the photos are all sideways. Not sure how that happened.
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Very nice indeed!
