Digging IFFY signal nets 1857 Flying Eagle!!!!!

adventureswithjim · May 15, 2010

I've worked this park to DEATH. But there really is no such thing, is there? Today out just calmly working the iffy tones, the signals in between everything else.

I EXPECTED to be posting a pic of pull tabs tonight, cause, well, you don't see THAT too often in here :-)

First coin was a 1911 wheat, not terrible...after a MOUNTAIN of other useless holes, this other coin pops out...I can see the wreath ain't got a shield. And THAT ain't a bad day no matter what!!!! I hold my breath, cross my fingers, flip it over and there ain't no injun...NO WAY...I drop the coin back in the sand just breathless.

The good stuff is STILL out there...in 2010...a FLYING EAGLE!

Check out my video page to watch the hunt.

MonkeyBoy · May 16, 2010

Nice Flying Eagle!!

The FE and IHs through 1864 were a copper nickle alloy, 88% copper and 12% Nickle. They will register lower on a machine then the copper cents from 1864 on.. and they might even be discriminated out if you hunt in a factory coin program on some machines. If you hunt with a factory program... you might want to open it up a little if you are digging early IHs or Large cents..

MB

vayank54 · May 16, 2010

MonkeyBoy said:
Nice Flying Eagle!!

The FE and IHs through 1864 were a copper nickle alloy, 88% copper and 12% Nickle. They will register lower on a machine then the copper cents from 1864 on.. and they might even be discriminated out if you hunt in a factory coin program on some machines. If you hunt with a factory program... you might want to open it up a little if you are digging early IHs or Large cents..

MB

Right!!!!!!

MUD(S.W.A.T) · May 16, 2010

Nice eagle, high on my list !

Keep @ It and HH !!

oakhunter27 · May 16, 2010

nice flying eagle here in ohio IH eagles and wheats come out of the ground lookin pretty bad

adventureswithjim · May 17, 2010

oakhunter27 said:
nice flying eagle here in ohio IH eagles and wheats come out of the ground lookin pretty bad

I just moved from Columbus last year, so yeah, I KNOW...SO disappointing to find super old injun that's just about unreadable. Here the problem is the pine trees and salt water...get inland a little bit around the oaks and palms, coins look awesome...get into those pines and the chemicals from the trees just destroy coins. Salt water is whole other mess...