James in Alabama
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- Joined
- Jun 27, 2007
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- Location
- Lincoln, AL
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab SE with Sunray X1 Probe and Whites XLT E Series
Hello folks! 
It's been a while since I've posted any finds on the forum. Been finding occasionally some nice coins usually during the weekends at the fort or nearby parks. Last month, I noticed some demolition going on at a local textile mill that's been around for a little over 100 years according to the town papers. They're tearing it down getting ready to build other new buildings on the property
A buddy of mine, PossumHead Ed and I have obtained permission to hunt the grounds outside the gated mill and the last three occasions, Ed and I have been finding a few nice keepers
Ed got me into night detecting while we've both been hunting this mill off and on.
Anyway, last night, Ed wasn't able to make it so I had the field to myself. It started getting dark so I switched on my Walmart $10 dollar night light that fits under the brim of my baseball cap. (A must have for those who like to hunt at night) Soon afterwards, I dug a nice dime signal at 6" deep. Cut a clean plug and out pops a 1918D merc in very bad shape. Man, this coin has been battered to death 
Now I know what Nana means to try and clean dirty crusty coin's 
:P Terrible looking merc, but I'll still take it A while later, I got another dime signal reading 81 on my XLT E Series at 4" deep. Out pops another silver coin, but this time it's my first Barber for the year 
Only my second New Orleans mint in over five years of detecting 
Dug a few wheat's and clad and finally called it a night.
Thanks for looking ya'll and HH
James
It's been a while since I've posted any finds on the forum. Been finding occasionally some nice coins usually during the weekends at the fort or nearby parks. Last month, I noticed some demolition going on at a local textile mill that's been around for a little over 100 years according to the town papers. They're tearing it down getting ready to build other new buildings on the property
A buddy of mine, PossumHead Ed and I have obtained permission to hunt the grounds outside the gated mill and the last three occasions, Ed and I have been finding a few nice keepers
Ed got me into night detecting while we've both been hunting this mill off and on.Anyway, last night, Ed wasn't able to make it so I had the field to myself. It started getting dark so I switched on my Walmart $10 dollar night light that fits under the brim of my baseball cap. (A must have for those who like to hunt at night)
Soon afterwards, I dug a nice dime signal at 6" deep. Cut a clean plug and out pops a 1918D merc in very bad shape. Man, this coin has been battered to death Now I know what Nana means to try and clean dirty crusty coin's :P Terrible looking merc, but I'll still take it A while later, I got another dime signal reading 81 on my XLT E Series at 4" deep. Out pops another silver coin, but this time it's my first Barber for the year Only my second New Orleans mint in over five years of detecting Dug a few wheat's and clad and finally called it a night.Thanks for looking ya'll and HH
James
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