first large cent!

[RJH02]

I found my first large cent today, an 1849! I was very happy to see that flip up and out of the hole. It was one of those good signals that dissapeared after I dug the hole, I knew something was there so I kept digging, and digging and digging,checking and digging and finally the signal returned and I was able to wake it from it's dirt nap.

 

[AmericanCoinHunting]

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh I gotta find me ona them.............CONGRATS

 

[jgas]

Nice LC right there. Many Congrats....A tip to find those ones that seem to disappear after you flipped the plug would be to go to all metal mode. My Whites DFX and the Pro6000 you just flip the toggle and shazam...the target will sound off clear as a bell. Strange how the target just goes away after you disturb the ground..Believe me I have been there and am still wondering how many targets I missed and placed back in the ground...Goodluck on future hunts, let me know how that trick works out for ya... jgas

 

[Detectingfreak]

nice job on the large cent! That coin is sure a beauty!!!!!

 

[minton7]

congrats.... first one is the sweetest!

 

[capt1989]

Cool find man!!! I can't wait to start searching again...

 

[Golden1]

Sweet find for sure congrats

LCs are the GREATEST

G1

 

[RJH02]

I cant count the times I have walked away from good signals either because they dissapear or I just cant find it. Gotta have a good shovel and a good pinpointer for sure and a little luck helps too. I almost cant believe I found a 160 yr old coin. Thanks to everyone again and to sqzdog for showing me this location.

 

[halfdime]

Congrats on the LC! She's still young, just 160 this year!

 

[kimsdad]

Congrats!!

What a great find!!!

 

[topdog]

Well Done !!!!!!

 

[RickyP]

RJH02

Congrats on a great find

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

RJH02,
very nice.

Big CONGRAT on that first.
Hope it becomes the first of many.

have a good un...
SHERMANVILLE

 

[jmann2424]

Hey I am Brian's Friend Hopefully I will meet you next hunt. Great find
Jay

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice LC right there. Many Congrats....A tip to find those ones that seem to disappear after you flipped the plug would be to go to all metal mode. My Whites DFX and the Pro6000 you just flip the toggle and shazam...the target will sound off clear as a bell. Strange how the target just goes away after you disturb the ground..Believe me I have been there and am still wondering how many targets I missed and placed back in the ground...Goodluck on future hunts, let me know how that trick works out for ya... jgas

Welcome to the LC Club! Now that you broke the ice, more will start popping out of the ground.

As for the dissapearing signals, there is a good chance that when you get the plug of soil out of the ground, the target falls deeper in, beyond the range of the detector. This is one reason that a pinpointing device is a good investment. When the coin falls in deeper, the pinpointer will find it in the hole.

Jgas: I am almost always in Mixed Mode on my DFX, unless the area is really trashy. When I had my Garrett CXIII, I detected in All Metal Mode whenever possible, and when I got a good signal I would switch to the Discriminate Channel.

 

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

That ROCKS! Still waiting on mine!