First Shield Nickel!

Butler · Jul 19, 2010

Hi, been awhile since I posted anything but I was very surprised by this find last weekend at Golden Gate Park. I had hunted most of the day with nothing to show for it. It wasn't until the last hour of daylight (and about 30 minutes of dark!!

) that I managed to pull a Merc, silver earring, and a very small what I think may be gold ring. These finds alone would have made for a successful day and I was ready to call a day because it was getting so dark when I got a nice deep low tone. I swung over it a few times and decided to head for the car while I could still find it! But... I am SO Addicted to this hobby I dug a plug and after about 10 minutes of searching by feel I found this 1876 Shield Nickel and in pretty good shape too. It's a bit rare to find something like this in California, especially at a park hunted by everyone with a detector since detectors were invented! Anyway, hope you like the pics.

Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.) · Jul 22, 2010

Very nice

Deepdiger60 · Jul 22, 2010

Nice find and in excellent shape :icon_thumleft:

that has to be the best photo i have seen of a coin ever on T-Net great close up is that from a scanner ? :thumbsup:

Dd60

allen · Jul 22, 2010

i bet you left with a big smile on your face !! :icon_sunny:

Butler · Jul 22, 2010

Deepdiger60 said:
Nice find and in excellent shape that has to be the best photo i have seen of a coin ever on T-Net great close up is that from a scanner ? Dd60

Thanks again guys! Dd60, Thanks for the photo comment. No Scanner, I used a Nikon with a 105mm closeup lens and adjusted a bit in Photoshop. Only thing is I didn't use a Tripod and my hands were shaking a bit from excitement. Not every day one digs up an 1876 anything around here, let alone a crispy looking Shield nickel!