TampaNative
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First silver..... and it's a Standing Liberty Quarter!
This past Saturday I took out my White's Coinmaster Pro for the third time- I've been hunting my stepfather's house as he lives in an area that was previously a small town/settlement centered around an old lumber yard. The last two times I hunted there I found some turn of the century tent rope tensioners, an old dairy token, an early 1900's military button and other random bits of old tools. Other than a couple of Wheaties, I hadn't found any coinage here up until Saturday.
I was working my way through the front piece of his 3 acres, chasing a few erratic signals here and there (I really need to learn how to deal with those better). Right before I found the silver I hit a solid signal that showed 8+ inches down, and after using the Lesche and not finding anything I had to break out a full sized shovel. Finally at about 18 inches I found an old metal bowl with blue and white designs on it. I was very impressed that the Coinmaster Pro found this at that depth! Must be because it was so large
At any rate, right after that I hit a solid signal about 4" down and out popped this- my FIRST silver ever on my third trip out! I was so blown away to wipe the dirt off this and see what it was. At first, I was telling myself it was a modern state quarter before it was clear what it was. The feeling of finding something like this and holding it in my hand was priceless and I'm hoping there's more of this stuff out there!
This past Saturday I took out my White's Coinmaster Pro for the third time- I've been hunting my stepfather's house as he lives in an area that was previously a small town/settlement centered around an old lumber yard. The last two times I hunted there I found some turn of the century tent rope tensioners, an old dairy token, an early 1900's military button and other random bits of old tools. Other than a couple of Wheaties, I hadn't found any coinage here up until Saturday.
I was working my way through the front piece of his 3 acres, chasing a few erratic signals here and there (I really need to learn how to deal with those better). Right before I found the silver I hit a solid signal that showed 8+ inches down, and after using the Lesche and not finding anything I had to break out a full sized shovel. Finally at about 18 inches I found an old metal bowl with blue and white designs on it. I was very impressed that the Coinmaster Pro found this at that depth! Must be because it was so large
At any rate, right after that I hit a solid signal about 4" down and out popped this- my FIRST silver ever on my third trip out! I was so blown away to wipe the dirt off this and see what it was. At first, I was telling myself it was a modern state quarter before it was clear what it was. The feeling of finding something like this and holding it in my hand was priceless and I'm hoping there's more of this stuff out there!
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. To me its not always about the value of the find, but the fact that its has been re-discovered. Once you find history, or can return an item to its original owner, you will be amazed at the personal feeling and accomplishment you discover with in yourself.
