loganworks
Greenie
I'm new to metal detecting this year. I purchased a Excalibur 800 after a lot of research. I wanted it to tie into my other hobby of scuba. The first time out other than in my yard was to an old swimming hole on a river where I grew up in NH. I started searching at the waters edge and spent about 3 hrs searching an area about 15ft X 30ft into about 2 ft of water. My first finds were a few modern pennys. Then there was an intermittent signal, I fanned away the first couple of inches and checked it again. Now there was a good strong high pitched signal. I kept at it and down about 10" there it was on edge between two rocks a 1892 Barber dime. What a first silver find on my first time out.
That was not to be the only silver to be found. I ended up with 3 Mercury dimes and four Nickles from the 1940s along with some clad. To say that it was a great first time out is an understatement. Next spring I will be back to continue the search into deeper water.
That was not to be the only silver to be found. I ended up with 3 Mercury dimes and four Nickles from the 1940s along with some clad. To say that it was a great first time out is an understatement. Next spring I will be back to continue the search into deeper water.
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