found my firs indian head penny last night

[75matador315]

found my first indian head penny last night

good morning, just wanted to share that i found my very first indian head penny last night dating to 1881. i also found 7 super x .22 shorts and a few clad coins. i found all this stuff in my front yard which is a house that dates to 1900. i have also found many other things in that same front yard including some wheat penny other various junk some old axe heads and a 1930's makeup compact. Going back out tonight hopefully find some more good stuff. thanks, nick

 

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[trapperart]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your first Indian, there will be many firsts in this hobby

 

[75matador315]

thank you and i hope so i haven't found any silver yet so i cant wait for that to happen.

 

[Murray8144]

that's great - big time congrats

 

[pepperdawg]

Dude thats awesome!!!! Throw up a pic!

 

[eastcoastdetectorist]

congrats and good luck!!!

 

[75matador315]

thanks everyone and pepperdawg i sure will its a little crusty but i don't care i am still super happy. funny part is it was only 3" down

 

[Scrappy]

Nice first IHC. Depth is sometimes surprising. I dug a cob 3" down once. You just never know so it's always good to dig everything.

Congrats

 

[Terry Soloman]

Congrats on your First!

 

[75matador315]

ya it was a surprise but all the wheat and the one indian i found were pretty close to the top. i think it is because were i found them were really close to the road and after winter it gets pretty muddy there and we park there so it very well could have been pushed up i will be back out in the same spot tonight as i have dug this area 3 times now and something usually pops up so i will continue to dig.

 

[75matador315]

i will take a picture tonight when i get home of most of the stuff i have found at my house.

 

[Subterranean]

Welcome and congrats on your first IHP. Now slow down and dig every signal in your yard. Especially after a rain or watering. Best of luck, Sub

 

[usinadi]

Congrats on your IHP find!!! I have been just detecting for a little over a year now (even though I joined my dad on his metal detecting hunts in the 80's) and I remember the excitement of when I found my first Indian head penny last year! Congrats and good luck on many new first finds!!!

 

[jude061]

Nice! I'd love to find an Indian head penny one of these days!

 

[tomhighland]

Congratulations, it won't be long before you find something from the 1700's. Welcome to treasure net.

 

[75matador315]

thank you everyone. ok so i do have a question every once in a while i will be detecting and swing and here a single tone and i will search back over the same spot and still only get a single tone in one direction instead of a double tone as i pass back and forth over the target what should i do about those should i dig them or would i be wasting my time. i apologize if im not using the correct terminology there.

 

[75matador315]

tomhighland i would love to find something that old i might in due time. i would really like to try and get permission to dig around the center of town as it does have some good history from the early 1800's. i guess it had a huge hotel griss mills blacksmiths, general store etc. etc. it was a stopping place for people running back and forth between the towns surrounding us

 

[KyDigNQueen]

WTG! I just started this hobby about 2 months ago. I am still hoping to find my first IH penny. Congrats and welcome to TNet. There are some great people on here! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on your first IHC! Hopefully there will be many more in your near future!

 

[winslow]

thank you everyone. ok so i do have a question every once in a while i will be detecting and swing and here a single tone and i will search back over the same spot and still only get a single tone in one direction instead of a double tone as i pass back and forth over the target what should i do about those should i dig them or would i be wasting my time. i apologize if im not using the correct terminology there.

If you are at a potentially good spot I would disturb the ground a bit and try again. If the ground is soft enough you can do so with your shoe. If not, dig around a bit and sweep again. Eventually it will either disappear completely or give you a clear reading. Some of my best finds have started off as "iffy" targets.