Gave up and went home....

[XL-PRO PRO]

After checking a few of my favorite spots and finding only a few clad I gave up and went home.As I was getting my detector out of the cruiser I decided to sweep the edge of a field adjoining my yard.After digging a couple of square nails I hit a target which bounced from pulltab to penny.Lo & behold,my first sheild nickel!Composition of these 75% copper and 25% nickel which explains the bouncing vdi.DBULL

 

[seger98]

Hey WTG, Can ya get a picture of it posted?

 

[XL-PRO PRO]

It's not in great shape(can't read the date,but is reconizable),but it was pretty neat to dig it without leaving home!DBULL

 

[mpostma]

Way to Go!
Still looking for my first Sheild Nickel.

Congrats!
Good Luck,
Mark

 

[BuckleBoy]

I'd say you should get permission from your neighbor to hunt that field! Where there is iron, there was a structure in the past (even though there is nothing there now). You will find other good items there! Lower your discrimination to foil and dig it all--there will likely be little trash--and you'll want to recover the brass buttons, pewter, lead, etc.

Congratulations, and keep us posted.


-BuckleBoy