Got my FIRST SHIELD today!

[filthyflyer39]

Took advantage of the nice warm weather and went back to one of our favorite parks. My dad started out with a 10 wheat, and then we didn't have much for a while after that. A couple hours later, my dad pulled out another wheat. Then we just wandered around a while, hoping to find something a little better before we had to leave. I decided to dig a nickel signal which I had very little faith in. I got down about 6 inches and pulled out a coin, figured it was a buffalo. Upon a closer look however, I saw the big ole five on the back and knew it was my first ever shield! not quite sure of the date yet, but I'm hoping its 1878 or older, which would make it my oldest coin as well.

Thanks for looking,
Filthy Flyer

 

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[Dirt fishing Wolf]

Congrats on finding a sheild and your oldest coin, pulled one out last week also.

 

[ewcoinhunter]

Nice find, congrats!

 

[kimsdad]

Congrats on the great first!!!

Shields just don't come up every day. I'm glad you got yours!

 

[marinedad]

congrats on your first shield, still on my list.

 

[Lowbatts]

Congrats on the great first!!!

Shields just don't come up every day. I'm glad you got yours!

Says the guy who pulls them up in pairs!

Nice find!

 

[cntrydncr1]

congrats!! I'm still waiting...

 

[litefire56]

Great looking coin!

 

[Pocket Spill]

Nice nickel!

 

[Lookn4Seated]

congrats on getting that first out of the way. now lets go back there and get your first seated out of the way too.

 

[soupie]

Way to go on your first sheild,my favorite in the nickel column...

Soup

 

[justdigging50]

Congratulations on your first Shield!

 

[watercolor]

Awesome Shield there!

(I wish the dates weren't so small on those :P)

 

[filthyflyer39]

Awesome Shield there!

(I wish the dates weren't so small on those :P)

I'm thinking the same thing! I still havent gotten a date off it, and everyone I've asked comes up with a different number. Ill figure it out eventually, its pretty worn too so that doesnt really help

 

[filthyflyer39]

congrats on getting that first out of the way. now lets go back there and get your first seated out of the way too.

Hopefully I'll run into one soon, we've only seen one pulled out of this park. Getting tougher and tougher to find any decent signals there too so itll require some luck

 

[d-dub]

Congrat's on your first Shield. Just got my first a few weeks ago as well.