bigealive
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- Good Thunder, MN
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- Garrett 2500 - Pro Pointer
Half dollar poppin'
On Sunday afternoon, I was out and about, as always looking for a good place to hunt. I like to cruise the countryside and find a farmhouse to hunt and that is what I did. Went to the door and asked permission. The farmer said "I always wanted to get into detecting but never got around to it so Go Right Ahead" I grabbed the machine, fired it up and with the farmer at my side set off.
We didn't make it ten feet and ding " good signal, 6-8 inches, coin size target, and reading 50 cents. I, kindof, laughed and told the farmer "It doesn't always tell the truth", I explained as I started digging,"but can't pass up the chance of it being a coin." Dug the plug, popped the plug, pin pointed it, and dug another 3-4 inches and out pops a Barber Half from 1910 (mintage 418,551)
Well at this point I thought "ooooohhhhh ssshhhhiiii....." I took a quick peek at it and handed it to the farmer hoping I was playing it cool and started swinging again. About 30 seconds later, he gets my attention and hands me the coin and says "I will tell you what, the coin is your's to keep but that is enough here". I smiled and asked him if he was serious. "Ya you should leave!"
The farmer wasn't being rude but that was that he had seen enough. Enough to get his own detector or that was what he told me as he walked with me to my truck. I guess the moral of this story is that when you have company don't dig the really good signals until they get bored with it and leave. I am really happy to have the Half but it leaves me wondering how many more coins were in this farm house/yard. Maybe, he won't get a detector and I can out live him
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Good Hunting Everyone, Todd H.
On Sunday afternoon, I was out and about, as always looking for a good place to hunt. I like to cruise the countryside and find a farmhouse to hunt and that is what I did. Went to the door and asked permission. The farmer said "I always wanted to get into detecting but never got around to it so Go Right Ahead" I grabbed the machine, fired it up and with the farmer at my side set off.
We didn't make it ten feet and ding " good signal, 6-8 inches, coin size target, and reading 50 cents. I, kindof, laughed and told the farmer "It doesn't always tell the truth", I explained as I started digging,"but can't pass up the chance of it being a coin." Dug the plug, popped the plug, pin pointed it, and dug another 3-4 inches and out pops a Barber Half from 1910 (mintage 418,551)
Well at this point I thought "ooooohhhhh ssshhhhiiii....." I took a quick peek at it and handed it to the farmer hoping I was playing it cool and started swinging again. About 30 seconds later, he gets my attention and hands me the coin and says "I will tell you what, the coin is your's to keep but that is enough here". I smiled and asked him if he was serious. "Ya you should leave!"
The farmer wasn't being rude but that was that he had seen enough. Enough to get his own detector or that was what he told me as he walked with me to my truck. I guess the moral of this story is that when you have company don't dig the really good signals until they get bored with it and leave. I am really happy to have the Half but it leaves me wondering how many more coins were in this farm house/yard. Maybe, he won't get a detector and I can out live him
? Good Hunting Everyone, Todd H.
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