watercolor
Silver Member
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2007
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- 4,112
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- Location
- Arlington Heights, IL
- Detector(s) used
- V3i, MXT-All Pro and Equinox 800
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
A week or two ago while detecting the front yard of a 1930’s permission property, I couldn’t help but notice a huge old pine tree standing about 15-feet from the front porch of the house.
As I worked my way around this tree, my detector responded to something “iffy” but large. I dug a 5” deep plug and after flipping it over, I saw the head of a large, rusted nail imbedded in the plug (s#%!). After removing the nail and swinging my detector over the hole again, my target signal improved dramatically. I scooped out a handful of dirt and in it was a 1941 Merc dime plus a Wheat penny stuck to a 1952 silver quarter. Every handful of dirt thereafter contained 1 or 2 coins which netted me a grand total of 13 coins ranging dates from 1920 to 1955.
Thanks for looking & happy hunting (around those old trees)
As I worked my way around this tree, my detector responded to something “iffy” but large. I dug a 5” deep plug and after flipping it over, I saw the head of a large, rusted nail imbedded in the plug (s#%!). After removing the nail and swinging my detector over the hole again, my target signal improved dramatically. I scooped out a handful of dirt and in it was a 1941 Merc dime plus a Wheat penny stuck to a 1952 silver quarter. Every handful of dirt thereafter contained 1 or 2 coins which netted me a grand total of 13 coins ranging dates from 1920 to 1955.
Thanks for looking & happy hunting (around those old trees)
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Great find.
