Key Date!!!

[mstreenz]

Went out for a short hunt today to an area that I've detected a lot. The area is wooded and very hard to hunt this time of year. It used to be a Settlers Picnic area that started around 1870. Because I only had small patches to hunt I concentrated on listening to the faint signals. I found an Indian Head mixed in with nails. Then I heard a faint mid tone and retrieved an 1885 V Nickel around 9" deep! This is the second 1885 V Nickel that I have found this year. This one is in much better shape than my other one. I wish nickels came out of the ground like silver...

Settings:
Screen: Horse Shoe
Ground Balance: Tracking
Ground Notch: 60-90
Discrimination: 0
Tones: Full Tones
Sensitivity: 90
TX Power: 2
Frequency: 12 Khz
Iron Volume: 0
Reactivity: 2
Silencer: 0
Audio Response: 4
Audio Overload: 1
Notch: 97-99

 

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[Molewacker]

Good going! I know what your saying about nickles and silver - sigh

 

[Mackaydon]

I read it as 1886.
Don......

 

[mstreenz]

Yeah, the pic looks that way. It's an 1885. This is a little better pic.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice save!

 

[RustyGold]

Awesome finds! Congrats!