Minrelica
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Yesterday, (my 3rd time hunting) I decided to check out some trails in woods in hopes that I may find some coins anything else that beeped at me. I figured that I'd check out some areas around the benches along the path because it seemed logical. I was actually on a bike ride with my girlfriend at the time and I didn't want to get totally wrapped up in hunting so I didn't end up with much. I think I found about 2 cents clad...
My girlfriend is adventurous so I asked her if she wanted to try out the detector and I got a "I guess". I threw a penny on the ground and gave her a 30 second tutorial on pinpointing then set her free. She walked down the foot path about 10-15 yards but then started swinging in a wooded area. I saw her stop and she called me over, pointed to a spot on the ground and said "I think there's something right there". I grabbed the trowel and popped up a plate from a refrigeration unit that was about 2" down. I thought it was pretty cool. I also thought it was hilarious that she said "yeah, but look how far I had to search"
She laughed as well.
Today I decided to get up just before sunrise and head back to the same spot alone and spend a little time there. After finding 2 cents clad and a couple of bolts I got a nice signal right in the middle of the path. At fist I could find exactly what I was looking for and then I glanced down in the little hole and saw my target. My very first Liberty head V nickel! Man was I excited to pull that out of the ground. Needless to say, since it was my first old coin that I’ve dug, it was a great adrenaline rush. I think it woke me up more than the RedBull I drank on the way there.
Shortly after that, I started swing just off the path by a hill and I got a pretty good signal and I dug something very heavy for it’s size which at first appeared to be the top of a metal stake or something similar. About an hour after returning home I decided to wash “the thing” off and see if I could figure out what it was. Much to my surprise, it wasn’t a stake at all but a miniature toy soldier. Wow, I was already happy with the V nickel and this just piled on to my excitement for the day!
My girlfriend is adventurous so I asked her if she wanted to try out the detector and I got a "I guess". I threw a penny on the ground and gave her a 30 second tutorial on pinpointing then set her free. She walked down the foot path about 10-15 yards but then started swinging in a wooded area. I saw her stop and she called me over, pointed to a spot on the ground and said "I think there's something right there". I grabbed the trowel and popped up a plate from a refrigeration unit that was about 2" down. I thought it was pretty cool. I also thought it was hilarious that she said "yeah, but look how far I had to search"
She laughed as well.Today I decided to get up just before sunrise and head back to the same spot alone and spend a little time there. After finding 2 cents clad and a couple of bolts I got a nice signal right in the middle of the path. At fist I could find exactly what I was looking for and then I glanced down in the little hole and saw my target. My very first Liberty head V nickel! Man was I excited to pull that out of the ground. Needless to say, since it was my first old coin that I’ve dug, it was a great adrenaline rush. I think it woke me up more than the RedBull I drank on the way there.
Shortly after that, I started swing just off the path by a hill and I got a pretty good signal and I dug something very heavy for it’s size which at first appeared to be the top of a metal stake or something similar. About an hour after returning home I decided to wash “the thing” off and see if I could figure out what it was. Much to my surprise, it wasn’t a stake at all but a miniature toy soldier. Wow, I was already happy with the V nickel and this just piled on to my excitement for the day!
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