My best find so far was today

[maxmoney]

I finally got something worth posting on today's finds

I went out for a short hunt today when the rain let up for an hour. My first signal was a penny That read 8" deep. I dug for a while and could not find it. After digging a little deeper I scanned the pile and got my beep. My pinpointer located it and I thought it was probably a memorial cent that sunk in the soft mud. I used my thumb to wipe it off a little and THE EDGE WAS GREEN!!! I cleaned it off a little more and bingo I saw the Chief and the numbers 1898. I screamed "HOLLY deleted deleted" so loud I am sure it could be heard for miles. I know this isn't a big deal for most of you because I see you guys posting them all the time. For me thou, It broke my old record of a 1916 wheat and was my first Indian cent. I stood there for 5 minutes looking at it and thinking WOW this is 110 years old. I know its probably worth less than a buck but it felt like I won the lotto. I found another wheat cent 1944, a bullet(not pictured), an a few other things pictured. It started to rain hard so I called it a day to come home and take pictures.

sorry the last 2 pics are blurry

Robert

 

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[kdismuke1]

Kept looking you will find more.

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Hey Robert,
Congrats on the nice IH/ best find so far. Be careful cleaning those finds off, I know it's tempting but you can mess up a good find. Looks like some good detail on that one WTG
Glenn

 

[crazyjarhead]

WTG Nice find on the Indian. I know the feeling when you find one of those for the first time

 

[donny_n_mo]

Nice Indian Head Penny I'm still waiting to find my first one of them.

 

[Packrat]

let me say sweet!! i haven't found one yet just startting out

 

[willie d]

WTG Nice find on the Indian. I know the feeling when you find one of those for the first time

Me too ! Unfortunately, I don't know the feeling when you find your second one.

Killer find, hope you find many more.

 

[sparkymaster]

NIce IH!

I haven't found on yet this year.

 

[midirtdevil]

Good job as a detectorist!!! You are on top, it gets better from here.

 

[fortbball9]

very nice Injun

fortbball9

 

[Ohio Jerry]

Nice Indian..let me tell you,the thrill of seeing that headdress NEVER goes away. Congratulations on your first!!!
Jerry

 

[collector01]

Cool find, I found my first indian a couple weeks ago it was just as exiting as my first large cent and half cent, Hope you find many more!

 

[jgas]

Very nice Injun...It is a great feeling finding one. I have found my first one a couple weeks ago(1864) and man does it feel great...I am Jonesing to get out and find more...Congrats buddy! jgas

 

[Mercury63]

Dude - I know exactly how you feel. I hit my first Indian Head just 48 hours after you did, and man was I excited. It was an 1876, and it broke my previous oldest coin record by 35 years ( Wheatie). Sure, it is small potatoes for some, but for us it is a quantum leap.

Regards, Mercury63

 

[jersey devl]

Im still in the camp waiting for my first too...CONGRATS!!!

 

[Brett]

I feel your joy MaxMoney, I got my first IH's recently as well. I found two of them in the same hole stuck together 1891 and 1889, but unfortunately because they were stuck together they have pretty bad corrosion on the obverse of both. Congrats on a nice lookin' 1898 !! Yeah I definitely wouldn't use peroxide or ultrasonic or anything like that on the coppers... they get pitted or shiney or blackened. Scrub 'er up with a soft tooth brush and enjoy! HH!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Ah, mine was a 1907, I can still show you the exact spot where I dug it. Can't remember what I ate or wore yesterday, but I can show you the spot. good stuff, it only gets better.

 

[geo4472]

i did same thing when i found mine it was a big deal to me too at the time although mines a year newer

 

[Roma]

Lovely Indian Head