My high hopes were dashed…but at least I found a

[BigWaveDave]

1971 Lincoln Penny.
That’s all I could find yesterday at an 1860s farmhouse, 76 miles away from my house. It was a great permission, or so I thought.
I love this hobby!

 

[UnderMiner]

Bet that penny was deliberately flipped into the dirt by a metal detectorist in 1971 as a parting gift for all the silver and gold coins he cleared out of there with one of these bad boys:

 

[pepperj]

1971 Lincoln Penny.
That’s all I could find yesterday at an 1860s farmhouse, 76 miles away from my house. It was a great permission, or so I thought.
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What's the round item?

 

[Gare]

Dave you had a VERY BUSY DAY 1!!

 

[BigWaveDave]

The top of a fence post…🤪

 

[releventchair]

Congrats!

I once accused a friend of being from a poor family after searching his multigenerational Grandpas farm.
Not one old coin.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

You just never know what's at a site till you show up and swing it - but a good effort!

 

[3cylbill]

1971 Lincoln Penny.
That’s all I could find yesterday at an 1860s farmhouse, 76 miles away from my house. It was a great permission, or so I thought.
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I hope your not going to let an 1860' farmhouse whip you, you dug a lot of trash already there must be a seated dime or two there . whats another 162 mile round trip anyway , another $30 or $40 in fuel...I love this hobbie

 

[Trezurehunter]

You've gotta try an 1860's permission ! Who could pass that opportunity up ?

 

[ToddsPoint]

Don’t feel bad. I hunt old farms around here dating that far back and coins are rare. Poor farms with people that bartered and didn’t lose what they had? 🤷🏼

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Kind of a drag ! I can't count how many holes we dug and no bottles but there was always the next one ☺

 

[oldmxrat]

Good effort anyways!

 

[7up2000]

Well, think of it this way...that penny will help pay for the gasoline

 

[scruggs]

Part of the fun of this hobby is you never know what your going to find! At least you got out and gave it your all and had fun doing it!

 

[tahomatom]

1971 Lincoln Penny.
That’s all I could find yesterday at an 1860s farmhouse, 76 miles away from my house. It was a great permission, or so I thought.
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That very well looks like one of my days