ShovelinDave
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- Location
- North Carolina
- Detector(s) used
- Bandido 2 - umax, Garrett Ace 400, Garrett AT Pro, Garrett AT Pinpointer
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
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Let me start out by saying what a beautiful weekend it was. The weather was just perfect. When the weather is perfect you know you have to get out and swing the coil. I managed to do that both Saturday and Sunday for a couple hours.
On a new permission, I always start in the tree rows or curb strip. I dug up four or five pieces of trash. Next signal was bouncing around 83-84 - two inches down. I'm thinking a token. Pull out the pinpointer and find the spot. Grab the shovel and pop a small plug. Pinpointer to the dirt on the plug and out falls a dark round object. Last time that happened it turned out to be a sweet token. Rub the dirt off of it and not recognizing it. I can tell it's a coin but not making it out. Then I see a date on the bottom. I'm making out 182-. Okay, that's good. Stop rubbing on it, you dummy, clean it up later. Got back at it. I wasn't finding much other than clad and sometimes that can be a little disappointing. I then got a nice tone. 86-87 - four inches down, thinking a quarter. Pop the plug and it's still in the hole. Loosen the dirt up in the hole and see some shiney. Pulled out a silver ring, my 5th for the year. Took some pictures. Seen what time it was and thought this would be a nice way to end the hunt. I got home and cleaned the coin up. Turns out to be an 1825 British Farthing. Which makes it, my oldest coin. The ring has Sterling stamped in it and that makes the day even sweeter.
Sunday morning I was up early. Drinking my coffee and thinking this is a good day to hit some tree rows on the campus. Picked a good spot because my first good target was a 1938 mercury dime. The second was a toy pocket watch with a monkey on it lol. Moved across the street to dig a little trash and a couple wheats. I starting working an area around a fire hydrant and got a nice 89-90. Many, many times it turns out to be a small can or a piece of copper pipe. Popped the plug and it was laying in the hole. Seen the roundness and it was dark. A little rubbing and it was a Kennedy Half Bicentienal. Not much after that. A cool token with an eagle on it and some more clad. Oh yeah, a bubble gum machine ring. Well, once again I've kept you way to long. Thanks for looking and HH. SD
On a new permission, I always start in the tree rows or curb strip. I dug up four or five pieces of trash. Next signal was bouncing around 83-84 - two inches down. I'm thinking a token. Pull out the pinpointer and find the spot. Grab the shovel and pop a small plug. Pinpointer to the dirt on the plug and out falls a dark round object. Last time that happened it turned out to be a sweet token. Rub the dirt off of it and not recognizing it. I can tell it's a coin but not making it out. Then I see a date on the bottom. I'm making out 182-. Okay, that's good. Stop rubbing on it, you dummy, clean it up later. Got back at it. I wasn't finding much other than clad and sometimes that can be a little disappointing. I then got a nice tone. 86-87 - four inches down, thinking a quarter. Pop the plug and it's still in the hole. Loosen the dirt up in the hole and see some shiney. Pulled out a silver ring, my 5th for the year. Took some pictures. Seen what time it was and thought this would be a nice way to end the hunt. I got home and cleaned the coin up. Turns out to be an 1825 British Farthing. Which makes it, my oldest coin. The ring has Sterling stamped in it and that makes the day even sweeter.
Sunday morning I was up early. Drinking my coffee and thinking this is a good day to hit some tree rows on the campus. Picked a good spot because my first good target was a 1938 mercury dime. The second was a toy pocket watch with a monkey on it lol. Moved across the street to dig a little trash and a couple wheats. I starting working an area around a fire hydrant and got a nice 89-90. Many, many times it turns out to be a small can or a piece of copper pipe. Popped the plug and it was laying in the hole. Seen the roundness and it was dark. A little rubbing and it was a Kennedy Half Bicentienal. Not much after that. A cool token with an eagle on it and some more clad. Oh yeah, a bubble gum machine ring. Well, once again I've kept you way to long. Thanks for looking and HH. SD
. So we found the same VFW medallion. The same silver ring. Do me a small favor and send me a PM when you find a gold coin so Ill know what to expect in my future finds 
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