njnydigger
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- I've swung White's (MXT), Minelab (Safari) & currently run with an Omega 8000 by Teknetics & Fisher CZ-3D (1021 Model)
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Odds & Ends - Interesting Story...
Hit one of my older spots today and between my pounding this place like a hundred times already and the rock hard ground, pickins were hard to come by. Managed to squeeze out a few keepers though. Tally on the day was:
1881 I.H. Penny
Jack Daniels Charm
A decent little ring (no marking, but, it appears to be silver)
2 nice spoons from my last hunt. One is sterling silver. Either late 1800's or early 1900's. The other might be pewter, but, not sure.
Now for the cool story. I was about 2 hours into my hunt when I see some guy walking towards me. I remember thinking "great, here we go with a million questions". So, the very well dressed guy in his late 50's walks up to me and asks "find anything yet?". Told him no and then he apologized for being so nosy. Said he was a coin dealer and obviously had a keen interest in coins. He then asked my if I had the red book, to which I replied yes. He then told me he was listed in the red book. We had a very nice and lengthy conversation and he even gave me a few places to hunt.
He also said he would grade my coins for me free of charge anytime. Now I just have to find something valuable - the hard part
He said he only hits the trade shows and deals in gold coins. He actually sold one last year for $130,000 
Mentioned he used to have a metal detector years ago when he was a kid. He followed me around for a bit and said he was looking for a new hobby and metal detecting just might be it. Gave him a few product recommendations and he'll be purchasing one in the next few weeks. So...
Best part of my day was making a potential new hunting buddy and who also happens to be a coin dealer. How cool is that?!?! That's why I love this hobby
Hit one of my older spots today and between my pounding this place like a hundred times already and the rock hard ground, pickins were hard to come by. Managed to squeeze out a few keepers though. Tally on the day was:
1881 I.H. Penny
Jack Daniels Charm
A decent little ring (no marking, but, it appears to be silver)
2 nice spoons from my last hunt. One is sterling silver. Either late 1800's or early 1900's. The other might be pewter, but, not sure.
Now for the cool story. I was about 2 hours into my hunt when I see some guy walking towards me. I remember thinking "great, here we go with a million questions". So, the very well dressed guy in his late 50's walks up to me and asks "find anything yet?". Told him no and then he apologized for being so nosy. Said he was a coin dealer and obviously had a keen interest in coins. He then asked my if I had the red book, to which I replied yes. He then told me he was listed in the red book. We had a very nice and lengthy conversation and he even gave me a few places to hunt.
He also said he would grade my coins for me free of charge anytime. Now I just have to find something valuable - the hard part
He said he only hits the trade shows and deals in gold coins. He actually sold one last year for $130,000 Mentioned he used to have a metal detector years ago when he was a kid. He followed me around for a bit and said he was looking for a new hobby and metal detecting just might be it. Gave him a few product recommendations and he'll be purchasing one in the next few weeks. So...Best part of my day was making a potential new hunting buddy and who also happens to be a coin dealer. How cool is that?!?! That's why I love this hobby
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Any idea what the JD charm was used for? Almost looks like it's big enough to be used as a drink coaster or maybe that's just the image perspective? 
