Only 1 keeper, but it was a bucket lister for me.

[dave_e]

Yesterday's find but...

I was gridding out a trashy area I've gone over many MANY times.
I've pulled some keepers out of this area in the past, but lately it's dried up. (I don't count clad as keepers.)
Put the 11" coil back on the Equinox 600 and pushed the sensitivity up to 24. I was in Field 2, 50 tones, horseshoe on, FE=0, F2=2, recovery speed 2.

Got a 10" one way signal that was repeatedly good on 2 swings, then blipped iron on the 3rd swing. Called my buddy over to check it out with his Legend but it didn't pick it up. He was in Park mode. He switched to Field and made some adjustments then was getting what I was getting, but it didn't flash iron at all. Just a good deep signal.

Popped a plug and the target was on the bottom perfectly in the middle. It was a measured 9" down.

1834 capped bust half dime. My first capped bust.

 

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[E-Trac-Ohio]

A rare and fantastic find - a big congrats !

 

[ModernMiner]

Way to be persistent!!! What a great old coin, and almost 200 yrs old.
That reverse is in beautiful condition. Congrats on checking one off of your bucket list.
MM

 

[dave_e]

Thanks guys.
Is any place really hunted out?

 

[ArfieBoy]

Beauty! Congratulations on a great find. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mindcrime1988]

Really sweet find. Congrats.

 

[grasshopper]

Great find, congrats on the bucket lister!!

 

[lenmac65]

That coin is a beauty. I really like the wear and toning, as it gives it character. Congrats!

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Congrats. A capped bust is still on my to find list.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Capped bust coins are super rare and a joy to find. Major congrats to you for finding your first.

 

[TommNJ]

Awesome Find, Congrats!

TommNJ

 

[scruggs]

Thanks guys.
Is any place really hunted out?

I don't think so. It's hard to put a small coil over every square inch of a site to find such a small target! That's what keeps us going and you proved it with a beauty, congrats!!

 

[NorILdigcollector]

What a great little coin. It can be well worth digging the "iffy" signals.

 

[ToddsPoint]

That coin would grade VG8. A $100 coin easily. Very nice find and a rare find on tnet.

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Nice Capped! Gotta love the half dimes.

 

[Barrydang]

Awesome find!!

 

[JB Hunts]

Yesterday's find but...

I was gridding out a trashy area I've gone over many MANY times.
I've pulled some keepers out of this area in the past, but lately it's dried up. (I don't count clad as keepers.)
Put the 11" coil back on the Equinox 600 and pushed the sensitivity up to 24. I was in Field 2, 50 tones, horseshoe on, FE=0, F2=2, recovery speed 2.

Got a 10" one way signal that was repeatedly good on 2 swings, then blipped iron on the 3rd swing. Called my buddy over to check it out with his Legend but it didn't pick it up. He was in Park mode. He switched to Field and made some adjustments then was getting what I was getting, but it didn't flash iron at all. Just a good deep signal.

Popped a plug and the target was on the bottom perfectly in the middle. It was a measured 9" down.

1834 capped bust half dime. My first capped bust.

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Great find, and relatively well preserved!

 

[Almy]

9" down for such a small coin is great! Shows you have an excellent detector and technique, I think. My old detector (and my old self) would likely have missed it and left it for a younger, sharper detectorist. Can't hunt a site out, you know. Not sporting!

 

[BigWaveDave]

Tnet will censor my response…..
So, F Yeah!!!!!

 

[Bamasteve]

Outstanding find, huge congrats!