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We always read stories about how deep some great coin was when it was recovered. There is a real mystique about the deeply hidden coin, and the detectors and the men (or women) who can find them. But what about the old coins that are barely buried? Especially the ones in public places with considerable traffic? You have to admit, that's an intriguing thought.
Here's a video of one like that, a 1913 Barber dime. Funny thing about this coin; I had gone over and missed this coin at least once during an earlier failed attempt to find silver in this exact space several months before. I may have missed it because I often skip very shallow coin reads on the assumption they're almost certainly recent drops. But...when the ground is hard-packed and eroded by generations of car or foot traffic, or hardpacked gravel, or underlain by rock very close to the surface, then I really know better...it may be a much older drop than one would ordinarily think. (I should note, this coin lay very close to a water meter tank, so there was some masking of the signal.)
Here's a video of one like that, a 1913 Barber dime. Funny thing about this coin; I had gone over and missed this coin at least once during an earlier failed attempt to find silver in this exact space several months before. I may have missed it because I often skip very shallow coin reads on the assumption they're almost certainly recent drops. But...when the ground is hard-packed and eroded by generations of car or foot traffic, or hardpacked gravel, or underlain by rock very close to the surface, then I really know better...it may be a much older drop than one would ordinarily think. (I should note, this coin lay very close to a water meter tank, so there was some masking of the signal.)
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