testing123
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Got up today with high hopes of hitting silver coin #150 for the year. It was
about 34 degrees when I woke up, ugh! It was about 38 by the time I pulled in,
and some nice snow flurries were happy to greet me.
Had about 3 hours set aside and I thought, "if I can get 150, I'm outta here
as soon as that happens, even if it takes 5 minutes." This was the same
place from yesterday, with the 1819 half real, etc.
Whelp, fast forward 5 minutes later... A
quarter signal shows up. But it gave me a feeling at first of it being a nail as
the e-trac sometimes does. I did the "e-trac 360" and tested the signal at 4
angles. Each side produced a solid signal and no nulling. Alright! That's
promising. It was deeper than the initial plug, and on top of a scoop with the
shovel was what looked like an outer ring of silver. "What?" It didn't look like
a coin... stared at it for a few seconds trying to figure if that's the
object... Finally decided to pick it up... WHAT
COULD IT BE?? IT'S A STERLING
SILVER THIMBLE!!! It was an item on my top 10 want list. It's beautiful and
fortunately didn't get scratched in the recovery process. It's a size 7 and made
by "MKD". Any idea on age? Weight is 5.0 grams.
It suddenly warmed up to about 60 degrees.
And about 5-10 minutes after that silver #150 pops out - a 1943 Mercy dime!!!!
What a treat. It was suddenly 75 and sunny, and of course I couldn't leave. What
else could be there?? Ended with one more Merc - 1945 and 4 wheat cents. Also
got a larger flat button.
You just never know what will come out, never
figured a silver thimble will be at this place.
HH all.
about 34 degrees when I woke up, ugh! It was about 38 by the time I pulled in,
and some nice snow flurries were happy to greet me.
Had about 3 hours set aside and I thought, "if I can get 150, I'm outta here
as soon as that happens, even if it takes 5 minutes." This was the same
place from yesterday, with the 1819 half real, etc.
Whelp, fast forward 5 minutes later... A
quarter signal shows up. But it gave me a feeling at first of it being a nail as
the e-trac sometimes does. I did the "e-trac 360" and tested the signal at 4
angles. Each side produced a solid signal and no nulling. Alright! That's
promising. It was deeper than the initial plug, and on top of a scoop with the
shovel was what looked like an outer ring of silver. "What?" It didn't look like
a coin... stared at it for a few seconds trying to figure if that's the
object... Finally decided to pick it up... WHAT
COULD IT BE?? IT'S A STERLING SILVER THIMBLE!!! It was an item on my top 10 want list. It's beautiful and
fortunately didn't get scratched in the recovery process. It's a size 7 and made
by "MKD". Any idea on age? Weight is 5.0 grams.
It suddenly warmed up to about 60 degrees.
And about 5-10 minutes after that silver #150 pops out - a 1943 Mercy dime!!!!
What a treat. It was suddenly 75 and sunny, and of course I couldn't leave. What
else could be there?? Ended with one more Merc - 1945 and 4 wheat cents. Also
got a larger flat button.
You just never know what will come out, never
figured a silver thimble will be at this place.
HH all.
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But that thimble is a knockout. 
