FoxHound0985
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Hello Everyone,
I decided to brave the 92 degree heat and head to an old site that has given up Seated Half Dimes and Large Cents. It has been a long time since I've hunted this spot, so I was hoping the plow had brought some stuff closer to the surface. Immediately after I turned on my XLT I got a strong signal that read like small lead, and sure enough I dug this small .38 caliber bullet. I took it as a good sign that there was some stuff left in this pounded field! I headed closer to where the house sat and dug the 1907 V-Nickel, which is the first one that has come out of this site. Just a few feet later I dug a well worn 1865 Indian Head. There was a long dry spell with nothing to show but pieces of beer cans and lots of junk iron![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
. After about a half an hour of junk digs I got a strong signal which turned out to be a nice little flat button! I always love seeing those things come out of the ground because it means that old stuff could be a sweep away. Anyway, I decided to head into the woods on the edge of the site because they have not been hunted very much. I got a really iffy signal and dug the Buffalo Nickel. It has definately seen better days, and I could not get the date off of it. After another half hour or so inside the woods I was getting dehydrated and there was a storm rolling in, so I figured it was time to head back to the car. As a rule, I keep sweeping all the way back as long as there is still good ground and this time it really paid off! I got the best signal of the day that read COIN all the way!! I dug a plug and, sure enough it was in there. I broke the clod in half and saw the thin green edge of a coin sticking out! I knew it was in Indian, but I had no idea how nice it was until I got it home. The first pic is with the dirt stlll on it, and you can see the EXCELLENT detail through the dirt!! I cleaned it off and it must have been dropped that year 
. This is by far my best Indian EVER!!! I think this coin deserves its own special holder 
. Well, thats my find of the week! Enjoy!!
HH!
Fox
I decided to brave the 92 degree heat and head to an old site that has given up Seated Half Dimes and Large Cents. It has been a long time since I've hunted this spot, so I was hoping the plow had brought some stuff closer to the surface. Immediately after I turned on my XLT I got a strong signal that read like small lead, and sure enough I dug this small .38 caliber bullet. I took it as a good sign that there was some stuff left in this pounded field! I headed closer to where the house sat and dug the 1907 V-Nickel, which is the first one that has come out of this site. Just a few feet later I dug a well worn 1865 Indian Head. There was a long dry spell with nothing to show but pieces of beer cans and lots of junk iron
. After about a half an hour of junk digs I got a strong signal which turned out to be a nice little flat button! I always love seeing those things come out of the ground because it means that old stuff could be a sweep away. Anyway, I decided to head into the woods on the edge of the site because they have not been hunted very much. I got a really iffy signal and dug the Buffalo Nickel. It has definately seen better days, and I could not get the date off of it. After another half hour or so inside the woods I was getting dehydrated and there was a storm rolling in, so I figured it was time to head back to the car. As a rule, I keep sweeping all the way back as long as there is still good ground and this time it really paid off! I got the best signal of the day that read COIN all the way!! I dug a plug and, sure enough it was in there. I broke the clod in half and saw the thin green edge of a coin sticking out! I knew it was in Indian, but I had no idea how nice it was until I got it home. The first pic is with the dirt stlll on it, and you can see the EXCELLENT detail through the dirt!! I cleaned it off and it must have been dropped that year . This is by far my best Indian EVER!!! I think this coin deserves its own special holder . Well, thats my find of the week! Enjoy!!HH!
Fox
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wtg nice hunt
. A realistic value would probably be around $30 for a good non-dug one. They may not be very valuable, but they are BEAUTIFUL coins!!
Tell me, how did you get all that 200 year old caked on dirt off ? 
