unexpected find at the beach

[groundpounder]

Hunted one of our local beaches doing some night hunting as its difficult to get around during the day, anyhow while having no luck mostly trash with a few clad coins I got a hit. I thought it was a regular penny and was kinda taken back when I saw the back of the coin, turning it over seeing the Indian head I had to remind myself where I was. Its my first Indian head and I'm happy about it but I'm more surprised about where I found it.

 

[old digger]

Welcome aboard to TNET! And welcome to IH club!

 

[g-olden years]

Very nice Indian Head! Good looking and it happens to be my dad's birth year! I've been detecting CA beaches off & on about three years without finding a coin that old, though have had better luck at parks & fields. HAVE FUN! Andi

 

[groundpounder]

Yes believe me, this was the very last thing I expected to find. I must hit this beach 2 times a week and almost always find jewelry or change. I have to believe someone must have gotten it from the store as change, then dropped it, at least that's what my wife and I have come up with. If it was there any longer than a few days I would imagine it would be in worse condition. Any coins there for a significant amount of time are unreadable.

 

[vpnavy]

Ya did great groundpounder. Thanks for sharing...

 

[Trezurehunter]

In this hobby, expect the unexpected. My wife found one last year sitting on the chair in the concourse at an airport !! Of course I get the line - " hey Ron look what I found, & I don't even need a metal detector ".

 

[monsterrack]

good job, and cool find