1923 wheat penny in plain site

[Todd S]

Heh all,

My wife and I have been metal detecting now for about two months and found our two oldest coins so far-a 1923 (right on the surface!) and 1937 wheat penny at a place where no one has ever hunted (according to the owner). I got permission only with the sworn oath not to tell about the location! All I can say is that it has been a popular site since the 1930's, and we only hunted it for a couple of hours. As we left, I learned that we were not even hunting at the oldest parts of it! For us in Washington State this is a great site!

We also found other clad, several bullet casings, and a small hand compass. We can't wait to go back and spend some real time there!

 

[digging nm]

good luck! sounds like a great place.

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hi todds, i hope yourre feeling better. i know you were in pain last week. i'm thinking there's a lot more good stuff just waiting for you and your wife at this site. it's showing a lot of promise. silver is on the way...i know your quickdraw2/pioneer 202 is a very capable machine, altho not the best in the bounty hunter lineup, it's one of the best, and that you want to step up to a better machine. metal detectors in general are not good liars. being so new to detecting, i would urge you to become more familiar with your machine. give it a better chance to show it's worth to you. i would never consider parting with my 202, it's an excellent backup, and was my primary hunter for 2 years, while a nautilus and white's sat in the closet collecting dust. what does that tell you? i did recently buy a tesoro cibola, and it's done well. but, be the result what it may, good luck with the new spot! it shows good promise already. hh,

 

[dirt jockey]

Todd, if you don't mind...what part of Washington? I was born and raised in the Yakima valley. I now live just across the Columbia River in Oregon.

 

[aintright1]

I found a 1942 mercury dime on the gravel at the drive in the bounty hunter went beep beep and looked down and picked it up no digging gotta love that

 

[Todd S]

He guys,

I live in Spanaway (Tacoma). My wife is from the Tri-cities area.

Yes, I PLAN TO KEEP USING THE quick draw. I am feeling better with it, but I still plan to update to a better model for more depth (probably an M6 or MXT) With all the rain we get around here, I'm sure there are lots of coins that I have sunk below 4 inches. I love the hobby and will keep everyone posted on how I do. The wife and I are going to try and find a Ghost town tomorrow to hunt.

The "secret" site has to be on weekdays-so when I get a day off work I am definately going back there!

Todd

 

[Todd S]

Oh I forgot to add...after 6 chiropracter visits, taking some time off....and lots of ice, I feel much better! I am trying to take it a bit easier for a while (4 hours or less....rather than 8-10 hours at a time for several days in a row!