Well today was the first day out with my new Explorer Se. Took it to the beach two weeks ago for about an hour just to get an idea of what it was like. Well today was by far my best day detecting period. Got permission to hunt an old property the other day. Had no idea how old it was but was told 1800's. Hit it this morning and hunted it till about 3:30 and dug all kinds of trash. The house is still there(what's left of it). I can tell it's foundation has been replaced or the house was moved at some point because it's concrete block. The house is really old for certian. The place is full of torn up cans and pieces of metal everywhere. Up close to the house is almost a constant null. Filled up my finds bag twice. But, I did find two large Cents. My first pre-1900 coins. The first one is a Draped Bust. Can see the reath on the back just bearly. But can see enough of it to tell it's 1796-1807. Unreal find. Second one is in better shape but cant see a date. It's a Matron Head style, has thirteen stars and has the line under the word cent. Best I can tell it's between 1816-1835. Before this the oldest coin i've found was a 1910 wheat penny. The only modern coin I found today was a '70's lincoln. I stopped by my dealer's shop on Friday to pick up my Excal battery pod and was telling him that my goals for this year were gonna be a Indian Head penny and a Barber anything. I never thought I would ever find anything this old. Cant believe I found these both on the same day. Going back tommorrow after church to see what else I can find. Dont know how the pictures will look, I put alittle oil on them to make it easier to see. Also would like to thank everybody here on the forum for all the help I've got just by reading everything. Thanks to Bryce for the advice. Did leave it in the factory preset and after I found the first Coin I slowed way down and I was going pretty slow to start. Thanks again everybody and thanks for looking.
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1st Day out with Se
- Thread starter surfman
- Start date
Great find!
dewcon4414
Well-known member
Ok ok the pennies nice..... but show me the REAL money. Id love to see those large cents. I managed 9 or 10 this year.... man do they scream at ya. Cant imagine carrying many of those babies in my pocket.... and they are just a penny. Someone wasnt using common sense when they made those coins. Its funny around here you find them cut in half to make change even lol. Great finds.
Dew
Dew
Thanks guys, went back today. Only coin I found was 1917 Wheat penny, in pretty good shape. Dug alot more junk. I'm told that nobody has detected there before. There just has to be old silver there somewhere. May go back on Saturday if I can, got yard work to get out of the way first. At least the ground's not froze anymore. Joe
Gold Nuggets
New member
Nice finds on the two large cents. Once you get the trash cleared out,
you will probably start finding those silver coins. If no one has hunted
that site before, you are in a great position to find some really old stuff.
GL and HH Gold Nuggets
you will probably start finding those silver coins. If no one has hunted
that site before, you are in a great position to find some really old stuff.
GL and HH Gold Nuggets
Larry--IndianaHVAC
New member
Good Job and it only will get better!! 