Since I haven't yet received the two new detectors I ordered, thought I'd get a detecting "fix" by taking my AT-Gold out to a nearby tot-lot. It's always good for some newer coins; it's no more than 8-10 years old, so I knew that silver coins were out of the question. Started finding coins, right away: 5 nickels and 7 Lincolns, total. Also found two junk rings and some odds and ends junk jewelry. As I worked my way to the far end of the lot, I got a low-80s signal, which typically means a dime or copper cent. Imagine my surprise when out popped a 1948-D wheat cent. How it got there is a mystery. I've detected this area many times, and the coin is in great condition, so I guess someone got it in change (I used to get them quite regularly, in the past, but not much lately), and dropped it.
It reminded me of a park not too far from this area, where I detected over the period of a month or so, a few years back. Since that park is no more than 25-years-old, I had no expectations of finding anything by clad and, possibly, jewelry. Well. imagine my surprise when I pulled out a merc from the late 40s. Again, based on the age of the park, that coin shouldn't have been there. But, I'm glad it was.
That's the beauty of our hobby: You never know what you're going to find.
HH,
Dave
It reminded me of a park not too far from this area, where I detected over the period of a month or so, a few years back. Since that park is no more than 25-years-old, I had no expectations of finding anything by clad and, possibly, jewelry. Well. imagine my surprise when I pulled out a merc from the late 40s. Again, based on the age of the park, that coin shouldn't have been there. But, I'm glad it was.
That's the beauty of our hobby: You never know what you're going to find.
HH,
Dave