Finally an Indian Head cent

[sgoss66]

Tony --

We are saying the same thing. Yes, it is Memorials, the copper pennies, that hit 04-28, 05-28. I called them "copper," but you called them "Memorials." The zinc pennies are still "memorials," they are just made of zinc with a thin plating of copper on the outside. And yes, 07-23 to 07-26, just as you said. But, just as Charles said, those numbers deteriorate (especially the FE numbers, thus the "left and right bounce" on the smartfind screen, the deeper they get.

Charles --

Sounds like a neat place to hunt. The "green on one side, good details on the other" issue? Sounds like fertilizer is the culprit, probably being used since the field became a sports field.

Steve

 

[Charles (Upstate NY)]

I don't think they bother fertilizing that weed patch, its just thicker almost clay type soil that gets really gooey and swamp like. Only a few blocks away another park of the same era is sandy soil and the Indians come out pristine. Nobody can hunt it anymore because someone dug a bunch of huge ugly plugs and they banned detecting there.

 

[BigTony]

Steve, that is correct and my problem. Memorials hit harder on the Exp II and they make you feel there is someone deep.
I think the sound of the Indian's that are deeper probably a different hit tone wise besides the high Ferrous number.
Thanks again for the input - I will be on the lookout - still haven't found an 1877 yet!

 

[BigTony]

Charles, thanks and you right - it was in the textbook pasted here. You are right about the machine not giving accurate depth info and plenty of times I rush the pinpoint and am not centered over the target, thank God for pin pointers!

Too bad that field had an SOB that made a mess and caused a problem like that for everyone.
The other field had sand so the water drained and the corrosion was as bad.....great place to detect for sure

 

[sgoss66]

Charles -- gotcha, on the fertilizer. I always assume that it is often fertilizer that contributes to coin deterioration/crustiness, but maybe in this case it's like you said -- clay soil holding too much water.

Sorry to hear about your other park. MAN does that make me mad, seeing people not filling holes, and ESPECIALLY when it results in giving a "bad name" to those of us who are careful...

BigTony -- I hear you. Definitely the "24, 25, 26" tones of a zinc, or Indian, are a smoother, more subtle, less "attention-getting" tone than the high-tone chirping you get from a copper or silver coin. It's just a matter of training your ears, over time. You'll get there; there are more Indians in your future!

Steve

 

[DougF]

I always use the digital screen, and I agree with Steve about how the numbers run with Indian cents. But I find that most of them have a distinctive sound - Like deep silver, they have a warble type sound but pitched lower. Mine are generally found at 6 inches or deeper. Once I learned that sound, I started finding them on a regular basis. Sometimes a copper-jacketed bullet or a screw cap from a miniature bottle will sound similar.

 

[BigTony]

Doug, thanks for that explanation, I'll have to listen for that sound.

 

[Explorer.se]

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Thank you Big Tony but I have found my firsy coin from the 1800's I found an 1888 V Nickel, its in lowsy shape but I'm still happy with it.

 

[sgoss66]

They usually ARE in lousy shape, unfortunately. At least all the ones I've dug...the ground seems to do a number on old nickels that have been down there for over 100 years...

Steve

 

[BigTony]

Explorer.se, that’s always a good feeling finding a V Nickle, congratulations.
You might want to check that area real slow, there might be some more surprises to make the light of day!
Good luck

 

[Explorer.se]

They usually ARE in lousy shape, unfortunately. At least all the ones I've dug...the ground seems to do a number on old nickels that have been down there for over 100 years...

Steve

And on that same day I found a Barber dime that is so pitted that I cannot tell the date on that one. That is my second Barber the first one I found was a 1916. I had found both coins at a street tearout.

 

[Explorer.se]

Explorer.se, that’s always a good feeling finding a V Nickle, congratulations.
You might want to check that area real slow, there might be some more surprises to make the light of day!
Good luck

Thank you Tony unfortunately it was a street tear out the street has been since re asphalted. But I am going to check the immediate area though pretty soon. Ill keep you posted.