First exciting find.

[oleterryg]

I am new to MD, and my first D is a Garrett ACE 200. I have had it for 3 weeks now and have searched 4 times for a total of probably around total, all in my back yard by the Flint
River in South West Georgia.

So far I have found some trash, 2 dimes, a quarter, and 4 pennys. All newer year coins.

But today I found my "what I call" first older coin. Now real old, but older than what I have found previously.

A 1990 D Roosevelt Dime. I think it 's silver clad. After cleaning it up, It is in very good condition. Found it at around 7 inches with the ACE.

While I know this is my starter detector, I am actually pretty pleased. The dime lifted my spirits. I'm trying to restrain myself and wait at least 6 months before moving up to
another detector, Maybe a Racer Standard MD.

On another note, I can't express how happy I am with my Makro PP. I am thinking with a starter D like the Ace 200, the PP makes life so much more easy and enjoyable.

I think I have began another journey in my life.

 

[Gamma_Joe]

Well done!

Best of luck with this wonderful "hobby" (it's a lot more than that, because it's so full of wonder, mysteries, and discoveries). You're off to a great start.

Joe

 

[coinhunterseth]

Silver dimes were not made after 1964.

 

[oleterryg]

I Googled it and found that it was silver clad, not all silver. One thin layer of silver.
It's worth 10 cents.

 

[coinhunterseth]

Zero silver, the clad layer is cupro-nickel. 75% copper 25% nickel.

 

[John-Edmonton]

You are on a good roll Terry!

 

[oleterryg]

Too bad about no silver.
Perhaps one day soon.

 

[detectin4fun]

WTG keep at it. I still like finding any coins clad or silver. Keep a log of the coin count value. Someday you will be wanting to know how much you have found.

 

[oleterryg]

Friday, my 6 yr old grandson and I dug up some nails, and other stuff. But also 1ea quarter, Roosevelt dime, 3 pennies. Not bad.
Still learning.

 

[Gamma_Joe]

If you find enough pocket change to help getting new batteries, you're doing great. Keeps you going while looking for the good stuff.

(Showing my age here) ... As a kid, I found a Buffalo nickel on the ground in a park. Took it to the corner store and got a hamburger with a dill pickle, all for five cents.

I remember my grandpa had a dish where he tossed his pocket change. It always had V nickels, Buffalo nickels, and Mercury dimes in it. When he went to the local tavern, they went with him.

Back in the 1930s-1940s, folks didn't have a lot of money so a dime or a quarter was treated with care. It was a big deal when a guy stuck his hand into his pocket to get a coin, and finds that it's fallen out somewhere.

Don't worry about not finding old coins every time. They're few and far between, but they're there.

 

[oleterryg]

Great advice. Old stories make fir good reading.

 

[Leslie(nova scotia)]

Dig and they will come. Hobby gets even more exciting as you become more experienced and broaden your horizons.

Even after 48 years a digging.....still feel like a little kid on a grand adventure every time I go out.

 

[oleterryg]

HI to all, thanks for the story and encouragement. My wife has taken over the ACE 200.
This sure is a lot of fun. Dig a hole, find some money. Where else but metal detecting. !?..