Huge copper Token fooled the heck out of me today:detecting:

[deepdiger60]

Today the heat let up some only 87* so i figured i would hit another stop in the school yards today was Graduation day for the kids so i have all 3 old school yards all Summer if not to hot then ill hit the beaches , i only was there 15 minutes and got this really loud crisp signal i knew right away it was a good target and it showed 180.5 on my meter normally a coin will show 179 to 180 quarters and dimes so i dug it and dug finally my search probe found it laying flat down at the bottom of the hole about 8 inches all i could see was a copper color coin with a Eagle and the word Liberty woohoo !! i thought lol it was bigger then a silver dollar i got it out ad looked closer on the other side and saw 2004 i said what the heck ?? , turns out to be a local farm token Harbes family farm they sell everything home made pies fruits and vegs they even have hot roasted corn on the cob with butter 1.00 each yummmm ! wow was i fooled for a few minutes but it,s ok it is a great token i think it was gold plated at one time it says Gold Piece and it cleaned up well to bad all my other coppers i find don't look like that , also a few clad coins again they are endless in those school yards no Bling again maybe next time , i took a few pics enjoy HH Jim Oh i was using the Tornado 10 " coil today it works great pin point is right on .

 

[gear box]

That's a pretty cool token. Not to old but a good find. Wonder how it got so deep?
Good luck Gary

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Interesting token,I would have had your reaction also,but still a nice find.Thanks for sharing. HH Ron

 

[deepdiger60]

That's a pretty cool token. Not to old but a good find. Wonder how it got so deep?
Good luck Gary

Gary The soil in those school yards normally is soft very easy to dig until the dry season starts i weighed the token 23.5 g it is possible it sank that deep i find silver merc,s and rosies that deep once i found a man,s HS Grad ring 1972 8 inches down and returned ,anything after 7 or 8 inches you hit hard pack . HH Jim

 

[matthias]

Interesting find! Cool! HH. Matt

 

[Critterhunter]

Great find. I would have thought for sure it was going to be old being that deep! Last week I dug a great coin signal and I see copper large cent sized object at this old house lot! Thought for sure it was going to be a large cent but it turned out to be a plain copper disc with two small holes in the center. Man, it's been a while since I've dug a large cent. I think I've got a total of about 10 or 15 of them, but it's been probably 5 years or so since I dug one. They are hard to find at public sites because they are so big and thus many have already been found by others. That is, unless it's hiding under some iron or other trash or super deep. I was just looking at my best large cent today. 1848 and no wear on it at all. It had a rust stain on the back from a nail. Found it an an empty corner lot a while back. For sure my best of those. No pitting either. I think it must have been dropped the year it was minted because it shows zero wear.

 

[don digs gold]

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