Lunch Hour Hunt Yields an Indian Head

[Neil in West Jersey]

Well I had an hour, so I had to go local. I went back to the spot where I found the 1910 & 1907 last time out. It was 6 inches deep, and the ACE 250 had no problem detecting it. I didn't know if I had a Lincoln or an Indian until I got home and cleaned it up.

It ain't much, but it put a smile on my face.

One word of advice..When detecting in late Autumn in upland forests it is imperative that you drag the coil under the leaves as much as possible. You can lose inches of depth this time of year by sweeping on top of the leaves.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

Here is last weeks:

 

[Uncle Willy]

Nice looking IH bud.

Bill

 

[awhitster]

Not much? Looks like a beaut to me. Well done.

 

[bottlebum]

Ahhh! The elusive Indianus Headicus! A coin that I have yet to find.

Congrats!

 

[Rob M]

I found my first Indianus Headius adout two weeks ago. It was at about 1/2" deep. I probably tripped over it, regardless it gave me a rush.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

[quote bottlebum]Ahhh! The elusive Indianus Headicus! A coin that I have yet to find.

Congrats![/quote]

You will find one. And your first one will be amazing, so will your second....Then after a while you say "Darn, it's just another Indian!" ( Not quite...I always get a thrill even though I have found many, but there is nothing like your first!) Hang in there!

 

[John 'n' W.Va]

I wish my IH come out if the ground looking that good. I don't see it happening here in WV.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

[quote John 'n' W.Va]I wish my IH come out if the ground looking that good. I don't see it happening here in WV.[/quote]

I wish that were the case, but i wasn't even sure it was an Indian Head until i gave it a bath in hot hydrogen peroxide for a few hours. Then I carefully wiped it down with a wet Q-tip. You should try it! AMAZING RESULTS!

 

[John 'n' W.Va]

[quote Neil in West Jersey][quote John 'n' W.Va]I wish my IH come out if the ground looking that good. I don't see it happening here in WV.[/quote]

I wish that were the case, but i wasn't even sure it was an Indian Head until i gave it a bath in hot hydrogen peroxide for a few hours. Then I carefully wiped it down with a wet Q-tip. You should try it! AMAZING RESULTS![/quote]

Are you kidding? I have soaked them at least 10 times in hot peroxide and over night and over night.
I am going to try the potato trick next. Put the coin in a raw potato for a week.
Also the metal in the coins are ate away. Can't do anything about that.

 

[IndianaSmith]

Congrats on a nice find!

Smitty

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

[quote John 'n' W.Va][quote Neil in West Jersey][quote John 'n' W.Va]I wish my IH come out if the ground looking that good. I don't see it happening here in WV.[/quote]

I wish that were the case, but i wasn't even sure it was an Indian Head until i gave it a bath in hot hydrogen peroxide for a few hours. Then I carefully wiped it down with a wet Q-tip. You should try it! AMAZING RESULTS![/quote]

Are you kidding? I have soaked them at least 10 times in hot peroxide and over night and over night.
I am going to try the potato trick next. Put the coin in a raw potato for a week.
Also the metal in the coins are ate away. Can't do anything about that.[/quote]

I guess it depends on the mineralization of the soil. These were found in a forest with porous, well drained soil. Fertilized farm fields do a lot of damage. I have found plenty of those as well!

 

[awhitster]

[quote Rob M]I found my first Indianus Headius about two weeks ago. It was at about 1/2" deep. I probably tripped over it, regardless it gave me a rush.[/quote]I found one my first day out......in my own side yard. And only one since in a year and a half of MDing. That's OK, I've made up for it on other treasures.