My biggest dime score; ever! :yikes: :stars:

[WaterWalker]

While looking for a pearl earring, I scored with 50 coins in ONE SCOOP!
A blast in the headset was MUCH bigger than the earring I was searching for, but
I HAD to dig it.

In the scoop was a roll of dimes precariously held together by its dissolving bank wrapper.
Too bad they were all clad.

 

[KinTN]

Neato! You don't see that often (or at all!).

 

[Grilled Scallops]

I'll be dimed, that's one neat find!

 

[bootyhoundpa]

How a bout that... cool...

 

[tvr]

About the tightest grouping for a pocket spill I've seen!!! And congrats!

 

[GeorgeinSC]

That is a Mega Coin Spill. That increases your days finds quite nicely. It brings the question what was someone doing with an entire roll of dimes at the beach.

 

[WaterWalker]

Great comments!

trv: tight was not the word...try pinpointing the individual targets with a 15" coil!

GeorgeinSC:
It brings the question what was someone doing with an entire roll of dimes at the beach.

My guess some off-Caper heard that we had dime bags! He should feel lucky he lost
all his dimes at a beautiful beach and not in a sting operation!


G...S..: I'll be dimed

Well I'd be dimed to death if I had to dig each one separately. Plus I would have missed breakfast.

and for KinTN:

Seeing is believing (usually). PhotoShop can do wonders. If I knew how to use it,
I would not have to be "cool" and be retired! Every dime counts.

 

[beachcomb]

Never heard of anyone finding a whole roll of coins.lol
I bet that signal got you're attention!
Did you find the earring too?

 

[Cupajo]

 

[Walknstik]

Sometimes investigating those abnormal maybe trashy sounds turns out to be a definite score just like the one you posted. Good detecting! Finds like this make one dream of finding a roll dropped in 64 or earlier. Ha!

 

[Dancer]

You just never know what's coming up from the deep. Good hit.

 

[WaterWalker]

Fresh water, still looking for the earring.
The arm cuff on the ATPro broke. It has been replaced and I will go back tomorrow with the
sniper coil. It is much better than a 15" coil when looking for a stud earring.
I don't know if they wrapped Double Eagles, but I would LOVE a roll of them. But would not everyone!
If you have to dream, you might as well go all out.

 

[KinTN]

WW, I hope you didn't think I was inferring that you photoshopped your pic. Not at all what I meant! Just speaking to the rarity of your find.
I once found 50 pennies where little craft fairs set up and figured they were a roll spill, but mine were spread out and no indication of being rolled when they were lost like yours were.

 

[WaterWalker]

KinTN: I did not take it at all as you thought it was an "impossible" find. I know it is once in a lifetime find.
They happen and I love to tell and read about them.

I did not take it as you meant I might have Photo-shopped the pic. Just to expand a bit:

I believe 99.999% of all finds are for real. But it has been proven that some finds have been procured and not found with a metal detector. Or at least very misrepresented. I feel sorry for anyone that has to make up a find, as I am sure do also. Metal detecting is our hobby and it is a hobby that is for fun, seeing new and interesting places, learning history, making friends and my favorite is searching for, finding and returning lost items.

Just today I found Barclay Pirate. Jim, one of my detecting partners, had found one a year or two ago. We now have the set, one red and one blue. I know we will think of each other as we look at our Pirate on each of our fireplace mantels. We learned all about the Barclay figure starting back in the 1920s, interesting especially that the metal figures sold for 5 cents in the five and dime stores and were known as Dimestore soldiers. As time passed they sold for 19 cents and were bubbled packed Barclay went out of business in the 1970's not because of the LEAD figures, but because of the flood of plastic toys.

Some of the finds I have made that I call magnificent are:
an 8 reals, the roll of dime, a 1 1/2c diamond ring, a 24K necklace, a Moorish and a Roman coin, flintlock pieces, a hat-trick (a silver, a gold and a platinum ring in one day), the 50th penny I did NOT find in a line on Waikiki Beach HI, and everyone of the more than 150 returned rings. I am keeping a scrap book to reminisce over when I am unable to get out and detect anymore. Oh yes, not to forget all the great friends I have made over the years and will in the years to come.

Thanks for chiming in your comments are most welcome.

May the ring of gold be in your ears and its glitter in you scoop. WW

 

[KinTN]

WW, I know what you are saying about faked finds. My coin dealer likes to tell the story of a guy that would buy coins from him and tell his buds that he found them metal detecting. The poor sap didn't know that his hunt buddies were also patrons of the shop and everybody talked about what everyone found when they stopped by. Just a matter of time there before 2 and 2 came together. The other detectorists never did tell the guy that they knew his stuff was faked. Sad.

I do think that theres more than .01% faked finds on the internet tho. imo, probably solid single digits, including some of the "live" digs I've seen on youtube. I wont name names; I just ignore what I think is faked since theres no way to prove it and no point in calling someone out. I figure if a person is dumb/insecure enough to fake his finds, he'll be caught in his lies eventually. getting the Big Head usually comes right before the fall.
ken

 

[wvrick]

Never seen that before, would have been really nice if they were older. Congratulations! Nice find.

 

[fongu]

Nice find.