My Oldest Finds Yet!

[metalfun]

I've been treasure hunting for a few years and have done mostly water hunting. I have found some nice rings, but only a 1964 quarter that I found at my mom's house maybe 3 years ago. Back in Feb. we moved into a house that was built in 1950. I don't have a neighbor for about two-tenths of a mile in all directions. Apparently there were some things going on here even before the house was built in 1950. I purchased an Ace 250 in June of last year for a land machine, but I probably never used it a total of 15 hours since I first got it. Last Sun. I decided to hunt the yard after church. My first find was an 1832 Liberty Half Dime only about 3 yards from the front porch. I then started digging on the far side of my driveway & my daughter picked up the coin & said,"This is a dime," then she handed it to my other daughter & she said it was an 1889. I said, "No, you mean 1989". Handing it back to my other daughter she said, "No Dad, it is an 1889". To my unbelief it was! Within 10 minutes I dug up a dirty penny & my youngest daughter brought it in the house to try to rinse some of the dirt off. She came back out & said, " Dad, it has one cent on the back". So, I assumed it was a wheat penny & stuck it in my pocket. All of this took less than an hour of actual hunting time. While standing under the carport, I took the penny out & began to scratch it with my fingernail & found it was actually a 1905 Indian Head Penny. I couldn't believe it! I had recently been reading the forums when McDave had said that a good setting was custom with everything from a penny back discriminated out. I was using this setting when I found these coins. The Indian Head Penny showed up on the penny, the 1889 dime showed up on the dime, and the 1832 half dime showed up between the penny & the dime ... go figure. I have been guilty of not digging on this cursor. My pics aren't the greatest (due to the type camera), but I'll try to get better pics of them soon to post. I think I'll be hunting here at home for a while! Thanks to all you guys for all your tips on hunting! Thanks for looking & happy hunting!

 

[Geo Unit]

Very nice finds

 

[metalhead]

Wow!Very nice! Congrats on the old silver and IH!
Thanks for sharing!Happy Hunting!

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Wow...that half-dime looks brand new !! Can you get a clearer picture of it??

 

[Bignug]

gratz nice finds

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Either fill dirt was brought in or an older house preceded the one you now live in..Treasure is where you find it and would bet there is a few more goodies in the area...

 

[metalfun]

I'm going to try to get some better pics today. I did clean the dime up, so that's why it looked so nice. Thanks for looking & responding!

 

[MrGee]

Ya' just never know do you? The next hole will be the best one ever.

MrGee

 

[fongu]

Great finds. Looking forward to what else turns up. I would do the happy dance if I found something from 1832. You're blessed to have such good help. Teach those girls how to dig them holes and take care of ol Dad's back and you're all set. Thanks for sharing and for the pictures. HH

 

[cwilk]

Good story. Fantastic finds. Bad photos. Glad your girls are out there with you!

Chris

 

[deepseeker442]

wow yes nice finds wtg

 

[dirtydon]

Great finds. Especially with the children. You might have to buy a few more detectors. Be careful cleaning the coins. Patina is something you don't want to lose..Good Hunting.

 

[RickIowa2009]

Thats a good date

 

[darrenb]

Great finds! I'm still trying to break the 1900 barrier, after 5 years of hunting! I'd spend a lot more time in that area!
HH
Darren

 

[metalfun]

Some of you had asked about better pictures of the coins. Here they are! Thanks for looking & for the responses!