How many of you see the first coin found in a hunt as an indication of where the day is heading? I always hope for a wheaty or an Indian as
a first coin. Today, my first coin was a Lincoln Memorial and (to me) that wasn't a good sign.
I was in a wooded area that was heavily used over a long time and my hopes were high. After recovering the Memorial, I started hearing a lot of trash signals
about 1-2 inches deep so I switched to the Bill S trashy park program and put the detector in TTF. What a difference. I started finding wheaties in the 6-7 inch range
and shorty after my start I got a 17-46 signal at 8 inches. That turned out to be a 1853 Seated dime and although it's badly pitted, it completely blew me away. I just don't find that
many Seated coins. I figured there was no way I could do any better so I just put on the cruise control and enjoyed the morning. The coins were all deep and my energy was fading.
Back to the car for a quick lunch and then I headed back to my last dig. A 12-40 signal at 5 inches had me thinking another wheaty but when I dug the signal I saw a flash of silver in the
dirt. It looked like paper thin dime at first but when I lifted it from the soil I realized that it was a half reale and it almost knocked the wind out of me. The finds for the day were
16 wheaties from 1911 to 1925, 4 Indians, 4 Buffalo's, 1 V nickel, the two silver and last and very least, one new coin.
a first coin. Today, my first coin was a Lincoln Memorial and (to me) that wasn't a good sign.
I was in a wooded area that was heavily used over a long time and my hopes were high. After recovering the Memorial, I started hearing a lot of trash signals
about 1-2 inches deep so I switched to the Bill S trashy park program and put the detector in TTF. What a difference. I started finding wheaties in the 6-7 inch range
and shorty after my start I got a 17-46 signal at 8 inches. That turned out to be a 1853 Seated dime and although it's badly pitted, it completely blew me away. I just don't find that
many Seated coins. I figured there was no way I could do any better so I just put on the cruise control and enjoyed the morning. The coins were all deep and my energy was fading.
Back to the car for a quick lunch and then I headed back to my last dig. A 12-40 signal at 5 inches had me thinking another wheaty but when I dug the signal I saw a flash of silver in the
dirt. It looked like paper thin dime at first but when I lifted it from the soil I realized that it was a half reale and it almost knocked the wind out of me. The finds for the day were
16 wheaties from 1911 to 1925, 4 Indians, 4 Buffalo's, 1 V nickel, the two silver and last and very least, one new coin.