Short Evening Hunt Yields First of a Kind

[Mason Jarr]

I had a few hours to spare yesterday evening, so I gathered up my stuff and headed to an area I've done a little research on. I think it has the potential to give up some silver, so I wanted to sample a piece of it to see what I'd find. I spent about 3 hours and found these and about $2.00 in clad. The V Nickel is a first for me. It's in rough shape, but I still like it. The old targets ranged from 4 to 7 inches. No silver this time, but I expect there will be some. Running an E-trac with manual sensitivity set at 23 and the stock coin program.

 

[towboater2013]

Good finds

 

[MikeO]

Congrats on your first V Nickel.

 

[oakhunter27]

Nice your soil is good to them coins

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Nice hunt !! Love finding V nickels !!

 

[Mason Jarr]

Nice your soil is good to them coins

Not always. This particular spot has some pretty good top soil, but a lot of places here have volcanic minerals that can be fairly caustic. The V Nickel was pretty nasty looking when I found it, but I ran it through electrolysis for about an hour and then cleaned it with an eraser. The Wheaties got a bath for about 15 minutes each and then a coating of paraffin. I'll try to get some before and after pics next time.

Thanks for the comments.