I got out yesterday to a spot I tried last week with one of my hunting buddies and although the silver is still eluding me, I had a great hunt nonetheless!
I went off the main trails into the wooded areas and one of my first targets was a 1927 Wheat penny! Good start. Continuing through the brush I hit a nice solid signal in the 75-77 range on the T2. Out comes a penny but as soon as I saw the wreath on back I knew it was an Indian!! :happydance01: Nice! I covered the hole and checked again. Still another strong signal...open it back up and I see another penny. Could it be?? Yes, another Indian! :happy: An Indian penny spill...my first.
About twenty feet away I hit a super solid 92 and it shows that it's shallow, only two inches. Hhmm. I'm thinking bottle cap of course, but imagine my surprise when I see this big disk pop out of the dirt! Then I'm thinking, wow I got a clad Kennedy half, but then I see the stars ringing the coin and I realize I found a large cent!! :wow: This makes it my first true penny trifecta! I sort of fudged the last one with an Indian, a wheat, and a memorial, but that wasn't a true trifecta.
So, even though I'm in a silver drought for over a month, this hunt really pumped me up! This is only the third US large cent I've found since I started detecting. As far as a date, it's kind of toasted, but my best guess is 1847. I can kind of make out a four. The other finds include a 1946 Jeff, two 1941 wheats, a silver looking piece of jewelry (I have no idea what it is), a compact cover, a cool old local soda bottle and a Stutz automobile watch fob. Not sure if it's a new one or from the time they made the car. :thinkingabout:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting all! :groovy:
I went off the main trails into the wooded areas and one of my first targets was a 1927 Wheat penny! Good start. Continuing through the brush I hit a nice solid signal in the 75-77 range on the T2. Out comes a penny but as soon as I saw the wreath on back I knew it was an Indian!! :happydance01: Nice! I covered the hole and checked again. Still another strong signal...open it back up and I see another penny. Could it be?? Yes, another Indian! :happy: An Indian penny spill...my first.
About twenty feet away I hit a super solid 92 and it shows that it's shallow, only two inches. Hhmm. I'm thinking bottle cap of course, but imagine my surprise when I see this big disk pop out of the dirt! Then I'm thinking, wow I got a clad Kennedy half, but then I see the stars ringing the coin and I realize I found a large cent!! :wow: This makes it my first true penny trifecta! I sort of fudged the last one with an Indian, a wheat, and a memorial, but that wasn't a true trifecta.
So, even though I'm in a silver drought for over a month, this hunt really pumped me up! This is only the third US large cent I've found since I started detecting. As far as a date, it's kind of toasted, but my best guess is 1847. I can kind of make out a four. The other finds include a 1946 Jeff, two 1941 wheats, a silver looking piece of jewelry (I have no idea what it is), a compact cover, a cool old local soda bottle and a Stutz automobile watch fob. Not sure if it's a new one or from the time they made the car. :thinkingabout:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting all! :groovy:
