A Surprise Fugio

[Lodge Scent]

We finally had a good snow melt this week. Still a lot on the ground in the open areas but I thought I could find some areas to swing the coil at a cellar hole site that is sheltered by some pines less than a mile from my house. This site has been pounded to death but I didn't care. It had been 62 days since I was last able to get out and detect due to the heavy snow.

The trail in to the site still had a good amount of snow.

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/Trail%20in_zpsmiitmu35.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/Trail%20in_zpsmiitmu35.jpg.html)

I did find some sheltered areas around the cellar hole site that had 6 inches or so of snow. I pulled some ox shoes and a horse shoe, some bits of copper flashing etc. Nothing special. I was nice to just be detecting though!

If we think the winter was tough on us this year, many of the local wildlife species have had it a lot worse.

This poor doe had been sheltering in the pines at the site. A pine needle diet will not sustain you for too long in harsh conditions. Fox or coyote had not gotten to her yet so she probably died recently.

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/Doe%201_zpsjkldxrqz.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/Doe%201_zpsjkldxrqz.jpg.html)

I did have a good laugh at myself a little while later. Got a good signal on what I thought might be a musket ball. Pinpointed tight and not too deep (after kicking 6 inches of snow away). I kept digging and it kept pinpointing with my coil in the middle of the hole. After digging about a foot down, it finally dawned on me what was going on. I had been digging under a small tree that was stuck in the snow. There was a 22 slug in the small tree.

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/Branch_zpsyzmkkdrb.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/Branch_zpsyzmkkdrb.jpg.html)

After a couple of hours I decided to call it quits and started heading back up the trail. Not more that 10 feet from where I found a half cent several years ago I got a decent signal. Kicked the snow away and it sounded even sweeter. I was really surprised to see a large copper at the bottom of the hole. Was even more surprised to see it was a Fugio.

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/Fugio%20in%20the%20hole%202_zps43lib15a.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/Fugio%20in%20the%20hole%202_zps43lib15a.jpg.html)

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http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/Fugio%20before%20cleaning_zpsocaaz8fs.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/Fugio%20before%20cleaning_zpsocaaz8fs.jpg.html)

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The hike out was tougher than the hike in due to temps rising. I kept stepping through the surface crust. But I am not complaining! Got out to detect for the first time in 2 months and managed to find a Fugio in the snow!

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j364/jeffhdfx2/Reverese%20after_zpsvbgmmk3e.jpg (http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/jeffhdfx2/media/Reverese%20after_zpsvbgmmk3e.jpg.html)

[Pacivilwarluke]

Awesome find, way to kick off the season! I bet it felt great to get out! That poor doe, though. :/

[Bell-Two]

Well now that is a great way to start a season what a lovely coin!

[del]

very inspiring post Jeff we could possibly see all the snow gone by next weekend or just after . great first coin of the year to pickup too :groovy: hey how much total depth was it at including the snow??

[Lodge Scent]

Not quite first coppers of the season. I did manage to snag a Matron and a CT just before the snow flew. For total depth Dan, I would say 6 inches of snow and about 4 inches of dirt.

[MangoAve]

Congrats on the Fuigo. So you got the matron befire snow like me? Now I gotta come back with my own fugio. Sucks to see about the doe. The moral is that the coins all tend to be near each other?

Dan, the snow might be still a bit deep but at least wet areas of the woods might be diggable.

[Tony Two-Cent]

One spectacular find made that whole trip worth it! :thumbsup02:

That is a very decent looking Fugio Cent. I would die from excitement if I ever found one!

:congrats:

[Isaac]

Congrats on the fugio!!! Classic "walking back to the truck" find ;)

Way to start off the year :)

[aloldstuff]

Very nice fugio. :congrats: I can't wait to get out but where I hunt there is still way to much snow.

[OxShoeDrew]

Bach and Mozart got nothing on the sweet sound of a copper! :) We have another week or so, if the temps stay above freezing, before we can join you. Congrats!!

[Thiltzy]

Good for you on getting out there regardless of all the snow. Great save on the Fugio and it's in good shape for a Fugio copper

[RIdirtdigger]

Nice job on the Fugio. You deserved a good reward after going out in that snow. Great job!!!

[Digger Don]

Nice save. great looking Fugio.
I hope that snow melts for you quickly.

[The Rebel]

WTG on the Fugio! Looks like my season is about to open up in about a week!

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

poor deer.....congrats on the fugio!

[CTTodd]

That's how you get started

[don in ny]

Congrats on the Fugio. People from many areas of the country don't realize what we've gone through this past winter and how die hard we are to detect. I was out yesterday while it was snowing.

[Nesdore]

wow great way to start off the new year of detecting congrats sir:groovy:

[Trooper733]

That is an excellent find! I have a Fugio that I purchased at a coin show, but have never found one, (probably wont where I live either!) It is on my "wanted" finds list in the top five.