Digger_O'Dell
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Hi all
Got out Sunday to a town about an hour away that has a nice town center park surrounded by mid to late 1800s buildings. I had hoped there would be lots of old coins to be found there, but instead it must have been really pounded.
To begin, I noticed lots and lots of very shallow zincolns. There were also a couple isolated areas of heavy iron mixed with really bad EMI. Of course those were the only spots that had any deeper signals, though they were difficult at best. At one end of the park I found a lone 12-33 at 7 inches. Lo and behold, it was my first keeper. Mixed in with a lot of iron popped an 1892 IH! I worked that end of the park maybe another 90 minutes without anything else.
After that, I moved around more and found the second very difficult area at the opposite end of the park. Over here I found my second keeper, a 1900 IH. Over the rest of the day I found 3 old wheats, 1913, 1917, and 1920. I also managed a vary early no cash value token, a sterling earring, and a metal handle pocket knife with Waterville mfg Waterbury on the side that likely dates to the mid to late 1800s. Clad count was $10.66
Got out Sunday to a town about an hour away that has a nice town center park surrounded by mid to late 1800s buildings. I had hoped there would be lots of old coins to be found there, but instead it must have been really pounded.
To begin, I noticed lots and lots of very shallow zincolns. There were also a couple isolated areas of heavy iron mixed with really bad EMI. Of course those were the only spots that had any deeper signals, though they were difficult at best. At one end of the park I found a lone 12-33 at 7 inches. Lo and behold, it was my first keeper. Mixed in with a lot of iron popped an 1892 IH! I worked that end of the park maybe another 90 minutes without anything else.
After that, I moved around more and found the second very difficult area at the opposite end of the park. Over here I found my second keeper, a 1900 IH. Over the rest of the day I found 3 old wheats, 1913, 1917, and 1920. I also managed a vary early no cash value token, a sterling earring, and a metal handle pocket knife with Waterville mfg Waterbury on the side that likely dates to the mid to late 1800s. Clad count was $10.66
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