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Snapolson
05-26-2012, 07:50 PM
I haven't hunted in a while due to family commitments but today after a few errands, I was finally able to get out to beep today for about an hour. I hit one of my usual spots near my house. The weeds and bushes really came back in full force and the path I used to start out on was almost impassable. I only had a small hillside with full grown pine trees to work with. It was fairly clear ground under the canopy so that's where I concentrated my efforts.

This time out I used the Minelab Xterra 505. The sounds are much more pleasing to my ear than the T2, so I thought I'd give it a spin. The few solid targets I found turned out to be 22 caliber shell casings and one fired 22 round. With only a few minutes to go before I had to leave I got a solid signal in the high 20's range. Copper pennies usually come in at 39 at least. I thought it would be a Wheat penny because previous targets all were below the usual numbers. It took a while to remove the caked on dirt and I finally realized I found an Indian head penny. Yay!! happydance02 Those are pretty rare for me to find so I was a happy camper.

I didn't clean up too well at home and as far as a date goes, my best guess would be 1890. Thanks for looking. Happy Hunting! :groovy:

CODY
05-26-2012, 08:55 PM
Yep, looks like 1890 to me. congrats! |:cheering:

MassDirtFisher
05-26-2012, 08:59 PM
Nice find. Indians are always a welcome sight. Happy Hunting!!

HEAVYMETALNUT
05-26-2012, 09:53 PM
IH's make a bad day good everytime |:cheering:

jkress
05-27-2012, 01:26 AM
Oh she's a good find Snapolson. :clapping:
Definitely chewed up a bit but you did a nice job of cleaning her off.
Congrats.

aloldstuff
05-27-2012, 05:02 AM
Well you did better than me yesterday. Congrats on a crusty IH.

Fire Fighter 43
05-27-2012, 09:01 AM
Congrats on the Indian. An Indian always makes the hunt for me, WTG |:cheering:

OxShoeDrew
05-27-2012, 04:28 PM
IHs are keepers. Just this morning I was hoping a wheat would pocket clean into an Indian...no dice.

Ill Digger
05-27-2012, 10:53 PM
One crusty IH can be a day saver ! :yes: thumbsup01
I know there's been a few times a IH saved the day |:confused:)l ol Like yesterday :yes: lol
Nice find!
Congrats! :grin:

Tony Two-Cent
05-28-2012, 07:53 AM
One crusty indian is better than one crusty zincoln any day of the week! :happydance01:

I agree that it looks like 1890. Cool find! thumbsup01