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Went out after work and hit a field behind an old church.
Found my oldest coin yet. A 173? King George II.
Also 4 Wheats oldest 1912 an 20.
Some kind of fobie looking thing ( ID?). Says KBCO F367 on the back.
A gold over silver ladies Seiko watch and piece of copper that looks like a duck.
Thanks for looking.
GR

Nice old copper ... too bad they get punished so bad after that many years buried. Congrats !

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2013 digs :

Silver - 3
Wheats - 11

Northern Minnesota
Minelab Explorer SE Pro
Garrett AT Pro

Holy SMOKES, that's a very nice, very old find...

AMAZING! You just "bested" my oldest find by, oh, roughly 160 years!

NICE JOB!

Steve

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Minelab Explorer SE Pro, Fisher Gold Bug Pro (DP)
Garrett ProPointer
Lesche 38D "King of Spades"

Norman, OK

Congratulations on a truly old oldie . Great work on the pictures too , I can never seem to get the lighting right when I get a coin with some wear on it and I need to bring out the detail .
For its age it is in remakebly good shape . Nice going on capturing it without inflicting any wounds . Funny how those short hunts can be the most productive at times .

Great find.....................might be some more there?..............................................................................John

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/22/2012 04:28PM by Elton.

Wow, someday i wanna detect somewhere that i can find something that old. Great job, HH

Must have been a fantastic 1/2 hour.
I would be a happy camper if I was you!!!!!!
I was able to get out today with my friend but, I did not get into the 1700's

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Detecting since 1979
Findmall Member since 2000
Started out with a 840 VLF/TR. Then I have owned a 5900, 6000Di, 6000Di Pro, XLT and a DFX, CZ6 CZ6a, CZ7.
Started using in 2000 with a XS . Then I have used and owned the XS-S, SE.
I currently still swing my XS-II I bought late 2002 and have a SE-Pro as a back-up. I also have some coils and use the Sun-Ray X1 probe and DetectorPro "Grey Ghost Originals"

Favorite find ever a 1834 Half Dime (14 years ago)
Oldest coin ever found a 1734 Real (10 years ago)

A yard that produced Seated, Two Center, SLQ and more.
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,1799195,1799195
Oldest coin of 2012 hunting season a 1786 Real.
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,1661614,1661614
An amazing day that scratched one of the bucket list with an 1857 Flying Eagle Cent.
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,1795264,1795264

Great to see you're out and about GR! Nice copper!!
Bruce

Very cool GR. Congrats on that old critter

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Here's the link to my field test post containing over 60 different hunts of various coil tests...comparisons...nicer finds...etc..:
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,1055627,1055627#msg-1055627

Been swingin' the coil since 1972
Started out in 1972 with a Jetco Detector...then the late 70's with a Whites 6000....then in 1981 went to a Bounty Hunter VLF TR 840...then in the early 1980's I went to a Whites 6000 Di Pro...mid 80's I went to a Whites Eagle II SL...Late 80's/Early 90's I went to the Whites XLT...1990's I used the Fisher CZ5, CZ6, CZ7, 7aPro, and CZ70Pro...Started using Minelabs in 1999
with a brief stint on the Musketeer while also using the CZ's...then in 2002 I switched to the Minelab Explorers and currently use an Explorer 2, SE, SEPro, and E-trac with an arsenal of coils

Here's the story of my BEST FIND EVER.:
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,876944,876944#msg-876944

"Metal detecting is an escape for me and allows me to find some much needed peace and solace.
Being able to clear my head...even if only for that short while...is much more meaningful than any amount of finds that end up in my pouch" "Quote ME"

Nice digs there GR and congrats on your oldest coin.

Eddie

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Nice finds Great Republc.

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Minelab Explorer SE and ctx3030

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Nice KGII. It's always great to find something so old.

The fob looking thing looks familiar. I always assumed the one I found was a drawer pull but??