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1/2 reale and some other cool things.

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The Fog

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Hey whats up fellow safarians,,, here some of the more interesting finds from the past 2 weeks. Just pulled the half reale today... it was the only target I dug in my 3 hour hunt. 2 days ago found a blazer of a seated, man its nice when they come out looking like that. A Ford token from 1934, A franklin that my Lesche didn't like, a worn walker and the always worn standing liberty quarter. I also found an ornate leafy vine clip... not sure if they wore this in their hair, on a hat, or lapel... basically it's some ornate thing-a-ma-jig people put on themselves way back when! And one really intriguing piece of silver with the start of an engraving. The silver looks more like coin silver than anything else. But it also looks like it could have been a silver spoon that was flattened and smoothed. Whoever started the engraving lost this piece before they finished. You can see that they didn't even complete darkening the M or even finishing the lower part of the S. It's amazing how diverse these finds are considering they were found in the same area. Enjoy the coin porn. HH.
 
Awesome!!!
Thanks for posting,
Bunker
 
Great finds. My Safari hits dimes at 38. If 37 hits its always a copper penny. Always thought the machine is off by one tid as nickels will change from 13 to 15 depending on the site. I have found them at all 3 tids and the signal is always steady compared to bouncing with a tab.
 
Nice Finds! You found a great area!
 
Thanks for all the replies. The area has actually been pounded by detectorists over the past 30 years, but you can never get it all. Most of my hunts are about 4-5 hours and i rarely dig more than 10 targets during that time. Sometimes i'll go an hour or so without even finding a diggable signal. I've been running my sensitivity at 19 lately to get as deep as possible.
 
Hey The Fog,
Your coins are making me very very excited...ok a little jealous too! Not sure if you will get this message since I'm a little late, but got another question for you (by the way thanks for your last reply on your last post about what tyoe of area you hunt) I have NEVER done the woods because they are always posted private. What a pain in the neck. EVERYTHING IS PRIVATE and posted. Not sure what to do about that. Anyway, I have heard that targets such as old coins in the woods are actually a lot shallower than other places like a grass yard etc. Do you find this to be true? If I can get in the woods, can't wait to try...what is your take on the matter?

Also those spoon intitial DO look finished to me. It is typical of that style of lettering to be very thin at places. I don't see anything wrong with it. That is probably an early soldiers spoon with his initials . Keep up the good work and try to answer if you see this message. I live in upstate NY so we are neighbors! Thanks CrazyJoe
 
Hey Joe (as hendrix would say), you may be right on the engraving. As for depth of colonial coins in the woods... No rhyme or reason. My first king george II was 2 inches deep, yet i have found coppers as deep as 14 inches. MOST coppers early 1800's and before that I find are about 6-9 inches deep. Last week my hunting buddy pulled an 1803 draped bust coin at 6 inches, i was 50 feet away digging a similar signal... It was an 1987 washington quarter at 6 inches so go figure.

To address posted areas, lifes a bitch buddy. If you only knew how many cellar holes i've found on old maps only to drive there and see those orange posted signs.... It would make you puke. Its frustrating to say the least. Hope i answered your questions.
 
Hey Joe, I believe that's true. One of my hunting buddies is Jabbo, over on the Fisher classic & Tesoro forums. He's a seasoned and very experienced hunter with 40 yrs under his belt. He has found numerous coins, IHs, 3 cent pieces ,Colonials and British in woods and fields,many less than half a foot in depth. Now's the time to hit these areas up while there's no foliage or pesty ticks,and skeeters to spoil your hunt. In my case, I started out about 15 yrs ago coin shooting at public parks,schools, ballfields and the beach, but with those areas continously being searched, it seems natural to have evolved into more woods and farm hunting (seek permission). Eventually the relics show up, buttons, bullets,cartridges,ax heads,farm tools and they're exciting to recover. Many of us swear by historicaerials.com to help define possible sites to hunt and yes, hunt those wood borders that buffer streets and housing developments.
 
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