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A few finds made on last Thursday Night.

J

James N.D.

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Here are a few finds that I made on Thursday Night. A guy I work with lives next to a house that seemed to be vacant and I asked him about it. Ted told me that the City was cutting the grass and that he heard that the guy supposedly skipped town for some reason. Then he told me that his neighbor had already been detecting it so I decided to go try it myself since I didn't know what kind of machine this other person had. I then was talking with another fellow worker and told him I planned on going over to the house next to Ted's. He then told me to go try the one across the street since that one was vacant also. I couldn't believe that there were 2 houses next to each other that were prime for detecting. I decided to start at the 1st house since I didn't know the specifics about the 2nd house. I had the New 11" Coil that comes with the Se Pro (Rick(ND) ordered Tim and I one to try) on and started with that. I got into the yard and noticed a lot of Iron in the ground. I found a few New Coins and 3 Wheats with this New Coil but decided that I best use the Joey Coil so I can get between the Iron. I started detecting again and soon found myself talking with Ted's Neighbor that had already been detecting this 1st yard. His name was Stan and I learned he had a Garrett (found out later that it was the Garrett 500 from Rick(ND)). He asked if I had found anything and I told him I found 3 Wheats already and some New Coins. We talked a bit and I told him that Garrett's were pretty good detectors but I could go behind them with my XS and find the Deep Coins that it misses. I am not sure if he believed that my detector was better than his but he soon found out the next day when Rick(ND) stopped to try the houses out, just how well I did in the 2 yards. He was amazed at what Rick told him. Anyways, Stan finally left for home but before he did, I asked him about the house across the street. He told me that the Bank Re-poed it and that he had only found a Wheat Penny over there. I also asked what he found when he detected and he told me that he found a couple Wheat Pennies, a Silver Dime, a Clad Half, a Liberty Penny(think he was talking about an Indian Head), and the usual Clad Coins. So, I hunted the 1st house for a bit and found 13 Keepers. They were 11 Wheat Pennies, 1 Cinco Centavos Foreign Coin, and a Buffalo Nickel. I also found a Cuff Link, a Dog Name Tag with Benji on it, a Donald Duck Pin, a Chicken Feed Play Coin, and some other Copper Item with a Screw in it.

Then I tried the 2nd House. I started detecting and wasn't finding anything until I crossed the sidewalk at the end. I seen a Plug from Stan and I got a short Signal that read 25 on Digital. I turned 90 Degrees and swept the Coil over that area again. There was something there and it was only about a Foot away from Stan's Plug. I dug it and found a Small Coin in the dirt. I wiped it off and it was a Foreign Coin that read 1 ORE and a date of 1883. I covered the hole and started detecting knowing that Barber could be in the yard. I got next to a tree and seen another Plug of Stan's and got yet another Signal that read 25 on Digital. This also was about a Foot away from his Plug so I dug it and out pops a Penny. An Indian Head dated 1903. I was starting to get a bit excited since the Oldies were here in this yard and Stan missed them with the Garrett. I started detecting again and wasn't finding anything else. I crossed the sidewalk again and started hunting part of the Boulevard. I got a Signal that was jumping a bit, around 4 to 7 on Digital and it was about 3/4ths the way down the Depth Meter. As soon as I seen the Numbers jumping and how Deep it was, it had to be a Nickel. I dug down and about 8" Deep, a Nickel surfaced. It turned out to be an 1888 Liberty V-Nickel. I later found out that this was a better Date and starts out at $26.00 in Good in the Red Book. I continued hunting down the Boulevard and made it down to the end where I found the Foreign Coin at. I was just about to cross the sidewalk again and got that High Tone Signal that I was looking for. I looked at the ID and it was giving me a 28-30 on Digital but it wasn't that Deep. I dug down about 4"-6" and out pops a Silver Dime, facing back up. Barber! I picked it up and turned it over to see what year it was. 1905. I then checked to see if it had a Mint Mark on it and it did. As soon as I seen the Mint Mark, I knew it was a better one due to the Small O. 1905 Micro O which starts out in G-4 at $12.00(some Liberty visible which brings it up to a $25.00 Coin). I then decided to hunt along a sidewalk next to the house and found 2 more Wheats over there. Then I packed her in and headed home. Rick(ND) tried it the next day but only found a few New Coins. He tried his Fisher F-70 and will try the Se Pro next time, since I believe there has to be Coins left due to me not covering the yards that well.

So, here is the tally on this short hunt. I found 1 Silver being the 1905 Micro O Barber Dime, 2 Nickels being a Liberty V-Nickel dated 1888($40.00 Coin) and 1 Buffalo Nickel dated 1916, 2 Foreign Coins being 1 Cinco Centavos dated 1963 and the other Foreign Coin being a 1 ORE dated 1883, 1 Indian Head dated 1903, and 13 Wheat Pennies dated 19,19-d,27-d,30-d,37,41-d,(2)44-d,44-s,45-d,52-d, and 57-d. I also through in a Jefferson Nickel I found in Island Park on Tuesday that I found with the New 11" Coil. It is dated 1941. Also, I did not clean up the V-Nickel due to it being a better date. Some Liberty is visible on it. Thanks for looking and Good Luck and HH to you all during the upcoming work week. Weekend finds will be up tomorrow night. Stay Tuned.:thumbup:[attachment 96737 CleanedCoins.jpg][attachment 96725 DirtyCoins.jpg][attachment 96724 DirtyMisc..jpg][attachment 96742 CleanedMisc..jpg]
 
Thought I would do a quick Pic of the 2 Foreign Coins Fronts and Backs and also a Comparison between a Normal O Barber Dime and the Micro O Barber Dime I found. Enjoy![attachment 96744 ForeignCoinFronts.jpg][attachment 96745 ForeignCoinBacks.jpg][attachment 96746 BarberDimeBackComparison.jpg]
 
Nice finds, James! Sounds like it was a fun hunt.

I'm curious what that copper thing with the screw through it is.
 
that Nickels didn't get ate up so much from being in the ground. I know that the entire LIBERTY is there but hard to see the I and B in it due to the redness of the Coin. Sure beats a common V any day though! Thanks again and Good Luck and HH on your next hunt at that Park.:thumbup:
 
Maybe someone over there would have an idea of what it is. Is was a nice hunt indeed also since I didn't have to drive but a couple blocks in order to get some goodies. Thanks for the reply and Good Luck and HH to you.
 
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I found a few Newer Coins but he left a lot of the Old ones for me. Maybe I should find out where he has been detecting at in the past and re-hit those spots. What you think? Thanks for the response and Good Luck and HH on your next outing.
 
I did the same thing while hunting with NH Bob Saturday....I started with the new 11" coil and noticed how much iron was in the ground...and took it off and went with the 5" coil.....I never gave it a chance......I took the 11" pro coil out in my yard Sunday and BAM!...I actually got some good hits with it.....I cannot do that with large coils here in my yard...so I thought I will take a ride to old park and see what happens.....I went to the major entrance where the trash is heavy and I have done it over with every coil I own....and I found 2 1884 and 188? V nickles(liberty)...it works great in trash...so give it a chance and see if it works for you like it did me....I am very impressed with it!!! Just give it a chance.....I was very skeptical...but now it may become my FAVORITE COIL! :cheers:
 
NOT!!!!! Had you fooled there for a minute didn't I Mattockman! I tried the Coil all weekend and it did an excellent job in Trashy Sites. In fact, I got a Wheat Penny that was about 8" Deep that had a Pull Tab and Iron in the same area. It gave me the correct ID and Depth with excellent Sound which I could hardly believe it could accomplish. This Coil just might replace my Stock 10.5" Coil for my XS but time will only tell, that and comparing the 2 Coils side by side on Deep Targets. Then I will see which one is better. I am hoping that the New Coil is just as good as the Stock Coil so I can replace it with the New 11" Coil. I can swing the Original Stock Coil all day but it sure would be nice to swing something a bit lighter. Excellent Coil so far and I think Minelab has produced a WINNER here. Thanks MINELAB! Good Luck and HH.
 
For a Nickel that has over 10,000,000 made, it sure is worth a lot even in low grade. Maybe there was a bunch melted or something. It's good to see you getting out and finding some Oldies Chris. Just don't find too many Seated OK! LOL! Good Luck and HH to you on your next trip out.
 
NOT!.....LOL......You did have me for a sec......man my jaw hit the floor when I read that subject line......I to have to try it more but wow it is very impressive so far.....You rascal....I want to swear but I would be %$#@&*^*&^^....anyways.....this should be very interesting.... :smoke:
 
I just had to catch you off guard with that one. I really think MINELAB has produced yet another WINNER with the New 11" Coil, that's for sure. I can tell you that these Coils will be on Back Order for some time also when other people get out and try them and report on how they do. Even Tim, the fellow that I hunt with, says he notices that the Coil makes the Explorer Se run smoother and he said he maybe getting a bit Deeper since he got the Coil. I'm not sure about the Depth part, but man!, this Coil sure is something. Anyways, I best start working on the post for this weekends finds. Hope others see the results that we have see thus far. Good Luck and HH with your New 11" Coil Mattockman. Look forward to seeing some good results posted by you in the upcoming weeks. :thumbup:
 
I think that you might have moved to the poor side of town,That is my problem most people in Southern Illinois were poor and didnt have money to lose.They were Farmer and traded for food.Congrats on some sweet finds.I found 2 of those cantavos last week that eagle on the back had me going untill I looked at the front HA HA have a good one and Good luck on your next hunt.:smoke::smoke::smoke:
 
Most likely though, they would be tighter than that of the poor people. :rofl: I bet they have a hard time just breaking wind!:crylol: Thanks on the reply Crow-Duck and Good Luck and HH on your next hunt as well.;)
 
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