Menu
What's new
Find's Treasure Forums

Welcome to Find's Treasure Forums, Guests!

You are viewing this forums as a guest which limits you to read only status.

Only registered members may post stories, questions, classifieds, reply to other posts, contact other members using built in messaging and use many other features found on these forums.

Why not register and join us today? It's free! (We don't share your email addresses with anyone.) We keep email addresses of our users to protect them and others from bad people posting things they shouldn't.

Click here to register!

Need Support Help?

Cannot log in?, click here to have new password emailed to you

Changed email? Forgot to update your account with new email address? Need assistance with something else?, click here to go to Find's Support Form and fill out the form.

First run with G2+ scores awesome coin

S

Sand dog

Active member
Got my G2+ last Monday, finally yesterday I had some time after work to go give it a try, figured I'd try it out in a new field I got permission to hunt. Dug some pieces of white lead and some brass shards then got a nice solid 82 signal and down about 6" pulled out an 1802 draped bust large cent, this is my oldest large cent I dug an 1806 about 10yrs ago. I had to leave after I dug this coin as it started to rain and lightning. I'm going back tomorrow asap hope this coin has friends. I'm really liking this G2+ can't believe the first coin it gets me is my oldest large cent I'm very happy. This field is about 50 acres and was once part of a town from 1710-1850s. Thanks

John
 
I'd be very excited to have permission to hunt there. Congrats on your find. Post a picture if you can.

A solid 82 is almost always copper for me on my F19. Just a tad above that and you are entering silver range. I like getting solid 85's or 86's !
 
Man that's a confidence booster right there. Good luck on your new permission and please keep us posted as that largie is surely only the beginning! :thumbup:
 
Ok went back to site with my girlfriend, she was using her new F44 I was using my G2+. I got a civil war infantry button and another first for me an 1863 our army token. She got a large copper but it's unidentifiable then I hear her scream with joy and come running over to me and hand me a coin she didn't recognize. It was an 1749 1 reale I was very happy for her "she's totally hooked on tecting now" I have to say she really loves the F44 and I'm very impressed with it, it runs quiet and gets good depth. She likes to run it in all metal and watch the ID numbers. Will get the pics up soon Thanks

John
 
<img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2831/34328817776_c5e6fa690c_h.jpg" width="1200" height="1600" alt="IMG_39381_01"><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2869/34328819256_83cf21a82a_h.jpg" width="1200" height="1600" alt="IMG_39391_01"><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2841/34211926172_9744a2a0a9_h.jpg" width="1200" height="1600" alt="IMG_39461_01"><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2833/34328820526_ed6dee85e0_b.jpg" width="999" height="1024" alt="20170429_204531"><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2869/34211925632_b18e1fe923_b.jpg" width="965" height="1024" alt="20170429_204438"><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
The 1749 reale ia a beauty. I think your photos are good. The problem with dark copper over white is that the camera will underexpose the coin because of the white background. See if you can up the exposure (positive exposure compensation on your telephone). Alternatively, use a darker background but not black. That should bring up more detail in the shadows.

Just about any modern compact camera does a marvelous job on closeup shots of tiny objects. Keep the finds coming. You seem to have found a really great place to hunt.
 
Cool finds buddy.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top