First to silvers of the new year

[DELETED USER (Emmitt)]

Been going low and slow at the spot I have been detecting since late September. Had 5 to 6 inches of snow over the weekend but very warm rain and temps the past few days in Massachusetts has melted it all away! Phew!!!! Got the fish scale yesterday and the Seated dime today. Using the X705, 9inch CC stock coil, Sens at 27 with tracking on in Disc pattern 1 with 48 accepted . These settings seem to work for me. Not a lot of noise at all. Happy New Year all and Happy Hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Emmett

 

[RolandDeschain]

Looks good WW. How was the depth, id, and sound?

 

[xwyokid]

Great start for the new year!!

 

[DELETED USER (Emmitt)]

Depth was about 4 inch range on both, id on the fish scale was 28 to 32 and the dime was 38/40. Sound was medium and pretty steady back and forth. I knew that it was probably something decent. All typical stats on both coins for depth, id and sound with he stock coil.

 

[dfmike]

Those fish scales are hard to come by even in Canada. It takes a good detector to find them at depth since they are so small and wafer thin. It's a pity the date is non recoverable. These were made out of silver from 1858 to 1921 then changed to nickel. Since yours features queen Victoria it was made between 1858-1901 and according to my book, since the contour of the piece just above the crown is thick (more recent ones were changed to a thin contour with more space between it and the crown) the coin's date is between 1858-1870. Actually the book doesn't mention any dates between 1858 and 1870 so It's possible none were minted between those dates. A super cool and old .925 silver piece.

 

[DELETED USER (Emmitt)]

Thanks for the info Mike. Its the second one I have found at this spot since late September.

 

[dfmike]

There was a lot of hand to hand trade between USA and Canadian citizens back in the day. I found a spot not too far away from me with many century old pennies from the USA among all the recent Canadian clad. Did you find anything else in Canadian silver at that spot ?

 

[DELETED USER (Emmitt)]

Nope, just the two 5 cent pieces Mike.

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

what a way to start the new year with a fish scale and a Seated, congrat's

 

[dfmike]

Me thinks there must be Canadian silver quarters and dimes there. I'd put your 3 kHz coil on the 705 and do the area thoroughly and any area around it.

By the way, I just found this site. There was no CAD 5 cents between 1858 and 1870 so yours is one or the other. If you find one in good to fine condition, the value can be substantial as you can see here:

http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=5-cents-1858-1901

 

[Neil]

Really nice coind Emmett!
Continued success!