atomicscott
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Hi Everybody!
I found another old home site that dates back to 1905, which is the oldest map I have, so I'm not sure how far back the area actual dates. So far this year as far as old coins, I have only found 5 wheatys (plus 2 with the trusty F2) the oldest being a 1945. In this new spot there is just an empty field, with a few trees and no sign of a foundation, etc.. My go-to spot is always the biggest trees, so this is where I started. I was swinging the XT 505 with the 18.75 kHz 6" DD coil in AM 99 tones. the whole area was filled with iron and aluminum trash with a lot of 48 iron signals mixed with the other trash. After about 2 hours I was about to call it quits. All I had dug of any interest at all were old beavertails. I figured on a whim I would go to the middle of the field and start making an imaginary grid along the plow lines. there was still a good bit of trash here but I got a good signal and it was the brass buckle about 4" down. About 15 ft away, I got a good high tone with a 27-30 ID. I figured it may be a zinc, but I had a feeling it was something good, like an IH. When I dug the hole the pinpointer hit on a piece of iron, but I knew that didn't make sense as the tone was high. Sure enough, when I re-checked the hole, there was the Indian Head! I could barely recognize it, but when I saw where it said "one cent" I knew it wasn't another wheaty! It's not pretty and I can't make out a date, but it's still my first one. About 1 foot from the IH I got a solid copper tone (36 ID#) that hit hard! About 6" down was the pocket watch case. I was stoked, it really looked antique. It's made by Keystone Case Co. I believe that they were no longer made after 1903. I started to find a lot of broken dishes, etc.. in this area, I will be going back tomorrow! Take Care and HH, Scott
I found another old home site that dates back to 1905, which is the oldest map I have, so I'm not sure how far back the area actual dates. So far this year as far as old coins, I have only found 5 wheatys (plus 2 with the trusty F2) the oldest being a 1945. In this new spot there is just an empty field, with a few trees and no sign of a foundation, etc.. My go-to spot is always the biggest trees, so this is where I started. I was swinging the XT 505 with the 18.75 kHz 6" DD coil in AM 99 tones. the whole area was filled with iron and aluminum trash with a lot of 48 iron signals mixed with the other trash. After about 2 hours I was about to call it quits. All I had dug of any interest at all were old beavertails. I figured on a whim I would go to the middle of the field and start making an imaginary grid along the plow lines. there was still a good bit of trash here but I got a good signal and it was the brass buckle about 4" down. About 15 ft away, I got a good high tone with a 27-30 ID. I figured it may be a zinc, but I had a feeling it was something good, like an IH. When I dug the hole the pinpointer hit on a piece of iron, but I knew that didn't make sense as the tone was high. Sure enough, when I re-checked the hole, there was the Indian Head! I could barely recognize it, but when I saw where it said "one cent" I knew it wasn't another wheaty! It's not pretty and I can't make out a date, but it's still my first one. About 1 foot from the IH I got a solid copper tone (36 ID#) that hit hard! About 6" down was the pocket watch case. I was stoked, it really looked antique. It's made by Keystone Case Co. I believe that they were no longer made after 1903. I started to find a lot of broken dishes, etc.. in this area, I will be going back tomorrow! Take Care and HH, Scott
