Hello All,
I am Stephen, a 24/yo resident of Peoria, IL, and may have joined this or a similar forum in the past but do not recall the associated particulars.
I believe that Bill, a friendly and helpful fellow who I have encountered at auctions and sales since the mid '90s, is an active member, as well as Drew, a fellow bottle-digging buddy.
Lately, bottle digging has not been providing me the excitement it once did and I have decided to break out my father's old White's Silver Eagle; a device which he brought to show me the day he got it when picking me up from Kindergarten, years ago back in Maryland. Barely strong enough to use the machine, I made some great finds back then, but after the move to Peoria 16 years ago the detector remained dusty and unloved for some time, as i was more interested in collecting antiques and digging bottles.
Recently, the discoveries posted at the treasurenet forums have reignited the drive to do some coinshooting, and several weeks ago I began detecting around Columbus, Ohio, where my Girlfriend attends graduate school (I helped her move and stayed a few weeks). Aside from a few common wheaties, nothing good was found. Now back in Peoria, an area I am far more familiar with, I have actually had some luck:
On the afternoon of the 15th I decided to check out an old sidewalk in the woods but it was a bust, so i went to an area that gave me the vibe of being a coin-rich spot, a space probably 60X60 feet. I started getting coin signals every several feet and was happy that finally I hit on a decent zone. It was getting dark at that point and I was using my cell phone to read the detector readings and to spot the coins in the dirt plugs, but despite this issue I had no complaints.
In about 20 minutes at this spot I found 9 copper pennies including 1 1940 wheatie, 2 clad dimes, and the last item dug, only 2.5 inches deep (everything was less than 4 inches deep) totally blew my face off. I rubbed the back and thought I had found a high-grade barber dime, but when I flipped it around... After finding it I excitedly packed up and went home to clean it:
As far as I'm concerned, the condition couldn't be better. My goal was to find 1 silver by the end of the year, and I would have been happy with a '64 rosie, but this piece sure takes the cake. I dug a 1857 quarter years ago, so now all I need are the half dime, half, and dollar, hehe.
Take care y'all.
I am Stephen, a 24/yo resident of Peoria, IL, and may have joined this or a similar forum in the past but do not recall the associated particulars.
I believe that Bill, a friendly and helpful fellow who I have encountered at auctions and sales since the mid '90s, is an active member, as well as Drew, a fellow bottle-digging buddy.
Lately, bottle digging has not been providing me the excitement it once did and I have decided to break out my father's old White's Silver Eagle; a device which he brought to show me the day he got it when picking me up from Kindergarten, years ago back in Maryland. Barely strong enough to use the machine, I made some great finds back then, but after the move to Peoria 16 years ago the detector remained dusty and unloved for some time, as i was more interested in collecting antiques and digging bottles.
Recently, the discoveries posted at the treasurenet forums have reignited the drive to do some coinshooting, and several weeks ago I began detecting around Columbus, Ohio, where my Girlfriend attends graduate school (I helped her move and stayed a few weeks). Aside from a few common wheaties, nothing good was found. Now back in Peoria, an area I am far more familiar with, I have actually had some luck:
On the afternoon of the 15th I decided to check out an old sidewalk in the woods but it was a bust, so i went to an area that gave me the vibe of being a coin-rich spot, a space probably 60X60 feet. I started getting coin signals every several feet and was happy that finally I hit on a decent zone. It was getting dark at that point and I was using my cell phone to read the detector readings and to spot the coins in the dirt plugs, but despite this issue I had no complaints.
In about 20 minutes at this spot I found 9 copper pennies including 1 1940 wheatie, 2 clad dimes, and the last item dug, only 2.5 inches deep (everything was less than 4 inches deep) totally blew my face off. I rubbed the back and thought I had found a high-grade barber dime, but when I flipped it around... After finding it I excitedly packed up and went home to clean it:
As far as I'm concerned, the condition couldn't be better. My goal was to find 1 silver by the end of the year, and I would have been happy with a '64 rosie, but this piece sure takes the cake. I dug a 1857 quarter years ago, so now all I need are the half dime, half, and dollar, hehe.
Take care y'all.
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