WessThompson
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I hit a site I have done quite a few times and have pulled some great finds from in the past...and wow did I have some serious success. Signals are few and far between. This place is LOADED with old square nails and iron. I decided to creep through the iron. I find I often get high toned chirps from square nails and iron with my Explorer. I decided if I got any sort of coin sound...be it a quick iron chirp...even one way... I would dig it as I know finds from 6" plus here are old. I believe the place was in a fire. When I dig down 5" plus the ground is thick with red brick, ceramics, ash, glass, you name it.
Well, this method worked. In my first hole, I removed SIX square nails...once I took these out of the hole, wouldn't you know it. Three coins in one hole!!
I repeated this procedure for an hour and a half. In an area smaller than 10 feet square.
My second hole I got 4 square nails...and 2 coins.
My third hole....several square nails and iron pieces...a spoon fragment, and yes...ONE coin.
My next hole...again more square nails, a knife blade, piece of lead, 1 coin, and a military button.
I only dug 3 holes that turned out to be iron falsing....with no coin in the hole. I was spending about 20 mins per hole *haha* I wish I could sift this site!!!
So...I walked away with an 1831 U.S. Large Cent with holes drilled in it. An 1832 half penny token. An 1837 Un Sou token
Also a bunch of George II, III or other *hah* 1700's anyhow. The oldest being 1722
Also found this military button...I can see a crown and leaves around the border...nothing more
Thanks for looking
Wess
Well, this method worked. In my first hole, I removed SIX square nails...once I took these out of the hole, wouldn't you know it. Three coins in one hole!!
I repeated this procedure for an hour and a half. In an area smaller than 10 feet square.
My second hole I got 4 square nails...and 2 coins.
My third hole....several square nails and iron pieces...a spoon fragment, and yes...ONE coin.
My next hole...again more square nails, a knife blade, piece of lead, 1 coin, and a military button.
I only dug 3 holes that turned out to be iron falsing....with no coin in the hole. I was spending about 20 mins per hole *haha* I wish I could sift this site!!!
So...I walked away with an 1831 U.S. Large Cent with holes drilled in it. An 1832 half penny token. An 1837 Un Sou token
Also a bunch of George II, III or other *hah* 1700's anyhow. The oldest being 1722
Also found this military button...I can see a crown and leaves around the border...nothing more
Thanks for looking
Wess