My first ever pre 1900's coin! (and others)

["Dr.Tones"]

I noticed a vacant house yesterday about a mile away from where I live. I dont know why I'd never noticed it before. It had circa 1900 construction and a GIANT cotton wood tree. I figured what the hell... I'll give it a couple hours. To my surprise it had never been hit before. I was popping coins left and right but they all seemed to be in the 70's and late 60's. I was hunting in a modified pattern that I had thrown together for coins, basically I had everything under 24 notched out. After digging all modern day clad I decided "maybe I'm just not going deep enough to hit silver?" So I re balanced (slightly positive), maxed my sensitivity, slowed WAY down and switched over to all metal mode. I was starting to get more consistent targets. I got a solid "8" in the TID. I figured... What the hell... It's a solid reading. To my surprise I popped out my first ever pre 1900's coin and my first ever "V" nickel! Soon after I nailed a couple wheat backs (1910 & 1944) and an old skeleton key. I was swinging my stock coil on my X70. I plan to go back with my 6" DD and see what turns up.

 

[chuckciao]

Congrats on your first "V" Nickel. I M still looking for my first!

 

[mapper65]

Ahhh! When I bought my 705 I had it in the back of my mind that one of the coins that I really wanted to find first was a V nickel. I've been on both sides of it date-wise with other denomination coins but haven't pulled one up yet.

Congratulations!!!

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

WOW, congrat's on your first V and 1800's coin.

The next time you go back there try to dig some of the iffy signals that are at the depth or deeper of the old coins you already found and you might be surprised at what other old coins you might find.

 

[bob.oz]

How cool for you!!...nice find....Buffalo is my best...Good Luck on others..HH bob.oz