One find ...no digging necessary!

[Neil in West Jersey]

I have been quite busy lately, but late Sunday afternoon with the sun dipping low in the sky, I managed to get in about an hour before it got too dark. I found an old CW era buckle, and a semi-key date Indian Head, with a repunched date, 1869 over 186. If you look closely you can see the doubled "1". The coin was sitting right on the surface of a trashy, heavily hunted area. I wonder how many people detecting the site before me ignored this 51 VDI signal at 0 inches!

*After I posted this, I noticed that the coin was also struck off center a bit.

 

[magic]

Nice Neil!

 

[Larry (IL)]

It looks to be in great condition too.......

 

[wvrick]

Nice Find!

 

[thecolonists]

Nice Neil!

 

[Goat Rancher]

Nice injun Neil ! I find old coins here sometimes on top of the ground and other times 10 " deep.

 

[Bradley137]

Great recovery Neil. Just goes to show Never ignore a 45 or above even at zero.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

Great recovery Neil. Just goes to show Never ignore a 45 or above even at zero.

Bradley, there is very little that I ignore. I nearly dig it all If it sounds clean and it is above a -20. Here are a few reasons why:

Flying Eagle Cent: VDI=32

Colonial Tombac Button: VDI=27

British Royal Regiment of Artillery Button: VDI=47

Early US Marine Button: VDI= minus 12 until dug, then +48

Gold Crucifix: VDI = 7 (at zero inches)