Jason in ID
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Howdy all. My name is Jason and I'm fairly new to this forum. I started detecting two years ago and I bought my e-trac back in May. I'm finally starting to get the hang of it. This is my first post because other than a few dimes and some wheats, I haven't found much worth posting. That is until yesterday.
My wife had an art class yesterday and I had to give her a ride. Instead of coming home I went detecting. There was an old church in a nearby town that I've gone to a few times and found some wheats so I thought I'd hit it again. This is one of the few places I dare go this time of year because the ground is so dry. They have a large dirt parking lot that is loaded with trash. For a new guy, it's a little frustrating at times but it's also a great place to learn because I don't have to worry about digging lousy holes. As I parked my truck, the thought crossed my mind, "How nice would it be to find a silver dollar today? Yeah right, like that's ever going to happen." I only had an hour and a half to hunt so I just wandered around in no particular pattern, just enjoying the time away from work. I found the two wheats right off and then about half an hour later I got a signal that kept going back to 1-41 or 1-42 every couple of swings (the rest of the time it hit on some nearby junk and gave lots of random numbers). I figured it was probably a can or something but thought I'd dig anyway with the hope that maybe I'd get lucky. I dug down about 6" until my propointer gave a solid tone. I could tell that it was a big target because the probe sounded off in most of the bottom of the hole. I found the edge and stuck my screwdriver a couple of inches in the ground about an inch away from the target and popped the ground up. The object popped up and stood on edge. The large silver reeded edge stared back at me from the bottom of the hole. I sat there for awhile just staring at it in unbelief. Could it really be a dollar? With trembling hands, I scooped it up and sure enough, it was a 1900-O Morgan! I sure did the happy dance. It took awhile before I could quit smiling enough to detect again. I found a 1943-D merc on the next target I dug. That was a nice surprise too. That was the most exciting moment that I've had metal detecting.
The second most exciting moment was when I found the token for Cactus Pete's the last time I went to that old church. It says Ten Dollar Redeemable Cash Value Celebrating 40 Years of Fun .999 Fine Silver. It's larger than my dollar and the silver part in the middle is about the size of a half. It was right under the surface and rang in at 3-36 or so. I dug it out of pure curiosity. Needless to say, I love my e-trac now that I'm getting the hang of it. I just rinsed all of the coins off with water.
My wife had an art class yesterday and I had to give her a ride. Instead of coming home I went detecting. There was an old church in a nearby town that I've gone to a few times and found some wheats so I thought I'd hit it again. This is one of the few places I dare go this time of year because the ground is so dry. They have a large dirt parking lot that is loaded with trash. For a new guy, it's a little frustrating at times but it's also a great place to learn because I don't have to worry about digging lousy holes. As I parked my truck, the thought crossed my mind, "How nice would it be to find a silver dollar today? Yeah right, like that's ever going to happen." I only had an hour and a half to hunt so I just wandered around in no particular pattern, just enjoying the time away from work. I found the two wheats right off and then about half an hour later I got a signal that kept going back to 1-41 or 1-42 every couple of swings (the rest of the time it hit on some nearby junk and gave lots of random numbers). I figured it was probably a can or something but thought I'd dig anyway with the hope that maybe I'd get lucky. I dug down about 6" until my propointer gave a solid tone. I could tell that it was a big target because the probe sounded off in most of the bottom of the hole. I found the edge and stuck my screwdriver a couple of inches in the ground about an inch away from the target and popped the ground up. The object popped up and stood on edge. The large silver reeded edge stared back at me from the bottom of the hole. I sat there for awhile just staring at it in unbelief. Could it really be a dollar? With trembling hands, I scooped it up and sure enough, it was a 1900-O Morgan! I sure did the happy dance. It took awhile before I could quit smiling enough to detect again. I found a 1943-D merc on the next target I dug. That was a nice surprise too. That was the most exciting moment that I've had metal detecting.
The second most exciting moment was when I found the token for Cactus Pete's the last time I went to that old church. It says Ten Dollar Redeemable Cash Value Celebrating 40 Years of Fun .999 Fine Silver. It's larger than my dollar and the silver part in the middle is about the size of a half. It was right under the surface and rang in at 3-36 or so. I dug it out of pure curiosity. Needless to say, I love my e-trac now that I'm getting the hang of it. I just rinsed all of the coins off with water.
just kiddin
