VTColonialDigger
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I found these yesterday, but am posting today because there was better lighting for pictures today.
I did some digging at an 1870's house that I have detected a bunch. 10 minutes in I dug this gold gilt 2 piece button
I stayed for about 2 hours in total and wasn't finding much, except for an old iron file. I was getting ready to leave, but got a great signal, 99 at 8 inches. After I had dug the plug, I pulled a handful of dirt out of the hole, and out came a big green copper. I cleaned it off using a toothpick and was very surprised to see that it was an 1803 Draped Bust!
I think it was there because I found it 12 feet from the road. The house I was detecting is in an old part of town, and the road is old too. Someone was probably going by on the road and this coin fell out of their pocket.
This is why I like metal detecting, you never know what you are going to find!
I did some digging at an 1870's house that I have detected a bunch. 10 minutes in I dug this gold gilt 2 piece button
I stayed for about 2 hours in total and wasn't finding much, except for an old iron file. I was getting ready to leave, but got a great signal, 99 at 8 inches. After I had dug the plug, I pulled a handful of dirt out of the hole, and out came a big green copper. I cleaned it off using a toothpick and was very surprised to see that it was an 1803 Draped Bust!
I think it was there because I found it 12 feet from the road. The house I was detecting is in an old part of town, and the road is old too. Someone was probably going by on the road and this coin fell out of their pocket.
This is why I like metal detecting, you never know what you are going to find!
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