A quick 30 min. hunt gets my first DRAPED BUST

[joncooper1986]

I only had 30 minutes. We have a baby and another on the way and it’s all my wife could afford me to hunt. The 30 minutes I had to detect today didn’t disappoint. I went over an area where day lilies are just starting to pop as they do every year. I’ve gone over it before, but the ground is wet and I dropped it to 8 kHz in the hot program and knocked the TX power up to 3. I heard a good tone which only showed a small line on the XY screen (I was happy to see it was faint and deep. 11 inches down I pulled out a toasted draped bust cent! I have found a lot of large cents and many coins older but this is my first draped. It’s pretty corroded and I doubt I can get a date off it, but I am happy with my hunt for sure.

 

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[JeffInMass]

Congrats on the sweet DBLC fellow Mass hunter and best wishes on your expanding family!

-- Jeff --

 

[secondstar]

Great find! Lots of coins being rescued in Mass this week!

 

[smokeythecat]

Don't use the brush and water method. Use the Andre's pencils, they are inexpensive and you use them dry. I had one like yours and was able to get the date and other details off of it. I'll never wet brush a coin or button again.

 

[joncooper1986]

Great find! Lots of coins being rescued in Mass this week!

Thanks! What part of Mass are you in?

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find Jon! Let us know if you clean it up and find the date. Thanks for sharing...

 

[Hawks88]

That’s a cool find. Congrats!

 

[joncooper1986]

UPDATE: got a date off it. 1800. I will post a new pic when it’s all cleaned up

 

[thrifty76now]

Any detectorist would be more than happy with a find like that.

 

[Rookster]

Congrats on the coin and the family addition.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the LC and the expected arrival of the new baby!

 

[sutphin]

NICE FIND