Metal Magnet
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This past week I found a cellar hole. You can read it here: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/348066-recon-silver.html
I waited to hunt it with a friend. I was early, so I headed to another spot. That spot gave me a nice silver washington earlier, in the above post.
I was hunting this back area and got a real iffy, deep signal. It was bouncing higher. So, I dug it. I have to note that this place has insane trash in areas. I dug down and rescanned with the plug out. Yep, nicer tone now. I got it out of the hole and was very happy to see a Barber dime, 1909. Gotta love that.
After going around that site, I moved back to the cellar hole to hunt with my buddy. Unfortunately, it just kept giving up wheatie after wheatie. No silver to speak of. As we were leaving, my buddy got a nice copper tone. He says, "I think it's actually a quarter." When we got back to the car, I said, let me see that coin. Immediately I knew it was not a quarter - way too thick. I grabbed his water and gave it a little cleaning. I said to him, "You SOB, you just found a 2 cent piece!" He smiled real big. 1865.
Inspired, we went back to the place I found the Barber. I nabbed another Washington - 1942!
The bittersweet part is historical. I found a medallion for Reverend John Berning at the cellar hole. He headed St Pius Catholic church for a long time. I think you can see where this is going. I did some historical research to figure out who he was and all. Then I stumbled on an article for the Cincinnati Enquirer in 2003. It said this:
"Catholic church officials are unsure what to do with a 96-year-old retired priest they say has admitted molesting children in Cincinnati more than 40 years ago.
Father John Berning, who retired and moved to Florida in 1970, is facing accusations from two men who say he abused them when they were children in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati confirmed Thursday it has received letters from Father Berning admitting to more than one instance of abuse during his career as a priest."
That made me sick.
I waited to hunt it with a friend. I was early, so I headed to another spot. That spot gave me a nice silver washington earlier, in the above post.
I was hunting this back area and got a real iffy, deep signal. It was bouncing higher. So, I dug it. I have to note that this place has insane trash in areas. I dug down and rescanned with the plug out. Yep, nicer tone now. I got it out of the hole and was very happy to see a Barber dime, 1909. Gotta love that.
After going around that site, I moved back to the cellar hole to hunt with my buddy. Unfortunately, it just kept giving up wheatie after wheatie. No silver to speak of. As we were leaving, my buddy got a nice copper tone. He says, "I think it's actually a quarter." When we got back to the car, I said, let me see that coin. Immediately I knew it was not a quarter - way too thick. I grabbed his water and gave it a little cleaning. I said to him, "You SOB, you just found a 2 cent piece!" He smiled real big. 1865.
Inspired, we went back to the place I found the Barber. I nabbed another Washington - 1942!
The bittersweet part is historical. I found a medallion for Reverend John Berning at the cellar hole. He headed St Pius Catholic church for a long time. I think you can see where this is going. I did some historical research to figure out who he was and all. Then I stumbled on an article for the Cincinnati Enquirer in 2003. It said this:
"Catholic church officials are unsure what to do with a 96-year-old retired priest they say has admitted molesting children in Cincinnati more than 40 years ago.
Father John Berning, who retired and moved to Florida in 1970, is facing accusations from two men who say he abused them when they were children in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati confirmed Thursday it has received letters from Father Berning admitting to more than one instance of abuse during his career as a priest."
That made me sick.
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