xcopperstax
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- Sep 3, 2018
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I started the day by going to work and worked a half day. It was a warm and sunny day for this time of year and I had a few hours of sunlight left.... off to my good old favorite spot in the woods! I set the bar pretty low so I don't get too disappointed. One good find is all I ask. No need to be greedy! I found the usual: some shotgun shells and then I found an impacted musket ball. Always a good find in my book. Then I went on to find a couple pieces of clad which is always a surprise because I have hit this place hard and there has been a pleasant absence of it. When I do get that coin signal my hopes always soar upward... not today buddy! I hunted for a short time with my friend Ryan who had to leave early so it was just me and the woods. I wish I could bottle the feeling I get from this place. The sun was on it's way down so I headed toward an area that I had swept a little bit and had no finds to speak of. There I met a pack of deer. We looked at each other for awhile and I marveled at their silent beauty as they cautiously regarded me. Then we went back to our lives. Then about five minutes later I got a mixed signal that indicated there could be something worth checking. I gave it a try and to my surprise out popped a dirt encrusted disk that looked coin like. Aha what do we have here!? I brushed the dirt off to reveal the one cent side and then flipped it over to see the right looking bust. Now I don't know about others on here but the draped bust large cents are kind of elusive in that I have not found any that could be easily identified. Usually it's a tell tale whisper or hint of a right looking profile. This one was pretty clear and had a date on it. 1803. 215 years old. I'll take it. My day was now made. I swept a little more and got a deep good signal that indicated possible another largie or copper. It was a clad dime! The gang of wild turkeys that was nearby collectively laughed at me. My day was made though. On the drive home I stopped and basked in the momentary draped bust glory and watched the sun go down. Upon getting home and brushing it a little I realized it had started to dry and flake which is a little frustrating. I bought some peroxide and I'm hoping to try the hot dip method to see if I can get the coin to be free of dirt without taking all detail with it. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Thanks as always for reading and may you all find some great things in 19!
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