raycan
Jr. Member
- Mar 8, 2009
- 73
- 6
- Detector(s) used
- Whites XLT,Spectra V3I, Garrett ACE 250
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I have been metal detecting for quite a while and frequently read the "Today's Finds" forum. I very rarely post, but I have finally found something worth showing off. Every treasure hunters dream is to find a gold coin and I finally became a member of that exclusive club this weekend.
I went out to a site in Arkansas and had my best day detecting in over 15 years. My first find was a 1917 Walking Liberty Half Dollar. That was a first for me and I would've been happy with just that. Had a dry spell for a while and then my next find was a 1918 Mercury dime. Found a nickel next that was in pretty bad shape and was unable to read the date. I was still thinking to myself that I was having a pretty good day, even though the signals were far and few between.
My next signal was in the pulltab range on my detector, so I pinpointed the target and dug the plug. I then spotted in the bottom of the plug a dime size target covered in dirt and I observed yellow around the edges. I was thinking that it was a tarnished dime because of the size. It came out of the ground yellow and it did not register to me that it could possibly be gold. After a few seconds it finally sunk in that I could have possibly found a gold coin because of the low VDI reading. I picked it up and carefully removed some of the dirt off of the coin and saw that I had found a 1910 2 1/2 Dollar Indian Head Gold coin.
Needless to say, I was excited and shaking as I looked it over. Since it was the size of a dime, I was afraid of losing it and also of it getting scratched up in my pocket, so I carefully placed it inside the plastic cover of my detector meter to protect it while I closely searched the surrounding area for more. I found another corroded nickel and then decided it was time to show off my finds.
I have hunted sites before where you would think there was gold around, but never came up with one. The find was truly unexpected and took a while for it to sink in. I was in a pretty clean area and was basically hunting in all metal at this point. If I had been in a trashier area, then I probably never would have dug the target since it registered in the pull tab range. It goes to show, that you have to dig everything and patience will eventually pay off.
I went out to a site in Arkansas and had my best day detecting in over 15 years. My first find was a 1917 Walking Liberty Half Dollar. That was a first for me and I would've been happy with just that. Had a dry spell for a while and then my next find was a 1918 Mercury dime. Found a nickel next that was in pretty bad shape and was unable to read the date. I was still thinking to myself that I was having a pretty good day, even though the signals were far and few between.
My next signal was in the pulltab range on my detector, so I pinpointed the target and dug the plug. I then spotted in the bottom of the plug a dime size target covered in dirt and I observed yellow around the edges. I was thinking that it was a tarnished dime because of the size. It came out of the ground yellow and it did not register to me that it could possibly be gold. After a few seconds it finally sunk in that I could have possibly found a gold coin because of the low VDI reading. I picked it up and carefully removed some of the dirt off of the coin and saw that I had found a 1910 2 1/2 Dollar Indian Head Gold coin.
Needless to say, I was excited and shaking as I looked it over. Since it was the size of a dime, I was afraid of losing it and also of it getting scratched up in my pocket, so I carefully placed it inside the plastic cover of my detector meter to protect it while I closely searched the surrounding area for more. I found another corroded nickel and then decided it was time to show off my finds.
I have hunted sites before where you would think there was gold around, but never came up with one. The find was truly unexpected and took a while for it to sink in. I was in a pretty clean area and was basically hunting in all metal at this point. If I had been in a trashier area, then I probably never would have dug the target since it registered in the pull tab range. It goes to show, that you have to dig everything and patience will eventually pay off.
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