Don in SJ
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- May 20, 2005
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Despite being 24-26* yesterday afternoon, my son and I did go detecting at a new site he found in December. The ground was not frozen in the woods and the wind was abated by the trees, so it was not too bad detecting.
My son got a couple buttons in the first hour and I had nothing but a couple shotgun casings and finally I got a somewhat good, very deep reading, I called my son over as I started to dig and he agreed it could be a coin, but not certain. Well, I dug and dug and cut some roots and now I was down to the more solid clay level at about 8-10 inches and there somewhat to the side of the hole the Sunray pinpointer finally narrowed down the target. I scooped out one last handful and yes, my first old copper for 2010!
Me trying to locate the coin deep in the hole
Finally, there it is flipped onto the leaves
The KGIII before and after.
A few minutes later my son followed with his first copper for 2010, a 1827 Large Cent. With both of us having a coin for the day we shortly thereafter called it a day and satisfied that both of us got a coin.
Finds for the short hunt.
This site will most likely produce more relics, but I think we will wait till later in the winter for a return trip. My son got several buttons and 5 coins his first hunt there in December, Spanish Half Real, King George III Halfpenny, 2 Coronet Large Cents and one Indian head penny.
My copper ended up being a KGIII Halfpenny in not too bad of shape after some TLC by me.
Don
My son got a couple buttons in the first hour and I had nothing but a couple shotgun casings and finally I got a somewhat good, very deep reading, I called my son over as I started to dig and he agreed it could be a coin, but not certain. Well, I dug and dug and cut some roots and now I was down to the more solid clay level at about 8-10 inches and there somewhat to the side of the hole the Sunray pinpointer finally narrowed down the target. I scooped out one last handful and yes, my first old copper for 2010!
Me trying to locate the coin deep in the hole
Finally, there it is flipped onto the leaves
The KGIII before and after.
A few minutes later my son followed with his first copper for 2010, a 1827 Large Cent. With both of us having a coin for the day we shortly thereafter called it a day and satisfied that both of us got a coin.
Finds for the short hunt.
This site will most likely produce more relics, but I think we will wait till later in the winter for a return trip. My son got several buttons and 5 coins his first hunt there in December, Spanish Half Real, King George III Halfpenny, 2 Coronet Large Cents and one Indian head penny.
My copper ended up being a KGIII Halfpenny in not too bad of shape after some TLC by me.
Don
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My new job has been keeping me, at least for this Winter, focused on other aspects of my life. Come Spring, we'll be swinging away in the fields in search of coppers and relics! I can't wait for the day when we decide to seek permission for a new site.
WTG on those fine specimens you and your son found. Glad you got out and found those before all of the snow. HH Ron
