I just got my Bounty Hunter LoneStar this week and took it out today for the first time. I decided to try it near a dirt walking trail that runs along the river in my town. The town I live in goes back to the 1000s so I am really excited. The first hit was a 50 euro cent coin. Next, I found some kind of 2 serving nescafe coffee can. Looked old, but my wife threw it in the river before I could really check it out. After digging a few pieces of foil and some bottle caps, I was about to call it quits since it was raining. I got a strong hit. I dug an interesting looking coin and the detector was still hitting on the same spot... I looked around though the dirt and found another old coin. Once I rinsed the min the river I saw that I had a 1924 2 Rentenpfennig and a 1901 Reichspfennig. Made the hunt well worth it. I also found another 5 euro cent piece and a bullet. Both modern coins and the bullet went to my 5 year old son.
Now for the lesson learned. When I got home I wanted to get some of the green scale off of the coins. Being the beginner that I am,I decided to put the coins into some vinegar. Well,they shined up nice... too nice. Next time I will leave them in the condition that I find them unless someone can give me a few tips on cleaning up a coin enough to read it without losing the patina.
Hopefully tomorrow will be as eventful as today. If the weather is not too bad I plan to spend a lot more time detecting.
As a side note, I was at a flea market in the morning and picked up some pretty cool items: a 1985 175th anniversary Oktoberfest beer stein with certificate of authenticity. A 1964 Kennedy, 1950 Franklin, a 1942 dime, and a 1887 1 mark coin. First edition 1903 book Der Trompeter von Säkkingen. The last item was a piece of fake scrimshaw (probably not worth anything, but really cool looking).
Now for the lesson learned. When I got home I wanted to get some of the green scale off of the coins. Being the beginner that I am,I decided to put the coins into some vinegar. Well,they shined up nice... too nice. Next time I will leave them in the condition that I find them unless someone can give me a few tips on cleaning up a coin enough to read it without losing the patina.
Hopefully tomorrow will be as eventful as today. If the weather is not too bad I plan to spend a lot more time detecting.
As a side note, I was at a flea market in the morning and picked up some pretty cool items: a 1985 175th anniversary Oktoberfest beer stein with certificate of authenticity. A 1964 Kennedy, 1950 Franklin, a 1942 dime, and a 1887 1 mark coin. First edition 1903 book Der Trompeter von Säkkingen. The last item was a piece of fake scrimshaw (probably not worth anything, but really cool looking).
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