Found my first Large Cent today 1794? and a Sterling Bracelet

[TheProf]

Hemmed and hawed about going out today, still in the 40's here. I got a new Double D Coil for Christmas and been waiting to try it out for the first time. So I went to my favorite spot and could not pinpoint worth a daggone with this new coil. Found a few deep targets but could not recover them. After an hour I just decided to keep digging. The first thing I found was a sterling bracelet. I then found a heavy coin so heavily crusted I just put it in my pocket and went home. When I got home I could read One Cent on the back and a 9 and 4 next to each other on the front which I can barely make out which would mean 1794. You can also barely make out LIBERTY across top. This is one heavy coin! This is about the best picture I could get of the coin. The front is worse. I would like to get professional cleaned if anyone can recommend and then slabbed. Have a great Super Bowl!

 

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[Tenspeed]

Nice finds!!

The way I was taught to pinpoint with the DD coil on an Xterra 70 was to get the strongest tone, back the coil off the signal straight down the middle and when the tone goes away it is just off the tip.

I don't use the Xterra much anymore since I bought an Etrac, but this technique worked very well for me when it was my primary detector.

Hope this helps relieve some frustration.

 

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