Kevin Bozard
Jr. Member
Yesterday I took my BH Pioneer 505 in the woods behind my house to do some MD'ing. I live approximately 300 - 400 yards from the roadway that Civil War troops used when maneuvering between the small town of Grahamville, and the railroad. I figured I may as well give it a try. Maybe some of the soldiers wandered into this wooded area in their journeys.
About 100 yards in, I discovered a hole in the ground that went down 5 or 6 feet. An old privy maybe? Fifty feet or so on the other side, I found a mound of dirt with old algae covered bricks scattered about the top. I ran the detector over the mound and picked up several iron reading, and one silver reading. I zeroed in on the silver reading, and dug that spot. I scooped 4 inches of dirt onto the ground beside the hole, and moved the detector over it. The silver reading was there, and I began sifting through the dirt. The coin was in the middle of the pile, and I wiped it with my fingers. The face of the coin showed the head of Mercury, and the letter LIB on the left side of the coin. Further cleaning would reveal everything but the date. The coin also had a small hole drilled through the top.
The Winged Head Liberty dime was pretty corroded on the side where the date is located, and I soaked it overnight. This morning I checked my find, and could partialy read the date. It looked to be 1930, but the last two numbers were still hard to read. I put it back into the soak and will check it again this afternoon. Once I get her cleaned up, I'll post pictures of my first silver coin find. Although she's not in the best shape, and has a hole drilled through the top, she's still my first, so she's special to me.
About 100 yards in, I discovered a hole in the ground that went down 5 or 6 feet. An old privy maybe? Fifty feet or so on the other side, I found a mound of dirt with old algae covered bricks scattered about the top. I ran the detector over the mound and picked up several iron reading, and one silver reading. I zeroed in on the silver reading, and dug that spot. I scooped 4 inches of dirt onto the ground beside the hole, and moved the detector over it. The silver reading was there, and I began sifting through the dirt. The coin was in the middle of the pile, and I wiped it with my fingers. The face of the coin showed the head of Mercury, and the letter LIB on the left side of the coin. Further cleaning would reveal everything but the date. The coin also had a small hole drilled through the top.
The Winged Head Liberty dime was pretty corroded on the side where the date is located, and I soaked it overnight. This morning I checked my find, and could partialy read the date. It looked to be 1930, but the last two numbers were still hard to read. I put it back into the soak and will check it again this afternoon. Once I get her cleaned up, I'll post pictures of my first silver coin find. Although she's not in the best shape, and has a hole drilled through the top, she's still my first, so she's special to me.
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