My oldest US silver, fun Tnet group hunt

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Apr 18, 2016
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South Western PA
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ACE 250 with DD coil
Equinox 600
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Met up with HighVDI, MetalHeadz and Steve-in-PA this morning at a cellar hole that has been productive.

My first target of the morning, around 7:15 am sun just peaking over the horizon, was my best signal. I was in an iron patch maybe only 10’ x 30’ adjacent to the cellar that I have been pulling keepers out of over the last few hunts. Keeping sensitivity at 15 (about half) has really got me liking the Nox. Perfect 26-28, 4 way signal, really tight and about 5” deep. Pulled the plug, see the silver dime edge in a clump, run over to the guys to share with the unveiling. Turned out nice.
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Here is the handful.

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The watch winder was a cool relic to pop out, but the ring still has me intrigued. It is very ornate, has colored stones in it, but it is gold plated over what looks like pot metal, very deteriorated. I would guess it a $5 junk ring from the mall if I had found it at a park or the beach, but deep at this site makes me wonder.

Here is some horse tack from this iron patch on Friday at lunch along with a nice button and IHP.
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The rest of the gang popped LC’s, V’s and relics plus we all dug a large pocket full of shell casings, slugs, shotgun ends and some musket balls. Fun times!

Last but not least... a utensil. (They sound sooo good)
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Good luck out there!
 

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That was a great surprise seeing that Seated Dime, I never held one until today. Killer research and hunting spot. Thanks for the invite!
 

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Good grief that thing cleaned up SWEET!
 

Awesome finds! That seated is really detailed! Congrats! :icon_thumleft:
 

Congratualtions on the seated dime! :occasion14:
 

Great hunt awesome coin Well done!!!!!!
 

Awesome details on both coins.
 

That was a great surprise seeing that Seated Dime, I never held one until today. Killer research and hunting spot. Thanks for the invite!

Thx! Crazy that the rain finally stopped right at 7am to make for a great day of detecting.
 

Great detail on both of those coins!! Love the other relics too, Congrats!!!
 

Congrats on a great find!

That dime's great!

Best wishes!
 

Look's like it was dropped after it was minted!! Beautiful old silver :occasion14:
 

Some great finds and the seated dime is in such good shape with lots of detail. Congrats
 

Your seated dime is super nice,and that IH penny could not have come out of the ground in better shape.
 

Beautiful Seated Dime Thad. Congrats on your oldest US silver. Now go out and dig a Capped Bust. Thanks for the invite. Even though I didn't get there until 10:00AM and you guys had a three hour head start, I still managed to find a few things. Here is my take from the hunt. I put lemon juice in the stickpin and the gold really popped.

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Thx Steve! A Capped Bust Dime is at the top of my list. That stickpin you found cleaned up nicely, very unique relic. Glad you were able to join the hunt!
 

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