Oddball finds on a beautiful day

[Joe-Dirt]

Got out with a buddy of mine at a place that revolutionary war militia would muster and drill. we have pounded the open fields so we LiDAR’d the 100 acres of woods next to it. The woods and stonewalls looked great until you walked into them. It was 200 yards downhill, across two mushy swamp streams, then up another giant hill until you get to a stonewall lined lane, all of which is covered in prickers, vines, saplings and all other kinds of vile undergrowth. Anyway, we farted around down there for a couple hours and all i came out of the woods with was a 58 caliber fired mini ball and a 1943 King George VI Shilling with a bullet hole in it. We clawed our way back up the hill through all that thick, nasty, prickery, ungodly, stinging horrible mesh and plopped out into the muster field for some easy swingin’. Back up in the civilized metal detecting world, making our way back to the trucks, I heard a little neenie weenie 86 on my machine that almost sounded like the other 4.6 million square nails and other assorted crappola buried in this field, but it just had the right chirp so I dug it and up popped a little wiped 1772 half Reale, I showed my buddy, he told me I sucked and we had a beer with the property owner ( after he made us stack a half cord of wood😅) then I went home and died.
my buddy found some clad and other crap but I didn’t pay attention cuz he had to give me a dollar for finding more coins than him, soooooooo I win again😀👍🏻.
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[E-Trac-Ohio]

I'd go through all that to find one Half Reale any day - well done !

 

[ToddsPoint]

I’ve shot a few coins in my day. A lot of times the coin will fly off the target when hit and is lost. Maybe that’s what happened with your coin.

 

[Bamasteve]

Nice finds, congrats!

 

[ModernMiner]

" I showed my buddy, he told me I sucked and we had a beer with the property owner ( after he made us stack a half cord of wood😅) then I went home and died."
Hilarious!!!!
A big CONGRATS on that half reale. That shot coin is so cool too.
MM

 

[oldmxrat]

That turned out to be a very successful adventure, congrats!

 

[cudamark]

Sounds like you have the same relationship with your hunting buddies as I do with mine! Whoever has the best find of the day gets the L.B (Lucky Bastard) title.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Sounds like you have the same relationship with your hunting buddies as I do with mine! Whoever has the best find of the day gets the L.B (Lucky Bastard) title.

Yeah, I’m pretty sure Ive financed his Deus ll and a couple vacations😒 but I got’m this time😀

 

[Joe-Dirt]

I’ve shot a few coins in my day. A lot of times the coin will fly off the target when hit and is lost. Maybe that’s what happened with your coin.

I find a lot of shot coins for some reason, last year I found a shot 1943 Walker and the year before that a 1906 IHP. They must make a wicked noise when they go flying.

 

[pepperj]

Well dug on the 1/2 Reale.
Liking the shot coin, lot of character.

 

[scruggs]

Congrats on your half Reale!

 

[Digger RJ]

View attachment 2130747View attachment 2130748Got out with a buddy of mine at a place that revolutionary war militia would muster and drill. we have pounded the open fields so we LiDAR’d the 100 acres of woods next to it. The woods and stonewalls looked great until you walked into them. It was 200 yards downhill, across two mushy swamp streams, then up another giant hill until you get to a stonewall lined lane, all of which is covered in prickers, vines, saplings and all other kinds of vile undergrowth. Anyway, we farted around down there for a couple hours and all i came out of the woods with was a 58 caliber fired mini ball and a 1943 King George VI Shilling with a bullet hole in it. We clawed our way back up the hill through all that thick, nasty, prickery, ungodly, stinging horrible mesh and plopped out into the muster field for some easy swingin’. Back up in the civilized metal detecting world, making our way back to the trucks, I heard a little neenie weenie 86 on my machine that almost sounded like the other 4.6 million square nails and other assorted crappola buried in this field, but it just had the right chirp so I dug it and up popped a little wiped 1772 half Reale, I showed my buddy, he told me I sucked and we had a beer with the property owner ( after he made us stack a half cord of wood😅) then I went home and died.
my buddy found some clad and other crap but I didn’t pay attention cuz he had to give me a dollar for finding more coins than him, soooooooo I win again😀👍🏻.
thanks for watching, don’t forget to like and subscribe, it helps the algorithm, whatever that is🤤

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Lenrac2]

Love the shot coin!!