Bucket Lister
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- Dec 20, 2023
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XP Dēus II
XP MI-6
XP WSA II-XL
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Went to our first club hunt this past weekend. Unfortunately it was cold (40sF) & windy, and when it started raining, we bailed... 😔
I did make my first call based on sound & reading. "Sounds like a nickel," I told the Missus. We dug, and it was!
This makes my third Jefferson nickel (whoopty-doo ☝🏼). Nothing remarkable except that all three have had different color patinas (which I personally find fascinating).
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I know the one on the left looks like rust, but it's a red patina. Middle also has a red patina, but color does not come through. Green (on right) also looks "grey", but definitely green in person.
Different soil conditions are the likely reason. I'll defer to any chemists/metallurgists on specifics. The green one on the right is in the best condition, but IDK if that's due to soil conditions or just age of the nickels.
I did make my first call based on sound & reading. "Sounds like a nickel," I told the Missus. We dug, and it was!
This makes my third Jefferson nickel (whoopty-doo ☝🏼). Nothing remarkable except that all three have had different color patinas (which I personally find fascinating).
__1980P_____1952 _____1984P
I know the one on the left looks like rust, but it's a red patina. Middle also has a red patina, but color does not come through. Green (on right) also looks "grey", but definitely green in person.
Different soil conditions are the likely reason. I'll defer to any chemists/metallurgists on specifics. The green one on the right is in the best condition, but IDK if that's due to soil conditions or just age of the nickels.
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