Bad Knees Bob
Jr. Member
- Jun 1, 2017
- 38
- 348
- Detector(s) used
- Whites M6, Whites Beach Hunter 300, Garrett Ace 400
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hello everyone.
I found my first seated dime, an 1882, in a yard that a couple of my relatives and I have hunted many times. The house dates back to 1860 and was built on Indian land. A overland trail/stagecoach route ran through the front yard at that time.
Many good finds were found over the years and each time I go there I slow down my swing as targets are now few and far in between.
My first find was the 1912 wheat which actually rang up solid. A few minutes later and about 5’ away I had a very faint and iffy chirp. The chirp was a quick high tone which usually is a coin on my detector. I kept going over the target area and am glad I decided to dig. The dime was about 9”-10” down and at that time, I didn’t know that it was seated because the sun was going down and I didn’t have my readers on. I was expecting it to be at least a Barber but was ecstatic when I got inside and realized it was seated. It also appears that someone “notched” six slits on each side of the coin.
Right after digging the seated dime, I dug up what I thought might have been a foreign coin or at least a US coin that was dirty. I was confident it was old because it was also about 8”-9” in the ground. After looking at the dime, I realized that the unknown “coin” was actually 2 “coins”
stuck together. I got them apart but have yet to see any indications that they are coins. They are the exact same diameter as a quarter. Maybe they were used as some type of trade tokens back in the day ?
I found my first seated dime, an 1882, in a yard that a couple of my relatives and I have hunted many times. The house dates back to 1860 and was built on Indian land. A overland trail/stagecoach route ran through the front yard at that time.
Many good finds were found over the years and each time I go there I slow down my swing as targets are now few and far in between.
My first find was the 1912 wheat which actually rang up solid. A few minutes later and about 5’ away I had a very faint and iffy chirp. The chirp was a quick high tone which usually is a coin on my detector. I kept going over the target area and am glad I decided to dig. The dime was about 9”-10” down and at that time, I didn’t know that it was seated because the sun was going down and I didn’t have my readers on. I was expecting it to be at least a Barber but was ecstatic when I got inside and realized it was seated. It also appears that someone “notched” six slits on each side of the coin.
Right after digging the seated dime, I dug up what I thought might have been a foreign coin or at least a US coin that was dirty. I was confident it was old because it was also about 8”-9” in the ground. After looking at the dime, I realized that the unknown “coin” was actually 2 “coins”
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