Don in SJ
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- May 20, 2005
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I took my 6 foot bottle probe, shovel, and the XS with me this morning to a homesite I discovered this past fall and had yet to find a coin at it. Plenty of buttons and a few buckles but no old coins.
After trying the probe out in a few places, I decided it was not for me to do today and turned on the XS. I hunted about 45 minutes before I finally got one signal that was diggable and only by going real slow in thick iron hit areas did I detect a somewhat good coin type reading.
The depth was deep and one thing I noticed at this site was the top soil went down about 10-12 inches, which is unusual in South Jersey pinelands. The target, which did turn out to be my first coin from this site was about 10 inches down, very deep for any homestead in this area.
I thought the coin was going to be a totally worn out King George III Halfpenny, since they are so common, I knew it was smaller than a regal KGIII.
Not till I got home and cleaned it in Peroxide did I get the pleasant surprise of seeing a crown and the number 73. I instantly knew then it was my second ever 1773 Virginia Halfpenny!
I was hoping this one would be in real good shape, just worn, but no, the soil was not kind to it, but compared to my first one I found over ten years ago, she is a beauty.
I do want to emphasize that where I found the coin, both my son and I went over a few times and I think the fact that the ground was very wet after our 3-4 inch rainfall two days ago and also that I was going real slow is the reason I did get the signal today. It easily could have been missed.
Next time I go to the site I will put on the XS stock coil for that extra inch or so that might be required on this site. But still the 8 inch coil picked up a copper the size of a quarter at 10 inches, so not too shabby.
HH
Don
After trying the probe out in a few places, I decided it was not for me to do today and turned on the XS. I hunted about 45 minutes before I finally got one signal that was diggable and only by going real slow in thick iron hit areas did I detect a somewhat good coin type reading.
The depth was deep and one thing I noticed at this site was the top soil went down about 10-12 inches, which is unusual in South Jersey pinelands. The target, which did turn out to be my first coin from this site was about 10 inches down, very deep for any homestead in this area.
I thought the coin was going to be a totally worn out King George III Halfpenny, since they are so common, I knew it was smaller than a regal KGIII.
Not till I got home and cleaned it in Peroxide did I get the pleasant surprise of seeing a crown and the number 73. I instantly knew then it was my second ever 1773 Virginia Halfpenny!
I was hoping this one would be in real good shape, just worn, but no, the soil was not kind to it, but compared to my first one I found over ten years ago, she is a beauty.
I do want to emphasize that where I found the coin, both my son and I went over a few times and I think the fact that the ground was very wet after our 3-4 inch rainfall two days ago and also that I was going real slow is the reason I did get the signal today. It easily could have been missed.
Next time I go to the site I will put on the XS stock coil for that extra inch or so that might be required on this site. But still the 8 inch coil picked up a copper the size of a quarter at 10 inches, so not too shabby.
HH
Don
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