The Small City Yard

[SugarSand]

I haven't been detecting much or on this forum since maybe 2000, but I'm back and I like it.? Not sure of the age of this new small city lot I am hunting, but I'd guess around 1900 and there is almost no trash and you can't walk two steps without finding clad 2 1/2 inches deep (seriously, I gave my girlfriend's nephew around $2 in no time).? With a dozen wheaties, some nice silver, and a 1849 French coin (all to be shown later? ), I found this that I thought was just a Zinc cent until I looked again after I got home.? I can't fit the pics all of it in one post....

Steve

 

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[krimic]

Nice find, would love to see the other pics though.. If there is one thing that everybody on this site likes it is pics of finds.. HH

 

[Klaatu]

Welcome to the board, Sugar.

Very nice find. Finding an Indian Head cent in good condition is noteworthy, especially a pre-1900 IH.

Your other finds sound good. Looking forward to seeing the pics.

 

[JARMAN]

Thats a good find SS,Looking forward to the other pics of your finds.HH

 

[SugarSand]

Thanks for the nice replies everyone, I'll start another thread with another pic.

 

[SugarSand]

I guess I can just put the rest in this same thread. I'm still getting used to the forum and my camera, but at least I can run my metal detector! I'm pretty sure the date on this worn Napoleon III Emperior coin is 1849, and it's about the same size as a half dollar. There is a similar one on Ebay if you want to see what it's suppose to look like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...3314693&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW#ebayphotohosting

 

[SugarSand]

Last pictures, I need some better lighting for silver though.

 

[dave-enc]

congrats on the nice finds
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Lime Crush]

Nice IH and Congrats on the walker.....mercy!!! All very nice coins indeed!!!

Continued Luck!!

Jeff

 

[surfrat96]

Welcome to the forum! Nice coins you got there!

 

[bagglaydee]

Nice finds! Looking forward to more pictures and more finds!

Welcome to the forum!

Barb

 

[AmericanCoinHunting]

Hey Sand......................Nice Digs.........................Did you find the older coins at 2-3 inches as well ? From what I hear ,if you Did, ..You have a place untouched by us T.H.'s.................I am jealous ..........but happy for you..

 

[comfyinvermont]

Very nice coins there SS. Welcome to the Forum. Keep the pictures coming....Lance

 

[brla]

Welcome sugar very nice coin finds keep good work

 

[SugarSand]

Thanks again everybody. I'm pretty sure this place has never been detected. All of the coins I've shown and the wheaties were found at 3 to 6 inches, most around 5 or so where they should be for their age. The merc was the deepest of all and read 95 on my XLT which sometimes means a good target it can't ID. I once found a 1906 Barber dime the same way! The half read 91 with a pure tone, and I was smiling and knew what it was before I saw it in the hole! That XLT is an awesome machine once you get to know it.

 

[brla]

thanks to u for sharing your information about your finds

 

[twister]

Awesome Find HH

Twister

 

[brandy]

You gotta love the XLT. I found out just how smart mine was today when it rang in at 91+ and read 50cents. It was two clad quarters stuck together. I didn't know the thing could add until then. HH

 

[Klaatu]

That's pretty clever, Brandy. I'll have to check my XLT and see if it is as smart as your.

 

[allen]

those are some awesome coins. way to go on them all. keep on digging !!!