three cent piece with super 12

[cliff dfx]

well i got to try my new coil today on my dfx , it is light and i could cover a lot of ground with it , went, to a tobbaco field that we here hit hard over the years ,found a 1880 indian head in bad shape , then i got a good hit at 4 ins out pops a three cent piece in good shape 1866 i like the coil thanks for looking

 

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[hollowpointred]

very nice, especially the 3 cent nickel! how deep were they? do you think the 12" coil is what made the differance?

 

[cliff dfx]

it seems i could cover more ground better and i got good depth

 

[kindafoundabuckle]

Great find. What part of KY are you in and what part of the state did the coin come from?

Tom