IH/VDB Found Metel Detecting-darn no S!

mattman · 03-23-2005, 09:55 PM

Just thought I'd share a couple cents I found Metal Detecting last week. A 1895 Indian Head penny and a 1909 lincoln VDB. Of course theres no S! Also found a couble "V" nickels and some other later wheaties. Not worth much (If anything by condition!) but it's still fun to dig up 100 year old coins and who knows maybe someday I'll find that S mint that somebody lost long ago. Just for the record this is the second 1909-VDB I've found. (It didn't have an S either!) MM

afvetroman61 · 03-23-2005, 11:30 PM

Nice finds! I miss metal detecting. I sold my detector 6 years ago...I need to get another...the thrill of what you can find is a great experience!

troyster68 · 03-23-2005, 11:42 PM

how do you know where to go to look? sounds very cool but how do you figure out where to go?

mattman · 03-24-2005, 01:25 AM

Yeah it's a fun hobby, nothing most people could ever earn a living at (unless you live in florida-beach jewelery) I usally find my places to hunt one of two ways. Either I go to the library, find some books on the areas history - always plentiful - and start matching old photos with new places. You would be surprised how many empty fields or new constuction sites used to be places where people hang out. These coins were found in a field not even a fifty feet from where they are building a new mini-mart and office complex. In about 2-3 weeks the spot where these were found will be under blacktop and never accesable again. The other way I find spots...get in the car on a weekend morning and just start driving in the country looking for abandoned homesites, farmhouses and the like. Construction sites in little towns and villages are usually pretty promising but I have found 1800's coins in the middle of the woods.(just because there are trees there now dosen't mean there was 100+ years ago!) Contrary to popular belive most people will give you permission to hunt their land (always ask!) if your upfront and honest about your intentions. This is my main hunting season before the ground gets too hard from them long southern sunny days. It can be an expensive hobby with the cost of some of the better detectors, but for me the thrill is more in the hunt and not the find. If you want to see a 1801 multi-strike I found near Charleston last fall check out the error forum under 1801 8 reale -how many strikes do you see? One of my best coin finds to date. Still looking for that elusive gold coin. Good things come to those who wait I guess! MM

afvetroman61 · 03-24-2005, 09:39 PM

My oldest find using a metal detector was one I found in Germany - a Celtic coin from around 100 B.C.! I also found a nice silver Roman coin there from 49 B.C....never did find a gold coin though! I will hopefully be purchasing a metal detector again soon!