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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim C (Mich), post: 147729, member: 3092&quot;]Metal&nbsp; detecting is a great way to find cool old coins.&nbsp; If you do your research which can be just as much fun as detecting.&nbsp; &nbsp; If you stick with it and learn your detector you can make great finds with a metal detector.&nbsp;&nbsp; I will give you a sample of my best year detecting which was 2003.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; These finds are from a lot of research and knowing my detector and what it is telling me.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; That year I found 134 Indian head pennies.&nbsp;&nbsp; One was a 1877.&nbsp;&nbsp; Which I sold on e-bay for $400.&nbsp;&nbsp; In one hole I recovered a 1866 and 1872 Indian head pennies with full liberty on both.&nbsp;&nbsp; I got a total of $230 for both of em on the bay.&nbsp; &nbsp; Found a war of 1812 officers sword belt plate which I sold for $200.&nbsp; Should went for more.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Those 4 finds alone paid for my detector.&nbsp;&nbsp; Granted they are not common finds but I did find em.&nbsp; &nbsp; Plus about 70 silver coins that same year.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Some of them semi-key date barber dimes and about 6 seated dimes.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Now if you live in an older state than Michigan your chances of finding older coins increases.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If you put in the time you will be rewarded.&nbsp;&nbsp; My first few months with a detector back in 1998&nbsp; I was total frustrated and all I could find was junk and clad.&nbsp; Buit I stuck with learned my mid range detector and after a few years bought a top of the line detector and each year I get better and better with it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Its a blast!&nbsp;&nbsp; So much fun finding old coins in the ground and wondering who might of lost it and how hard they looked for it.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sorry for rambling but deteccting is my passion.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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