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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Evan Saltis, post: 7942966, member: 103066&quot;]Got to meet a nice lady from Facebook. Second Facebook detecting meet up with rando strangers, but the last one was awful. Not going to get into it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Her children, around 9 and 11 or something had a children&#039;s detector from National Geographic. It was pretty cool, and worked decently enough that they had pulled up some general pocket change, tons of rusty nails, etc. The house was built in the early to mid 1800s, so I wasn&#039;t sure what we would be able to pull up!</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said, rusty nails, slag, and iron deposits. The usual things you have to deal with. Considering the ground was already tilled and loose, it was rather easy to dig through.</p><p><br /></p><p>Right at about the edge of the property, I got a strong signal. Typically, 80s seems to be clad dimes or quarters in my experience, and when I pulled this out of the ground all I saw was the green color. I said &quot;it looks like a quarter&quot; - I guess I didn&#039;t expect what I found! It was only 2-3 inches deep, and when it came out it made a little &#039;plop&#039; noise.</p><p><br /></p><p>My first pre-1900 metal detecting find, and based on my knowledge on these large cents, I think its the earlier bust design. 1820s-1840s is my guess. Tried to get a paper rubbing, but it didn&#039;t yield anything, I gave it a water soak, and these are the photos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1375167[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1375168[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Based on my agreement with the landowner, her and the kids got to keep everything. However, she was nice enough to pull out a batch of foreign coins she had kept from her lifetime, and let me take a few. I didn&#039;t know at the time but the Brazil centennial is 0.900 silver. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>it was a good day, and since the owner has more properties, including farmhouses in Northern Maine and a few campsites that burned down with old foundations, she said she would be in touch with me. I guess I made a new friend and connection. I&#039;m glad I could preserve this item!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1375195[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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