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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Greg Sebring, post: 333400, member: 12186&quot;]I don&#039;t always find &quot;gems&quot;. I have a lot of old stuff that is quite worn. A nickel is about the hardest coin to find. I have found a lot of them (even a shield nickel I can&#039;t make out the date).&nbsp; They usually turn color in the ground.&nbsp; I have Buffalo nickels with good relief but are quite dark. I&#039;m sure the color really cuts down of the value. I have Barber dimes and even a couple that are seated Liberty (the 1876 is in pretty good shape). I have a hand full of Indian Head pennies but none that are in excellent condition to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>... and then there are the &quot;junk&quot; signals (pull tabs, gum wrappers, you name it). I use little discrimination on my detector so I dig <b>LOTS</b> of trash. Too much discrimination and you miss the deep gold or good &quot;stuff&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m fortunate to live in a small historic town. Older homes/old parks and church yards produce the best results. I have told home owners that I will give them whatever jewelry I find if I can keep the coins. I don&#039;t check maps as I&#039;m old enough to know where the good spots are around where I live. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been trying to get some good close/clear shots of some of my coins. I&#039;m still playing with the camera but in the meantime, here is another commemorative piece. It honors admiral Dewey about the time of the &quot;Great White Fleet&quot; sailed around the world in a show of U.S. military might.</p><p><br /></p><p>Greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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