Popular Post kac Posted January 4 Popular Post Share Posted January 4 Blew off work for a hour and hit one the permissions I have nearby. Was working an area where I had plucked some other oldies out and sniffed out this nice little 1877 seated dime. Turns out to be a S which I don't see to many on the east coast here. In the mix there was some tiny signal which look like rivet heads to clothing, probably turn of the century. Also kept running into some deep targets that had a faint iron audio or nearly none but would have a low TID. Out of curiosity I carefully dug a couple of them and came up with lumps of iron oxide. They weren't very heavy. Out of curiosity I gave them a good squish in an arbor press only to reveal what looks like carbon in the middle. My guess is the iron rusted away leaving the carbon behind. This would explain the coal like behavior and rusty lumps. The longer piece you can see the layers. Guessing it was a piece of an old horse shoe or something similar that was forged. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Nice Seated. Probably a solid XF condition wise, minus the ground caused surface scratches we all get. That star pattern button is very interesting as well. Nice little hunt! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Nice coin kac! ? I too like the fancy button, you sure have some nice places to hunt. I do remember the terrain up there though, it must be difficult sometimes. ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 That is a great start to the year in my book! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Great looking coin and it is in good condition for being lost for so long. Wish you more luck on your next hunt, way to start off a new year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fogrider Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Great way to start your year! Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kac Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 On 1/4/2024 at 9:26 PM, F350Platinum said: Nice coin kac! ? I too like the fancy button, you sure have some nice places to hunt. I do remember the terrain up there though, it must be difficult sometimes. ? Grounds not difficult, we just tend to lose a lot of depth in some areas due to mineralization. Narrow dd's tend to do fairly well but it's a balancing act wtih depth, coverage and separation. Can't have all that in one coil. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Congrats on the first silver of the year! Well done! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCtoad Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now