Amazing Finds

[Cptbill]

My son and I both own the Equinox 800 and used them on a unique opportunity to hunt a  very old place in New England area. In one day of hunting we found 5 large cents with the oldest being 1803, another 1829 and the rest had no date.  We also found 2 large flat buttons and one flat cuff button. In my 30 years of metal detecting  this was one of the best days of hunting I had. The best part of the day of hunting was sharing the day with my son who found 3 of the large cents. We both love of Equinox 800 detectors. On a side note we went beach hunting the next day and both came up with a silver ring 

[dewcon4414]

Pretty impressive hunt.   I like the large cents.   If you clean them..... i found using mineral OIL on them will bring back a more natural color over the orange crusty look you sometimes get.... and preserve them well.  I used it on FATTIES (IH) pennies too.

[Mark Gillespie]

Sharing the day with your son is by far the best.  Even though the finds are great "I've only found one large cent in 20 years" the memories made for both you and your son are more precious.

I tried many time to get my dad to go hunting with me, but he never did and now he's gone.

Do it every chance you get.

 

[steveg]

Superb day, and SUPERB that you are sharing it with your son!

Great digs, great hunt!

Steve

[fredmason]

very nice! 

Watching tv is usually a waste, but, on Pawn Stars they explained that a US penny is not.

Rather it is a cent based on the decimal system...one percent of a dollar...sounds good to me.

fred

[Cptbill]

Hi

Thanks for the replies. Hunting with my son was a great time and the excitement of finding coins that old was like adding frosting on a cake. 

The Equinox 800 is a great machine 

[Cptbill]

Phrunt your righti I can’t wait to get the new larger coin. I have the smaller coil but the ground is so hard here I am waiting for the first rain so I can go out and use it.