stetam
Elite Member
Finally had a decent day to detect. Most of the snow melted and temp in the 40's so off to an old wooded site I detected last year and found a couple barbers and mercs, It is a 110 acre park which is the site of the Union Canal tunnel, the oldest existing transportation tunnel in the United States. Since it is a historic site I don't detect near the tunnel or canal but the rest is fair game. Spent 2 hours there and first target is a brass musket trigger guard. Then 1914 and 29 wheaties. After digging many many shotgun shell headstamps I get a nice 12-13 signal and 2" down I pull my first shield nickel after 3 years detecting. Funny that one has eluded me after dozens of 1700's coppers and Spanish silver. Oldest nickel at 1868. Got to hit this site when the foliage is down as it's a thick gnarly thorny area.
Steve
Steve