ollievon
Elite Member
Well, I was out visiting my in-laws in NJ and decided to nail a park near their house that I frequent in the early morning before anyone gets up; the park I was told has been nailed for years and there's not much to be found other than clad, which is very true.
Regardless, last year I hit a 42' Merc and it gave me the inspiration to just keep going and see if I hit another, if not, at the very least I usually walk away with about $2 in quarters.
I decided to hit a far corner near an older tree and for the most part was pretty quiet, not the normal falsies of pull tabs and can slaw, there was a network of roots that I decided to swing over and as I went slow BANG! I hit a solid 3-26 on the Explorer Pro - no matter which angle I swung it was solid and deep (at least 6" or more). I was thrilled with the thought of nailing another Merc, who isn't right?
I dig down and find out the coin is lodged under the root, so I carefully dig from the other side as well, but it's stubborn, really stubborn. I grab a hand full of dirt and put is aside and keep trying to find it, but the pinpointer went silent...so the coin must have been in that last grab full, so I pinpoint that and get a hit.
So, I'm trying to find the coin and I see silver, so I'm totally happy, but then realize it's not a Merc...it's really worn on the obverse but I can read "FERDNIN VII" and the reverse has a shield...I'm in thinking "what are you?"...upon closer inspection I see a date of 1815!!!!
I was in disbelief, it was an 1815 1 REALE! A bucklister and a first for me, never in my life did I think I would actually find one...and in a banged out park too!
Regardless, last year I hit a 42' Merc and it gave me the inspiration to just keep going and see if I hit another, if not, at the very least I usually walk away with about $2 in quarters.
I decided to hit a far corner near an older tree and for the most part was pretty quiet, not the normal falsies of pull tabs and can slaw, there was a network of roots that I decided to swing over and as I went slow BANG! I hit a solid 3-26 on the Explorer Pro - no matter which angle I swung it was solid and deep (at least 6" or more). I was thrilled with the thought of nailing another Merc, who isn't right?
I dig down and find out the coin is lodged under the root, so I carefully dig from the other side as well, but it's stubborn, really stubborn. I grab a hand full of dirt and put is aside and keep trying to find it, but the pinpointer went silent...so the coin must have been in that last grab full, so I pinpoint that and get a hit.
So, I'm trying to find the coin and I see silver, so I'm totally happy, but then realize it's not a Merc...it's really worn on the obverse but I can read "FERDNIN VII" and the reverse has a shield...I'm in thinking "what are you?"...upon closer inspection I see a date of 1815!!!!
I was in disbelief, it was an 1815 1 REALE! A bucklister and a first for me, never in my life did I think I would actually find one...and in a banged out park too!
