LovestheShiny!
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I live in Hamilton Montana, where my wife and I had some new neighbors move in almost a year ago. This new family across the street had two young boys, both of whom became friends to us. I was surprised early this spring to see that one of the boys, Liam, had a small metal detector and was out with his younger brother checking the gravel area in front of their home for coins and other targets. Well, being a detectorist myself, I couldn't help but help out! Liam needs a wheelchair to get around, as he was in an automobile accident and is paralyzed in the lower part of his body.
We all live in a more modern cul-de-sac, but some of the gravel moved in for the area did have some wheat pennies and copper memorials in the ground. Liam and I try to detect for a bit at least every other day, and we have found zincolns dropped by the mail carriers and garage sale people to some older coins found in the dirt here. We generally use my AT Pro, where I have one of the earphones turned out so Liam can hear the target signals and help identify what we are hearing. Generally, I locate the target, and Liam uses the Garrott Carrot and the Lesche to recover the target. He has learned terms like wheatie, memorial, zincoln, and is learning coin history about US Lincoln Cents.
Liam is 8 years old, has a strong and growing interest in coins and coin collecting. He has all the Lincoln Cent books and is working hard at completing that collection! For his most recent birthday, just a short time ago, he was given a 1880's Morgan Silver Dollar, and a birth year 2012 Silver Eagle. It is very refreshing to see an intelligent young person with an interest in coins, in collecting, and learning about what he is collecting.
If anyone on the Friendly Forum would like to encourage Liam with a gift of pennies, other coins, or a friendly note, please PM me thru the Forum and I can provide his mailing address, thanks for your interest!
We all live in a more modern cul-de-sac, but some of the gravel moved in for the area did have some wheat pennies and copper memorials in the ground. Liam and I try to detect for a bit at least every other day, and we have found zincolns dropped by the mail carriers and garage sale people to some older coins found in the dirt here. We generally use my AT Pro, where I have one of the earphones turned out so Liam can hear the target signals and help identify what we are hearing. Generally, I locate the target, and Liam uses the Garrott Carrot and the Lesche to recover the target. He has learned terms like wheatie, memorial, zincoln, and is learning coin history about US Lincoln Cents.
Liam is 8 years old, has a strong and growing interest in coins and coin collecting. He has all the Lincoln Cent books and is working hard at completing that collection! For his most recent birthday, just a short time ago, he was given a 1880's Morgan Silver Dollar, and a birth year 2012 Silver Eagle. It is very refreshing to see an intelligent young person with an interest in coins, in collecting, and learning about what he is collecting.
If anyone on the Friendly Forum would like to encourage Liam with a gift of pennies, other coins, or a friendly note, please PM me thru the Forum and I can provide his mailing address, thanks for your interest!
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