DoctorWhy
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I was out today with a 6" coil on the CTX 3030 at an old cellar hole site that has yielded a couple (1814 Nova Scotia and 1816 Matron) coppers. Sifting through the iron noise around the rim of the cellar hole, I had a clean, strong, high tone. Here's what I dug from 6" down. Like most detectorists, I enjoy finding old coins. But for me, better yet is to find a personal artifact. The large cent appears to be a "Matron Head" (1816-1839) but unfortunately without a readable date. At sometime, maybe 200 years ago, someone took this Matron Head cent, punched two holes, threaded a string and thereby created a "whizzer" toy. I like to think some child in the early 1800's enjoyed and was entertained by this artifact.
Happy hunting,
--Bert
Happy hunting,
--Bert