MoonTzu
Junior Member
I went to a local park to poke around in the leaf litter under a tree next to a tree under which I'd pulled 15 pennies and a dime in a single go. But I had a new toy: a pinpointer! I hadn't seriously detected this tree before because I found myself unable to isolate the signals, and I hoped the pinpointer would help sort things out. Boy did it ever!
In about a half hour, most of which was spent kneeling and sweeping with the pinpointer and gently probing with The World's Most Expensive Screwdriver, I pulled four dimes, my first nickel, and 13 pennies including 5 copper ones, one of which was a wheat penny from 1957!
I also had two great conversations with curious dog walkers; I shared that I was finding coins but also showed that I was doing park clean-up what with tabs, bits of foil, and heavy staples (I think people staple banners and balloons into the trees). We laughed about it and agreed that I come cheaper than the park maintenance people! But, honestly, all the parks I've gone to have been remarkably clean of trash; I pull much more in clad than trash. It's a neighborhood park, so I think people tend to police their trash.
I tried another tree to validate my hypothesis, and immediately hit and popped a nickel as proof.
So, a very pleasant little morning detecting break: 63 cents, my biggest haul to date, my first nickel, and my first wheat penny, all in one!
In about a half hour, most of which was spent kneeling and sweeping with the pinpointer and gently probing with The World's Most Expensive Screwdriver, I pulled four dimes, my first nickel, and 13 pennies including 5 copper ones, one of which was a wheat penny from 1957!
I also had two great conversations with curious dog walkers; I shared that I was finding coins but also showed that I was doing park clean-up what with tabs, bits of foil, and heavy staples (I think people staple banners and balloons into the trees). We laughed about it and agreed that I come cheaper than the park maintenance people! But, honestly, all the parks I've gone to have been remarkably clean of trash; I pull much more in clad than trash. It's a neighborhood park, so I think people tend to police their trash.
I tried another tree to validate my hypothesis, and immediately hit and popped a nickel as proof.
So, a very pleasant little morning detecting break: 63 cents, my biggest haul to date, my first nickel, and my first wheat penny, all in one!
Congradulations on the wheatie .
