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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it was a penny! Or maybe a quarter...yeah I think it was a clad quarter
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Pillar of the Community
United States
570 Posts |
A silver ring at the beach within about the first minute of detecting.
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 United States
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A silver ring at the beach within about the first minute of detecting.
 . Awesome find! swcoin.ecrater.com
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02/16/2012 01:37 am
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
626 Posts |
Not exactly found with a metal detector, as I was way too young for that... But first coin ever found, that started intriguing me into coins was a very strange one: 2,5 Cents Electricity token Second World War from my hometown of Venlo in The Netherlands made out of zinc (mintage: 200.000). As I did not know what it was, I wanted to find out.. It took me more then 10 years to find out it's worth nothing lolllz, duh... but it is priceless to me  Long live internet    Edited by Kingz
02/16/2012 09:32 am
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Valued Member
Canada
271 Posts |
A rusty pulltab.  Edited by OddCoins
02/19/2012 1:27 pm
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Valued Member
United States
306 Posts |
probably a nail. Best first find was an 1819 Matron Head Cent. Other favorite find includes a farm token from the early 1900s that has my great grandfather's initials on it
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New Member
United States
18 Posts |
1988 Canadian Cent here, followed by a '41 Nickel and '35 Wheat
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Pillar of the Community
 Bulgaria
843 Posts |
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New Member
United States
2 Posts |
Standing Liberty Quarter,, it was laying in a stream, saw it while walking to a place to go metal detecting,, only coin I found today
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
First memorable find was my second time out back in 2008, dug my first merc in the backyard area of my old elementary school, founded in 1960. ffd
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Canada
258 Posts |
Pulled out the detector from the box, set it up and not even 15 seconds later it was going off, start digging it was a crushed soda can... Went over the dig spot again and it was still going off so I kept digging and 2 inches deeper was a 1772 mills halfpenny.
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Valued Member
United States
117 Posts |
An aluminum Burger King token for a free breakfast beverage. Although there wasn't an expiration date on it, and I never figured out how old it was.. I figured it had expired, and just kept it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When I got my first detector many many years ago ("Radio Shack Special") I took it to a local baseball diamond. Under third base I got a very strong signal. A Hibachi! About a foot and a half down. Just as I was about to leave that day I was standing on the pitcher's mound. I looked down and there was a dime on the mound. Turned out to be a 1943 Mercury. Sitting right on the ground; go figure.
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03/13/2012 10:24 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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A detector customer bought a $40 junker for his 5yo son. He showed the kid how it worked and dug up a nail and a pulltab.
The boy took over, and in less than a minute found his first coin--a warnickel!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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An XF 1851 Large cent found in my Grandmother's bathroom while we were living in Delaware. This was when I was 4 or 5, so 30 years ago!
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