First coin found when you started metal detecting
What was the very first coin you found when you started metal detecting. Come on everyone it will only take a minute to reply. I'm curios to what coin people found when they started. Mine was a 1943 Walking half, and if it wasn't for that I probably would not be detecting today. I found it at an old church close to my home with a Garrett Ace 200.
The first coin I found after buying a $600.00 dollar machine was a couple of 1 MIL Aluminum tokens!
Hello every one,My first good coin was an 1892 barbor dime with an S mint mark in VG condition ,what was great was it had been found on my birthday in 2009 and took 15 minutes to find,and from there I was hooked !!!!! I know it's a machine but that day that detector gave me some love back and a great gift!!!!!!!!
That's better than a new penny, which is what most people find for their first coin.
The first coin(s) I found were with a borrowed White metal detector. I think I found 21 with it.
But the first I found with my OWN detector was a 1943 Mercury dime. I put it in a sterling silver bezel and chain and made a necklace for my wife. That was over 20 years ago.
the first coin i found was a 1944 wheat penny
I found it in central Tucson, AZ on a vacant lot. No idea how it got there.
I have not found any coins from the 1700's, that would be hard to find here in Texas.
It was probably a zinc penny. But my best find is a 1798 large cent last year.
My brother's name was Robert and your name is Robert2 too. It would make my day and probably my week.
That's great. Never say you will never find another. Keep a positive attitude and have fun looking for another.
The first coin i ever found was a 1929 Standing Liberty Quarter. I actually found at a school in my neighborhood and it made my day too.
Hey cobraag, you got to start somewhere. Since you didn't lose interest I'll bet you find some good stuff in time.
That is excellent, the silver dollar is on my goal list and has been for a long time. If that doesn't give you the metal detecting bug nothing will. Good for you.
1976 penny
In 1979 when I was fifteen my dad bought a White's Coin Getter to look for something he had lost in the yard, and when he found it he gave the detector to my brother and myself. I wasn't necessarily looking for anything special and I was having fun digging up everything I found, even though most of it was junk. When I found my first coin (in my front yard) I had no idea that coins in the past looked different than the present coins in circulation. I knew it was a real American coin because of the United States of America on the back but I was still shocked at seeing something so different than a modern coin. I'll probably never find one again as it was a 1921 S Morgan Dollar.
I've been hooked on metal detecting ever since and even though it's been over thirty years since that day, I've yet to find a silver dollar since.
That's the way to hunt semopreacher, close to home. That is an excellent first coin find.
Actually my first was a killer 1883 nickel in an old church lot not more then two blocks from my home. I was using a White's Classic II and didn't know the first thing about coin shooting. Got a hit and dug 6" down to find the coin laying there staring at me....talk about fueling a hobby, that was 6 years ago, and three detectors later, I am still finding coins and civil war bullets within 15 mile radius of the house.
A token is just as fun to find as a coin, especially a tax token. Good find for the unit you used.
Your situation is kinda like mine. If it wasn't for that good first find you may not be detecting now. A V nickel is a good find any day.
I will never forget my first coin . I was 15 , it was 1972. an historical home had been moved from Altamonte Springs fl to Longwood florida . A friend of mine Tommy had a whites detector. I went with him just to watch. After a while he let me try. I found a V nickle. I dont remember the year. I gave him the coin since it was his detector. But I was hooked, and have been ever since. I have never told anyone this story. Thanks for letting me share. Terry L. Brown....Beachmailman
Mine was an aluminum Oklahoma Tax Token I found using a Jetco Mustang I got from a yard sale.
Finding nice coins like that starting out kinda sets the hook in for metal detecting !! Then the more you learn the more fun it is.
My first find was a 1921 S buffalo nickel in Fine condition, a key date. My second was a 1947 D dime. Both were found in my sister's yard, which was an older house. I thought, "Boy, this is a piece of cake". These were found with a newly purchased Garrett ADS III and no experience at all and a lot of luck. I've since discovered it requires a lot more effort and attention to detail, but the fun has increased.
You just bypassed everything else and went for the good stuff. Good hunting.
Cliff