I wasn’t able to do any metal detecting this past weekend because I had to replace my dad’s roof. All week all I could think about is an old farmhouse that I got permission to detect. Last night after we were done my dad said for me to get my metal detector and find all the nails that we missed in the yard. (all I could think was that I bought a White’s XLT, so I don’t find nails).

After about 50 nails I started digging some better signals and got a dime and quarter in the yard. After dinner that night I went back over and found some more nails in the back yard. When I got a solid 87vdi reading at 4.5” I thought this might be a silver quarter, because my dad built his house in 1951. I had to dig it, the next thing that happened was almost a blur…. I pulled out a greenish large copper disc and thought NO WAY! I was literally shaking! After about an hour of soaking the disc, I gently brushed the coin and saw the cap behind the head and there was a date. I am pretty sure it says 1794, but it may be 1795, either way it is my oldest American coin.

I will say if it wasn’t for my XLT, I would not be as obsessed with this hobby as I am now. This has been the best detecting year for me hands down! Just this year I have found an 1801 and 1853 large cent, 1864 two cent piece, 1840 Seated Liberty dime, 1898 Barber dime, numerous Mercury and Roosevelt dimes, 1937 Walking Liberty Half and even an 1899 Morgan Silver dollar.

I am still in disbelief that I found all this, thank you White’s for building an awesome machine!

Bill G.