Dear White's,

Back in July, my buddy, Rob and I were hitting the site where we had found numerous Colonial coins and buttons. Now, since this particular field is still planted with corn and we had hit it numerous times on several occasions, the signals were becoming sparse. But, I still had the belief that there was "something" else still waiting to be discovered.

On this July afternoon, I decided to focus on "iffy" signals and dig all the iron that I could. My thought, at that time, was, "If I dug the iron out, the coins or buttons that were masked, would become more evident." While slaving through the cornrows on this 90 degree afternoon, I got a couple buttons that were "jumpy" readings on my Pro XL meter. These finds kept my enthusiasm at a high, so I continued on my quest for at least one elusive copper coin. I had that feeling that a coin would be recovered, if I stayed focused. So, being a focused dude, I worked the field with some metal detecting toughness. While scanning up a row, I got a "jumpy" 50-75 VDI reading on my meter that pinpointed at 3.5'. Being the professional that I am, I made sure to dig a larger hole so that I wouldn't 'deck' the artifact waiting to be discovered. Once I dug some dirt out and slammed it near my hole, I noticed a green disc fall off my shovel. I knew I had excavated a Colonial coin, but what would it be? The coin turned out to be a 1793 George Washington Ship Halfpenny. As stated by a Colonial coin expert, "I have never seen one dug before. Excellent, rare coin! The coin would probably sell for around $250-500."

This field has been very kind to us. So far, we have found 5 Colonial coppers and about 30 Colonial buttons. We are just waiting for the kind farmer to use his plow to bring some more artifacts to the surface. I owe all of my success to the best metal detecting brand on the market....WHITE'S!

Kirk