Dear fine people at White's,

I wanted to thank you for making great detectors for so many years. I have been metal detecting since I was a young boy in the early 1970’s and I have always used White’s detectors. I currently own an XLT and I have to say it’s one awesome machine!

I recently revisited an area that I had previously hunted and has been hunted by many others over the years. This area is near a small stream that has been a popular swim and fishing location as far back as anyone can remember. There is also an old building that stands on the property that was used as a roller skating rink in the early 1900’s and was turned into a small restaurant for a few years. It has been boarded up and used for storage for a number of years.

In the past I have found wheat pennies and some silver coins at this location. After searching around for about 1 ½ hours and finding only 2 pennies and a dime that were both clad I thought this area had finally dried up. I decided to walk along the top of the bank of the stream, after about 10 minutes I had a strong signal that showed a penny/ dime reading. About 4 inches down and in a lot of stone and out came a quarter sized coin that I couldn’t make out since it was so blackened.

Thinking it should have been silver I was confused on what it could have been. I placed it in my pouch and continued to hunt. A short while later I pulled it out again and this time in the bright sunlight I could see the silhouette of what looked like a lady and on the back I could barely make out the words Half Cent. At this point my heart raced a little with the thought of holding a Half Cent in my possession. After returning home I worked at gently cleaning it for hours and in the end revealed that it was an 1804 Draped Bust Half Cent. Needless to say I was stunned. Although it is worn from the many years in the ground it is by far the oldest and the best find I have.

Thanks again for your many years of dedication in making the best metal detectors on the market.

Bill in PA