Several 19th Century Coins Found at Old Home Site

“I saw a guy detecting when I was a child and went to see what he was doing. I watched him for about 5 minutes, and he pulled a Mercury dime out of the ground. It was the first time I had ever seen a metal detector or a mercury dime and even though I couldn't get a metal detector until I was older, I haven't put it down since!
For the last 5 years I've been detecting old home sites, civil war camps, or just about anywhere that isn't covered with concrete. I use a Bounty Hunter Land Star metal detector, and found my favorite find with just it and a trowel.

I was searching private property at an old home site in Nashville, TN with a friend when I stumbled onto my favorite finds to date. I heard a good tone and started to dig. In an area about 10ft. by 10ft., about 6 to 8 inches down, I found four beautiful coins from the 19th century.

The first coin was an 1853 seated half dollar (hole but in XF condition).My second find was a 1823 dime in good condition. My third and fourth find were 2 large cents dated 1850 (VF condition but corroded) and 1853 (also fine condition but corroded).
I'm a coin collector and I could hardly contain my excitement. . ."

Click here to see photos of all four beatiful coins - both front and back!

Metal Man to the Rescue - "All is not lost"

"People lose things on the beach all the time. Car keys. Glasses. Spare change.

"Whenever anybody loses anything they come in here wild-eyed" says Donna Scott, manager of the Land's End Motel in Cannon Beach.

And what does Donna do? She calls Metal Man. "And he comes running," she says. Rich Mulcahy is Metal Man. It's not a secret identity, just a nickname Donna gave him a few years ago, after Rich had made one more amazing recovery of one more lost, important object.

There are folks who think of Rich as a hero, though. The woman in Colorado who lost a family heirloom ring from her fiances family.

Rich found it. Rich nearly always finds what he's looking for. And he's been looking nearly all his life." "We were always kids who had projects sand collections," says Rich, who's 57.

Today he lives on the north end of Tillamook County, but he grew up near Olympia. "We went out many weekends" when he was in grade school and junior high, "hunting for agates, jasper and petrified wood." They knew a spot where they'd find fossils. "It was a really impressionable time," he says. . . . "

Click here to see the some of Rich's finds and read the rest of this amazing article!

Did you find something special with a metal detector you purchased from Kellyco? Send an email to jparrish@kellycodetectors.com. Include your name, some pictures, a story explaining your find, the detector you used, and your overall hunting experience!

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When you find a coin, the GTI 2500 detector will tell you what kind of coin it is: a penny, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, a half dollar, or a dollar.

The GTI 2500 lets you sift out the trash and concentrate on the treasure, making the hunt far more productive than with any other detector manufactured! This is possible thanks to the secret ingredient in the GTI series exclusive Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chip. It also features Garrett's exclusive Treasure Talk, which announces target information, tells you what you've found as well as how deep it is, and talks you thorough different detector settings. This makes your experience several times easier and a lot more fun!

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The Fisher F2 features a large control panel with seven big push buttons and an equally big display. The control panel is very simple to operate, making this an excellent detector for beginners.

On the control housing you will see both a two (2) digit display and a target category readout on the top showing items from iron/foil to nickels, to dimes, quarters, etc. An arrow will illuminate under the target category and a two digit number will show specific target value that helps you identify your target. Anyone can pick up the Fisher F2 and start detecting right away!

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ANOTHER Limited Time Offer on the Minelab Explorer SE! - A FREE 5" Excelerator Coil!

Kellyco is excited to offer yet ANOTHER special for the Minelab Explorer SE! For only the cost of shipping and handling ($12.95), you have the option of getting a FREE 5" Excelerator coil! That's a $200 value for only $12.95! With the Explorer SE you can now discriminate targets in the digital screen using the dual coordinate ferrous and conductivity digital display, giving you over 1000 pre-programmed target signatures. Explorer SE's dual coordinate digital display is the most advanced target ID system on the market today. Not only will you be able to predict the type of coin underneath the coil, you might also be able to guess the coin's date!

This offer is only available for a limited time - you *must* add the 5" Excelerator to your cart when purchasing the Explorer SE, and the discount will be taken with your final check out.

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