Found Large Cent and Liberty V Nickel

Today I realized that some old foundations that I saw in the woods over a year ago are actually on public land.  Right after work I went over there and hiked to the foundations.  Holy moly… what a complex!  I wish I had my camera with me.  There are TONS of rock walls going in many directions and a few very distinguishable buildings (or rooms) here and there.



I had to traverse some tough Jurassic-like terrain to get there and I had no clue where to start once I arrived.  I need tips on how to search an area like this… but I’ll put that in another thread.



So after wandering around randomly for about an hour I finally hit something.  It was a repeatable low tone… so nickel, gold, or trash.  I dug it and found my first Liberty V nickel!  Horrible condition though.     Virtually unreadable, but I’m pretty sure the date is 1909.



About 50 feet away I got another hit that was mixed tones but repeatable, so I dug.  There was a heavily rotten tree trunk almost directly under the signal.  I mean, this tree was turning to dust.  I stuck my digging tool in and started to scrap away tree and dirt.  After a while I used my probe to pinpoint… yep something there.  So I stuck my fingers in and felt around… what’s this?  My first Large Cent!  But, once again, absolutely horrid condition.     I can definitely see "One Cent" on the reverse, but the obverse is completely corroded away.



I’m pretty sure the Large Cent is this one… with the same date too!





So I have mixed feelings about this place.  It’s so large and so absolutely packed with forest debris and upwards of a foot or more of leaves and branches… but the lure of something silver underneath it all… hmmmm



I’ll have to go back.  I’ll bring my camera, extra batteries, and my 4" coil to get around all of the debris.