Today’s finds at Debardeleben, Gary
Saturday, April 19th, 2008With the near perfect weather today I couldn’t resist detecting the old park plus last night’s rain had softened up the mud which had hardened considerably over the last two weeks. I had only bagged 4 wheats from the previous two hunts there and was beginning to doubt if there were any old detectable coins left. I hunted in (AM) all metal mode and tried concentrating on the occasional iffy, quiet, signal among the multiple iron ra-tat-tats. After finding a couple of old pins I felt optimistic about finding an oldie. I eventually got a soft, repeatable high tone but it pinpointed smaller than usual for a coin and I thought the target might be a small tax token but was really hoping for a half dime. After digging 6+ inches I saw a badly corroded greeny lying in the hole. I was pretty sure it was an IH but it took several peroxide cleanings at home to positively ID the coin. I had to use electrolysis to obtain a date because of the heavy corrosion. Debardeleben is difficult to say the least but with some patience, persistence, the right conditions and some luck, success is still possible. HH Gary
