<p><strong>Hi my name is Jerry Guerrero.</strong> I have been metal detecting for about 3 years and still consider myself to be a newbie. Fortunately in the short time I have been detecting I have found some early turn of the century coins. I live in central Minnesota in a small hole in the wall little town. </p> <p>This summer I got permission to hunt a vacant lot where an old homestead used to be. The owner said it was homesteaded in the early 1800's. I was pretty psyched to have gotten permission to hunt the property because it was pretty much grass covered lawn which makes it easier to swing the coil. </p> <p>I started hunting along the edge of the sidewalk and when I got close to the end of the lot I got a strong signal. I dug approximately 4 inches and pulled out a large what looked to be an aluminum circular object which I immediately thought was a large washer. I started to inspect it expecting to find a hole in the center but surprisingly there wasn't one. My next thought was,it must be a large token, I wiped off a bit of the back and saw a strange looking eagle, I flipped it over, wiped it off and saw a seated figure. I knew immeditately I had found a great find! </p> <p>Maybe a once in a lifetime coin, it was an 1875 Seated half dollar. I couldn't believe my luck! I say luck because it was no more than three to five inches deep. I was using my Minelab Explorer with the Big Nel coil. Although lets be realistic, at the depth the coin was at I could have found it with almost any unit.</p> <p>The next day I detected the center of the lot using my White's DFX with the 10x12 Sef coil and found a 1919 wheat, two indian heads, a 1905 and a 1907. A few days later using my Whites DFX with the 10x12 Sef coil I was hunting the far side of the lot and got an iron signal but as I swung the coil slower I could see the coin icon pop up among the iron signals. </p> <p>I pinpointed the Coin signal and dug approximately 10 to 11 inches. As soon as I pulled the coin out I could see that it had some shine to it....my first thought was....it's Silver!!! Sure enough a 1911 Barber quarter...sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> <p>I'm convinced that it's not the amount of time invested but the location you hunt that will produce the vintage coins and other items that we all hope to find. Happy Hunting!</p>