<p><strong>Well, it is the start to another season of detecting here in Indiana.</strong> The ground is drying out and the days are starting to get warm enough to be “out there!” I have gone out the last three days in a row and most importantly have returned to three old haunts that I have detected at for hours and hours!!</p> <p>Here are the results:</p> <p>Day one: 1865 US 2 Cent piece Day two: 1888 Indian Head Penny Day Three (today) 1847 Large Cent</p> <p>Here are the important factors</p> <ol> <li>1. All Three places are sites I have previously detected with a fine tooth comb.</li> <li>2. Each Coin was around 4-5 inches deep</li> </ol> <p>My conclusion… The freezing and thawing of the long Indiana winters pushes previously tough to find coins into a better place. I am using the Spectra V3i I purchased last year. I typically hunt in open farm ground… all three coins were found in rural Indiana fields where homesteads or businesses existed in the mid to late 1800's</p> <p>There you go...</p>