I met up with a Stevouke and Patton from the Friendly Metal Detecting Forum and we hunted a 100 year plus old school that shut down earlier this year.
I had hunted this school before but not since I bought my XP Deus metal detector. It took about one hour before I found my first significant coin; a 1910 wheat cent.
Sorry about the blurry pic. Still, 1910. Cool
Following KansasDave’s (another FMDF member) advice, I began a tight spiral around the spot where I found this wheat and sure enough, about a foot away, I got another good signal. I dug a hole and just about the 7 inch mark, I pulled something I knew was silver.
Oh, what a lovely sight!
I didn’t want to pull it out until the guys saw it because I thought it may be a Barber coin or maybe even a Seated coin. Steveouke’s son, a favorite hunting buddy of mine, couldn’t resist anymore and pulled the 1920 Mercury out.
Worn down but it’s all mine
Later, I managed to find an Indian Head cent. It had a pretty heavy cover of crud but after some tender brushing, I was able to uncover the date: 1881; my oldest coin to date.
If you look carefully, you can see the year it was minted: 1881
After a couple of toasted wheats, one of which I believe to be a 1911, I found a really cool token:
I wonder when it was the last time Ford used this logo
Thirty Years of Progress
The last thing I found was some kind of pin. The logo looks familiar but I can’t place it.
vintage metal pin
It was a fun hunt and the XP Deus didn’t disappoint. I know this school has been hit super hard before and after it closed, and yet, look at all the goodies. I plan on returning as often as I can to it.
Thank you for looking!
The Dirt Is Good To Me 
Nice coins! I wish I had the resources to do this myself.