My first Shield Nickel VIA GSP WOO HOO

[john37115]

Today I decided to take the Compass Gold Scanner Pro to the old iron pit that I thought was about cleaned out. NOPE the old Compass saw conductives everywhere. This place is HARSH ever hole is full of nails, glass/pottery shards and coke from the old coal furnaces of yesteryear. I kinda think this place was the old city dump in the mid 1800's through about 1940. I could litteraly get 5 gallon buckets full of glass/pottery shards every shape size and color. Anyways I have worked this place with every detector I own except my Compass's SO today I gave the GSP it's chance. Outcome was new conductive signals litterally everywhere COOL. Within 15 minutes I had already dug 4-5 nice conductives. Then I hit the 1870 shield nickel, this is my first to date. I also found a button with an eagle on the front and american union. If anyone can identify the button I will appreciate it.

[keppy]

John , That is a nice find congrats....That would make me do the dance..........Jim

[Gary]

Hey John, great finds! Especially the shield nickel. The GSP does love nickels and I guess you just proved that. How deep was it? I also like that little airplane, that's a cool find. I'd try searching the net for info on the button. You had a good day!

Gary

[Paul (Ca)]

WTG John,

That is fantastic!  It's much easer to find seated coins than shield nickels,  And she's a beauty to boot!

I looked at my button book and didn't find anything on the American Union button,  Even tried a search on the web and nothing surfaced.

That's a memory you'll always cherish!  Congrats!
Paul (Ca)

[SNAPS]

John,
      nice diggin! looks like you found the right tool for the job! The GSP never ceases to amaze me in iron. I f ound a 1950 wheat penny today that was surrounded by nails like butch cassidy and the sundance kid!!that button might be an old long underwear button-just a guess