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Research pays off!
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Chris (PA)
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Hello Whites,

I've been a White's customer for many years now and continue to be impressed by the capabilities of your machines. For most of my early detecting years I would for the most part hunt in areas that have been thoroughly hunted out. The past year or so some of the junior members of my family have been teaching their complacent uncle the values of good research. My nephew is very good at the research end of this hobby. He has been pointing out some of the early history of our side of PA. When he found out that a pre 1900 defunct park is in our county, we couldn't wait to hit it with our Pro-XLs. After attaining permission with the cordial landowner we began our hunt. After many good discoveries an adjacent farm field caught our attention. We proceeded to work our way to it. We were detecting for about a half hour when my detector told me that a penny or dime was 4 inches deep. Out popped an 1804 Draped bust half cent in great shape. Thirty minutes later my detector told me a similar reading. Three inches later a 1794 Liberty cap half cent. This one was more worn but entirely identifiable. Fast forward two weeks and I found myself being drawn to this same area only it was 9 degress but with a 20 below windchill. This did not stop our hardy family. Being prepared with hammer and chisels we assaulted the field. I was rewarded with a bust facing right 1785 Conn. copper. Wow, I was about ready to kiss my research partner but that would have been a little weird. We danced a jig on a very memorable cold day. A week later we were magnetically drawn to the same small 30 ft. by 30 ft. area. Five minutes of detecting and 30 minutes of chiseling out comes a Draped bust large cent of unreadabe date. Two ft. past this one I got a similar reading. Another large cent. I about passed out when I saw what it was. A 1794 Liberty cap large cent, very thick with writing on the side of the coin. I can't believe I found three 1700's coins in less than a month in extremely adverse weather conditions. That makes me believe that this will be an awesome year. Thank you Whites for your fine machines. I am looking forward to buying my new White's digital

Chris from Pa.