coin shooter n. a person who hunts for lost metal money (using a hand-held metal detector). Also coin-shoot, v. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Join the discussion
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Further reading
Oofless is an antiquated bit of British slang that describes someone temporarily short on cash. It’s from ooftisch, a Yiddish-derived term for “cash placed on the table,” from German auf Tisch. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
The expression to turn on a dime means “to change quickly.” Early on the phrase referred to horses or horse-drawn vehicles and later to motorized ones, and suggested the idea of changing direction quickly and easily without needing a large turning...
So, does this apply to people who find archaeological coin caches, as well? Or just the beachcomber folk?
Both, I guess. The use of a metal-detector seems to be key.
I look for spanish caches not just finding coins. alveshire