JimmyCT
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I decided to try an area "an extension" if you will of a park. The area doesn't look like much but I noticed on an aerial photo from the early 1960's there was a faint outline of a baseball diamond. The rest of this field showed absolutely no signs of activity from 1934 up to present day. I figured what the heck, I'll give it a whirl and see if I can find some coins where this baseball diamond use to sit. Well... what a huge disappointment this field was. I noticed storm drains have been installed throughout the field. I hunted back and forth where the baseball diamond was located and the outfield and found two modern coins. The soil appeared to have been "sifted" and looked very clean. "what a bummer" I thought to myself. I head back towards my vehicle and came to the very end of the field. I hit on a target and dug. TID registered 88-90 with signifies quarter. Quarter wasn't deep either (3" - 4") I figured it was a clad quarter... out pops a Barber Quarter!! I "kissed" the damn thing with my digger. Hard lesson learned on this beautiful coin.
I slowed down and started scanning around the area. I get a target ID of penny. I cut the plug and unearth a wheat penny! I move a little more, then hit on another and another and another and another!! Bam, bam, bam wheat pennies were popping up all over! I then hit on another target and cut my plug...i was pulling wheaties out left and right! 13 wheat pennies, a buffalo nickel and a merc dime all in the same hole
I keep moving along finding wheaties scattered about then hit on a rosey, then another rosey, then a merc! it was crazy coin fest In a little over two hours, I recovered all the coins. Very strange how this field is basically void of targets, yet at the very end of the field it is loaded with goodies! Thanks for looking!
Detector and settings used: Equinox 900, Park1, all-tones, Recovery 4, sensitivity 26-27, stock 11" coil/
I slowed down and started scanning around the area. I get a target ID of penny. I cut the plug and unearth a wheat penny! I move a little more, then hit on another and another and another and another!! Bam, bam, bam wheat pennies were popping up all over! I then hit on another target and cut my plug...i was pulling wheaties out left and right! 13 wheat pennies, a buffalo nickel and a merc dime all in the same hole
I keep moving along finding wheaties scattered about then hit on a rosey, then another rosey, then a merc! it was crazy coin fest In a little over two hours, I recovered all the coins. Very strange how this field is basically void of targets, yet at the very end of the field it is loaded with goodies! Thanks for looking!
Detector and settings used: Equinox 900, Park1, all-tones, Recovery 4, sensitivity 26-27, stock 11" coil/
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