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    Its not that cold

    All the troubles of a fellow who dislikes to stay within. It was in the 20s today. So I headed to the wooded valley in a park, out of the wind. I hunted in all metal most of the time today because of several inches of leaves on the ground. Had the Vaquero set right at the edge of quiet, sens10...
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    tough park gives up Buffalo nickle

    I got to detect a little bit today before the weather changes. Went to a Park that gives up little now days. I was detecting in the grass with a Vaquero . Disc set a little over minimum, sens 10 , threshold at 1 oclock. I got a deep nickle signal but deep nickle signals usually end up being a...
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    Merc

    I was digging along a sidewalk today. It is in my old neighborhood and when I was a kid this older man hunted the neighborhood every day , weather permitting. This spot appeared to be hunted pretty good. I found about a dozen memorial pennies a couple of nickles , toy car but not the old trash I...
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    Sometimes it pays to dig up those can signals

    I had the vaquero today in a dump site. Old rusty cans were everywhere . I was kicking them out of the way. I dont even know why I dug this one. I guess because it was so loud. It was ear piercing in all metal and didnt discriminate out. Its a Ford car emblem in fantastic shape.
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    fixed ground balance questions

    I have a Vaquero with manual GB. Sometimes I get false signaling in discriminate, and when I switch it to all metal the ground is "nulled" , I think that is the proper terminology . I balance it in neutral but the mineralization changes . There are times I hit all metal and listen for the null...
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    A wheat and a silver Rosie

    It was a stunningly beautiful morning as I resumed my search on the bluffs and hills over looking the Mississippi. With Vaquero in hand I stuck to the edge of the bluffs and drop offs . I crawled down one rocky spot and discovered a geocache. I signed my name and left a bullet. Directly...
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    Mark Twain found near the Mississippi River

    Todays hunt started out at the base of a hill along the Mississippi River. Theres a flat spot that use to have some kind of dwelling. It may be one of the oldest sites in northern Missouri. Ive hunted it before and have dug some relics but no coins. It would be a perfect location for a trading...
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    Todays Trash pile

    I hunted / explored some woods for a couple of hours yesterday. Found a natural shelter high on a bluff. Just a perfect place for hunters or kids to just sit and watch the Mississippi river flow by. Only found one thing there some kind of spike. It started raining so I had to pack it in. I...
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    green 1910 wheat

    Found a 1910 wheat cent today with the Vaquero. It was only about 5 inches deep and did not give a strong signal. It discriminated out a little past tab. Thats the way all my old coins have been lately. They must be on their sides and others are passing over them. I set my ground balance to...
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    A Buffalo and a naked lady

    Went back to the park today where I found a couple of old coins yesterday. Using the Vaquero and stock coil. I found the nickle among some other signals. There are a lot of cinders here and sometimes its hard to pick out good targets. This was underneath a tree so I know there were a lot of...
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    A buffalo and an Indian

    I went to a park today. I hunted a spot where Ive been digging some old trash , so I knew there had to be an old coin or two there. I was digging a faint signal and was thinking to myself " These faint signals hardly ever turn out to be a coin." Out pops a 1916 buffalo about 4 to 6 inches deep...
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    Found an old pin

    Found this pin and a V nickle real close together. Can anyone ID the pin /
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    1893 V nickle and an old pin

    Went back to the wooded area of the park today. Hunted a new area .Found a very nice horseshoe and other assorted rusty things. I had a signal that i thought might be an indian head penny. It turned out to be an old pin. Does anyone recognize the symbols ? A little bit after finding the pin I...
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    Seated Liberty Dime

    Went back to the wooded area of the park today. Same area I found the barber quarter yesterday.I used the Vaquero with 5.75 inch concentric. Minimum discrimination ,sens set at 10 and threshold on the last O of the Tesoro logo. Theres a bluff down in the woods. I found a place where one could...
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    Barber Quarter

    Went to a park today.Fought my way into the woods swinging the 5.75 coil of the Vaquero any place it would fit. It was tough detecting. Overgrown with weeds , vines and the mosquitos were non relentless. About five minutes in I found a 1903 Barber dime. Didnt find another coin in the two hours I...
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    I found 8/10ths of a cent today

    I found four Missouri tax tokens. Three of them were 1/10th cent and one half cent. Just kind of strange that I found them but no other coins at all. I was hunting in a park and I guess other detectorist left them thinking they were tabs. I didnt take a photo because it would be hard to get a...
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    Found some good lawn mower litter. Five dollar bill

    Went to a sports practice field at the high school yesterday. There should be some old coins there but I have yet to find one. Chopped up cans were every where and I finally had to give up digging those signals because the back gets sore after an hour. I used the Vaquero with disc set a little...
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    Vaquero acting up.

    Looks like Ill send my unit in for repair this winter.Here is whats happening. I hit an object, lets say a pull tab. I thumb it up until the signal disappears. When I thumb it back down the signal does not come back unless I thumb it most of the way down or hit the pinpoint button. I know this...
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    Copper nugget ?

    I hunted a local park for about an hour this morning, until I got to hot to hunt. I was searching along the edge of the road, very hard digging and lots of signals in the asphalt . Several targets I gave up on.I did find one smashed ring. Looks like gold plated with polished sandstone maybe ...
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    I just cant get use to the 5.75 inch concentric on the vaquero

    I like the 9x8 stock but the 5.75 is a lot different. On beaver tail tabs , it often maxes out on the disc. Also I will hit a target , thumb it up until it disappears. When I thumb it back down to the original setting it often remains quiet. I have to hit the pinpoint button or thumb it down...
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