Got permission to hunt an old abandoned farmstead only about 5 miles from my home. The place still has several deteriorating buildings including the house, a detached garage (in the photo), a granary. There were cows in the yard and they stared at me for a time, and number 77 ( I was warned about her) threatened me once, but after a half hour they got used to me and ignored me the rest of the time. There was a lot of cow dung to work around. :O My first decent signal was pretty typical of a copper penny with digital conductive of 44-45. It was only about 3 inches deep and was a 1964 penny. :sad:
After digging a few pieces of junk, I hit another good and hopeful signal with conductivity of 47-48 and ferrous of 10-12. This signal was pretty good all the way around. I was hoping for a quarter, but it turned out to be a 1957D Rosie. I moved a little closer to the house, and hit a good signal, again conductivity of 47-48 and ferrous of 12-14. The signal seemed too strong, and raising my detector higher the signal stayed pretty strong, so thought it would be a big piece of junk. But it was two toy cars in the same hole. The cars must be cast aluminum. The wheels are still on the cars, but they are both cracked in a couple of places.
Next I found the 1912 penny, which was a real iffy signal and changed character in most directions. But it seemed pretty solid 44-45 and 12-13 at its best. The farmyard was full of junk and much iron, so some signals were hard to pinpoint. Because this was one of them, I hit the target twice with my shovel. I also found a 1949D penny, but not photo.
Just as it was about time to leave, I hit another iffy signal which was C 38-39 and F 9-10 in only one direction. As I moved around the target it disappeared as a null almost all the way around. But at one location it was a good signal as I swung back and forth. It pinpointed well in this location also. You have probably guessed that this was the 1889 Indian Head.
And it's in pretty good shape too. It was a good two hours. I will be going back there again soon.
Thanks for looking and happy hunting to all.
Doug
After digging a few pieces of junk, I hit another good and hopeful signal with conductivity of 47-48 and ferrous of 10-12. This signal was pretty good all the way around. I was hoping for a quarter, but it turned out to be a 1957D Rosie. I moved a little closer to the house, and hit a good signal, again conductivity of 47-48 and ferrous of 12-14. The signal seemed too strong, and raising my detector higher the signal stayed pretty strong, so thought it would be a big piece of junk. But it was two toy cars in the same hole. The cars must be cast aluminum. The wheels are still on the cars, but they are both cracked in a couple of places.
Next I found the 1912 penny, which was a real iffy signal and changed character in most directions. But it seemed pretty solid 44-45 and 12-13 at its best. The farmyard was full of junk and much iron, so some signals were hard to pinpoint. Because this was one of them, I hit the target twice with my shovel. I also found a 1949D penny, but not photo.
Just as it was about time to leave, I hit another iffy signal which was C 38-39 and F 9-10 in only one direction. As I moved around the target it disappeared as a null almost all the way around. But at one location it was a good signal as I swung back and forth. It pinpointed well in this location also. You have probably guessed that this was the 1889 Indian Head.
And it's in pretty good shape too. It was a good two hours. I will be going back there again soon.Thanks for looking and happy hunting to all.
Doug
