And when do we find the good stuff?

[Ronstar]

Had a couple hours so went back up to the AdLawn to try out a new sweep technique. Covered an area 50’ long by my sweep width twice (up and back). Several iron nails 5-7” deep but no coins. It was pushing 8:45 and getting dim and I was back at the car but still had 15-20 minutes of light. Looked across the street and saw a low shrub hedge line that separates the street from a paved parking lot. Several years back (50 plus) there was a womens hall there, it was either was torn down or burned down. I figured the strip by the street was probably still original.

I quickly switched coils from the bigger one I had on and put the factory 5” on. Walked across the street and figured I could slip this coil into and below the areas where the bushes were not “solid”. At this point I figured 5-10 minutes left of light. Second point I went in I got a good sharp dime chime about 4-5” deep. I had to push my arms in just a bit to dig the plug and to get the pinpointer in and it set off, grabbed a handful of dirt and out pops silver!!! Recheck hole and slight buzz indicating on right side of the hole so cut another slice out of the plug. Now I get a solid buzz so grab a handful of dirt again. Yup, ditto!!! Two silver Rosie’s about 3-4” apart. Took me a second to get the dates but one was 63 and the other 64..

Moved to the next hole to push in and bam, solid quarter signal showing the same depth. Dig, buzz, scoop, grab, what the heck is this, no quarter that I recognize. Now its dark enough I cant really see so tried to use the tiny led light on the pinpointer but that didnt really help a whole lot. I could read One Schilling on top and 1917 on the bottom. Ok, whaaaaaaat? Gather up and head home.

Get home and sure enough I have a 1917 Australian Schilling. Text Jeff, I cant repeat that conversation here…... Ya see, he found that Walking Liberty near by, he did check the parking strip, but didnt push a coil into the low bushes. Yup, last coin of the night!

 

[jim tn]

Good going on the silver. I hunted a Naval housing site a few years ago that was demo'ed and gave to the city for a park and it contained numerous varieties of Foreign coins...and as I recall those Schilling's are silver. Fun hunt ending 15 minutes. HH jim tn

 

[JimmyCT]

Congrats on the silver! Yep bushes and trees attract me and no, I’m not part canine
They are great places to hunt for treasure !!

 

[Ronstar]

Yes on the silver, 92.5% according to the coin site!!

 

[jkline]

This is a lesson for all of us: my coil swept this area, but I didn't go under the hedge, thus missing these guys by a matter of inches.

There exists a dorm right here, built in the 50's. I was surprised I didn't find rosies, just a walker near two large transformers. My hunch is that this area was sweeped in the past, but, like me, the detectorists didn't think to check between the individual hedges, and couldn't get near the transformers because of emi.

Lately my strategy in this area is, "Now where would a detectorist not go?" Then go there.

 

[JimmyCT]

Last several years this is exactly what I been telling myself. This method has literally paid off with some of my best finds since I started detecting

Lately my strategy in this area is, "Now where would a detectorist not go?" Then go there.

 

[galwayboy]

gratz on the big silver

 

[still looking 52]

Jeff, that's the kind of strategy we need to find the good stuff, the low hanging fruit is pretty much gone.
Just think, probably about 50 years ago those shrubs weren't even there.
We have to use every trick in the book to get the goodies.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

nice score mate..

 

[MikeO]

Nice finds Ron