Eric in RI
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Friday I managed to ditch out of work at 4 and headed over to the park. I wanted to hit the hillside that I had really good luck at last week to see if I missed anything. I slowly worked the hillside for a good hour before the good stuff started showing up. I had a few bottle caps, lead fishing weights, you name it. I came across a really faint high tone. I was running Pro Zero mode, 0 discrimination with sensitivity 2 bars below max. The numbers were barely coming up and the tone was there, but broken. I raised the sensitivity to max and swept over the signal again and it started showing #'s bouncing all over the 80's. I pinpointed the target and it was a real weak pinpoint at 8" at least. I had the GoPro with me recording because I was pretty sure this was a wheat or a silver dime. I dug a nice big plug, flipped it over and ran the pro pointer in the hole and the target was still there. I stuck my digger in and removed some more dirt and seen a silver disk come flying out. I excitedly grabbed it and gave it a bit of spit to reveal one ugly Merc. Turns out it is a 1943. Sweet! Unfortunately when I watched my video footage, the camera was not angled correctly 
None of the live footage of the Merc was recorded. I was off about 10 degrees on my headstrap camera angle. What a bummer. Anyways, I decided to try my luck on the other side of the hill near a well eroded pathway up the hill. I came across one of my textbook old nickel signals at 6". Like I said before, if you see #'s bouncing from 50 - 68, dig it! I dug down to reward myself with my 2nd v-nickel of the year! This one turned out to be a 1900 in not too bad of shape. After that, I managed 2 wheats and decided to call it a day as I was there for a few hours and it was starting to get dark.
Saturday, my buddy Jay and I decided to go back to the park to try our luck at some oldies. The temps were in the mid 30's with 12mph winds with snow. We were pretty cold, even though we dressed in layers. The cold wind forced us to hunt in the woods. We found ourselves back to where I found my gold wrist watch last year. Wasn't really much to be had for the day. I had 2 wheats in my pouch and Jay was nailing a bunch of clad all day. I came across a 44 - 46 signal that sounded kinda good. I say kinda because normally I don't dig these signals because its almost always can slaw, but this signal had some consistency in the tone and the numbers weren't scattered too much. I dug down about 4" to reveal a ring! It looked gold to me, but as I cleaned the inside, I saw the 1/20 14KT RGP stamp and knew it was junk. Still my first ring of the year, and its not a bad looking junker if you ask me. The day was looking pretty grim and the wind was really picking up. We decided to call it a day and come back on Sunday when the weather got better.
Today, Jay and I went back to the park again. We were both pretty let down with yesterday's hunt and after a quick pep talk in the truck, we had high expectations for the day. We went back to the hillside that I had good luck at for my first and 2nd hunts of the year in hopes that I was a hack and missed something good. Well apparently I did a good job because all I found was a stinkin Lincoln and some lead fishing weights and Jay some clad. We walked down the hill and Jay started hitting the edges near the pond on one side and I walked over to a group of swamp maples that were pretty old. I came across a high repeater at 6". Dug down and was rewarded with a wheat. I turned around to tell Jay and seen him talking to someone. I walked over and introduced myself to a gentleman. His English wasn't too good, but he moved to the area in 2012 and he is from Turkey. It was funny because I just mentioned to Jay about 5 minutes before meeting this person that where else in the world can you see so many different ethnicities of people than the USA? All the while I was talking to him, Jay hit a nice hot spot and nailed 4 wheats. The gentleman received a phone call, so I decided to let him do his business while I do my business and hunt lol. I went back over to the swamp maples where Jay was starting to hit a few more wheats and I came across a really really deep high tone. It was choppy at best and the numbers were all over the place. I raised the sensitivity to max and the tone improved and the numbers started repeating from 79 - 82. I didn't think this was a bottlecap and decided to investigate. I pinpointed the signal and the depth was locked on at 8" I dug a nice deep plug, flipped it over and there wasn't anything in the plug. I scooped out some more dirt and then ran the pro pointer in the hole and found the signal. Scooped out some more dirt and seen a coin! I wiped it off and was rewarded with a 1891 Injun! By this point the guy from Turkey came over and I showed him what I just found. He was amazed at the age of the coin. I said it just goes to show you, anything can be anywhere. After chatting for a few minutes he thanked us for educating him about the hobby and wished us luck. I gotta say, he was mine and Jay's good luck charm. After taking a quick break, Jay and I walked back to this other section that is a huge washout. Jay didn't have much luck except for scoring a couple more wheats. I ended up finding a junk earring and a really nice pin. I was starting to get interference with my machine and decided to walk over to the truck to put another set of batteries in. As I walked over to the truck, I took a slight detour and hit this section that I did well at least year in a group of old trees. I figured since the ground was so wet, maybe I could squeak out a silver that I and several other hunters missed over the years. I started out digging a few pulltabs and stinkin' Lincolns. As I got closer to the truck, I got a really really faint high tone near one of the big trees. The signal repeated from all angles, barely. I raised sensitivity again to max and the tone was that sweet silver tone that we all hope and pray for. Numbers were 80 - 82, but I was certain it was a worn silver dime. I dug a 6" plug next to a huge tree root and removed the plug. I stuck the pro pointer inside the hole and the target was right at the bottom of the hole nested near the root. I took my keyhole saw and stuck it between the root and another root and popped out a small clod of dirt. I ran the pro pointer back in the hole and target disappeared. I ran it over the clod, and it rang off loud and clear. I broke open the clod to reveal a silver dime! The first thing I saw was the wreath on the back and a D mintmark. I hoped and prayed for a seated, but it turned out to be a 1912D Barber in fairly nice condition. I checked my detector and it was still at 2 bars of battery life. I said the heck with changing the batteries, the machine is working just fine! I decided to head over to where Jay was hunting and showed him what I just found. We stuck out hunting for a little while longer. I managed to find another wheat and we decided to call it a day. Jay managed 9 wheats for the day. All in all, not a bad day for us both.
I also wanted to say that I'm really loving this AT Pro. Back in the day I used to lurk all the different forums and wished that I pulled out old coins consistently like you veteran hunters. Now because of the simplicity and my new understanding of the AT Pro and what she is really telling me, I now feel like I am one of those veteran hunters. HH!
None of the live footage of the Merc was recorded. I was off about 10 degrees on my headstrap camera angle. What a bummer. Anyways, I decided to try my luck on the other side of the hill near a well eroded pathway up the hill. I came across one of my textbook old nickel signals at 6". Like I said before, if you see #'s bouncing from 50 - 68, dig it! I dug down to reward myself with my 2nd v-nickel of the year! This one turned out to be a 1900 in not too bad of shape. After that, I managed 2 wheats and decided to call it a day as I was there for a few hours and it was starting to get dark. Saturday, my buddy Jay and I decided to go back to the park to try our luck at some oldies. The temps were in the mid 30's with 12mph winds with snow. We were pretty cold, even though we dressed in layers. The cold wind forced us to hunt in the woods. We found ourselves back to where I found my gold wrist watch last year. Wasn't really much to be had for the day. I had 2 wheats in my pouch and Jay was nailing a bunch of clad all day. I came across a 44 - 46 signal that sounded kinda good. I say kinda because normally I don't dig these signals because its almost always can slaw, but this signal had some consistency in the tone and the numbers weren't scattered too much. I dug down about 4" to reveal a ring! It looked gold to me, but as I cleaned the inside, I saw the 1/20 14KT RGP stamp and knew it was junk. Still my first ring of the year, and its not a bad looking junker if you ask me. The day was looking pretty grim and the wind was really picking up. We decided to call it a day and come back on Sunday when the weather got better.
Today, Jay and I went back to the park again. We were both pretty let down with yesterday's hunt and after a quick pep talk in the truck, we had high expectations for the day. We went back to the hillside that I had good luck at for my first and 2nd hunts of the year in hopes that I was a hack and missed something good. Well apparently I did a good job because all I found was a stinkin Lincoln and some lead fishing weights and Jay some clad. We walked down the hill and Jay started hitting the edges near the pond on one side and I walked over to a group of swamp maples that were pretty old. I came across a high repeater at 6". Dug down and was rewarded with a wheat. I turned around to tell Jay and seen him talking to someone. I walked over and introduced myself to a gentleman. His English wasn't too good, but he moved to the area in 2012 and he is from Turkey. It was funny because I just mentioned to Jay about 5 minutes before meeting this person that where else in the world can you see so many different ethnicities of people than the USA? All the while I was talking to him, Jay hit a nice hot spot and nailed 4 wheats. The gentleman received a phone call, so I decided to let him do his business while I do my business and hunt lol. I went back over to the swamp maples where Jay was starting to hit a few more wheats and I came across a really really deep high tone. It was choppy at best and the numbers were all over the place. I raised the sensitivity to max and the tone improved and the numbers started repeating from 79 - 82. I didn't think this was a bottlecap and decided to investigate. I pinpointed the signal and the depth was locked on at 8" I dug a nice deep plug, flipped it over and there wasn't anything in the plug. I scooped out some more dirt and then ran the pro pointer in the hole and found the signal. Scooped out some more dirt and seen a coin! I wiped it off and was rewarded with a 1891 Injun! By this point the guy from Turkey came over and I showed him what I just found. He was amazed at the age of the coin. I said it just goes to show you, anything can be anywhere. After chatting for a few minutes he thanked us for educating him about the hobby and wished us luck. I gotta say, he was mine and Jay's good luck charm. After taking a quick break, Jay and I walked back to this other section that is a huge washout. Jay didn't have much luck except for scoring a couple more wheats. I ended up finding a junk earring and a really nice pin. I was starting to get interference with my machine and decided to walk over to the truck to put another set of batteries in. As I walked over to the truck, I took a slight detour and hit this section that I did well at least year in a group of old trees. I figured since the ground was so wet, maybe I could squeak out a silver that I and several other hunters missed over the years. I started out digging a few pulltabs and stinkin' Lincolns. As I got closer to the truck, I got a really really faint high tone near one of the big trees. The signal repeated from all angles, barely. I raised sensitivity again to max and the tone was that sweet silver tone that we all hope and pray for. Numbers were 80 - 82, but I was certain it was a worn silver dime. I dug a 6" plug next to a huge tree root and removed the plug. I stuck the pro pointer inside the hole and the target was right at the bottom of the hole nested near the root. I took my keyhole saw and stuck it between the root and another root and popped out a small clod of dirt. I ran the pro pointer back in the hole and target disappeared. I ran it over the clod, and it rang off loud and clear. I broke open the clod to reveal a silver dime! The first thing I saw was the wreath on the back and a D mintmark. I hoped and prayed for a seated, but it turned out to be a 1912D Barber in fairly nice condition. I checked my detector and it was still at 2 bars of battery life. I said the heck with changing the batteries, the machine is working just fine! I decided to head over to where Jay was hunting and showed him what I just found. We stuck out hunting for a little while longer. I managed to find another wheat and we decided to call it a day. Jay managed 9 wheats for the day. All in all, not a bad day for us both.
I also wanted to say that I'm really loving this AT Pro. Back in the day I used to lurk all the different forums and wished that I pulled out old coins consistently like you veteran hunters. Now because of the simplicity and my new understanding of the AT Pro and what she is really telling me, I now feel like I am one of those veteran hunters. HH!
