Back to the children's 1900's playground

[JimmyCT]

If you missed the first two hunts, you can read them here:

Overlooked children's play area at a park formed in the early 1900's.

How this children's play area was missed by others is beyond me but I am not complaining 😁 It is bit of a ride but so far, it has been well worth the ride. This is a new to me park and has been hunted extensively. I figured I'd give it a try and see if I could find anything. In two hunts, (about...

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Returned to the children's early 1900's play area....

No silver coins but I did find a Few IH pennies (1887 and 1908) 34 more wheat pennies for a total of 87 wheaties! I also found a dateless buffalo and a 1908 "V" nickel and the .925 pendant. If you missed it, here is the first part of the story...

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My settings:

Detector used:
Equinox 800
GB- 0
Recovery - 4
Iron Bias - 0
Park 1- Multi
sensitivity 23
very slow scanning speed

9/3/2022 and today, (9-4-2022) I made a few more "playground" finds. I didn't cover much ground today but my slow scanning method with a recovery of 4 (using the Equinox 800) is working out fantastic for me. The one thing I changed in my above settings is I maxed out sensitivity to 25. Making this change sure made a difference! A two point jump in sensitivity doesn't seem like much but it made the difference in "lighting up" the deep coins. Soon as I made this change, I started making finds in the 8"- 11" range. Scan slow, low and hit any area at multiple angles where it produces a good find. Listen for faint high tones and don't pay too much attention at the TID. Why? the TID's are going to swing wildly back and forth as you scan over the deep coins. As long as the tones don't "drop out" get your digger out!

 

[Odanscoils]

If you missed the first two hunts, you can read them here:

Overlooked children's play area at a park formed in the early 1900's.

How this children's play area was missed by others is beyond me but I am not complaining 😁 It is bit of a ride but so far, it has been well worth the ride. This is a new to me park and has been hunted extensively. I figured I'd give it a try and see if I could find anything. In two hunts, (about...

www.findmall.com

Returned to the children's early 1900's play area....

No silver coins but I did find a Few IH pennies (1887 and 1908) 34 more wheat pennies for a total of 87 wheaties! I also found a dateless buffalo and a 1908 "V" nickel and the .925 pendant. If you missed it, here is the first part of the story...

www.findmall.com

My settings:

Detector used:
Equinox 800
GB- 0
Recovery - 4
Iron Bias - 0
Park 1- Multi
sensitivity 23
very slow scanning speed

9/3/2022 and today, (9-4-2022) I made a few more "playground" finds. I didn't cover much ground today but my slow scanning method with a recovery of 4 (using the Equinox 800) is working out fantastic for me. The one thing I changed in my above settings is I maxed out sensitivity to 25. Making this change sure made a difference! A two point jump in sensitivity doesn't seem like much but it made the difference in "lighting up" the deep coins. Soon as I made this change, I started making finds in the 8"- 11" range. Scan slow, low and hit any area at multiple angles where it produces a good find. Listen for faint high tones and don't pay too much attention at the TID. Why? the TID's are going to swing wildly back and forth as you scan over the deep coins. As long as the tones don't "drop out" get your digger out!

Man that's a Sweet spot.
Nice finds. Love the marbles and dimes.

 

[JimmyCT]

Man that's a Sweet spot.
Nice finds. Love the marbles and dimes.

Thanks! Some little kid lost all his marbles

 

[still looking 52]

That's turned into a honey hole for sure, you've found more silver in your last hunt than I've found all year, not to mention your two previous hunts.
That cherry picking silver is pretty much history unless you can find a place that's gone untouched for the last hundred years.
Love those two barber dimes, sweet!

 

[JimmyCT]

That's turned into a honey hole for sure, you've found more silver in your last hunt than I've found all year, not to mention your two previous hunts.
That cherry picking silver is pretty much history unless you can find a place that's gone untouched for the last hundred years.
Love those two barber dimes, sweet!

Thanks SL. This park is a big one and a lot of construction has taken place ( ex. Digging up the field, baseball area and installing drainage throughout the park. Lots of fill has been brought it over the years too. In my research, I seen pictures of the “upgrades” Sad. I wish I had hunted this place many decades ago. I bet it was chock full of silver!! For some unknown reason this one area has been spared and I’m glad for it. I agree, many places are all dried up for silver. Although, I would personally need to hunt it just to make sure

 

[Ted S]

I like your settings Jimmy. Almost the same I use on my 600. I bounce around from Park 1 and Field 2. And I listen to the tones and rarely use target I.D. Too mant people are hung up on target I.D... Congrats!!

 

[Ronstar]

Its interesting to me you have everything from the Barbers to the Rosies!!! Several years of history there and apparently no one else hunting it. Good job!!!

 

[bluebird66]

Great job!

 

[Mark kus]

Nice finds Jim so do I crank sensitivity up to 25 when I can.
Mark