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Gerald (Tabman) and I got started at an old house this morning - the weather was just about perfect and old coins of all types just kept rolling in today! First signal I dug was a beautiful 1925 S Wheat - it has that lovely dark green patina on both sides, and surprisingly enough most of the coins dug at this first location ranged from 1-8" deep, while most coins were found in the 4-6" range. I switched back and forth again today from 4 kHz and 12 kHz depending on site conditions. Then came three Civil War era bullets not far from the first Wheat, which ironically enough sounded like early Wheats themselves! Both of us found just enough older coins often enough to keep us focused on the iffy and deeper targets, and this kept the motivation level high making for a great day of detecting!
We broke for lunch around noon and them went to a closeby place where Gerald had found those Barber dimes earlier this week. We didn't spend much time there - I found a single Wheat and the Boy Scout tie clasp, and shortly after that Gerald deciced to call it quits for the day. I still had some energy left so I decided to drive a few minutes away to a couple of rental properties I haven't scanned yet.
When I first got there the house I originally wanted to hunt had a lot of wood and debris in the front yard, so I decided to skip this one. Saw a rental three houses down and cold-called the property manager, who gave permission to hunt the front yard only. I wasn't expecting too much since the house was built in 1950 but had a relatively clean past (as in the house didn't change hands a million times (rental) which usually ups the trash quotient tremendously. Started off on the sidewalk strip in the front of the house finding a couple clad quarters and Memorials ranging from 2-5" deep - pretty mundane stuff....
I wish I would have filmed hunting this rental since so many unexpected coins came to light and my reaction was truly priceless! Tried to charge the glasses on the way to this site but I did something wrong and the glasses wouldn't keep a charge. Oh well - maybe next time!
Came across a solid "71" in 4 kHz...this sounded like just another Memorial - but I dig them anyway! Turned out to be a sterling silver Catholic medallion which got me going a little bit. Started into the front yard and noticed signals weren't too plentiful, but the coins were easy to pick from the background chatter of likely aluminum foil and siding. As I got closer to the front door of this house, targets became more plentiful. I was still in 4khz when I got a solid "88-89" nearly in the center of the yard. Figured it was going to be a clad half, but when I saw that large silver rim I impersonated Rick Flair for just a second "WOOOOOO!!!!" This half came out of nowhere - there wasn't any Wheats around it nor any signs of older coins or trash - just a banging "88-89" through the headphones. Regaining my composure, I concentrated my efforts in the center of this yard which only measures about 40 foot square. Lots of clad coins were present, a quarter here, a dime there; I found a bottlecap along with three crusty Zincolns in the same hole which was surprising!
Still in the center of the yard and staying plenty busy, I remember getting a nice "86-87" after digging a pulltab several inches away. I had a good feeling about this signal (wish I could have filmed this one) and began digging. Got a hit in the sidewall, and dug around it then saw another silver rim. Boom! Silver quarter to go with a silver half...pulled it out of the hole - a 1932 quarter! Before I turned it over to look for a mintmark, I chuckled to myself "If this has a mintmark I will sh....HOLY #$^%#!!! An "S"!!! Rick Flair had nothing on my reaction, it was a mix of "WOOOOOO!!!!" and some more laughter, I simply couldn't believe what I was holding - and am still having trouble coming to grips with the odds involved on such a rare coin! I keep looking at the quarter and its mintmark, like I'm going to wake up from a dream or something - it will be hard to top that quarter on future hunts!
Went on to find two more war nickels - after getting most of the high tones from this tiny front yard, I then focused on nickel signals. Sometimes war nickels sound exactly like pulltabs except for the round audio tone. Sometimes they also sound like foil - IN Full tones it's easier for me to recognize a nickel vs a pulltab just from the smooth audio of a round object. Can't help but dig em!
Very happy with today's hunt and given the wide variety of coins recovered - I'd have to call this my BEST day with the Deus!!! Have night hunt scheduled for tomorrow night (weather permitting) and my conditioning is paying off - I hope to make 2015 another banner year for detecting much like 2014!
Cheers and HH!
We broke for lunch around noon and them went to a closeby place where Gerald had found those Barber dimes earlier this week. We didn't spend much time there - I found a single Wheat and the Boy Scout tie clasp, and shortly after that Gerald deciced to call it quits for the day. I still had some energy left so I decided to drive a few minutes away to a couple of rental properties I haven't scanned yet.
When I first got there the house I originally wanted to hunt had a lot of wood and debris in the front yard, so I decided to skip this one. Saw a rental three houses down and cold-called the property manager, who gave permission to hunt the front yard only. I wasn't expecting too much since the house was built in 1950 but had a relatively clean past (as in the house didn't change hands a million times (rental) which usually ups the trash quotient tremendously. Started off on the sidewalk strip in the front of the house finding a couple clad quarters and Memorials ranging from 2-5" deep - pretty mundane stuff....
I wish I would have filmed hunting this rental since so many unexpected coins came to light and my reaction was truly priceless! Tried to charge the glasses on the way to this site but I did something wrong and the glasses wouldn't keep a charge. Oh well - maybe next time!
Came across a solid "71" in 4 kHz...this sounded like just another Memorial - but I dig them anyway! Turned out to be a sterling silver Catholic medallion which got me going a little bit. Started into the front yard and noticed signals weren't too plentiful, but the coins were easy to pick from the background chatter of likely aluminum foil and siding. As I got closer to the front door of this house, targets became more plentiful. I was still in 4khz when I got a solid "88-89" nearly in the center of the yard. Figured it was going to be a clad half, but when I saw that large silver rim I impersonated Rick Flair for just a second "WOOOOOO!!!!" This half came out of nowhere - there wasn't any Wheats around it nor any signs of older coins or trash - just a banging "88-89" through the headphones. Regaining my composure, I concentrated my efforts in the center of this yard which only measures about 40 foot square. Lots of clad coins were present, a quarter here, a dime there; I found a bottlecap along with three crusty Zincolns in the same hole which was surprising!
Still in the center of the yard and staying plenty busy, I remember getting a nice "86-87" after digging a pulltab several inches away. I had a good feeling about this signal (wish I could have filmed this one) and began digging. Got a hit in the sidewall, and dug around it then saw another silver rim. Boom! Silver quarter to go with a silver half...pulled it out of the hole - a 1932 quarter! Before I turned it over to look for a mintmark, I chuckled to myself "If this has a mintmark I will sh....HOLY #$^%#!!! An "S"!!! Rick Flair had nothing on my reaction, it was a mix of "WOOOOOO!!!!" and some more laughter, I simply couldn't believe what I was holding - and am still having trouble coming to grips with the odds involved on such a rare coin! I keep looking at the quarter and its mintmark, like I'm going to wake up from a dream or something - it will be hard to top that quarter on future hunts!
Went on to find two more war nickels - after getting most of the high tones from this tiny front yard, I then focused on nickel signals. Sometimes war nickels sound exactly like pulltabs except for the round audio tone. Sometimes they also sound like foil - IN Full tones it's easier for me to recognize a nickel vs a pulltab just from the smooth audio of a round object. Can't help but dig em!
Very happy with today's hunt and given the wide variety of coins recovered - I'd have to call this my BEST day with the Deus!!! Have night hunt scheduled for tomorrow night (weather permitting) and my conditioning is paying off - I hope to make 2015 another banner year for detecting much like 2014!
Cheers and HH!
You are hands down the best I've ever detected with. 
You just never know about those rentals. 
Thats a +$200 coin there, right?...
Let us know what you find out about it...
What we talked about at lunch, I think that you would be perfect for doing that video that I suggested. 