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I had most of the day to hunt today, and although it was cold and snowy I soon forgot about the weather after digging the first target - a 7" Indian cent that actually gave a VDI of 62! This was to be the start to a very productive day, but there were definite lulls in the action.
All in all I hunted close to 6 hours total today, and the first 90 minutes or so was exciting enough to keep me going...after the Indian cent I got another target about five feet away but was deeper and gave no VDI - this one turned out to be a 1919 D Wheat at around 8". Went on to find another Indian around 7-8" which was at the edge of my 50-foot box that I've worked to DEATH...but still turns up old coins every time, without fail!
I worked the edges of this "box" and started finding pulltabs and shallower targets which was a good indication that I haven't hunted that area too intently. After about an hour of digging foil and partial pulltabs, I finally got the coil over a faint high-toned hit and at last found something round - thought it was a Buffalo nickel but rather a token in great shape - not sure of the age but still a neat find to pull me out of the "trash slump"
Took a break halfway through the hunt and got something to eat. While walking to the car I noticed an area of the park that looked a little different, so I decided to start there when I got back. First signal sounded a little squirrely, but loud...this was a 1945 S Wheat - a little newer than what usually comes up but not complaining one bit! I needed to find something else old to verify this dirt wasn't brought in or added to - I'm only interested in undisturbed dirt LOL....
About ten minutes later I got another weirdo signal that gave VDI...73 if I remember correctly - and this one was a 1928 D Wheat at only 5-6" down. OK - now I'm cooking. Seems like the first two coins were a mite shallower than the 7-9" deep early Wheats and Indians from my usual spot - so I pressed on.
At this section of the park the coin targets don't sound quite "right" - it seems the audio is a little skewed somehow...I noticed the same thing in Pueblo at the curb strips - the older coins, whether they were copper or silver, sounded a little distorted - but not enough to pass them over! Full Tones helps immensely with these types of targets...you hear the "distortion" more clearly and it's more of a "Dig Me!" signal than if you were running 3 or 4 tone audio. It's hard to explain but I will try to record it sometime
I remember coming across a long signal that sounded good (no VDI of course) but I hesitated to dig. After criss-crossing the signal, it sounded about the same, so finally decided to investigate. Got down to the 7" mark and got a strong hit with the Carrot. Passed the dirt clump in front of the coil and voila! a green 1907 Indian cent saw the light of day after ~100 years of slumber. Pocketed that little gem and checked the hole again - the carrot was still sounding off! Felt a rim at the bottom of the hole with my finger, and then pulled the oldest coin of the day, a worn 1895 Indian! Woohoo! I was still getting something in the bottom of the hole - and finally pulled a third Indian, a toasty 1899! Three Indians from one hole! I was flabbergasted - seems like this section of the park hasn't been pounded as hard as what I was used to...and I know where to begin on a return trip!
About 20 feet from the Indian Trio I got a lovely 76-78 indication, and from 6" I saw a silver rim - turned out to be a worn but beautiful 1906 Barber dime. "I could do this all night!" I remember thinking, but by now the snow had intensified, and although the temp was above freezing my pants and sleeves were wet and muddy, but I was one happy camper!
Just before wrapping it up for the day I got a very tight high tone that sounded too small to be a coin, and at 3" deep I spied a silver bracelet charm. 4kHz will still light up small targets with ease - the main thing to watch for is to keep your GB settings almost on top of what the "ground reading" indicates. For example, if you pump for GB and get "84", set GB between 83-85 (and be sure to use Notch Ground at 86-89 for stability). Not far away I got another tight signal which was a piece of a sterling ring(?)...it looks a little strange but silver is silver!
The Colorado tax token was a surprise - someone folded it in half and dropped it long ago, but the Deus sniffed it right out. It's too bad these aluminum tokens almost always get eaten up with corrosion - unfolding this particular token almost killed it completely.
Snow should be gone late tonight - I plan on getting back to the park later this week after it warms up a bit!
All in all I hunted close to 6 hours total today, and the first 90 minutes or so was exciting enough to keep me going...after the Indian cent I got another target about five feet away but was deeper and gave no VDI - this one turned out to be a 1919 D Wheat at around 8". Went on to find another Indian around 7-8" which was at the edge of my 50-foot box that I've worked to DEATH...but still turns up old coins every time, without fail!
I worked the edges of this "box" and started finding pulltabs and shallower targets which was a good indication that I haven't hunted that area too intently. After about an hour of digging foil and partial pulltabs, I finally got the coil over a faint high-toned hit and at last found something round - thought it was a Buffalo nickel but rather a token in great shape - not sure of the age but still a neat find to pull me out of the "trash slump"
Took a break halfway through the hunt and got something to eat. While walking to the car I noticed an area of the park that looked a little different, so I decided to start there when I got back. First signal sounded a little squirrely, but loud...this was a 1945 S Wheat - a little newer than what usually comes up but not complaining one bit! I needed to find something else old to verify this dirt wasn't brought in or added to - I'm only interested in undisturbed dirt LOL....
About ten minutes later I got another weirdo signal that gave VDI...73 if I remember correctly - and this one was a 1928 D Wheat at only 5-6" down. OK - now I'm cooking. Seems like the first two coins were a mite shallower than the 7-9" deep early Wheats and Indians from my usual spot - so I pressed on.
At this section of the park the coin targets don't sound quite "right" - it seems the audio is a little skewed somehow...I noticed the same thing in Pueblo at the curb strips - the older coins, whether they were copper or silver, sounded a little distorted - but not enough to pass them over! Full Tones helps immensely with these types of targets...you hear the "distortion" more clearly and it's more of a "Dig Me!" signal than if you were running 3 or 4 tone audio. It's hard to explain but I will try to record it sometime
I remember coming across a long signal that sounded good (no VDI of course) but I hesitated to dig. After criss-crossing the signal, it sounded about the same, so finally decided to investigate. Got down to the 7" mark and got a strong hit with the Carrot. Passed the dirt clump in front of the coil and voila! a green 1907 Indian cent saw the light of day after ~100 years of slumber. Pocketed that little gem and checked the hole again - the carrot was still sounding off! Felt a rim at the bottom of the hole with my finger, and then pulled the oldest coin of the day, a worn 1895 Indian! Woohoo! I was still getting something in the bottom of the hole - and finally pulled a third Indian, a toasty 1899! Three Indians from one hole! I was flabbergasted - seems like this section of the park hasn't been pounded as hard as what I was used to...and I know where to begin on a return trip!
About 20 feet from the Indian Trio I got a lovely 76-78 indication, and from 6" I saw a silver rim - turned out to be a worn but beautiful 1906 Barber dime. "I could do this all night!" I remember thinking, but by now the snow had intensified, and although the temp was above freezing my pants and sleeves were wet and muddy, but I was one happy camper!
Just before wrapping it up for the day I got a very tight high tone that sounded too small to be a coin, and at 3" deep I spied a silver bracelet charm. 4kHz will still light up small targets with ease - the main thing to watch for is to keep your GB settings almost on top of what the "ground reading" indicates. For example, if you pump for GB and get "84", set GB between 83-85 (and be sure to use Notch Ground at 86-89 for stability). Not far away I got another tight signal which was a piece of a sterling ring(?)...it looks a little strange but silver is silver!
The Colorado tax token was a surprise - someone folded it in half and dropped it long ago, but the Deus sniffed it right out. It's too bad these aluminum tokens almost always get eaten up with corrosion - unfolding this particular token almost killed it completely.
Snow should be gone late tonight - I plan on getting back to the park later this week after it warms up a bit!
