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Farm Field Hunting With The GT Today

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Mike (Virginia Beach)

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I spent a few hours in an old farm field today with a few friends. Everybody got some nice stuff...Tony hit a Barber dime, an Indian, and some bullets, among other things. Dalton bagged some buttons. Rob hit a killer 1774 Reale (like dime-size) and a plow-struck King George II Colonial copper...no date I could see...but NICE STUFF! And his buddy Rod got a V-nickle and some other stuff. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to take a few pics of those before they left. Pretty good hunt for all, despite being cold and cloudy.

I had the stock 10" coil on the GT, sens at 10 o'clock, light threshold, tone ID. Within the first 15 minutes I had a 1905 Indian cent, a small buckle, and a 3-ringer minnieball. Ended up with 9 bullets, 2 wheaties (1928 & 1934), a '61 Rosy dime, 3 buttons, and an old lock. Not a bad hunt.

My first target...
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Tony, making a recovery...
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Dalton, outbound for goodies...
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My second dig...
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Very deep silver dime...
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The whole ball of wax...
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Nice finds Mike,43 degrees is a heat wave, here its in the low twenties.The Sovereign sure is a great detector.
 
Yeah, I loved it when I had the Elite and after doing the Quattro, Explorer II, and the Explorer SE I am now back in the BBS camp with my new GT. I think the thing I like best about it is transitioning from spring/summer beach hunting with the Excal into fall/winter coin and relic hunting with the GT. The two machines are very alike and also very capable in the right hands. The SE was great but I no longer desired all the bells and whistles. Less bells and less whistles can be a beautiful thing sometimes. :)
 
Yeah, no doubt. Tony was watching me as I dug it and I was telling him it was likely a silver dime, from the meter reading and the fact that it "disappeared" after I got two shovels full out of the hole. When I got it out and saw it I laughed and said "Man, it's an F'ing '61 dime!" But hey, the last time I got a nice silver coin it was an 1854 Seated quarter...you just never know, and that's what makes this hobby so great!

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Hey Mike, enjoyed the hunt with ya. Everyone had a great day; what variety! Bye the way, is there a trick to cleaning Brit coppers? Here's a pic of finds from the last 2 Saturdays.
 
The best thing I know for coppers is to get a little cup, put some olive oil in it, drop the copper in it, and leave it for a couple of months and come back to it. I had some absolutely TOASTED large cents I did that with and they came out pretty good.

The other thing that I have heard (and tried with some fairly decent results) is to take an apple and shove your coin into it (difficult with yours because of it being bent up) and leave it for about a week. Pull it out and a whole lot of the green vertigree is gone and there's a bit more detail visible.

What I've also found with coppers is that water is a big no-no, as is electrolysis...you'll "smoke it" real quick. Sometimes the best thing to do is to clean it up with a dry toothbrush as best you can and even leave a little dirt on it (for contrast) and leave it that way. I have made many a copper coin WORSE by trying to clean them. :(
 
Yup, I do. I used to lay at wake at night, hoping for you to find your first silver! :lol:

But seriously, all these years of beach, coin, and relic detecting have taught me ONE THING: Your BEST find is always right around the corner. Whenever you think you've hit your PEAK, it's just another stop on the way to your next big milestone. I have had a lot of people tell me they wish they could find half of the killer finds I have had and yet, I have not yet had my first platinum ring or my first 1700's or earlier coin...at least with a VISIBLE date. I've had a few I know were that old but might as well have been slugs. The best thing about this hobby is that the BEST is always yet to come. :)
 
Good job Mike. I started metal detecting to find old silver coins. Their is no better feeling than digging up something that old. Then a year ago I started looking at the water detecting posts. Now the best feeling is scooping up gold. You have realy helped me out with great information on the Excalibur.
 
Glad to hear it Roman. To me, it's all good. Just being out there and never knowing just WHAT you'll find. But I definitely prefer digging up diamond rings and old silver coins best. I'm almost burned out on minnieballs, musketballs, etc. Though I DO like a nice button. But it's ALL good!
 
Merry Christmas Mike,
I've enjoyed your posts through the years. What kind of digging tool are you using in the farm field?
Happy New Year to all. Johnnymac
 
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