Folks, excuse me for being long winded but this site was a blast and gave me my best hunt to date. From a large park I saw this place through the trees. It is a small forgotten, yet still visible park. Activity shifted to the bigger grounds (where I was) across the creek, years ago, however the town still mows the small park and the swing seat are new rubber etc. I couldn
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Great story, sounds like you have found a great place to spent your summer. Since you found a large cent, you would think that a seated coin would be possible. And the dates of all those wheats prove the Standing Liberty is possible as well. I wouldn't be surprised if you have both by the end of the week. About how big would you guess this area is?
actually it wasnt very big at all probably one eighth acre or less- and mostly shady, which made it even more pleasant, I hammered it pretty good but will go back and let out all the stops. I was hunting about 85 sens and 20 disc in bp mode. There was one signal I didnt resolve which I might go back for. It was good and about 10" inch deep but in that spot a lot of rocks. One thing, unlike so many other sites around here, the soil there was gentle and good to the coins. While Ive gotten 8 or 10 large cents before in this area, none as in such good shape as in this park, and again none so shallow. Curt O
Curt that's a great spot you found 
I would definitely try the woods and surrounding areas, as from the range of dates you found and the good condition of that LC, there's bound to be plenty more older coins and jewelery there (I'm sure there's multiple seateds there).
Curt I would drop the disc to 7 and dig everything that's not iron, I'll bet there's an old gold ring hiding somewhere there. I've seen indian heads ID as low as 45 on my LTD, unless there's a lot of trash there, I'd dig everything non iron. I'd also hit it again with the 5" coil, you'll be surprised when you pull out several keepers that were masked the 11" coil passed over (trust me on this). Go slow, sometimes I crawl along and get a hint of a high tone, then slowly do the wiggle over it and manage to bring up a semi-repeatable tone and many times have dug a keeper, so dig those iffy signals, their probably coins on edge or partially masked keepers.
I have a spot that I've been hitting every so often since last summer, and have pulled out about four dozen wheatbacks (almost all in the teens, including some semi-key dates like two 1911S's), four indian heads, five barber dimes, six mercs, one standing liberty quarter, one silver rosie, a love token, V nickels, buffalo nickels, silver war nickels, several pieces of Victorian jewelery and a few things I can't remember. Every time I go back, I use a different coil, or try something different and amazingly find more stuff. This is all from an area that's about 20' x 60', so it's pretty small and I know there's more there. I'm to the point where I plan to hunt it in all metal mode and dig everything, including iron to see if I can unmask some hidden coins.
Once you find a good spot, it's hard not to keep hitting it, there's always more there
I would definitely try the woods and surrounding areas, as from the range of dates you found and the good condition of that LC, there's bound to be plenty more older coins and jewelery there (I'm sure there's multiple seateds there).Curt I would drop the disc to 7 and dig everything that's not iron, I'll bet there's an old gold ring hiding somewhere there. I've seen indian heads ID as low as 45 on my LTD, unless there's a lot of trash there, I'd dig everything non iron. I'd also hit it again with the 5" coil, you'll be surprised when you pull out several keepers that were masked the 11" coil passed over (trust me on this). Go slow, sometimes I crawl along and get a hint of a high tone, then slowly do the wiggle over it and manage to bring up a semi-repeatable tone and many times have dug a keeper, so dig those iffy signals, their probably coins on edge or partially masked keepers.
I have a spot that I've been hitting every so often since last summer, and have pulled out about four dozen wheatbacks (almost all in the teens, including some semi-key dates like two 1911S's), four indian heads, five barber dimes, six mercs, one standing liberty quarter, one silver rosie, a love token, V nickels, buffalo nickels, silver war nickels, several pieces of Victorian jewelery and a few things I can't remember. Every time I go back, I use a different coil, or try something different and amazingly find more stuff. This is all from an area that's about 20' x 60', so it's pretty small and I know there's more there. I'm to the point where I plan to hunt it in all metal mode and dig everything, including iron to see if I can unmask some hidden coins.
Once you find a good spot, it's hard not to keep hitting it, there's always more there
boxofchocolates
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Good job......Look like a great spot.......hh.......Dan
I listened to the Cobra! I have gone back and using the very high sens and a 7 disc is very interesting. Im sure its been discussed before. But it almost seems at 7 disc the machine is quieter than at 20 disc. Which I suppose would sound contrary. Was that a difference between the hi and low was it gain you where talking about? I am picking up more wheat backs, buffalo nickels, a couple pieces of jewelry, buttons, shotgun slugs and bullets. I cant get enough of this place. I will post some pics in the end. Going back tomorrow to that place with the plank road, and the big slab under which I found the large cent last time. This is great huntin weather up north here. Curt O
deepseeker442
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