First hunt with the Eldorado - with some irony.

[wayne_etc]

Hit a local school this weekend. Old, but some remodeling fill dirt here and there. I generally don't hit a place unless there's potential for oldies. Was able to ground balance pretty quickly after just a couple of tries. I discovered that if I didn't get the tone to even out after a couple of turns iof the GB control in one direction, just go the opposite direction. Hunted with discrim at around zinc but did bump it back to tab a couple of times. I got alot of broken signals and decided to dig 'em to verify that they were trash. Yep. The few sold repeatable signals were coins with the exception of a couple of smashed cans. The coins were few and far between. The place is pretty trashy so I'll have to look into getting the 4'' coil and hit it again.

On the way home I decided to hit a pea gravel totlot behind another school. Figured I'd dig some easy new coins to better get the hang of the machine. The school is old, but again, alot of renovations with new dirt. Plus the totlot is brand new with new gravel. The irony is that the first coin I hit was a '57 wheatie about 2 inches deep in the gravel. Had to have been a recent drop.

Gotta get out more!


w

 

[rmptr]

Wayne, there's no end to what kids will bring to school for show and tell.
I used to trade foreign coins with a couple friends, in grammar school.
Had a small sack of 'em. No telling how many were silver. gone now...
hh

 

[tabdog]

Hi Wane,

Glad you got a chance to get out with your Eldorado. I noticed you said:

Was able to ground balance pretty quickly after just a couple of tries. I discovered that if I didn't get the
tone to even out after a couple of turns of the GB control in one direction, just go the opposite direction.

When pumping the coil, if it gets louder when it's going down. Turn the GB knob counter clock wise. (to the -)
When pumping the coil, if it gets quieter when it's going down. Turn the GB knob clock wise. (to the +)

I also noticed you said:

Hunted with discrim at around zinc but did bump it back to tab a couple of times. I got a lot of broken
signals and decided to dig 'em to verify that they were trash. Yep.

If you have your discrimination that high, nickels that would normally have a good signal, will sound scratchy if at all.
Gold rings will be gone unless they are nice big ones. Then they will just be scratchy when they would normally have
a sweet sound.

In ground with new drops, I find that tot lots and places where people are active increases the likelihood of jewelry
being found. Tot lots afford a place where recoveries are easy. Good practice with a decent chance of scoring gold.

Hope I don't sound too critical. Just my opinion. I got one just like ever body els.

HH,

 

[wayne_etc]

Thanks for the input Tab, nothing critical at all!

I didn't realize the relation between volume change and direction of turning the knob. Makes sense now that I think about it. I kept the discrim a little high because I didn't want to dig tabs for the chance of nickels or rings. I was happy with the chance for coppers or silver. I'm sure at some locations I would bump it down. Just wanted to eliminate the junk on that day. I liked the way I could have the discrim low, get a signal, then dial the discrim up as I kept swinging.

Any tips on telling nickels from tabs?


Again, keep the tips coming!


w

 

[tabdog]

Hay Wane,

Nickles have a good sound like pennys, dimes and quarters.

The main difference is where they discreminate out at.

Nickles are usually tighter and sweeter sounding than tabs.

When a tab has the tab part folded over and covering the

hole in the ring, it sounds almost exactly like a nickle.

The square ones can sound a lot like nickles also, but not

as much. It takes a lot of practice.

I like to dig the tabs to start with so I know what's in the ground.

Tabs can give approxamate dates. Also I know what they sound

like in that paticular area. I dig a lot of junk because it is so

much like jewelry. The nickels just keep poping up and I usually

know when it has a good chance of being a nickle.

HH,