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Got out to another homesite tonight not far from home for about three hours. Temps were in the upper 50s as we're about to get more rain tomorrow, so tonight was the best night in a while before the weekend gets here!
Started off finding a lot of mangled aluminum - kind of like can slaw on steroids! These were chunks of thicker metal possibly from a siding job whose scraps got caught by a lawnmower...and 12 khz really hit on these. There's something about the audio that has these high conducting junk targets sound slightly different than a copper or silver target- I can't quite explain it but there is a difference. Probably the first 30 minutes was spent on aluminum recovery, then I got a sweet "90-91" next to a shrub. The audio on this target was clear, and I had a good feeling about it - first coin of the night was the 1958 Rosie which added all kinds of excitement to the hunt!!! Not 3 feet away I got more high-toned hits, and found 4 clad dimes almost in the same hole along with a couple older Memorials. I will have to check the maps and see why several coins were concentrated in that one area - must have been a tree swing or possibly a clothesline there at some point.
Working my way towards the back of the lot I got another sharp "90-91" which was the aluminum Cracker Jack token, the audio on this target was indistinguishable from the silver dime earlier, although the token is almost as large as a half dollar. Both the silver dime and token were roughly the same depth at 3-4". I really thought I found another silver dime - but tokens are always great finds for me!
Near the back of the lot I got a faint "80-82" and 7" deep was the 1948 rabies vaccination dog tag. Oddly enough, the triangular dog tag from 1951 hit much lower at "54", sounding like a nickel. Im sure the shape of a target has much to do with its total conductivity, as round/spherical/ring-shaped objects are the most efficient in conducting energy. I dug two copper crush washers - the type used on most automotive brake systems for many years - and both of these targets locked onto a solid VDI and didn't budge. Coins will produce a firm VDI, but ring-shaped objects will "lock it down" much tighter - these are the type of signals I'm always looking for since my gold ring count for the year remains at zero.
Decided to call it quits around midnight, had a lot of fun finding a good assortment of items without having to drive 20 minutes to an older section of town!!!
GL & HH
Started off finding a lot of mangled aluminum - kind of like can slaw on steroids! These were chunks of thicker metal possibly from a siding job whose scraps got caught by a lawnmower...and 12 khz really hit on these. There's something about the audio that has these high conducting junk targets sound slightly different than a copper or silver target- I can't quite explain it but there is a difference. Probably the first 30 minutes was spent on aluminum recovery, then I got a sweet "90-91" next to a shrub. The audio on this target was clear, and I had a good feeling about it - first coin of the night was the 1958 Rosie which added all kinds of excitement to the hunt!!! Not 3 feet away I got more high-toned hits, and found 4 clad dimes almost in the same hole along with a couple older Memorials. I will have to check the maps and see why several coins were concentrated in that one area - must have been a tree swing or possibly a clothesline there at some point.
Working my way towards the back of the lot I got another sharp "90-91" which was the aluminum Cracker Jack token, the audio on this target was indistinguishable from the silver dime earlier, although the token is almost as large as a half dollar. Both the silver dime and token were roughly the same depth at 3-4". I really thought I found another silver dime - but tokens are always great finds for me!
Near the back of the lot I got a faint "80-82" and 7" deep was the 1948 rabies vaccination dog tag. Oddly enough, the triangular dog tag from 1951 hit much lower at "54", sounding like a nickel. Im sure the shape of a target has much to do with its total conductivity, as round/spherical/ring-shaped objects are the most efficient in conducting energy. I dug two copper crush washers - the type used on most automotive brake systems for many years - and both of these targets locked onto a solid VDI and didn't budge. Coins will produce a firm VDI, but ring-shaped objects will "lock it down" much tighter - these are the type of signals I'm always looking for since my gold ring count for the year remains at zero.
Decided to call it quits around midnight, had a lot of fun finding a good assortment of items without having to drive 20 minutes to an older section of town!!!
GL & HH
