sgoss66
Well-known member
I got out for a hunt this past Thursday, and didn't find much in the two old parks I was hunting -- until just before calling it a day and deciding to hit the baseball field portion the park. I wasn't sure this ballfield was real old, as I could tell it had had some dirt work done (it was clearly "leveled" at some point), and so I feared that the ballfield was a more recent addition to the park. However, I decided to give it a shot, and I'm glad I did. I pulled two deeper (6") memorials -- a '59 and a '61, and also the '51 wheat and the two Mercs in the picture (the other wheatie came from the other park).
One thing that surprised me was that the '38 Merc (the deepest) was a measured 7 1/2" deep, and had a GREAT silver warbling tinkling sound, plus halfway decent ID -- despite the depth; while this may not sound like a SUPER deep coin to some of you, it was pretty good for me, while using the 6x8 SEF coil. I'm guessing I would still have nabbed this one if it were an inch or so deeper, given how well it showed itself at 7 1/2"!
The more I use that 6x8 coil, the more I like it. It's a deadly coil on the Explorer, when swinging slow and really listening carefully...
These two silvers are numbers 44 and 45 for the year for me. I have been hunting with the SE Pro, my first Minelab, since early April; I had set a goal of 25 silvers for the year with the new unit, and obviously I set my sights way too low for an EXPLORER! So, I re-set the goal for 50, and have about a month left to get there. Here's hoping...
Thanks for looking,
Steve
One thing that surprised me was that the '38 Merc (the deepest) was a measured 7 1/2" deep, and had a GREAT silver warbling tinkling sound, plus halfway decent ID -- despite the depth; while this may not sound like a SUPER deep coin to some of you, it was pretty good for me, while using the 6x8 SEF coil. I'm guessing I would still have nabbed this one if it were an inch or so deeper, given how well it showed itself at 7 1/2"!
The more I use that 6x8 coil, the more I like it. It's a deadly coil on the Explorer, when swinging slow and really listening carefully...These two silvers are numbers 44 and 45 for the year for me. I have been hunting with the SE Pro, my first Minelab, since early April; I had set a goal of 25 silvers for the year with the new unit, and obviously I set my sights way too low for an EXPLORER!
So, I re-set the goal for 50, and have about a month left to get there. Here's hoping... Thanks for looking,
Steve
Fifty is surely doable.