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Spent almost the entire day today with tabman and Dad and we hit three different places around town. We first visited a new-to-us rental house in the old neighborhood but between the three of us we weren't able to hit a single old coin! We surmised that fill dirt must have been the culprit or the property had been hunted extensive before - there were no targets deeper than 4-5" in the front or back yards. I used 4 kHz further away from the house and 12 kHz near the front steps, but the lack of deep targets was a bit disheartening...Dad found a small "Buffalo NY" pin which we thought was silver, but turned out to be only plated
After two hours of digging clad we broke for lunch and then headed over to a 1920s neighborhood which has vacant lots dating from the 1960s. This is a tough place to hunt due to bulldozer history...I stayed close to the sidewalk and tried to listen for deeper targets using 12 kHz. I got a booming high toned signal and expected to find a coin about 2-3" down since the grass was about 6" long. 5-6" below the surface the propointer went solid and out pops this beautiful green 1929 Wheat! This is one of the best-looking ones found to date for me and the Deus sounded off loud on this target! Worked my way closer to the sidewalk and got a moderate signal, and around 8" deep came another Wheat dated 1945. Went on in that area to find shredded can bits of various sizes - got tired of this and moved to a different corner of the lots - after a lot of swinging a 1919 Wheat showed itself. Dad and tabman were finding lots of shredded can bits, and after a while I had my fill of aluminum as well and took a break under a large tree.
We bid farewell to our newfound friend tabman and then headed further in town for a coffee break. Dad remembered a small park that was on the way back and so we decided to give it one more hour before wrapping it up for the day. More clad, more trash - I was about ready to call it quits when a couple cars pulled away from the curb and opened up a 100' long curb strip. Decided to pick that apart with Reactivity 3 in 12 kHz as EMI is terrible there trying to use 4 kHz. Signals were few and far between oddly enough, zinc cent here and nickel there...no deep targets though. Switched to reactivity 2 halfway up the strip for a little extra depth. More clad. Got a 6" deep high tone, sounding good on a cross-scan. Memorial penny. Then came a slightly higher tone but was a little broken - VDI read "89" in 12 kHz. It was very close to the curb, less than an inch away and sounded a little better on a cross-scan. Dad saw it before I did - a well worn 1946 Rosie to end a long silver coin dry spell!
Fun was had by all and couldn't ask for better detecting weather! Just hope it holds up for a little while longer!
After two hours of digging clad we broke for lunch and then headed over to a 1920s neighborhood which has vacant lots dating from the 1960s. This is a tough place to hunt due to bulldozer history...I stayed close to the sidewalk and tried to listen for deeper targets using 12 kHz. I got a booming high toned signal and expected to find a coin about 2-3" down since the grass was about 6" long. 5-6" below the surface the propointer went solid and out pops this beautiful green 1929 Wheat! This is one of the best-looking ones found to date for me and the Deus sounded off loud on this target! Worked my way closer to the sidewalk and got a moderate signal, and around 8" deep came another Wheat dated 1945. Went on in that area to find shredded can bits of various sizes - got tired of this and moved to a different corner of the lots - after a lot of swinging a 1919 Wheat showed itself. Dad and tabman were finding lots of shredded can bits, and after a while I had my fill of aluminum as well and took a break under a large tree.
We bid farewell to our newfound friend tabman and then headed further in town for a coffee break. Dad remembered a small park that was on the way back and so we decided to give it one more hour before wrapping it up for the day. More clad, more trash - I was about ready to call it quits when a couple cars pulled away from the curb and opened up a 100' long curb strip. Decided to pick that apart with Reactivity 3 in 12 kHz as EMI is terrible there trying to use 4 kHz. Signals were few and far between oddly enough, zinc cent here and nickel there...no deep targets though. Switched to reactivity 2 halfway up the strip for a little extra depth. More clad. Got a 6" deep high tone, sounding good on a cross-scan. Memorial penny. Then came a slightly higher tone but was a little broken - VDI read "89" in 12 kHz. It was very close to the curb, less than an inch away and sounded a little better on a cross-scan. Dad saw it before I did - a well worn 1946 Rosie to end a long silver coin dry spell!
Fun was had by all and couldn't ask for better detecting weather! Just hope it holds up for a little while longer!
I got mine this morning.