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Been kind of busy with other things. I haven't been out as much as normal but here is a few of my recent finds from the weekend.
HH Butch NY.
 
Nate and I have been wondering about you....thought maybe you gave up the hobby or something.

Man, your Indian Heads look good! Nate and I each found an IH today at my moms. Mine was a 1875.

The SLQ has seen better days but still a good find.

Keep the faith brother.:detecting:

Bob
 
Great coins , How do you clean those Indian heads? Most I find are in really bed shape. I thought you might have given up the Q fof an Explorer
 
Hi Bob
Nice indian. Me give up detecting, NEVER. Just been busy with work.
That SLQ does have a date, 1918, but it is very faint, real tough to see in the picture.
HH Butch NY.
 
Hi JHM
I'll usually soak the Indian heads in olive oil to loosen up the dirt and crud and then rinse them with soap and water. For the real bad ones I will heat up some peroxide and let them soak in that for ten minutes or so. This does a real nice job but it tends to darken them up quite a bit. As far as trading my Quattro for the Explorer. I don't see that happening any time soon. I love the Quattro and couldn't be more satisfied with it's performance. This is my first full season with the Quattro and so far I'm up to 127 silver coins 77 Indian heads, a bunch of buffalo + v-nickels. Not to mention all other assorted goodies. And you know what they say, If it's not broke don't fix it.
HH Butch NY.
 
Hi all. Went out a couple of days ago to an Inn site I've had a look at a few times but it still gives up a few keepers.
Penny 1853
Half penny 1864
Sixpence 1838
Stokes token, Advance Victoria 1862
Cricket buckle
Thanks for looking.................Ken.
 
The coins look great. I will try that on some pennies and see how it works. I 've always had a problem cleaning copper. I haven't had a lot of time to hunt since I got the Quattro. I think I'm just now getting the hang of it. I found a silver dime the other day that was 9 inches deep. Most of the deep coins I've dug start out reading minus 1 then, jump to 37 after a couple of sweeps. I'm starting to like the detector really well, but I keep hearing about slow reset time and how the Explorer is better.I dont think it is an issue with me. Maybe I just like to hunt slow. What's your opinion on this? Looks like your getting GOOD results.
 
Boy, I wish I knew where you were hunting at. That's some magnificant finds you got there. Keep sending those cards, letters and pictures. I'm eating my hear out. I know a lot of it is skill, but I have the same detector and I've never found anything close to that. Great finds!!!!:clapping::tongue:;)
 
Sounds like the Quatro is workin' out ok. Just a little jest there. I have one and feel the same way. Just try and pry it from my cold dead fingers after I'm dead. Thanks for the neat tips on cleaning. Man that's a scary area for me. If you clean too much, your screwed, and I guess it depends on (how) you clean them. Sounds pretty good, I'll try some of those tips. Keep up the good work!!!
 
Thanks beachguy777.
I agree cleaning coins can be scary. I would suggest trying on some common coins first. If you get a key date coin of considerable value and plan on selling it I would strongly recommend against cleaning. You may not be able to see the damage from harsh cleaning but be assured a professional will. Another thing to try to remember is to not rub the dirt off with your fingers after you get them out of the ground. This is what kills me I've scratched more silver coins than I would like to say because of doing this. I try to carry a bottle of water with me now so I can rinse them off instead. Good luck out there.
HH Butch NY
 
Hi JHM
Yes, seems like there's a lot of people knocking the Quattro. All that means to me is that there will be one less out there I'll have to compete with for the good finds. The Explorer is a great machine but I've been down that road with having to make a bunch of adjustments on a machine. Not really what I want to do. As far as the recovery speed and actual hunt speed being so slow. This is just fine for me, I hunt extremely slow anyhow. Seems like we all have to race around enough during regular day to day life. I'm certainly not in a hurry when I do get a chance to do what I enjoy. I usually hunt in all metal mode so I can hear everything in the ground and usually run my sensitivity at 18 or 19. Quite a few of my targets will also start in the negative range with a suspect high # and sound once and awhile so after sweeping a few times from different directions I'll make the determination wheather to dig or not If I can get a decent # and sound at least two out of three times along with a 6+ inch depth reading I'll dig it. (the older coins in the areas I hunt seem to be in the 6+ inch range) Most of the time the other sound I heard was either a nail or some other type of junk in the same hole with the coin. After you dig enough of those iffy targets you definately get an ear for them. Good luck.
HH Butch NY
 
Thanks for the information. I thing I've got some good hunting ahead.I agree with you about the quattro.I believe it's the best machine I ever owned. I bought a Lesche hand trowel the other day and I really like it. Cost about $35 but I think it was worth every penny. Grey Ghost headphones are next on my list.
 
You really seem to hunt some good spots as your stuff shows it! Those are some great coins.:)

Bob
 
Thanks Mirage, sometimes it pays to do a little research on potential sites. I apologise to Butch for accidentally posting my finds in his message. I meant to start anew.......Ken.
 
Great coins Ken. No need to apologize. I love to see what everyone is finding. So true about the research, usually leads to the best recoveries.
HH Butch NY.
 
Dear Rainy. That is some good info. I'm totally guilty of the "rubbing the dirt off thing, and now that you mention it, what is dirt anyway, other that a terriffic abrasive. Good stuff, and I agree on the professional being able to tell if you've cleaned it. I used to be in a coin club W A Y, back when you could actually find great coins in your pocket change, and I remember them telling us the same kind of stuff. Be really careful. I've done quit a bit of reading about this on the net, and I'm still pretty leary of trying anything. I used the electo whatever cleaning method and it took a lot of stuff off, but it turned my coins a different color, then some nice person said, "Oh, your'e not supposed to mix copper coins with silver" Gee, what a concept!!! I thought I knew a little more about phisics than that, but I guess not on that day. At any rate, I'm still worried about cleaning with the electrodes, because it might nullify the value of the coin. The Olive Oil sounds like a pretty safe bet, but agin, I bet you wouldn't want to rub too much of the natural look off the coin. Tough stuff to deal with, especiall when a lot of the coins I dig up have a ton of that green, mean patina on them. That stuff is pretty miserable and usually obscures everything, let alone the date of the coin. "What's a mother to do" as the old comercial asks.???? It's good to talk to you about this, because, I think it's a very important subject to anyone wishing to ever sell or trade any of our finds.
 
JHM, you might listen to the different audio sounds too, if you're not already doing that. That can give you some good info. Read Andy Sabisch's book on Mastering the Quatro. He goes into cross-saving the audio which the Quatro owners manual doesn't even go into. Good stuff. Glad your'e starting to like the Quatro. It's an awsome machine, I think.:|
 
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