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I also went detecting today...

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brandon

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I finally hit a spot in Plattsburg next to a very historic site. My friends own the woods which border it and gave me the go ahead. I have been dying to do some detecting there as it was the site of US and British forces in the War of 1812 and the homes date to the late 1700's. The ground was frozen in the lawn areas so I hit the woods. I found enough cut nails to build a house but was disappointed at not finding all the old coppers, buckles, silver and buttons I had dreamt of since I first got permission 3 years ago. I figured since I was finding cut nails I should find some coins too at the same depths(is this a correct assumption or do nails hang up in the sol more than coins? I always wondered this) anyway I found part of an old lattern after a half hour and then a few parts from an old clock. I then got a good silver signal and pulled a silver ring from 7-8" with the 4x6 so this gave me relief that my detector wasn't set on "nail only mode." The ring was made from a dime and had been detailed with a cool design. I then found a 55 D wheaty at 6". I was starting to think the area had been detected heavily even tho the owners never saw anyone there in 25 years, or the sandy soil made targets too deep. This became apparent when I found a pie tin at better than a foot. Even tho the spot didn't live up to my expectations it was sure nice to get out one last time and find some nails and a little silver.
 
spring when the frost has given away and the ground is muddy and soft, you will find keeper's forsure and many will be deep, real deep.

Good luck Brandon, I wouldn't give up on that great old site, spring time is the best time to find old targets that are deep :clap:

General Ray
 
then I can use the stock coil. Problem with that though is the soil is so full of mineralization(iron + magnetite) the stock coil will decrease depth in many areas. I'm hoping for the best tho and by spring I'll have another camera and take some pics for ya! Thanks for the advice and support. Glad to be here!
 
it could be that heavy stuff has settled deep. I went to several house sites a couple of years ago in an area thats very light sandy loam. Three spot produced one button and a few nails. Anything with any weight to it had sunk beyond reach
 
Go back and try in the Spring before the plants come back to life.Sometimes you have to clear away the nails and junk first,then all the good stuff starts popping up.Had a site we went to and all we found was junk,we went back after sometime for lack of a better spot to go.Low and behold we got a bunch of keepers on that trip and we still go every now and then and get something good.Some sites take patients and time to produce.
 
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