BarnacleBill
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and I found it at this mountain view:
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But not much else! In the morning I decided to hit two public beaches I had never visited before with the HF coil, to see if I could scare up some items missed by others. Both were badly cleaned out and I was basically skunked. Here's the HF coil Nut:
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I've had the LF coil sitting in a box and decided in the afternoon to hit a beach that I've worked extensively, but is old enough to yield some old silver. The LF coil ran much quieter on this beach than either the MF or HF coil, as this beach is laced with iron, foil, melted aluminum, and just general junky stuff. Just as the HF coil is sensitive to small aluminum & lead items, the LF is sensitive to small copper items such as washers, rivets, and snaps etc. The large item pictured at the top is part of an old Dudley padlock and to the middle left are hard drawn copper nails with their roves attached. These were used as fasteners in wooden boat construction. They can make you a little crazy when you try to ID them, as depending on angle of attack they vary in ID.
Not all is lost if attempting to find low conductivity items with the LF as molten aluminum was easily found and provided a strong report. The oldest coin was '52D penny, no silver, but the day was beautiful and enjoyable.
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HH
BarnacleBill
[attachment 23907 Pan.jpg]
But not much else! In the morning I decided to hit two public beaches I had never visited before with the HF coil, to see if I could scare up some items missed by others. Both were badly cleaned out and I was basically skunked. Here's the HF coil Nut:
[attachment 23908 hf1.jpg]
I've had the LF coil sitting in a box and decided in the afternoon to hit a beach that I've worked extensively, but is old enough to yield some old silver. The LF coil ran much quieter on this beach than either the MF or HF coil, as this beach is laced with iron, foil, melted aluminum, and just general junky stuff. Just as the HF coil is sensitive to small aluminum & lead items, the LF is sensitive to small copper items such as washers, rivets, and snaps etc. The large item pictured at the top is part of an old Dudley padlock and to the middle left are hard drawn copper nails with their roves attached. These were used as fasteners in wooden boat construction. They can make you a little crazy when you try to ID them, as depending on angle of attack they vary in ID.
Not all is lost if attempting to find low conductivity items with the LF as molten aluminum was easily found and provided a strong report. The oldest coin was '52D penny, no silver, but the day was beautiful and enjoyable.
[attachment 23912 calock.jpg]
HH
BarnacleBill