Searched the property (about 3 acres) of a 1830's home about 6 weeks ago. House is empty, will be renovated. Used my Cortes in Disc mode. Found 4 Indian head pennies ( 4 inches deep) in the back yard near a tree. Went back the following week and found one silver rosie, a few wheats and some modern coins. Went back today and 3 other guys were there, all with Minelabs. They said during the past week they found about 14 large pennies, one seated half dime, about 8 seated dimes and one seated quarter. And they said others were there during the week and they too had Minelabs. So today I was searching in All Metal mode to get extra depth. After 4.5 hours I came out with one flat button, nothing more. The other guys didn,t find much either, just one Indian head. Seems like not much was left. Now, I was there first and if I searched slower and deeper in All Metal mode, I could have found those 6 inch deep coins. Hope I learned something here.
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I was there first but didn't get the deeper stuff.
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BarberBill
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Low and slow is definitely good. All metal or very little disc. is also good. One advantage of all metal in my opinion is even masked targets will give a signal whereas discrimination tuning out a bit of iron or nail may completely miss the good target under or beside the unwanted target. As we see over and over, those that make the most and best finds dig everything, or nearly so. I've seen it mentioned a number of times to physically (or mentally) mark off a square or rectangle of manageable size and hunt it in every direction - top to bottom, side to side and diagonally both ways. That way targets that aren't laying flat will give a good signal on one pass or other. Remember that site is probably not hunted out completely, you just need more persistence and patience.
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dmckee17
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Curious, did you hunt the same areas the minelab troop did? That's disappointing about missing the seated coins and large cents. But as BarberBill stated (and you probably know) about going different directions on same plot of ground once it proves to be a good area. I hunted homelot where a 1930's house had been razed and initially found 2 silver Roosevelt's, about a dozen wheat's. I moved on to other lots but eventually revisited this same lot 3 more times (going different directions, different soil moisture) over the first half of this year. I so far have totaled this lot with the 2 Roosevelt's, 3 Merc's, about 25 - 30 wheat's with one of the wheat's a 1914D ($200.00 coin) which I posted a pic of here earlier this year. I'm by no means trying to brag, but to show that you should be revisiting this lot. Its definitely got potential. Good Luck.
That property is worth another visit. The Minelab guys found several of those coins, plus Indian heads, V nickles 30 feet from the house, in the same area I found the Indian heads. What a great site, and I was hunting shallow on my first two visits. They think another house might have been on this site before because Randy found a 1723 British half penny, two NJ coppers and a Conn copper. I walked right over them in Disc mode. Yesterday I dug several deep 22 cal short casings in All Metal mode. If I go tomorrow I'll use the CZ7a, should have used it right from the start. And I'll have to go slower. I met these guys in a park last month, they're a great bunch. Marty found a 1812 Capped bust half (nearly uncirculated) the day I met them, I saw him dig it, we were all shocked at that find. It was found about 6 feet from the tennis ball fence, very trashy area, lots of lids from tennis ball cans.
nick hunter
New member
Hi
I do not know much about the Cortes.
Minelab and Tesoro are amongst my three favourite brands (the third being the British c scope).
Minelabs bbs and especially FBS are known to find coins other detectors do not see. It is not really a matter of depth, more a matter of frequencies (and 17 or 28 at the same time can make a lot of difference).
But I suppose the Cortes, once correctly ground balanced will display the ID of all the targets found, incl in the all metal mode.
So there is no reason why you shouldn't search in all metal when you're hunting a site you suspect to be a good producer of older, valuable coins, you won't be plagued with iron masking and will be able to "cherry pick".
I finally have to confess that my Compadre is superior to the Quattro when it comes to search for coins on iron-infested (dry) beaches.
Many people own more than one detector to be able to cope with several hunting situations.
The Cortes figures on my wanting list.
HH
I do not know much about the Cortes.
Minelab and Tesoro are amongst my three favourite brands (the third being the British c scope).
Minelabs bbs and especially FBS are known to find coins other detectors do not see. It is not really a matter of depth, more a matter of frequencies (and 17 or 28 at the same time can make a lot of difference).
But I suppose the Cortes, once correctly ground balanced will display the ID of all the targets found, incl in the all metal mode.
So there is no reason why you shouldn't search in all metal when you're hunting a site you suspect to be a good producer of older, valuable coins, you won't be plagued with iron masking and will be able to "cherry pick".
I finally have to confess that my Compadre is superior to the Quattro when it comes to search for coins on iron-infested (dry) beaches.
Many people own more than one detector to be able to cope with several hunting situations.
The Cortes figures on my wanting list.
HH
It reads like so many "stories" I hear related by others from their experiences at a good site using a detector they either haven't mastered or has limited performance capabilities.
You stated you used your Cort
3 acres is a LOT of ground to have to cover efficiently, especially by one person on two visits a week apart.jabbo said:
You stated you used your Cort
Monte, during my first and second hunts I had Minimum disc and dug only good solid signals. The 4 IH pennies gave a clean signal. Lots of small iron stuff in the yard. I have almost no experience searching old private properties, I was always a park hunter looking for coins and gold jewelry. Those guys know how to search high trash places. I went back today with the CZ7 and 5" coil to get some practice. I found nothing good. Iron signals everywhere, but did dig several brass rivets, they gave a mixed tone, not a rusty nail tone. After my first two visits, I determined the place was well searched out in the past, but I was going too fast and digging only good solid signals. What can I say, except live and learn.
Good to see you back here Sven. Hope all is well now that you are back up north!
Jabbo, There is more there. My local, hunted out, community play ground gave up an 1859 Indian head a few months back. I had no energy that day but needed to get out, so I took the Compadre for a walk. It nailed the Indian loud and clear. Thumbed the discriminator and thought I had a zinc penny. Nice surprise! The Indian was a few inches down.
Each spring I see beaver tail pull tabs in this park, on the surface, that the freeze thaw cycle must have moved.
tvr
Jabbo, There is more there. My local, hunted out, community play ground gave up an 1859 Indian head a few months back. I had no energy that day but needed to get out, so I took the Compadre for a walk. It nailed the Indian loud and clear. Thumbed the discriminator and thought I had a zinc penny. Nice surprise! The Indian was a few inches down.
Each spring I see beaver tail pull tabs in this park, on the surface, that the freeze thaw cycle must have moved.
tvr
You're quite right ... "live and learn." That's how we all progress and improve our odds in this sport. 
I think that it might have been a combination of things that tilted the odds in their favor. Perhaps you initial searches you might have swept too quickly, or ignored some 'iffy' responses. Then, too, they might have put in a lot more time during the week than your two visits.
One thing for sure, it seems to be rather "cleaned out" of easy, unmasked targets. Maybe when you have the time and patience a few keepers would surface if you started cleaning out some of that iron?
All the best for success on your next jaunt afield!
Monte
I think that it might have been a combination of things that tilted the odds in their favor. Perhaps you initial searches you might have swept too quickly, or ignored some 'iffy' responses. Then, too, they might have put in a lot more time during the week than your two visits.
One thing for sure, it seems to be rather "cleaned out" of easy, unmasked targets. Maybe when you have the time and patience a few keepers would surface if you started cleaning out some of that iron?
All the best for success on your next jaunt afield!
Monte
hiya jabbo,,you know those guys where using minelabs of some description,,but you know minelab make the deepest seeking machines on the planet due to a number of patents which all other manufacturers cant produce,,they also spend more money on r n d than anyone else in the business,,,so they probably go deeper in general than any other machine,,,it could just be that???but go back when its wet like sven said,,all machines work better in those conditions,,,but go back before the minelab lads,,,cos there machines work better in those conditions also,,, rgds comcat
