Although I didn't make any stellar numismatic finds, I did dig the deepest coin I believe I've yet to dig. I got a signal that bounced between high coin, penny and relic, with a zip or two of iron thrown in for good measure, and it read 8" deep. I decided to see what it was, and at an honest Abe 8"+ was a 1935 wheatie, and there were iron blood spots in the soil too. I also got a 6" 1952 nickel that bounced between relic and foil, but sounded good and not far from there a 1955 wheatie at 6". Nothing to brag about, but for a park pounded with Explorers I felt good about the finds.
Apparently the City of Oakland in it's infinite wisdom is saving money by not watering their parks, and the ground was like chipping away at cement. I believe you loose depth with this type of ground. Once we get some rain, I'll hit this park again and see if I can get a little better depth to find those deeper targets. I've pulled 6" deep Barber dimes at this park before with my F70, so it has the potential to produce good targets (I'd be in heaven if they ever scrapped the grass!).
HH,
Brian
Apparently the City of Oakland in it's infinite wisdom is saving money by not watering their parks, and the ground was like chipping away at cement. I believe you loose depth with this type of ground. Once we get some rain, I'll hit this park again and see if I can get a little better depth to find those deeper targets. I've pulled 6" deep Barber dimes at this park before with my F70, so it has the potential to produce good targets (I'd be in heaven if they ever scrapped the grass!).
HH,
Brian