Went out to the Rod and Gun club, and they did plenty of shooting at this place. I was able to dig one dime and a wheat . I dug at least 2 dozen shot gun shells. What throws me on the DFX the readings were from 16 to 26. I dug some but I left lots in the ground. I was out 2 hours, the silver made it worth while and it was a beauty of a day, A breeze blowing to keep the gnats away. I no longer smoke , I substituted a punk in my yap to get a little smoke going. We had these when we were kids, they worked good at lighting fire crackers. My woman found them at a farmers auction. I had 3 big bundles of them. I will have to tell her to keep an eye out for another batch. The gnats this year are brutal. I did everything human possible, treated my clothes, bought new sprays and they are still able to get into my peepers. I even have the drier sheets on my lid, don't know if they are helping or not. Any who, it was a nice day out. I came home, did a little painting of the deck and now its Petes time. Good Hunting!
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Lone Silver
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GeorgeinSC
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Finding a silver makes my whole day, Week, and usually Month. I do not find many of them but each one is special and gives a little thrill. Maybe finding them reminds me of when I was young and silver coins were what came from the mint.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
I dunno if I should post this... but what the hey.
One full year ago, I bought a CZ. Then, before I could use it even once, I had a series of operations on my left shoulder. The last one was a "desperation" operation... My shoulder -- and upper arm -- was replaced with Terminator parts. Titanium.
Yuppers. If ya looks at an X-ray, I look just like Arnie. But here is the kewl part:
I had TWENTY MINUTES on the beach with my beautiful toy. My precious wifelet was with me. I had gotten permission from the Lords Pumpernickel Of Things Beachlike to be able to use my shiny new gizmo to fulfill my bucket list of going beaching. Not allowed to search in the water (the law in Floriduh).
In those crucial twenty minutes, my glorious machine beeped and showed me where to find a sinker. Then a quarter, then a nickel, then a quarter, and then a silver dime.
At that point, I was unable to do any more due to owies. I am in rehab, and I expect to go back and find more than 50c in clad and 10c in silver. But I haveta wait another six months or so.
This was all based on a thing I did for my sons forty years ago: I built a homemade MD using the beat frequency of a local radio station as my base signal, with a homemade coil of my own design. Handed it to my boys (we lived in Manassas at the time). In fifteen minutes, they found a cannonball and two civil war era bullets with it. Not too shabby for a silly-looking detector that required a portable radio to be part of the coil.
One full year ago, I bought a CZ. Then, before I could use it even once, I had a series of operations on my left shoulder. The last one was a "desperation" operation... My shoulder -- and upper arm -- was replaced with Terminator parts. Titanium.
Yuppers. If ya looks at an X-ray, I look just like Arnie. But here is the kewl part:
I had TWENTY MINUTES on the beach with my beautiful toy. My precious wifelet was with me. I had gotten permission from the Lords Pumpernickel Of Things Beachlike to be able to use my shiny new gizmo to fulfill my bucket list of going beaching. Not allowed to search in the water (the law in Floriduh).
In those crucial twenty minutes, my glorious machine beeped and showed me where to find a sinker. Then a quarter, then a nickel, then a quarter, and then a silver dime.
At that point, I was unable to do any more due to owies. I am in rehab, and I expect to go back and find more than 50c in clad and 10c in silver. But I haveta wait another six months or so.
This was all based on a thing I did for my sons forty years ago: I built a homemade MD using the beat frequency of a local radio station as my base signal, with a homemade coil of my own design. Handed it to my boys (we lived in Manassas at the time). In fifteen minutes, they found a cannonball and two civil war era bullets with it. Not too shabby for a silly-looking detector that required a portable radio to be part of the coil.
Ytcoinshooter
Well-known member
Congrats on another silver!
I was using the DFX and the Coin and jewelry program. I have to start messing with the machines capability. I know the DFX can do more and I need to practice in my own back yard so I don't mess around when I do get permission to hunt a property. Asking a land owner for permission is not easy. I get that feeling, like when I was at a high school dance and going over to ask a girl to dance with you. Same feeling. But he is going to say yes or No, and I leave it at that. I must have permission, I don't like looking over my shoulder, plus it gives a bad name to the hobby. I also am very careful digging. I even had owners come to me and say "you don't have to be that careful with the lawn". I still leave it the way it was before I got there. its very important to me. Now some times the plug falls apart and now that it is really dry in the North East, its difficult to remove a plug and get it back perfect., I usually leave the weekends for the working man. I like going during the week and the kids are in school. This leaves for an open field without the possibilities of not getting in someones way. Happy hunting to all and Take it Lite.............Pete
Abraham Zincoln
New member
Congrats on the silver dime. I have yet to find one after a year. 
Abraham, its not that hard to find silver coins. if you are finding wheat penny's, you can always count on finding silver. Also go to a friends back yard, hopefully his house was built in the 50's or 60's. This will help you find your first silver. keep at it, slow down, do lots of digging. Go talk to the old timers that live around you, Ask them questions, like where did they hang out when they were kids. etc. Lots of these old timers would play cards in the woods. if you can find such a place, its Christmas Time. Good Luck and I hope to see you posting your silver coin here
Abraham Zincoln
New member
After hunting for almost a year I finally met one of the oldtimers. He has been detecting out here for 30+ yrs. and it's a very small community, San Juan island Wa. Don't get me wrong I have a silver quarter and loads of other goodies but that dime is the monkey on my back right now. The thing is I hardly ever find wheats either, even hunting houses dated to the 1800's. Things sink up here real bad too so I'm gonna try to upgrade to an ATPro for a little extra kick. 
MattBullSummerville
Well-known member
Try Skin So Soft by Mary K for the gnats, mix half in half with deet repellant from the army surplus store. Works for me.
Congrats on the silver. I think what makes the silver so special to me is my timeframe, 50s thru mid 60s, as a child and teenager, money was so tight that it could not be saved. All the silver just passed thru my hands THEN. Now, I get to save it!!
Had an old timer from NC's sand hills region say that when he was a boy, his dad used leaves of the poplar tree under his hat to keep the biting knats away.
Had an old timer from NC's sand hills region say that when he was a boy, his dad used leaves of the poplar tree under his hat to keep the biting knats away.
Thanks I will try that, here is a news clipping explaining the gnat problem, I guess I was not getting to be a pansy, I tried lots of different chemicals and according to this story, nothing seems to help. I know the smoke form my lit punks work good. When I smoked I never had a problem with them. I some times lit a cigar and that keeps them away. I did the dryer sheets also.Thanks for the hint. Now to find a Popular tree.
http://blogs.mcall.com/master_gardeners/2010/02/those-pesky-gnats-are-really-black-flies-and-help-is-out-there.html
http://blogs.mcall.com/master_gardeners/2010/02/those-pesky-gnats-are-really-black-flies-and-help-is-out-there.html