Had occasion to detect in a small town in Southern Utah. I detected here two years ago and did alright, recovering a Buffalo nickel and a silver rosy, in addition to the normal, newer change.
This year, we stayed for a few days and I put in about 4-1/2 hours detecting. Don‘t know if it was the soil conditions , or the new NOX 900 or my go-to set up, but I has considerably more success. I was detecting a vacant lot where a house used to stand.
My finds were: 12 zinc Memorial pennys, 12 copper cents, 1 Jefferson nickel, 6 clad dimes, 3 clad quarters, 6 wheaties, and 3 silver Rosy dimes. Also found were two hot wheels, a marble, a cheap heart necklace, and a brass/copper “token,” that had PM stamped on both sides. And, of course, a “ton” of junk. I was running Park 2, noise cancelled and ground balanced, with sensitivity 15. Most good targets were no deeper than 6”.
The good stuff is still out there. You need to find the right spot.
This year, we stayed for a few days and I put in about 4-1/2 hours detecting. Don‘t know if it was the soil conditions , or the new NOX 900 or my go-to set up, but I has considerably more success. I was detecting a vacant lot where a house used to stand.
My finds were: 12 zinc Memorial pennys, 12 copper cents, 1 Jefferson nickel, 6 clad dimes, 3 clad quarters, 6 wheaties, and 3 silver Rosy dimes. Also found were two hot wheels, a marble, a cheap heart necklace, and a brass/copper “token,” that had PM stamped on both sides. And, of course, a “ton” of junk. I was running Park 2, noise cancelled and ground balanced, with sensitivity 15. Most good targets were no deeper than 6”.
The good stuff is still out there. You need to find the right spot.
