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Missed Targets

Chris(SoCenWI) said:
Hey Kevin,

I've done the same with our yard, 1902 house on corner lot. Lots of Indian heads, barbers, Buffalos and newer. I should go look at my records and see if I was reasonably astute, probably not. But like you every new detector, new coil, and even with the same detector can yield new finds. And target masking is the issue. Even gridding doesn't get them all, because many coins might only give a signal at 46.3 degrees and none from any other direction, or none at all. I believe we are missing more targets than we find.

Hope some day to do a dig and sift of an area that I've hit with every detector and coil that I own, see what is left. Last year I dug up some shrubs on either side of the front entry where I was residing. Of course I took a detector and was rewarded with a very nice IH. But being right next to the house nail city. Think I will give it a try with my old Compass before digging and screening everything.

Chris

Dammit I KNEW it!:rofl:

I tell ya what,if you ever get to the point of that whole sifting thing I wanna help! I've actually wanted to do that for some time with just a small 5x5 or 10x10 square of someplace I've hammered but those places won't be available to do that,except.....one old farm site. We'll have to talk this spring about that.
 
Don's skip 12-32. The last 12-32 I dug was a 1956 class ring (lost in 195:geek: that I was able to return to the owner.
 
To add to this thread. Moisture in the ground makes a big difference. It has gotten real dry here and I have noticed I am no longer getting deep targets with the Etrac. The most I am getting is a little less than Six inches. I would think something is wrong with my Detector but I have two and both are the same. I went to a pristine old house where they had dozed the woods around it and skimmed off all the grass to leave bare dirt. The roots and such had cut the ground and it was extremely dry. I was getting very little depth and the ground was like concrete. Only thing I found was new coins right on top of the ground. Waiting for a rain to go back there.
 
Agreed,it is well documented that moisture makes a difference. While TOO much water is bad for a couple of reasons(slop and makes rusty iron really sing),a nice water content seems to enhance conductivity,and that is surely what youre finding,just in reverse. Water is also bad when its FROZEN in the ground,such as whats happening here....:angry:
 
Not to hijack, but you guys that are gridding sites, how are you doing it? Are you laying out squares or lanes with a tape measure, and marking them with golf tees or something?

I've never tried to grid a site and am curious how you do it.
 
kt said:
Not to hijack, but you guys that are gridding sites, how are you doing it? Are you laying out squares or lanes with a tape measure, and marking them with golf tees or something?

I've never tried to grid a site and am curious how you do it.

Funny,im just taping up my foot with KT athletic tape...and my kids name is Katie...
To your question....I do none of that. I find in the morning during the summer many times there is dew on the ground which makes it really easy to see where you've been,but mostly it's just going back and forth in a controlled manner,just eyeballing about where Ive been. You CAN certainly do it more like an archy would but I don't....whatever you choose to do,good luck!
 
I take small steps and can see my trail in the grass. I aim for something in the distance and try to walk straight.
 
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