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I was excited to get to hunt yesterday after practicing with the non-motion audio disc modes lately...but after about an hour of hunting in this mode I decided to go back to using the 4khz and 12khz programs together to help ID the deep hits....I even planted a few coins to get the audio disc "in tune" and now have forgotten where I put them 
but I'm sure they will turn up over time!
Next hunt I will try a different method of non-motion hunting to see if it's any more sensitive and stable....I still believe there are deeper coins at this site that are just out of reach at the moment and maybe a software update away... maybe even getting the 11" coil would be able to eke out a few more....but currently I'm loving how well this 9" coil is working at depth!
Yesterday started off kinda slow, digging some foil balls that 12khz seemed to jump on while 4khz didn't respond as well to them. Got a few deep nails as well but finally got over a hit in 12khz that sounded a little higher than the others, and checking in 4khz this signal had a lot of the same characteristics. First coin was a 1919 S Wheat at about 8" in an area that's been heavily scoured since day one....
After digging exactly one coin between the both of us, Mike and I decided to head to a different park that has also given up some older goods. About 15-20 minutes after getting out of the car, I got over a good "coin-ish" signal and decided to try the non-motion method on it - and the audio stayed very consistent - a BIG departure from previous signals. Got down to the 8" level and waved a handful of dirt in front of the coil, expecting to hear a nickel...but it was too high-pitched for that and ended up being a 1916 D Wheat. Pocketed that little gem and not 5 feet away, an almost identical signal ended up being an almost identical coin...another 1916 D Wheat turned up at 7" this time!
Two deep coins inside of a ten-foot square will ALWAYS slow me down and force me to investigate every little blip looking for more. Pulled a few foil balls in a row, and then a little squeak of a signal stopped me cold. I got a smooth, whiny hit that liked to break up in one direction, but a cross-scan indicated a smooth, unbroken coin hit. I knew it was silver before digging, but i didn't do any type of non-motion testing on it due to the excitement lol. Again, from that magic 8" level, I saw the silver rim but didn't see the mintmark until running it under water.
This is the fourth "S" mint silver coin to come out of this site in two week's time...Mike has scored a lovely pair of Barber dimes dated 1893 S and 1898 S while I pulled an 1894 S Barber quarter last week, and now this 1902 S dime. Mike also pulled a very sharp 1921 D Mercury dime a couple months ago, and both of us pull older "S" mint Wheats often...it's only a matter of time before one of us get a rare, "S" mint Barber coin or maybe the find of a lifetime - the coveted gold coin!
Last coin of the day was a little unusual - I walked into a store to get some water, looked down and saw a Memorial all by itself and thought "I don't have to dig this one!" Was bumfuzzled to see a 1962 Memorial in almost mint condition - it may be worth 25 cents in that condition LOLOLOL but odds of it being 54 years old in such good shape are really not in my favor!
Next hunt it's Mike's turn to pull some silver and to try to keep the "S" mint silver streak alive!
but I'm sure they will turn up over time! Next hunt I will try a different method of non-motion hunting to see if it's any more sensitive and stable....I still believe there are deeper coins at this site that are just out of reach at the moment and maybe a software update away... maybe even getting the 11" coil would be able to eke out a few more....but currently I'm loving how well this 9" coil is working at depth!
Yesterday started off kinda slow, digging some foil balls that 12khz seemed to jump on while 4khz didn't respond as well to them. Got a few deep nails as well but finally got over a hit in 12khz that sounded a little higher than the others, and checking in 4khz this signal had a lot of the same characteristics. First coin was a 1919 S Wheat at about 8" in an area that's been heavily scoured since day one....
After digging exactly one coin between the both of us, Mike and I decided to head to a different park that has also given up some older goods. About 15-20 minutes after getting out of the car, I got over a good "coin-ish" signal and decided to try the non-motion method on it - and the audio stayed very consistent - a BIG departure from previous signals. Got down to the 8" level and waved a handful of dirt in front of the coil, expecting to hear a nickel...but it was too high-pitched for that and ended up being a 1916 D Wheat. Pocketed that little gem and not 5 feet away, an almost identical signal ended up being an almost identical coin...another 1916 D Wheat turned up at 7" this time!
Two deep coins inside of a ten-foot square will ALWAYS slow me down and force me to investigate every little blip looking for more. Pulled a few foil balls in a row, and then a little squeak of a signal stopped me cold. I got a smooth, whiny hit that liked to break up in one direction, but a cross-scan indicated a smooth, unbroken coin hit. I knew it was silver before digging, but i didn't do any type of non-motion testing on it due to the excitement lol. Again, from that magic 8" level, I saw the silver rim but didn't see the mintmark until running it under water.
This is the fourth "S" mint silver coin to come out of this site in two week's time...Mike has scored a lovely pair of Barber dimes dated 1893 S and 1898 S while I pulled an 1894 S Barber quarter last week, and now this 1902 S dime. Mike also pulled a very sharp 1921 D Mercury dime a couple months ago, and both of us pull older "S" mint Wheats often...it's only a matter of time before one of us get a rare, "S" mint Barber coin or maybe the find of a lifetime - the coveted gold coin!
Last coin of the day was a little unusual - I walked into a store to get some water, looked down and saw a Memorial all by itself and thought "I don't have to dig this one!" Was bumfuzzled to see a 1962 Memorial in almost mint condition - it may be worth 25 cents in that condition LOLOLOL but odds of it being 54 years old in such good shape are really not in my favor!
Next hunt it's Mike's turn to pull some silver and to try to keep the "S" mint silver streak alive!
