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I got permission to detect at a 99 year old church located in Bryan, TX. I found my first 6" to 8" deep Silver Dime. Our soil is a very hard clay and most of my land finds have only been a few inches deep throughout my previous 7 Texas Metal Detecting Years. Fortunately the Silver Dime was in a grassy area because its been weeks since it has rained and our soil is exceptionally hard to dig, except in some of the grassy areas. It is very hard to dig neat plugs because we mainly have clay that comes out of the ground in hard lumps when it is dry and it often separates from any grass that was attached to it. When it rains, our soil turns into a rubbery clay that sticks to everything including the desired treasure. I often have to separate my treasure from wet soil by wedging a screwdriver blade against my desired find and pulling on it with a finger.
I used the Standard Search Mode instead of the Pro Mode to enhance the sound of this deep find while I was using a Garrett AT Pro 5"x8" DD Performance Search Coil. I was also using the Zero Mode with the Iron Setting at 40. Soon after this find, I then began searching around the roots of a very old Oak Tree and I received an 82 Target ID, which turned out to be the 1944 Wheat Penny whose picture is above the Silver Dime. The Penny was at least 8" to 10"'s deep. The penny was almost deeper than the length of my Lesche LS Digging Cutting Tool. I prefer using a Lesche 28" Ground Shark T-Handle Shovel, but I felt it would be frowned upon because I was on church grounds.
I got permission to detect at a 99 year old church located in Bryan, TX. I found my first 6" to 8" deep Silver Dime. Our soil is a very hard clay and most of my land finds have only been a few inches deep throughout my previous 7 Texas Metal Detecting Years. Fortunately the Silver Dime was in a grassy area because its been weeks since it has rained and our soil is exceptionally hard to dig, except in some of the grassy areas. It is very hard to dig neat plugs because we mainly have clay that comes out of the ground in hard lumps when it is dry and it often separates from any grass that was attached to it. When it rains, our soil turns into a rubbery clay that sticks to everything including the desired treasure. I often have to separate my treasure from wet soil by wedging a screwdriver blade against my desired find and pulling on it with a finger.
I used the Standard Search Mode instead of the Pro Mode to enhance the sound of this deep find while I was using a Garrett AT Pro 5"x8" DD Performance Search Coil. I was also using the Zero Mode with the Iron Setting at 40. Soon after this find, I then began searching around the roots of a very old Oak Tree and I received an 82 Target ID, which turned out to be the 1944 Wheat Penny whose picture is above the Silver Dime. The Penny was at least 8" to 10"'s deep. The penny was almost deeper than the length of my Lesche LS Digging Cutting Tool. I prefer using a Lesche 28" Ground Shark T-Handle Shovel, but I felt it would be frowned upon because I was on church grounds.
Looks like Abe has seen better days.....