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No nickels ever. Why

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PJ

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I never ever find nickels unless they are part of a pocket spill. I no how they sound, I know where they register but never dig them. My settings are right because if I scan a nickel it reads and sounds like it is supposed to. What am I doing wrong? PJ
 
A lot of people have a tendency to go too fast,go slow,give the machine time to register on the signal.
They will come,be patient and have fun
 
If you have memorized their TID cross-hairs and sound, then you should at *least* find new ones that aren't too deep, eh? But be aware that deeper and longer buried nickels (buffalos, V's, etc...) will not lock on the same TID & tones. Nickels are much less likely to keep their ID, verses copper and silver which are much more consistent, even with long periods in the ground. As you know, all TIDs get skewed with depth and/or corrosions, halos, etc.... but nickels even more-so. Once you memorize the "drift" for your given soil minerals, you can begin to hone in on deeper nickel TIDs.

BTW, there is a heck of a lot more junk that comes in at the nickel range, than the copper/silver range. So while you're trying to memorize deep nickel sounds for your area/soil, be prepared to get fooled by beaver tails, foil wads, etc.... Of course if you're hunting a relicky "dig all" area, that may not be an issue. But for junky turfed parks, it may be.
 
Another reason i dont use digitial reading except to check targets. Like was said, if they have been in the ground older nickels will make the digital numbers bounce around.... ie a buff may read 11-06 where a moder nickel for me reads spot on 10-05. BUT.... nickels have a lower sound to me than a tab and its a solid tone. Also, most of us especially in trashy areas tend to ignore lower signals like nickels. We tend to tune our ears to high tones. If you have hunted an area and want to find just nickels and jewerly... try disc out those upper readings like coins and copper. That pattern will help you learn the difference from trash and nickels and jewerly and retune your ears.

Dew
 
Hi PJ,
Some time back someone had the same question,one of the replies was to put a nickle in his shoe(opposite his detector side).
Whenever he came across a target that he thought might be a nickle,then he would just scan his shoe and compare.
Worked for me too.

Good Luck,
Ron
 
Ron Y said:
Hi PJ,
Some time back someone had the same question,one of the replies was to put a nickle in his shoe(opposite his detector side).
Whenever he came across a target that he thought might be a nickle,then he would just scan his shoe and compare.
Worked for me too.
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What a brilliant idea! :clap: I'm still laughing. I have a nice collection of old nickels, but I have to admit that I like finding old nickels and I look for them. If you feel like you aren't finding them, head to a park and have yourself a nickel hunt for an hour or two. Like was said above, and I agree, we can get into a cherry picking mentality of only looking for the higher end targets. When I make a habit of looking for any deeper signals, regardless of conductivity, I find more nickels, trade tokens, buttons and other interesting stuff.

I also agree with Dew, in my neck of the woods, old nickels have a tendency to increase in conductivity as they slowly bleed into the ground around them.

Good luck with it.

Rich
 
PJ,

I find quite a few nickels; in fact in many spots most of the silver/copper coins have been found leaving nickels.

Two things, Ferrous sounds can help quite a bit, it will give nickels a higher pitched sound. And second, don't use patterns. Alot of people will program a pattern with only a small window open for nickels. I tried back in the day. But as Tom and dewcon say they don't often hit in the right spot when they are deeper, mixed with trash, etc. I watch the how the smart find icon bounces. Generally trash will bounce around in a more random manner- up down back forth. Nickels will tend to bounce from the classic area and in a left and upwards arc from there. If you want nickels you WILL have to dig more trash. Folded over beaver tails can be particularly troublesome.

Chris
 
I use a scanned in nickel pattern that I opened up some after scanning different types of nickels and at different angles. I generally recover more nickels per month than my hunting partners. However, part of my success may be, I'm willing to dig more beaver tails, etc. than a lot of other hunters. I completed a first for me in the last two weekends. It is a Grand Slam of dated nickels. A 1867 Shield, an 1883 "V" (Also found an 1888 "V"), 1936 Buffalo, and a 1972 Jefferson. In an area that may produce old nickels, I will dig a lot more targets, hoping for those old nickels. For me a relatively solid hit in digital, without a LOT of bouncing and the tone are the key. (and being willing to have more can slaw and beaver tails in your pouch than your partners at the end of the day) If you think about it, there should be a lot of old nickels in the ground, it seems most of the hunters, don't like to dig trash "just for a nickel". Good luck on your quest for nickels.
 
I chop dimes of the same age of the nickels that I want to find in half and then bury them. the next year i return to see if they have grown into nickels yet. It takes a while i think but just keep chopping up dimes and burying them until they turn into nickels.
 
Labrador Bob, Tom in Ca, Dewcon4414, Ron Y, Rick Utah, Chris So Cen Wi, C&R Hunter, Jason IIl, thanks for the help guys. I will try your suggestions in the future and see if I can find some nickels. I have no problem finding everything else but all nickels (old and new) have eluded me. Good Luck guys. May your finds be many. PJ
 
PJ, please let us know how Jason's suggestion works out for you...:poke:
 
training my ears for the sweet sound of silver...and don't spend the necessary time to learn the lower conductors.

I have tried and tried...but can't acquire the "feel" for what my ears need to hear.

Many times I do my best to concentrate on lower hits...but usually waste my precious hunting time doing so.

My time is very limited anymore so I want to spend all of it I can....looking for walked over silver. I don't collect it...and I don't sell it. I just like to find it:thumbup:
 
Bryce. I think the same way you do. I have saved every wheat penny and silver coin I have seen since I was 10 years old which was 1965. To this day the sight and sound of silver still trips my trigger. If I find a wheat penny in my loose change, I am as happy as a kid at Christmas. I have never gotten into nickels so I guess not finding them while detecting doesn't really bother me since I am really looking for silver and wheaties. I started this post just wondering why I never and I really mean never come across nickels. Listening to you and a couple of the other "experts" is starting to pay off. I found my 1st seated lady dime the other day and walker half. Both were "iffy" signals that I would not have dug last year. Thanks. PJ
 
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