Oddest dang hunt so far, just odd…..

[bootyhoundpa]

I agree with Miserman .. We usually find wetter soil to be better,which it typically is but the same moisture that is making the coins sound louder can also magnified the effect of iron and ground minerals..
ive experienced this many years ago at the beach..there were probably about 20 people working the waterline one evening..I was barely averaging 1 target every 10 minutes as were others.. as the beach thinned out and darkness set it the targets started hitting every minute or two and my depth got better too..I’m sure many others had swept the same sand an hour prior..the only difference I could up with was that the sand I was hunting was now damp instead of wet and I believe the difference in moisture saturation was the main difference..

 

[utmike]

I have a couple of theories (or excuses depending on point of view and whether or not me or my friends made the find).

1- miss it by an inch, miss it by a mile.
2- ground and atmospheric changes matter.
3- other buried items will or won't mask a coin based on position and angle of approach.
4- detectorist mind set is as variable as any other factor and changes like the weather.

Congratulations on that killer Un Peso!! It's a really cool find.

 

[Ronstar]

Went back to the park this morning, met up with Jeff packing his CTX3030 and we split the park up. Nothing per se to get excited about until I think we hit the demarcation line.
I hit a pretty solid low penny signal at 4-5” and dug, signal was solid and I dug below depth indicated and nothing. Rescan the hole and target seemed to have moved a couple inches so dug again, nothing. Ok, walk away and mark the plug so Jeff can second opinion the signal. Yup, he gets same type signal and pinpoints to same spot. This time he opens up my hole size and pulls up an older set of keys. I recognize the dpcd logo as dodge plymouth chrysler desoto and know they are older. (Later research shows 35-38 model years, ignition and body keys.)
A few minutes later I see Jeff walking towards me with a big grin from ear to ear so I figured he hit his first silver at this park. Nope. He dug a 1907 IH just four feet from the keys!!!
Otherwise we did dismal on the coins meter…..