Ronstar
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So, I’ll get the boring stuff out of the way first…..
Went back to the honey hole with the intention of figuring out the vibrating carrot and the other demons. Well, they weren’t there. The EMI we expect was where it should be, even in 4khz I had to drop Sens all the way to 8 to basically null it. Went back to where the carrot was acting up and all was normal, so much for diagnostic endeavors. This tells me there is some random event generating thru that area and there is nothing wrong with my equipment.
I finished up in the area where I recovered the Barbers and nothing else found. So I shifted along a linear line that those were found on. Figured why not?? Spent maybe an hour slowly working along that avenue. I then started down the edge of a major sidewalk thats close to where the four Barber dimes were found earlier. I hit a faint signal that was two way and then gone. I almost left it. But I’ve learned two way is probably worth going after…….
I was not able to find it again but luckily there was an odd stick right where I hit so I slowly started going around it in a circle until I was almost at 360 degrees when I hit it again. There was no other noise in the headphones so it was clearly audible but faint. I moved just a tiny bit and gone so I adjusted back a tiny little bit and got it for the third time. I noted the VDI was 50-51 on the Legend and depth was five bars so I was hoping a deep silver dime or a quarter. Pinpointing showed a very small footprint but it was hitting on something!
Spade on shovel is 7.5” to the hilt so thats roughly enough to recover most any coin around here. I checked the plug with the carrot and nothing so I rechecked the plug with the detector and I can still get an iffy signal. I increased the sensitivity on the carrot and it was indicating something dead below (and not on a side). I was able to get another couple inches and then the carrot hit on medium setting. I used my hand trowel and got another inch or so out and I was able to see the edge of a reeded coin at about a 45 degree or less angle. My first thought was another Barber dime. This time I took a couple pictures mainly to show the depth of the coin which was 10-11” based on the carrot. I grabbed the coin and brought it out and there was my first Seated Liberty dime in my hand! I was a bit in shock but just wait……… got the little magnifier loupe out and its 1841! Now I’m in delirious shock. I can not believe I found this. Yes it was deep and if I hadn’t hit it at the angle I did I would not have found it to begin with. Perseverance actually produced.
Gotta love Chicago, cant stop singing that song!!!!
Went back to the honey hole with the intention of figuring out the vibrating carrot and the other demons. Well, they weren’t there. The EMI we expect was where it should be, even in 4khz I had to drop Sens all the way to 8 to basically null it. Went back to where the carrot was acting up and all was normal, so much for diagnostic endeavors. This tells me there is some random event generating thru that area and there is nothing wrong with my equipment.
I finished up in the area where I recovered the Barbers and nothing else found. So I shifted along a linear line that those were found on. Figured why not?? Spent maybe an hour slowly working along that avenue. I then started down the edge of a major sidewalk thats close to where the four Barber dimes were found earlier. I hit a faint signal that was two way and then gone. I almost left it. But I’ve learned two way is probably worth going after…….
I was not able to find it again but luckily there was an odd stick right where I hit so I slowly started going around it in a circle until I was almost at 360 degrees when I hit it again. There was no other noise in the headphones so it was clearly audible but faint. I moved just a tiny bit and gone so I adjusted back a tiny little bit and got it for the third time. I noted the VDI was 50-51 on the Legend and depth was five bars so I was hoping a deep silver dime or a quarter. Pinpointing showed a very small footprint but it was hitting on something!
Spade on shovel is 7.5” to the hilt so thats roughly enough to recover most any coin around here. I checked the plug with the carrot and nothing so I rechecked the plug with the detector and I can still get an iffy signal. I increased the sensitivity on the carrot and it was indicating something dead below (and not on a side). I was able to get another couple inches and then the carrot hit on medium setting. I used my hand trowel and got another inch or so out and I was able to see the edge of a reeded coin at about a 45 degree or less angle. My first thought was another Barber dime. This time I took a couple pictures mainly to show the depth of the coin which was 10-11” based on the carrot. I grabbed the coin and brought it out and there was my first Seated Liberty dime in my hand! I was a bit in shock but just wait……… got the little magnifier loupe out and its 1841! Now I’m in delirious shock. I can not believe I found this. Yes it was deep and if I hadn’t hit it at the angle I did I would not have found it to begin with. Perseverance actually produced.
Gotta love Chicago, cant stop singing that song!!!!
it was one helluva deep dime! Are you glad you didn’t walk away? 
