CZconnoisseur
Active member
Had a short time to poke around the other end of the DG course today and found a spot with softer dirt 
I haven't run 4 kHz in this area too much - when I first started hunting the fairgrounds this is the area I had initial success. I remember there being a TON of iffy signals while running an 8 kHz program, and also remember digging some toasty Wheats that wouldn't give firm VDI readings. First signal sounded like a nickel, so I checked it in 12 kHz and it became a lot clearer and VDI was on par with a 12 kHz nickel reading. Out popped a superbly crusty 1941 Jefferson from about 6".
Not 18 inches away I hit a slightly higher-toned target, but this one was deep. I switched reactivity to 2 while in 4 khz and it came in much better, but VDI wasn't there - just two horizontal lines. Dug it anyway and THOUGHT I saw the wreath of an Indian cent, but it was so crusty and rough I decided to do the detective work at home in the A/C. Then came a toasty Wheat about 4 feet away which was 6-7" down with noncommittal VDI readings again. Found a little hotspot! Decided to go real slow and see exactly what else may be hiding in this little area - about 10 minutes later I got a scratchy low tone without VDI and then switched to 12 kHz, and the target came in better, but still sans VDI. Dug another crusty nickel at 7" down, dated 1948.
All four coins came from a 4' X 6' area that I probably scanned before, but not well. All targets didn't have a solid VDI and were more than 6" deep, which added to the fun! The ground was soft, cool, and crumbly - a welcome change to the last few hunts! I was about burnt to a crisp being outside all morning taking pictures of the new DG course and posting them online so I only hunted for about an hour and a half.
Got home and started cleaning the coins, and was pleasantly surprised by the Indian cent, dated 1893!!! This is the second oldest coin for me this year, and this only adds to the excitement for future hunts!
I haven't run 4 kHz in this area too much - when I first started hunting the fairgrounds this is the area I had initial success. I remember there being a TON of iffy signals while running an 8 kHz program, and also remember digging some toasty Wheats that wouldn't give firm VDI readings. First signal sounded like a nickel, so I checked it in 12 kHz and it became a lot clearer and VDI was on par with a 12 kHz nickel reading. Out popped a superbly crusty 1941 Jefferson from about 6".
Not 18 inches away I hit a slightly higher-toned target, but this one was deep. I switched reactivity to 2 while in 4 khz and it came in much better, but VDI wasn't there - just two horizontal lines. Dug it anyway and THOUGHT I saw the wreath of an Indian cent, but it was so crusty and rough I decided to do the detective work at home in the A/C. Then came a toasty Wheat about 4 feet away which was 6-7" down with noncommittal VDI readings again. Found a little hotspot! Decided to go real slow and see exactly what else may be hiding in this little area - about 10 minutes later I got a scratchy low tone without VDI and then switched to 12 kHz, and the target came in better, but still sans VDI. Dug another crusty nickel at 7" down, dated 1948.
All four coins came from a 4' X 6' area that I probably scanned before, but not well. All targets didn't have a solid VDI and were more than 6" deep, which added to the fun! The ground was soft, cool, and crumbly - a welcome change to the last few hunts! I was about burnt to a crisp being outside all morning taking pictures of the new DG course and posting them online so I only hunted for about an hour and a half.
Got home and started cleaning the coins, and was pleasantly surprised by the Indian cent, dated 1893!!! This is the second oldest coin for me this year, and this only adds to the excitement for future hunts!
