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Made it out before the rain got us today and hunted a recently available corner lot just down the street from where I found the 1932 S quarter and Walker. I think I will rename this street "Silver Street" since 9 silver coins from three hunts have come from houses on it so far! 
Arrived about 9:30 this morning to find painters taking care of the inside of the house, I let them know what I was here to do and they were too busy to care...Started off in the front corner of the lot and quickly found 3 clad quarters that registered "83-85" in the 4kHz trashy program I used. Bottlecaps were pretty common here, but a couple times after removing the offending bottlecap, there would be a softer high tone lurking...on one occasion a Wheat was hiding at around 6" under a 1"-deep cap. Made my way towards the opposite end of the lot digging several more caps, and finally stumbled upon a solid "76-77" which was the first silver for the day, a 1957 Rosie. A couple of feet away I got a soft "71-72", and another Wheat found a new home. Once I found the Rosie and the Wheat, I turned Reactivity from 3 to 2 and listened for deeper targets. Almost right away I got a soft, non-VDI high-toned hit and out came a 1945 Wheat from under some roots. This way only about 18" from the sidewalk. Decided to concentrate on this area more intently, and this was rewarded!
Walked up on a mess of signals at one point, dug out 2 shallow bottlecaps, and then had a steady "75-77" while remaining in the 4 kHz program. From about 4" down came a worn 1948 Rosie! STill in a good area! Then came a solid "69" but it seemed a little too big for a single coin, but still had a great-sounding audio. Pulled a couple of keys from about 5" down, but the Garrett was indicating on something in the dig pile. Mixed with two keys was a nice 1941 Wheat. Sweeping the hole again, I was still getting a faint hit on the edge of VDI range, and 1" deeper in the hole another Wheat was trying to hide...2 keys and 2 Wheats from the same hole - something a little different!
While still in Reactivity 2 I got just a peep of a high tone without VDI again. Dug a 6" or so plug and the Garrett hit on something at the bottom of the hole - I moved the dirt away and there lay a silver Rosie almost vertical right at the bottom of the hole! Most of the deeper and older coins today were 4" or more deep with the deepest coin being a 1920 D Wheat at around 7-8". All the silver coins sounded great in Full tones, and were easily distinguishable from the copper Wheats and Memorials. I supposed I could have turned up the notch to cherry pick silvers, but EVERY TIME I'VE TRIED THIS...I never end up finding silver coins?!? Running high notch settings also decreases sensitivity and depth (some may argue but I find this to be true), and also you end up missing some nice older Wheats and tokens. Ended up with 4 silver dimes, 10 Wheats (1920 D, 1936 D, (2) 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1949 D, 1954 D, 1956 D), a dog tag, and $2.17 in clad which about covered the roundtrip gas!
So far it's been a wet spring and the ground is about perfect for deeper coins and such - get out there and have some fun!
GL &HH
Arrived about 9:30 this morning to find painters taking care of the inside of the house, I let them know what I was here to do and they were too busy to care...Started off in the front corner of the lot and quickly found 3 clad quarters that registered "83-85" in the 4kHz trashy program I used. Bottlecaps were pretty common here, but a couple times after removing the offending bottlecap, there would be a softer high tone lurking...on one occasion a Wheat was hiding at around 6" under a 1"-deep cap. Made my way towards the opposite end of the lot digging several more caps, and finally stumbled upon a solid "76-77" which was the first silver for the day, a 1957 Rosie. A couple of feet away I got a soft "71-72", and another Wheat found a new home. Once I found the Rosie and the Wheat, I turned Reactivity from 3 to 2 and listened for deeper targets. Almost right away I got a soft, non-VDI high-toned hit and out came a 1945 Wheat from under some roots. This way only about 18" from the sidewalk. Decided to concentrate on this area more intently, and this was rewarded!
Walked up on a mess of signals at one point, dug out 2 shallow bottlecaps, and then had a steady "75-77" while remaining in the 4 kHz program. From about 4" down came a worn 1948 Rosie! STill in a good area! Then came a solid "69" but it seemed a little too big for a single coin, but still had a great-sounding audio. Pulled a couple of keys from about 5" down, but the Garrett was indicating on something in the dig pile. Mixed with two keys was a nice 1941 Wheat. Sweeping the hole again, I was still getting a faint hit on the edge of VDI range, and 1" deeper in the hole another Wheat was trying to hide...2 keys and 2 Wheats from the same hole - something a little different!
While still in Reactivity 2 I got just a peep of a high tone without VDI again. Dug a 6" or so plug and the Garrett hit on something at the bottom of the hole - I moved the dirt away and there lay a silver Rosie almost vertical right at the bottom of the hole! Most of the deeper and older coins today were 4" or more deep with the deepest coin being a 1920 D Wheat at around 7-8". All the silver coins sounded great in Full tones, and were easily distinguishable from the copper Wheats and Memorials. I supposed I could have turned up the notch to cherry pick silvers, but EVERY TIME I'VE TRIED THIS...I never end up finding silver coins?!? Running high notch settings also decreases sensitivity and depth (some may argue but I find this to be true), and also you end up missing some nice older Wheats and tokens. Ended up with 4 silver dimes, 10 Wheats (1920 D, 1936 D, (2) 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1949 D, 1954 D, 1956 D), a dog tag, and $2.17 in clad which about covered the roundtrip gas!
So far it's been a wet spring and the ground is about perfect for deeper coins and such - get out there and have some fun!
GL &HH
Finding 4 silver coins in one hunt is always a thrill. I bet that I did more digging than you did today though. 