Silver "off the bat"

[JimmyCT]

Well today, I tried a new spot and didn't go two feet and heard a high tone / 180. There was so much garbage / iron in the ground it started to break up when I turned and check it from a different angle. This signal was aggravating me as I just couldn't zero in and pinpoint the target. Eventally..... out popped 1929 Mr. Mercury. I thought to myself, today is going to be a good day. (I had a good feeling going to this spot ) I then proceeded to grid off an area and found two wheat pennies 1944 and 1952. Clad pennies were a problem at this park for some reason. I just couldn't lock onto them like I could at other places I have detected. I really had to work the coil to get them to registered up around 177. They were coming in low around 165 / 166 with un-steady audio. Just very strange. Then I found a bunch of melted metal. I thought I had hit the mother lode lol. All those bottlecaps were "unsures" they registered at 177 and sounded like a clad penny. When in doubt dig it up right?

This place I ventured out to today was the location of mayhem and madness lol so much deep iron, metal, bottle caps, pulltabs etc etc etc. One of the pulltabs sounded so super smooth and steady @ 162 I thought for sure it was going to be an old coin. Oh well, practice makes perfect.

Overall it was a great day with super nice weather and a good morning detecting a new spot. (new to me anyways)

 

[Ron from Michigan]

EPL,great hunt.HH Ron

 

[Maxwedge]

VERY NICE. WERE THE ZINCS ATE UP SO BAD THAT MAYBE ALL THAT WAS LEFT GAVE THE LOWER NUMBERS? GOOD LUCK ON MORE HUNTING. MARK

 

[JimmyCT]

Hi Maxwedge,

Actually, I didn't even give that a thought. That can very well be as the zinc cents were pretty badly eaten. Thanks - Happy hunting!

VERY NICE. WERE THE ZINCS ATE UP SO BAD THAT MAYBE ALL THAT WAS LEFT GAVE THE LOWER NUMBERS? GOOD LUCK ON MORE HUNTING. MARK

 

[Critterhunter]

I almost always PP in discrimination these days and in particularly when trash or iron is around the coin. Wiggle the front of the coil until you just lose the signal and it will be right at the edge of it.

 

[GunnarMN]

All that trash was worth it for the cercury disme I wonder what other coins ar hiding behind a pice of junk?

 

[JimmyCT]

EDIT: Where I stated 165 / 166 in my article, I meant to say 175 / 176. The pennies were just a digit or two off. Thanks Critter for the tip, I will try that next time I am out. Gunnar, you are right, you and I are both wondering what else could be hiding there. I was kind of discouraged yesterday even though I found some nice coins. I didn't even bother with the place today. (6-16-11) This place is just filled with metal debris. I truly believe this place has been hit in the past with detectors, however, I do not think they hit it with a GT The GT did sniff some coins out no doubt, but I believe this mercury was missed due to the iron that it was sitting on top of.

Something interesting for me.... as I was writing this post, I was also performing a little history search on the area. hmmmm When the neighborhood was being created in 1918, this parcel of land was given to the town in Spetember 1920. On the property was a pole barn. Exactly where I do not know. This can explain all the deep iron in the ground.( farm land?) The land is 2 acres in size and now holds a basketball court / tot lot / and a baseball diamond. Across the street from this park, was a one room school house that was used in the 1920's. I guess it is time to "re-examine" the property.

Well today, I tried a new spot and didn't go two feet and heard a high tone / 180. There was so much garbage / iron in the ground it started to break up when I turned and check it from a different angle. This signal was aggravating me as I just couldn't zero in and pinpoint the target. Eventally..... out popped 1929 Mr. Mercury. I thought to myself, today is going to be a good day. (I had a good feeling going to this spot ) I then proceeded to grid off an area and found two wheat pennies 1944 and 1952. Clad pennies were a problem at this park for some reason. I just couldn't lock onto them like I could at other places I have detected. I really had to work the coil to get them to registered up around 177. They were coming in low around 165 / 166 with un-steady audio. Just very strange. Then I found a bunch of melted metal. I thought I had hit the mother lode lol. All those bottlecaps were "unsures" they registered at 177 and sounded like a clad penny. When in doubt dig it up right?

This place I ventured out to today was the location of mayhem and madness lol so much deep iron, metal, bottle caps, pulltabs etc etc etc. One of the pulltabs sounded so super smooth and steady @ 162 I thought for sure it was going to be an old coin. Oh well, practice makes perfect.

Overall it was a great day with super nice weather and a good morning detecting a new spot. (new to me anyways)