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Was in Knoxville on Sunday and decided to check out a site that recently had 4 houses demolished which dates back to about 1900. To my dismay, I learned that the four lots were scraped and then refilled with only the best red clay native to the region. Wasn't able to get any video since it rained throughout the hunt - only in the last couple of hours did it slack off somewhat.
The areas where the houses stood produced no targets, only on the periphery of the lots where the clay and original soil mixed in was I able to find any amount of items that produced good responses. I remember digging a 6" hole in this red clay, and placing a coin in the bottom and scanning it - only to get NO RESPONSE. I knew depth was limited, so after a while I found a small patch of "unscraped" dirt near the sidewalk which measured roughly 10' X 20', and I worked that tiny area into oblivion digging any repeating targets. Wherever I found a Wheat, I would rescan and listen for any tidbit of a high tone - got a lot of one-way hits that turned out to be partially masked coins. Nothing was deeper than 5", but I know there HAS to be more coins there...simply too much time has passed for there NOT to be more silver and possibly gold coins...
I came back onto the "unscraped" areas a second time from another direction, and scored a Buffalo nickel, Mercury dime, and a couple older Wheats out of a 4-foot square area. There was also some coal mixed in, just for fun LOL, which made detecting even more of a nightmare! All in all, about 5 hours was spent detecting these properties, and I'm pleased with the results regardless of the conditions. I wanted to hunt in the worst of conditions so that I know what to listen for during "better" hunts, and also to increase the chances of finding keepers when a piece of equipment fails in the field.
This area was so sloppy that my Propointer completely got encrusted with clay that the audio signal no longer was audible. I was able to pinpoint using vibration only - and still managed to find good coins. I think I have the perfect detector for the job - it's exciting to think that something superior is in the pipeline from XP that will perform even more favorably in these conditions. I can't wait!
The areas where the houses stood produced no targets, only on the periphery of the lots where the clay and original soil mixed in was I able to find any amount of items that produced good responses. I remember digging a 6" hole in this red clay, and placing a coin in the bottom and scanning it - only to get NO RESPONSE. I knew depth was limited, so after a while I found a small patch of "unscraped" dirt near the sidewalk which measured roughly 10' X 20', and I worked that tiny area into oblivion digging any repeating targets. Wherever I found a Wheat, I would rescan and listen for any tidbit of a high tone - got a lot of one-way hits that turned out to be partially masked coins. Nothing was deeper than 5", but I know there HAS to be more coins there...simply too much time has passed for there NOT to be more silver and possibly gold coins...
I came back onto the "unscraped" areas a second time from another direction, and scored a Buffalo nickel, Mercury dime, and a couple older Wheats out of a 4-foot square area. There was also some coal mixed in, just for fun LOL, which made detecting even more of a nightmare! All in all, about 5 hours was spent detecting these properties, and I'm pleased with the results regardless of the conditions. I wanted to hunt in the worst of conditions so that I know what to listen for during "better" hunts, and also to increase the chances of finding keepers when a piece of equipment fails in the field.
This area was so sloppy that my Propointer completely got encrusted with clay that the audio signal no longer was audible. I was able to pinpoint using vibration only - and still managed to find good coins. I think I have the perfect detector for the job - it's exciting to think that something superior is in the pipeline from XP that will perform even more favorably in these conditions. I can't wait!
You're a very dedicated hunter. I have to work extra hard just trying to keep up with you. It was muddy mess where I detected today. That ole clay dirt sure is sticky.
You need to get a protective cover like I have for your ProPointer. It's works great!