I would like to thank all the members of the CTX 3030 forum who volunteer their knowledge and experience. I was reading posts watching videos and had to join Findmall. I got my CTX this winter and as soon as the frost was out I was swinging the coil. Started with a 1916 Mercury dime my second and third time out ( no D ), found lots of clad and some wheats. After that good start I went through about 50 hours of NO silver. All I could find was clad and junk with an occassional wheat. Needless to say with a drought like that after a good start one gets a little bummed out. If it were not for the "finds forum", great posts, and youtube vids to keep me swinging I might have started to find other things to do. However the excitement of the hunt and the reward of seeing the silver emerge from its "lost status" is awesome.
Today it came together. I live in NW Vermont, about 25 miles from Canada. I decided to go to an old lakefront park, I'm sure it has been hunted lots. Started close to the older house but the dirt was quite soft with frequent clad coins. I decided to look for the older portion of the park with dense un-worked soil. I found a point out into the lake, somewhat of an observation area with benches and picnic tables. There was TONS of trash, nails, beavertails, can slaw, you name it. It's quite clear the CTX loves the trash! I'm sure the trash kept other MDs away. Well I managed an international dime Trifecta, a 1916 Barber, 1919 Mercury and two 1910 Canadian dimes. I found around 12-15 wheats, no dates still soaking, and a very sharp 1922 Canadian penny.
Thanks again to all who post and volunteer info and VERY helpful suggestions.
Quack, HH
Today it came together. I live in NW Vermont, about 25 miles from Canada. I decided to go to an old lakefront park, I'm sure it has been hunted lots. Started close to the older house but the dirt was quite soft with frequent clad coins. I decided to look for the older portion of the park with dense un-worked soil. I found a point out into the lake, somewhat of an observation area with benches and picnic tables. There was TONS of trash, nails, beavertails, can slaw, you name it. It's quite clear the CTX loves the trash! I'm sure the trash kept other MDs away. Well I managed an international dime Trifecta, a 1916 Barber, 1919 Mercury and two 1910 Canadian dimes. I found around 12-15 wheats, no dates still soaking, and a very sharp 1922 Canadian penny.
Thanks again to all who post and volunteer info and VERY helpful suggestions.
Quack, HH
, put me in a old park with a ctx and i am 
