The CTX never ceases to amaze me

[Larry (IL)]

As dry as conditions are around here, yard hunting has come to halt but I thought I might be able to find some relics further South of here while field walking. I have hit that spot pretty hard over the years and bullets are getting hard to find but I did find a few. The highlight of the day was a pocket spill masked buy a large nut where an old house once was on the property. I hunted under this old tree many times when I used another detector while relic hunting but this time I used the CTX 3030 and glad I did.

I was done for the day (or thought I was) and I was on my way back to the truck and tried under the walnut tree again primarily because it was getting hot out and the shade offered a little reprieve when I got a "thunk, grunt,chirp........ chirp, grunt, thunk" signal which I heard as iron with a possible good target. The CTX showed two targets on the screen, one iron and a good but smeared one, so I started digging and there was a big iron nut at 5 inches. After getting the nut out of the ground and rechecking the hole, the CTX started singing to me. Not one, but four Barber dimes and two Wheats were all within three inches of each other under the nut. The Barbers were 1902, 1908, 1909 and 1914. The wheats were 1909, no mint mark and no VDB and a 1916. The unmasking ability of the CTX just blows me away....

The other neat find is what might be a gate latch/lock ....

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[dougj7]

Congrats on the great finds. Were you using Ferrous-Coin target separation?

 

[Larry (IL)]

Yep, Ferrous-Coin works best for me.

 

[johno]

awesome finds larry way to go!!!!! persistence again pays off . man it is dry out there for sure. and doesn't take long to damge the grass.... HH..

 

["Dr.Tones"]

Great spill! I got me a 1909 wheat the other day too but just like yours, mine failed to have a mint mark and VDB

 

[lse450cc]

You lucky dog.Way to go! You just have that feeling that something's there don't you.Metal detecting gods or looking down on you! I Don't think it's all got to do with the detector on this one.Awesome find.

 

[sube]

That's a great find those don't come offend WTG . sube

 

[Digger]

Awesome recovery Larry. Four Barbers in one hole is tough to beat! Your post makes me wonder how many places I've detected over the years, where there are coins being masked by something as large as that nut you found. If I had to guess......I'd say probably every old farm site that I've hunted prior to having the CTX 3030. If I would go back to just a fraction of them, I'll never have to complain about not having a place to detect! Congrats on the hunt. And thanks for sharing the story, the pics and reminding us that we need to hit some of those "old familiar sites" again. HH Randy

 

[CT Todd]

Man that's a great haul. Good for you

 

[diggingitup]

What a amazing machine thats great!

 

[laplander]

Great finds Larry!! Nevery seen a "nut" cache before Is your watch winder gold ?

 

[BrakingGnus]

Nice work Larry! Way to listen!

 

[G. E. Edwards]

I know what you mean Larry the CTX is a killer in iron. I weaseled 10 coins out of this iron infested area today, and I mean big stuff like you found, Love the CTX.

 

[doc1964]

Amazing hole Larry - digging Barbers 4 at a time along with some wheat in with that iron - epic!

 

[Aaron]

That's a incredible find, one you'll remember the rest of your life.
Congrats!

 

[JamesBondaka]

Nice Larry! Thanks for the inspiration....exactly what I hope to do with my new ctx.

 

[Larry (IL)]

Congratulations on your new toy James If you have not found the CTX Resource Forum yet, it is here http://www.findmall.com/list.php?87

It is packed with good info and videos accumulated over the past year.

 

[MikeO]

Awesome digs. The CTX is impressive. One day I will be revisiting all my sites with one for sure.

 

[doninbrewster]

Nothing like a 4 Barber day. When they come out of the same hole it really makes you smile. Nice finds.