The Oak tree..

[oldranger]

Ive read a lot about folks finding good stuff
around big old trees so Off to the local
park with the ACE and sniper coil .. .in
45 Min I got about 1.07 in change which included
a 54 and 50 wheat..and a 1961 dime..
Not the riches Ive read about but it COULD have been..

I never got further than 6 ft from the tree.. recovery around roots
AINT easy thats for sure .. i left a few in the ground cause i didnt want
to leave a big mess... TIPS anyone?

HH

Ron

Rangers Lead The Way

 

[BigCatDaddy]

If they're small roots and your signal appears to be under them, I keep a serated stainless steel steak knife in my tool pouch to saw right thru the little beggars. It will easily saw right thru a pinkie sized root and it won't hurt the tree either. Wierdest one I ever had was a wheat penny that was sandwiched between 2 roots, one on top, the other on bottom. For larger roots, you have to excavate on either side to get at your treasure. Keep a towel with you to put your excavation dirt on and when you have your target out, dump the dirt back in the hole, replace your grass plug and you're done!!

 

[Old Katz]

I carry a small pair of garden shears.They cut through roots easy as pie,
assuming th crust hasn't been to badly burnt!
Katz

 

[oldranger]

You mean like a pie ID make????

Thanks for the info Ill try the shears that
sounds like a bit less work ....

Ron

RLTW

 

[BusDigger]

Congrats on the finds Ron! You've been doin' pretty well! Be interesting to see what else is there when you go back.....there's a lot of shade under them big 'ol trees!

Smitty

 

[Uncle Willy]

Pick the big ones that people lay and sit under. Start tecting at the base and move out ( walking in a circle around the tree ) past the shade line. I've pulled as much as $7.50 from under one tree but you can't get sloppy with your scanning. Rings are also found under the trees.

Bill

 

[fongu]

Lots of people gather in the shade of a large oak tree and lose money and jewelry. A nice shady spot on a hot day near a ball field, church or picnic ground should have some nice finds.

A 1961 dime turned sideways sure is pretty and looks like pure silver. The dimes made after 1964? have a copper ban if you turn the coin sideways. I know most of y'all already knew that, but I was trying to see the year date on a dime in my change and the cashier showed me how to turn it sideways and tell. If you see copper, you know it's after they stopped making pure silver coins. An interest in metal detecting leads to lots of other information and knowledge. I didn't have a clue.

I just read a book on finding silver by the lakes and swimming holes and beaches and I can't remember the author or title of the book. Anyway, this writer said there was at least 200 million pounds of lost silver coins just in the USA. No way it's all been found.

My metal detector's hunch has led me to consider two remote places as possible sites to check out for some coins or a small coin cache. It may just be wishful thinking, but I hope to be able to check them out soon. It may be October or next year, but for some reason these two locations stood out to me. I believe my subconscious has seen something that my brain just ain't figured out yet.

Some people don't want to dig a penny, even if it's a wheat penny. I dig everytime I get a signal, because time and time again you hear the experts on this forum and other forums say if you don't dig every signal, you're missing valuable rings and stuff. I like wheat pennies, myself. Those old coins may not have much cash value, but they are time capsules to the past. HH under the old oak tree, Ron.