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Gerald (tabman) and I hit this new-to-us rental property built in 1954 - we weren't expecting the number and quality of targets that it would give up! Not 5 minutes after firing up our detectors, Gerald gets a nice high-toned signal with his AT Pro, and before digging it out; I scanned it with the Deus. I got a choppy 93-95 in 12 khz but it didn't sound as good as some other targets - needless to say he started off the day with a fantastic 1935 quarter!!! It must have been on-edge for that "iffy" audio it produced...but not "iffy" enough to NOT dig it!
Shortly afterwards in the front yard I got a sharp 90-91 which turned out to be a 2" deep Rosie, followed by a higher-toned "93-94" indication that dropped to "86" in 4 khz - and now I had a 1953 quarter!!! Both of us had scored silver in the first 30 minutes of the hunt but hadn't found any Wheats yet...the Wheats would prove to be numerous, shallow, and trash-free for the remainder of the hunt!!!!
The trash levels at this rental house were surprisingly low - I think it took a whole hour before either of us dug any trashy targets...almost everything was a coin, and from the 1960s or older!!! Both of us found Wheats simply laying on the surface in plain sight - these must have been washed up since most were corroded. We also found many high-relief Memorials (1959-1968 ) that were severely corroded, but mixed in was an occasional silver dime.
There was also an abundance of nickels at this site - I found 15 of them in all and not a single war nickel was in sight...but we both tried! Some of the nickels were deeper, maybe 5-6" max...but the majority of all types of targets were 4" or less.
Had more trouble with the glasses again today but I've fixed the problem with the automatic shut-off. There were 3 silver dime digs that Gerald and I called before digging and JUST BEFORE it rolled out of the plug the camera shut off - at around the 45-second mark. Problem has been addressed and future videos should be more inclusive!!!!
Both of us passed over the same area mutliple times, and occasionally we'd get a standalone target that we somehow missed - usually a Wheat. At one point Gerald used the F75 and I had him check an iffy target with the Deus (turned out to be a silver Rosie), but there was hardly a response from that unit. The dime was only 4" deep, and had iron on both sides - he went back and got his Tejon which indicated "all over the place" but a hit nonetheless. The AT Pro worked best (at least from what I could tell by Gerald's success today) in the target-rich backyard and indicated confidently on some 6-7" deep coins we "cross-checked"
My favorite target today was Gerald's Memorial-and-silver quarter coin spill - he pulled 4 high reliefs from the same hole using the AT Pro and kept getting an "81-82" response after digging the first penny. After the 4th coin was pulled, he almost gave up but rescanned to get a "85-87"...this turned out to be a 1951 quarter! Persistence and patience pays off!
As long as the weather holds the rental house hunts will continue - next week I'm hitting some demoed houses in Knoxville that were built around 1900 - and will be looking to get the 100th silver coin for 2014...only have 4 to go!
Get out there and get some!!!
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67JRuULHSBM
Shortly afterwards in the front yard I got a sharp 90-91 which turned out to be a 2" deep Rosie, followed by a higher-toned "93-94" indication that dropped to "86" in 4 khz - and now I had a 1953 quarter!!! Both of us had scored silver in the first 30 minutes of the hunt but hadn't found any Wheats yet...the Wheats would prove to be numerous, shallow, and trash-free for the remainder of the hunt!!!!
The trash levels at this rental house were surprisingly low - I think it took a whole hour before either of us dug any trashy targets...almost everything was a coin, and from the 1960s or older!!! Both of us found Wheats simply laying on the surface in plain sight - these must have been washed up since most were corroded. We also found many high-relief Memorials (1959-1968 ) that were severely corroded, but mixed in was an occasional silver dime.
There was also an abundance of nickels at this site - I found 15 of them in all and not a single war nickel was in sight...but we both tried! Some of the nickels were deeper, maybe 5-6" max...but the majority of all types of targets were 4" or less.
Had more trouble with the glasses again today but I've fixed the problem with the automatic shut-off. There were 3 silver dime digs that Gerald and I called before digging and JUST BEFORE it rolled out of the plug the camera shut off - at around the 45-second mark. Problem has been addressed and future videos should be more inclusive!!!!
Both of us passed over the same area mutliple times, and occasionally we'd get a standalone target that we somehow missed - usually a Wheat. At one point Gerald used the F75 and I had him check an iffy target with the Deus (turned out to be a silver Rosie), but there was hardly a response from that unit. The dime was only 4" deep, and had iron on both sides - he went back and got his Tejon which indicated "all over the place" but a hit nonetheless. The AT Pro worked best (at least from what I could tell by Gerald's success today) in the target-rich backyard and indicated confidently on some 6-7" deep coins we "cross-checked"
My favorite target today was Gerald's Memorial-and-silver quarter coin spill - he pulled 4 high reliefs from the same hole using the AT Pro and kept getting an "81-82" response after digging the first penny. After the 4th coin was pulled, he almost gave up but rescanned to get a "85-87"...this turned out to be a 1951 quarter! Persistence and patience pays off!
As long as the weather holds the rental house hunts will continue - next week I'm hitting some demoed houses in Knoxville that were built around 1900 - and will be looking to get the 100th silver coin for 2014...only have 4 to go!
Get out there and get some!!!
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67JRuULHSBM
