:usaflag:First day of using a probe as opposed to cutting a plug.

[MNCoinhunter]

Man..I sure do want to come and see that fairy-land sod that you guys are "plucking" coins out of....because up here in northern MN there are roots criss-crossing the ground with rocks. And the grass just does'nt "open up" like the Red Sea and hand you your prize. The grass has roots interwoven in it..which make it almost impossible to just lift the coin from the ground. I guess I can see it working if every coin was right under the surface..and it did in those circumstances. But any deeper than that and your going to have a hole whether you like it or not...frustrating as hell..let me tell you. Maybe it'll go better the next time around.

 

[Uncle Willy]

A pair of long-nosed pliers comes in handy sometimes to pluck a coin with.

Bill

 

[GimmieThe Loot]

if the 250 has been telling me 2" i then use the pro pointer and pinpoint the exact spot of the coins and then I just use my trowel and stick it in at a 45 degree angle into about 2 inches and then pull up a little on it and the coins usually pop out into the blade. Its nice and save so much time. Make sure to propoint the hole after you get your coin because a lot of the times there are more than one coin.

 

[metalhead]

I always just cut a plug.It works for me.Happy Hunting!

 

[Orion42]

On the shallow targets I also stick the digger in at about 45 degrees and get the coin about 90% of the time.

John

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah if your ground is too tough for popping then stick to plugging or cut a slit with your knife, rock it back and forth sideways to widen the slit and use a pair of long nosed pliers to pluck out the coin. Then step on the slit hard and it closes up. That's the method I use if I'm hunting a manicured lawn.

Bill

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Thanks for the input guys. I have to admit that plugging is easier..but at least now I have the tools to do both and will use them accordingly.

 

[Old Katz]

Hummmmm. I'll have to get a smaller trowel and try that.
I see that this technique will only work on shallow targets. Most of the
coins and other items I dug last 4 nights have been only two to three inches
deep. I've tried the screw driver and that doesn't seem to work well for me.

As fo roots getting in the way I carry a small hand held pruning shear with me.
I hate to do it; it's like cutting into someones finger. Cant imagine the tree or plants like it one bit.

Katz

 

[Oakman404]

Yeah, the ground here in up-state NY is pretty good for using the probe. I recover coins with the Garrett probe if they are down to about two inches after that I dig a two sided plug and flip the plug up and back to retrieve my coins.

 

[GimmieThe Loot]

Make sure you have a sturdy hand shovel/trowel. My buddy and I have broke 4 of them in the last couple of weeks in the dry hard dirt. Finally found one that was solid metal all the way to the end of the handle.