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V-Nickel

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Working on my nickels.. and I'm lovin' the smart find on older nickels. Nickels in my area corrode pretty badly, so my older XLT would always show more ferrous (SE speak).. and lean towards screw cap, and the signal was always pretty 'iffy', until you open a hole. Once the XLT could get a better view, it would beep on nickels better.

This was fine, if you knew how the XLT would work on old nickels in my area... and that took me a few years before I figured that out and starting finding V's.

I was worried with the SE that I'd have to learn a whole new system to break the deep nickel code.. and to my pleasant surprise, the SE slays on the nickels for me. I've found a quite a few 40s era Jeffersons, 1 Buffalo and today I was able to land a V-Nickel. Smart find was extremely accurate. I like to rely on the smartfind vs digital for the nickels. Seems like when I go digital, I pull more junk.

Anyways.. short story long, I was stoked to pull a V-Nickel out today!!

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DB
 
Seems like V and Shield nickles have more copper in them and don't hold up well...Lot more in the ground than you think as many silver hunters go right over them..Many Explorer users complain they are silver magnets and weak in the lower spectrum but guess you proved them wrong. Don't be surprised if one of those nickle signals turn out to be a nice gold ring...Have to agree especially on deep nickles your digital numbers may bounce between several numbers but the smart screen usually is dead on....
 
[quote Dan-Pa.]Seems like V and Shield nickles have more copper in them and don't hold up well...Lot more in the ground than you think as many silver hunters go right over them..Many Explorer users complain they are silver magnets and weak in the lower spectrum but guess you proved them wrong. Don't be surprised if one of those nickle signals turn out to be a nice gold ring...Have to agree especially on deep nickles your digital numbers may bounce between several numbers but the smart screen usually is dead on....[/quote]

Hello Dan

I've read that so many times, but feel the machine sees those deep nickels nicely. Maybe it SmartFind vs Digital users? I've been extremely happy once I decided to 'stick' with SmartFind. I do bounce to digital to get some additional info, but 98% of the time in smartfind.

Thanks!
DB
 
Actually I believe majority use smartfind but combining the tone, smartfind and digital one gets a 3 way look at your target to dig or not...
Years ago my mentor was a digital screen user and have tried both and prefer digital myself but especially for a deepie will check on both screens.
Although my mentor does not hunt anymore in the early days of an Explorer was as good as any and when the Minelab rep came to our club hunt he was asking him questions. Actually he stayed the night and along with my mentor hunted our local old park.
In addendum your call but would advise to check on the alternate screen that you are using for added info....
 
To me tone comes first then cross hairs. If cross hair is in any part of coin related area I dig. I don't Hem and Haw about whether it might be this or that. Most times I have a pleasent surprise and its either a coin or a nice atifact.
 
[quote NH Bob]To me tone comes first then cross hairs. If cross hair is in any part of coin related area I dig. I don't Hem and Haw about whether it might be this or that. Most times I have a pleasent surprise and its either a coin or a nice atifact.[/quote]

Yep. I start with tone as well, then take a look at the cursor. I pretty much dig anything at good depth as well.

DB
 
Of course thats the way to go in your area with various large cents and the like as these coins vary on the crosshairs.
Heck some of the fellows hunting real old areas with little trash will dig every repeatable signal and thats where the oddball coins, tokens or even old gold rings are being had.
Personally hunt in medium old areas for the most part and don't care if I ever find a wheatie or an Indian head penny but know when I have found a nice silver coin for that era..Older areas you could miss a large cent, 2 cent piece, half dime, gold coin or the like and I adjust accordingly.
All in all its a crapshoot and those that dig usually are rewarded.Heck I have seen some of the shovels used in out of the way areas where digging is not a problem and under those conditions certainly would not be that selective.
Adjust accordingly to the conditions at hand would certainly be the way to go....
 
Today, I pulled some more old nickels out.. along with a few other keepers. Same spot as yesterday.

1903 Indian
1911 V-Nicket
1920 D Wheat
no date Buffalo
12 1/2 cent trade token for the Smoke House cigar.

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The SE is acting great on Nickels. I'm picking up a 5" SunRay coil and I'm planning on hitting this area again, since it's really trashy.

Thanks!
DB
 
Wow. Went out again and pulled another V-Nickel.. 1907. That makes 3 V-Nickels and 1 Buffalo this week alone. I'm loving the nickels right now.

DB
 
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