What's the verdict? Old silver coins really deep?

[GKMan]

Yeah, I'm thinking of getting something like the Mini Samson 18" digger so I can check deeper iffy's. I love my hand held standard lesche but my old hands are worn and hurt digging to deep with the hand diggers.
What's stopping me is just principle of cost! That mini samson or sampson would do but 55 to 65.00 dollars is ridiculous.
I may take my dremel and cut down my little home depot spade into a similar shape as the Sampsons.
Dog

I love my mini sampson and I have discretely used it once or twice in parks for the deep targets... I honestly didn't read through all of the responses to the original question but, I can tell you that with all the time I spend in the woods detecting I find that most of my large cents and colonial coppers end up at around six inches or less. Us woods hunters (cellar hole hunters) don't find as much silver as the Park Detectorists but in my experience here in the Hudson Valley silver also ends up in the six inch give or take range of depth

 

[Robert2300]

I think it was BarberBill who said he was reluctant to dig
deep in public parks. I agree with that. Even on soccer fields
and foot ball fields I am reluctant. Last year I did find a standing
Liberty half so worn you could not read the date, and I dug it on
a football field just at eight inches, and then I hesitated.
Robt2300

 

[mudpuppy]

In case any noobs are reading this thread....No shovels of any sort on an active sports field! Not even a trowel!

Thats why I carry a cheap folding lockback knife in my finds pouch, and wander around looking harmless with nothing but a 6" screwdriver...then, on the occasion I get a deep tasty signal I cant pass up, I stab that screwdriver down to its hilt right on top of the target, drop to one knee, whip out that knife, and cut a small deep plug around the screwdriver, no bigger than my fist,...pull up that plug like taking the top off a pumpkin, stab a bit deeper and ream around a little with the screwdriver, find the target, pop the plug back in and patch up the mess to an invisible form, stand back up and step on it, and move on, quicker to do it than type it! ....on the outside chance a guy is caught by an authority figure with a knife on school property, a fellow could always say he found it there, since its in the finds pouch and all....

Good holy Vishnu! Want to get in trouble? dink around with a big spade and a drop cloth, wearing a toolbelt and knee pads on an active sportsfield! Nope! Gotta look and behave like a shallow surface cladstabber for this kind of location...
Mud

 

[Digdoggy]

In case any noobs are reading this thread....No shovels of any sort on an active sports field! Not even a trowel!

Thats why I carry a cheap folding lockback knife in my finds pouch, and wander around looking harmless with nothing but a 6" screwdriver...then, on the occasion I get a deep tasty signal I cant pass up, I stab that screwdriver down to its hilt right on top of the target, drop to one knee, whip out that knife, and cut a small deep plug around the screwdriver, no bigger than my fist,...pull up that plug like taking the top off a pumpkin, stab a bit deeper and ream around a little with the screwdriver, find the target, pop the plug back in and patch up the mess to an invisible form, stand back up and step on it, and move on, quicker to do it than type it! ....on the outside chance a guy is caught by an authority figure with a knife on school property, a fellow could always say he found it there, since its in the finds pouch and all....

Good holy Vishnu! Want to get in trouble? dink around with a big spade and a drop cloth, wearing a toolbelt and knee pads on an active sportsfield! Nope! Gotta look and behave like a shallow surface cladstabber for this kind of location...
Mud

Mud, when I say I'm hitting ballfields I'm actually only detecting the edges, along spectater areas. Only field I've been out on is a discontinued base ball field now used for any general purpose. That school has many fields and a lot of property. It was all old farms up to the mid 60's. Its either got very deep silver or been severaly hunted out. Since its CT. I think its been pounded out. I only use the standard hand held lesche since its more knife like. I've changed my mind on modifying my mini spade or getting a sampson. In fact I won't spend another dime on detecting stuff since I'm nearly giving up detecting all together. I'm finding even the woods here has been pounded! I will never again even bring up the word beach!
Dog

 

[Digdoggy]

n/t

 

[mudpuppy]

Just dont quit, Dog! This is a great enough sport to keep a guy interested attempting all the sub-sets..like even if its just clad/jewelry hunting..thats really fun and easy, and a guy just never knows when you come across a street tearout and are back in the old silver!
Mud

 

[mudpuppy]

Hey, I was making a general post about 'shovels on sportsfields' as a PSA, in case any lurkers or noobs were reading and getting the wrong idea...was not meant for the Dog or anybody else...y'all know what the deal is...
Mud

 

[ROBOCOP]

In my town in Florida there is a large old house from the 1890's on US 1. It looks real good but it has been detected. About 100 yards away are the railroad tracks that have probably been there about 100 years. With the Florida sandy soil and the ground vibrations from how many thousands of train passes ( 365 days/year times 100 years times 4 passes per day ? = 146,000 vibe periods).

We think those coins are pretty deep. At least that's our excuse for not finding them. LOL

But when you can get permission use this shovel (forget the Lesche)

 

[Elton]

Or it was written in the 60's and early 70's when that is where a lot of silver was found. 4 to 5 inches actually..Some at 2 to 4".. if you got there first...

 

[Digdoggy]

Hey, I was making a general post about 'shovels on sportsfields' as a PSA, in case any lurkers or noobs were reading and getting the wrong idea...was not meant for the Dog or anybody else...y'all know what the deal is...
Mud

Ooh no, Mud,,, I knew exactly what you meant and I agree with you 10 fold.
I just realized my reply looked like I thought you meant me. Nope,, was still in frustration mode and probably not thinking as clear as possible. The Dog like the Mud very much and always look forward to your humor and any of yer opinions dude.

Dog

 

[Jeff (or)]

Or it was written in the 60's and early 70's when that is where a lot of silver was found. 4 to 5 inches actually..Some at 2 to 4".. if you got there first...

What companies are those?