X705 hunt at an 1840's farm house

[homebre]

Finally got to go out to the old farm house I was given permission to hunt. It is really an old farm with several out buildings and probably 100 acres so I barely scratched the surface. I did not show the real junk I found, but I did get 4 clad pennies from 1972-1976, a 1996 dime, and two wheats from 1936 and 1942 that were in remarkably good shape. Also found a bracelet (plated), two buttons (one said "Old Hickory", the other was iron and copper (?), but had no writing on it. Also pictured is a gas cap, clasp for a gate, and something that looks like old brass and maybe a tip of something, but have no real clue what it is. Any ideas? There was so much metal in the ground, the machine was sounding off everywhere--old big farm iron. Anybody know anything about the small buckle and button, I would be interested.

Andy from Hillsborough

 

[BillF]

1840s farmhouse and the oldest you found were wheaties? Wow. How's the soil? Many inches of soft black dirt with no rocks? Maybe the older coins are deep.
Sure hope you can get back there and that there are some more good finds for you.
At least you're saving history. Nice!

 

[homebre]

Don't rub it in At least I found a few wheats--one was from 1936. The soil is black on top and red clay deeper down. It is a difficult place to hunt since there is so much iron and aluminium slaw in the ground. I hunted for about 2 hours, but hope to go back soon. Most of the stuff was fairly deep at 4: to about 8" but I did not use a shovel, just a lesch tool because I didn't want to be too intrusive, as people still live there. The soil is fairly mild with an AUTO GB of about 35.

Andy from NC

 

[7centsworth]

Nice finds. The brass thing is off a horse collar.

 

[Old Longhair]

The small buckle appears to be just a common small harness buckle.
And the knob isn't really for a collar, but actually for the hames that are attached to the collar.

 

[7centsworth]

I knew that but most people have never heard of a hame. So I was making it simple.

 

[homebre]

thanks

 

[67fordman]

and yes that is my opinion of the xterra is that it is really tough to pull silver with it. my guess is that if you want silver you are going to be limited to the 3kh. coil of some sort

 

[argyle1]

and yes that is my opinion of the xterra is that it is really tough to pull silver with it. my guess is that if you want silver you are going to be limited to the 3kh. coil of some sort

I reckon there's no worries pulling silver with the XTerra's in any of the three frequencies. Deep silver too.
And while I'm a stickler for the 9"stock 7.5 kHz, the equivalent size in 3kHz does have that slightly wider bin width at the silver coinage's segment bin, there really isn't over noticeable differences between the two frequencies, only very slightly.
There really just needs to be a silver coin in the dirt under the coil for them to both bang out on.

 

[argyle1]

Oh and good luck with your future hunts at the Farmhouse Andy. Never much fun when working through heavy aluminium slaw, especially when coin size as that takes the sizing advantage away a bit.
The hot deep little 6" concentric is a pleasant coil to work through ground like that. Very good with both separation and depth.
Bang bang, you'll get some silver there I'm sure....keep at it.

 

[yowow#1]

Are sure it is even a hame? every hame i ever saw was curved, that actually looks straight and kinda small. more like finial of some sort..jmo.

 

[dougmanning]

the 705 with will pull sliver coins up to 12'' deep, here in wilmington nc. i have gotten wheats at 13''. also have an explorer se that i used . if i had to pick one it would be the 705 ! have been detecting since 73. thanks digger and olh for your help over the years !! Doug