I know we all say that repeatedly but it proved to be very descriptive of the experience I had yesterday. I'm suffering from a serious back injury so I haven't been able to hunt for weeks. After reading some posts on GB'ing tips and tricks with the MXT, I decided to take my machine out into the backyard and practice some of the techniques. The first surprise came when I accidently happened to swing the coil over a piece of scrap 2x10 and got a solid signal. When I moved the board I found the Canadian dime pressed flush into the ground. I know they're not of much value but I tell you after not hunting for so long I was thrilled to make even this modest find...without digging ! I figured that this was a lucky sign so I decided to do a quick hunt to see if I could find some good, shallow signals to retrieve and get my MD'ing fix. I'd never hunted my backyard with my MXT yet. My first 2 targets were nickels so I was still feeling that luck was with me. After my 3rd target turned out to be a quarter I figured my luck was probably just about spent and so was my back so I was just about to pack it in when I got a rock solid, repeating VDI of 90 at 1-2" that pinpointed like a coin. I decided to dig ONE more. As you can see in the center picture, out came my largest silver ring to date, a heavy, .925 stamped band. Re-energized, I hunted for 20 more mins. ( 45 total ) and rescued 2 more quarters, 2 more nickels, 1 dime and a penny. Recuperation will be a little easier today. Hope you enjoy and please keep posting your finds. It's the only thing that gets me through being injured and unable to hunt. Thanks.
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Scott
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Scott
