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mike5853
Man that is excellent! My advise, don't quit on that spot. I'd go back and work a grid, if you already haven't, with tight overlaps. I'm sure you've heard it said a place was worked to death and there's nothing left, only to find you go to give a quick look and BAM! Awesome job, thanks for posting!

Good advice, especially about the tight overlaps. Notice how even in AM non-ferrous targets will not give a signal until the edge of the coil is over the target, some non-ferrous targets, especially if deeper will not give a signal if 2/3 of the coil is over it. Ferrous targets can respond well before tha coil is over them.
If this is how non-ferrous targets respond in AM just think of how they respond in the disc mode which is noticibly less sensitive than AM mode. Tight overlaps will help bring out the deep non-ferrous.

You have made some sweet finds at that spot, keep up the good work and good luck.

Ive been gridding the best I can. When hunting in the woods with lots of saplings and vines, you need to go slow and overlap.I turnaround and hunt different directions also, trying to be thorough. I found one coin undernearth a sapling. I actually removed the tree to get it. Im not hurting the area at all by removing a small tree. They need to be thinned out.

A little info about the area. This is a city park. It is old and has been heavily hunted . A timber baron owned the land and donated it to the city after he logged it, over 100 years ago. The city just mows the easy parts and allowed the rest to grow. It is very hilly.Ive been searching wooded fingers of land that reach out into a valley and high flat spots along the creek in the valley. Searching the right topography is the key.Its possible to find coins haphazardly going through the woods but if you concentrate on areas that looks like people can rest and enjoy, picnic, camp... then you might hit a good spot. The finds come in bunches.

I havent found much my last couple of trips, but there is still some old stuff being dug. Im now working my way up the creek, looking for any flat spots that may have been a gathering point. When i find a good looking spot , I take my time to cover it the best I can. I have found that super tuning the unit by moving the threshold to the three oclock position really helps to bring out signals when hunting over a few inches of leaves and compost. Heres the latest finds.

A badge that appears to be made out of zinc and it has my hometown name on it. Thats all I can make out.Military button. Union made button.1943S war nickle and 1906 I.H. cent.



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My latest finds along the creek. an old pocket knife, two 1919's and a 1945 lincoln.1897 V nickle, buffalo nickle and an interesting button. The face is gold colored , wrapped around a copper base with a stone in the middle. Its probably all fake but came out of the ground in remarkable condition. im going to have to get someone to check it out.The next spot up the creek looks real good. I hope to get there tomorrow if possible.

I dug every signal but 1 today , and did I get fooled a couple of times. The century old coins keep coming. On one of the indian heads I thought I had a rusty bottle cap . It was saying bedeepbedeepbedeep. I thought maybe it was a coin close to a rusty cap but no, just a hundred year old penny.From left to right starting at the top

.A decorative something . It has a crown at the top.A little pendulum type thing, Im guessing an earring. Piece of lead that Reads PHILADA ICE. An old silver plated earring that looks like a spinner from a bass lure.1903 Indian head, Mark Twain street car token [double cool] , 1906 indian head,1906 v 5 center, and a 1914 Lincoln. The 2nd photo shows the reverse of the Mark Twain token.



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Wow, you are doing great, nice finds you continue to make there!
I have done really well picking out some old deep finds by scrubbing that coil right on the ground,
it really does add that much more depth when you really need it.

Sometimes I have to slow myself down and go back over areas because Im swinging to quickly and the coil gets to high. I went over one stretch today in full discriminate because I forgot to turn it back down. Had to resweep it.

Heres a running count of stuff found in this area. Not counting newer coins , buttons and other misc. stuff. I have found 48 old coins and not 1 quarter.

20 wheat cents including a 1914D
8 Indian head pennies
1 Shield nickle
7 V nickles
3 Buaffalo nickles
3 War nickles
1 Roosevelt dime
1 Mercury dime
2 Barber dimes
1 silver ring
1 gold earring
1 silver charm
1 trade token 1 cent
1 street car token.

Wow I sure hope I have your problems soon! My V should show up by next weekend and I can't wait to MD! I have a large area at my 100 year plus home that to my knowledge has never seen a coil so I am stoked about it!

Those are some Awesome finds! keep it up!

Jeff

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hatpin
Im stoked. Found an Indian Head penny and three gold colored pieces of jewelry in the woods today. The little button says stetson on it.I dont know if I have gold or not . Ill be cleaning them up soon to see what I have.

,,,,,,,,,,i take my hat off to you,,,,(pardon the pun),,rgds

I completed searching the creek beds and am now hunting the hills.Finding some pennies but the nickles and dimes are eluding me. Pictured is a penny so corroded that I dont even know what kind it is. There are two from 1919 , a 1912D. 1942, 1908 Indian head and get this . My second 1914D in three weeks. This one is not as nice as the first.
Now for the metal ingot.I got a strong signal underneath a large root , 5 to 6 inches in diameter, right next to an old large tree. I dug it out, it was almost like someone hid it there . Im guessing it is lead. Maybe civil war issued to make bullets. Or is it silver? Could a silver ingot look like this after it spent 100 years underground? When I pulled it out all I immediately thought of stolen stash. It has no markings at all. The 1914 D penny was on the other side of the tree. Its pretty toasted.An underground spring runs through there and I guess the lime rich water is responsible . But the ingot is not corroded just has a funny patina. Its probably lead but Im gonna have someone check it out.



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keep the finds, and pictures coming

Found only 1 coin this morning but it was a heart stopper.My oldest coin to date. I think its an 1851 the last digit is hard to make out. Found a few mushrooms and a pixies spoon?



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I had the bar tested today and it was negative for silver. The antique dealer was pretty excited over it. He thought it looked good.

Just found 1 coin this morning. they are getting harder to come by but they are old. This one an 1875 Indian Head.Its in pretty good shape has some stubborn dirt onit. Im going to soak it in water. I dont know what else to do. how do you get dirt off of coins?