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Hello everybody,
This is the thirteenth LC I've found with the explorer and beats my oldest date by five years. It is the first US coin I've found that breaks the 1840s barrier. First settlers in the area were 1836.
I went to an old park that has been hit hard with several LCs coming out of there last year. I knew the grass was short and the frost just out of the ground: Perfect hunting conditions for getting at some of the remaining deep coins. I was specifically looking for an LC and within 15 minutes I had one. That worked so well I thought of a gold coin and specifically looked for that but with lesser results. Did get a couple of indians and a 1906 and 1920 nickels.
The indians were about only 6-7" deep and gave the slightest peep of a signal with the Stock coil and sensitivity manual at 25 or so. Out of the ground I could get them at almost a foot or so with the same settings. I think this is an example of ground mineralization at work. Might go far in explaining difficulty of getting deeper coins at some sights in this town. I've certainly got better signals at greater depths but in different soil conditions.
This year have more V and buff nickels than silver coins. Another sign of sights that have been hit pretty hard.
Spring is finally due to arrive this week. Happy hunting everyone.
Chris
This is the thirteenth LC I've found with the explorer and beats my oldest date by five years. It is the first US coin I've found that breaks the 1840s barrier. First settlers in the area were 1836.
I went to an old park that has been hit hard with several LCs coming out of there last year. I knew the grass was short and the frost just out of the ground: Perfect hunting conditions for getting at some of the remaining deep coins. I was specifically looking for an LC and within 15 minutes I had one. That worked so well I thought of a gold coin and specifically looked for that but with lesser results. Did get a couple of indians and a 1906 and 1920 nickels.
The indians were about only 6-7" deep and gave the slightest peep of a signal with the Stock coil and sensitivity manual at 25 or so. Out of the ground I could get them at almost a foot or so with the same settings. I think this is an example of ground mineralization at work. Might go far in explaining difficulty of getting deeper coins at some sights in this town. I've certainly got better signals at greater depths but in different soil conditions.
This year have more V and buff nickels than silver coins. Another sign of sights that have been hit pretty hard.
Spring is finally due to arrive this week. Happy hunting everyone.
Chris