A barber, a buffalo, a merc, and an indian. A little bit of springtime

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We got another warm day in Wisconsin and had a chance to get out and dig in between the frozen patches. Every notice how nice of signals you get when you can't dig?
Drove to a nearby to town where I have permission at some big sites that have paid off before but no luck; ground was frozen everywhere.
Stopped at a friend's house that my research shows had a building on the site by the late 1850s, maybe earlier. Pulled alot of silver and wheats from the place but can't seem to come up with anything before the 1910s-1920s. I'm wondering if the yard was filled sometime around that period. To not find a indian head or barber at a house like this is just unbelievable.
Pretty much got skunked there except for a merc and some wheaties. Hit another yard that had some hedges trimmed way back giving access to new ground. Very junky 1860s yard. Pulled a shallow buffalo (no date), maybe an inch and half deep. And then a shallow Indian head which I gave to the owner(hopeful karma boost). Also got a 1912-d Barber dime and a 1913-D wheatie which is a new addition to my collections.
I have found that where there is much shade over long periods of time the coins do not get buried very deeply. I'm going to try this site again with a 5" coil tomorrow, weather permitting. Today was using the 8" and tried running a variety of settings, including turning sensitivity way down. My conclusion is that finding stuff in trashy areas is always difficult no matter what the settings.
Going to freeze again later this week.
Chris

 

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Nice finds Chris! Have you tried a WOT at that 1850s site? We have a place here in town that has at least 4 two inch layers of fill and the WOT got some the stock missed in the original ground. I can imagine there are coins there that are 16 - 20 inches deep!
It won't be long until that Wisconsin ground will be as soft as butter. It felt great to get out here today but my feet and back are complaining big time tonight!

 

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I agree, finding those older coins among the trash can be a job and a half. However, if it was easy there wouldn't be many left. <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">

 

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Hey Keith,
WOT is often my primary coil, and I used it at this site today for quite awhile before switching over to the 8". This is also a fairly trashy site with lots of iron. Problem is I'm not getting anything deep, either by getting under the trash with the WOT or between with the 8". I've seen this at some other sites, enough good finds to be fairly certain that the site had not been hit, at least not hit hard, but still can't find any coins that date back to the early days of the house.
Suspect it is just masking from all the iron. Often can hit two or three chunks with my periscope in a 6 inch square area.
Chris

 

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where there should be something old there to match the site date, but it just doesn't show up. probably many times the soil has been disturbed by bulldozing and/or fill.
agree on the shaded areas. shaded areas sometimes seem to be eroded, and the soil hard and compact. coins seem shallow in bare dirt shaded areas most of the time. i've already found some coins on the surface in bare dirt shaded areas. i assume this is the kind of ground you're talking about.

 

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WTG on your find over the weekend. Very seldom does an old property to dig fall in you lap. For some tips and tricks on the EX2 and wot from a seasoned hunter as yourself I'd like to invite you up to clean out our lawn (house built around 1895). I had to promise to re-seeded in the fall and no more digging. We're an easy drive 60 miles north of you. We got some of the silver but I know theres more.
Send me an email at ncis96@yahoo.com and we will discuss it further.
Dennis

 

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Bare spots and hillsides are areas where I dig everything, even if it sounds like a zinc. Coins seem to stay shallow there.
Bare spots I can understand, no grass means no or very little soil build up and certainly more vulnerable to erosion.
Hillsides maybe just erosion. One other place I've seen coins staying shallow is in sandy soil like up around our lake place. A buddy of mine gave what I think is the best explanation. He said they have put black dirt on their property numerous times, but it all washes down through the sand after a couple of years. Seems like only the dirt trapped by the sod's root system stays, the rest percs down through the sand and thus you never get a build up of loam. Fun to dig IHs at an inch or two and have them almost shiny. Not like the corroded discs that come out of clayey soil.
Chris
Got longer than I meant. Sorry

 

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Chris Did You Try Iron Mask?I Ran The Iron At 0.It Did Helped At A Boy Sctout Camp.

 

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Try turning it off, a while back someone at Minelab commented that may help increase depth in difficult soil conditions e.g. lots or iron. I have not had a chance to test this but will be doing so this season if the snow ever melts.

 

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Say Hey,
Different coils and sizes definately have a place and has helped me get more coins. But there is a real trick. In my experience, after I "cherry picked" an area, I will go back again and again to pick up what I might have missed. I know I could not have missed much because my coil was over every inch of the area. Boy, was I in error? I have found the secret of "hunted out" parks. My personal finds of old coins have increased dramatically.
Don't be a barn burner, be a snail! Don't cover massive amounts of property, concentrate on small sections that might be productive. KEY: Sweep coil very slow, as in swinging a four foot swath in 4-6 seconds, depending on trash! The more thrash, slow down a little more. The Minelab hates air, so keep the coil ON THE GROUND!
Just my 2 cents worth, HH and good luck...