kittlitz
Active member
Last year, I got permission to hunt the yard of house which was being renovated off and on by its owner. With the Mojave, I found two of our Canadian large cents, a small silver earring and a small toy soldier. I then re-hunted the yard with my CTX and its 6" DD coil, but didn't find anything else of note.
This year, having sold the CTX to buy more Tesoros, I re-obtained permission and decided to hunt the yard with my Tejon and the 6" concentric coil. I got a high conductive signal, but it only sounded off when sweeping East-West. I dug it anyway, and it turned out to be a 1953 penny with a nail nearby. Soon after, I got another conductive signal that was also "one way". I figured I'd better dig it, and 51/2 inches down there was a 1920 large cent in good condition. Made my day! Like the 1953 cent, there was some junk metal nearby.
I also found this "safe driver" pin from the National Safety Council. I can't remember the specifics of the signal, only that I was quite intrigued to find it. Turns out they're pretty common, but I think this is one of the older variants.
I often ignore signals that only sound off in one sweep direction, but I guess they're worth digging if you're in an area that could produce older goodies.
(Apologies for the rotated photos... couldn't figure out how to correct that.)
-Ken
This year, having sold the CTX to buy more Tesoros, I re-obtained permission and decided to hunt the yard with my Tejon and the 6" concentric coil. I got a high conductive signal, but it only sounded off when sweeping East-West. I dug it anyway, and it turned out to be a 1953 penny with a nail nearby. Soon after, I got another conductive signal that was also "one way". I figured I'd better dig it, and 51/2 inches down there was a 1920 large cent in good condition. Made my day! Like the 1953 cent, there was some junk metal nearby.
I also found this "safe driver" pin from the National Safety Council. I can't remember the specifics of the signal, only that I was quite intrigued to find it. Turns out they're pretty common, but I think this is one of the older variants.
I often ignore signals that only sound off in one sweep direction, but I guess they're worth digging if you're in an area that could produce older goodies.
(Apologies for the rotated photos... couldn't figure out how to correct that.)
-Ken