Altamaha
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I own two CZ-3D 1021s (one tuned by Tom Dankowski), so for the last couple weeks I decided to take them out to an old park in town to see what I could find. I have regularly hunted (systematically gridded) this park with both my E-Trac and CTX 3030 to the point where I was mostly coming up empty when using them there.
The first day out at this park with the CZ-3D (Tom D, certified) I started off (ground balanced, discrimination = 0, enhanced mode, sensitivity = 4.5, volume = 6) under a big tree that I and I'm sure others have worked many times with a variety of metal detectors. It wasn't long before surprisingly I got a faint, but clear and repeatable high tone signal (out of pinpoint range). I cut a deep plug and the target was still in the hole. Finally after removing more dirt to a depth of around ten inches I saw a silver disk at the bottom of the hole which turned out to be a 1906 Barber dime. I couldn't believe it, The CZ-3D (with 8 inch coil) had detected this coin which I had missed many times with both my E-Trac and CTX-3030. As I continued I found several wheat backs in the 6-8 inch range, then I got another faint but clear repeatable high tone (again out of pinpoint range). This turned out to be a sterling silver religious metal (around quarter size) at a little over ten inches deep. Again the Hot Rod CZ-3D had found this piece of silver which had eluded many other detectors/detectorists. Needless to say I was quite pleased with my success with the CZ-3D in this "hunted out park". It was getting late so I headed for home.
The next day after the previous days success with the CZ I couldn't wait to go back and try my luck again. This time though I decided to take my other CZ-3D (not Tom D certified). I have air tested both of these machines and in terms of depth, have found them to be about equal in detecting a dime at a little over 12 inches, but it will be interesting to see if I can discern any idiosyncrasies between them.
I started off the next day in the area where I had found the religious metal the previous day. I found pennies including a few wheat backs at good depths. I then got a clear deep high tone, faint but clear and repeatable in an X pattern. This signal also was beyond the depth meter's range, so I dug a plug and finally after some time I saw a shiny silver disk in the bottom of the hole on the side. at around ten inches, these CZ-3Ds are amazing. The coin turn out to be a silver Washington quarter pulled out by the CZ form under nearly a foot of fill. After detecting a while longer I got a sweet high tone which pegged the depth meter on pinpointing it. This target turned out to be a beautiful sterling silver WWII bombardiers badge at over 8 inches deep. I was elated. Again getting late so I took off home.
This was becoming addictive now and I would surely be back at the park trying my luck with the CZ the next day. To keep things balanced I switched back to the Tom Dankowski certified CZ for this trip to the park. Upon starting I found a few memorials, plus a few wheats and then three nickles in a row as high tones, I had forgotten about this feature of the 3D, Wow. After being spoiled the last two hunts I wanted silver. I hunted for the next hour and found a few more memorials and then finally heard a clear deep repeatable high tone. I was hoping silver. Pinpoint pegged the depth meter at the 8 inch mark, so I wasted no time digging a plug. The target was deep so it took some time to retrieve it. Smiles, I finally saw the glint of silver in the dark soil which turned out to be another nice sterling silver religious medal (at least I initially thought). Further inspection at home showed the metal to be heavy silver plated.
.Having found more silver (at lease I though I had) I now felt much better, but It would still be nice to pull just one more of those deep silver coins for the day. It was getting late so I didn't have that much more time to detect. I was intently listening for faint deep repeatable clear signals. Oops, finally a very faint high tone which repeated at 90 degrees. It was out of pinpoint & depth reading range but it was clearly there. I dug a plug and started to remove dirt. At over ten inches down i started to think that this just might be a big piece of iron, but I wasn't going to give up. Finally at a full foot out popped this heavy clump of dirt, After removing the dirt I saw what looked like a huge finger ring, but the person who wore this thing would have to be a giant, and that's exactly what it is a souvenir ring sold in the 1930s at a Barnum & Bailey circus side show for the giant Jack Earle, who was 8ft,6-1/2 inches tall.
I found one more very deep repeatable target before leaving for the day, which turned out to be an old keg spout at over a foot deep!
Amazing what we find and learn from using metal detectors.
So now that snow is on the ground I'll have to wait until Spring to further hunt my newly opened up "hunted out" park
The first day out at this park with the CZ-3D (Tom D, certified) I started off (ground balanced, discrimination = 0, enhanced mode, sensitivity = 4.5, volume = 6) under a big tree that I and I'm sure others have worked many times with a variety of metal detectors. It wasn't long before surprisingly I got a faint, but clear and repeatable high tone signal (out of pinpoint range). I cut a deep plug and the target was still in the hole. Finally after removing more dirt to a depth of around ten inches I saw a silver disk at the bottom of the hole which turned out to be a 1906 Barber dime. I couldn't believe it, The CZ-3D (with 8 inch coil) had detected this coin which I had missed many times with both my E-Trac and CTX-3030. As I continued I found several wheat backs in the 6-8 inch range, then I got another faint but clear repeatable high tone (again out of pinpoint range). This turned out to be a sterling silver religious metal (around quarter size) at a little over ten inches deep. Again the Hot Rod CZ-3D had found this piece of silver which had eluded many other detectors/detectorists. Needless to say I was quite pleased with my success with the CZ-3D in this "hunted out park". It was getting late so I headed for home.
The next day after the previous days success with the CZ I couldn't wait to go back and try my luck again. This time though I decided to take my other CZ-3D (not Tom D certified). I have air tested both of these machines and in terms of depth, have found them to be about equal in detecting a dime at a little over 12 inches, but it will be interesting to see if I can discern any idiosyncrasies between them.
I started off the next day in the area where I had found the religious metal the previous day. I found pennies including a few wheat backs at good depths. I then got a clear deep high tone, faint but clear and repeatable in an X pattern. This signal also was beyond the depth meter's range, so I dug a plug and finally after some time I saw a shiny silver disk in the bottom of the hole on the side. at around ten inches, these CZ-3Ds are amazing. The coin turn out to be a silver Washington quarter pulled out by the CZ form under nearly a foot of fill. After detecting a while longer I got a sweet high tone which pegged the depth meter on pinpointing it. This target turned out to be a beautiful sterling silver WWII bombardiers badge at over 8 inches deep. I was elated. Again getting late so I took off home.
This was becoming addictive now and I would surely be back at the park trying my luck with the CZ the next day. To keep things balanced I switched back to the Tom Dankowski certified CZ for this trip to the park. Upon starting I found a few memorials, plus a few wheats and then three nickles in a row as high tones, I had forgotten about this feature of the 3D, Wow. After being spoiled the last two hunts I wanted silver. I hunted for the next hour and found a few more memorials and then finally heard a clear deep repeatable high tone. I was hoping silver. Pinpoint pegged the depth meter at the 8 inch mark, so I wasted no time digging a plug. The target was deep so it took some time to retrieve it. Smiles, I finally saw the glint of silver in the dark soil which turned out to be another nice sterling silver religious medal (at least I initially thought). Further inspection at home showed the metal to be heavy silver plated.
.Having found more silver (at lease I though I had) I now felt much better, but It would still be nice to pull just one more of those deep silver coins for the day. It was getting late so I didn't have that much more time to detect. I was intently listening for faint deep repeatable clear signals. Oops, finally a very faint high tone which repeated at 90 degrees. It was out of pinpoint & depth reading range but it was clearly there. I dug a plug and started to remove dirt. At over ten inches down i started to think that this just might be a big piece of iron, but I wasn't going to give up. Finally at a full foot out popped this heavy clump of dirt, After removing the dirt I saw what looked like a huge finger ring, but the person who wore this thing would have to be a giant, and that's exactly what it is a souvenir ring sold in the 1930s at a Barnum & Bailey circus side show for the giant Jack Earle, who was 8ft,6-1/2 inches tall.
I found one more very deep repeatable target before leaving for the day, which turned out to be an old keg spout at over a foot deep!
Amazing what we find and learn from using metal detectors.
So now that snow is on the ground I'll have to wait until Spring to further hunt my newly opened up "hunted out" park
