Ytcoinshooter
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Got some dirt time in Thursday 3/20. I was deep target hunting, loud and shallow targets were skipped. This area stopped producing coins and buttons after many visits with several very different detectors so a different approach was used. I know the area well and this time used my Sovereign GT equipped with a 180 meter, 10" tornado & S1 probe. I never quit or write off a previously productive site without a last sweep with my Minelab. The toasty draped bust came from an honest 10" and was witnessed. That will be one I always remember. The whole low, slow & wiggle thing really helped me to isolate soft deep signals. I was impressed at the consistent 179 -180 at that 10" depth. One tomback was completely on edge and gave a solid hit at 5", the shallowest target dug. Lots of clamshells, crockery shards and black glass come up while digging targets so I have a good idea of the usage and time period. Previous trips revealed 14 coppers ranging from many 1787 CT's, a single Fugio and a couple hard times tokens. I often measure success not by the targets or their value but rather by how effective my approach is at eking out a keeper from a site I know to be hunted hard.
The pic is a too little dark to show how decent the tombacks are. The two later flatties, one a treble gelt are toasted.
HH - Bruce
The pic is a too little dark to show how decent the tombacks are. The two later flatties, one a treble gelt are toasted.
HH - Bruce
Sort of fun to skip the shallows and try to punch in between them for the deepies....you must be getting all practiced up and recalibrating your brain for the Spring..