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Finding old coins in sandy soil.

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I was out detecting around an old house b uilt in the 1920's or 1930's today. I was finding that clad had sunk very deep. I found a 1988 clad quarter at 10 to twelve inches (it was a pretty weak and iffy signal) and clad dimes and pennies at 5 to 6 inches.
I was using deep on, gain 10, sensitivity around 26-28, IM -10 and using my excelorator 12.5" coil. The only thing I could think of changing to IM -16.
My question is, do I have a chance at finding the oldies if the modern clad has sunk this deep in the sandy soil? Can anyone suggest any settings that may help in this environment?
 
I would think it depends if the area was ever resodded and when, along what type of base. I hunt a sandy beach that is used to this day and was extremely popular in early forties...Every wheatie or silver coin is 10-11 inches as it hits a hard clay and doesn't sink any farther and of course clad coins are found deep also as they sink easily in the sandy beach soil..Gee if its sandy soil even deeper than the clad uarter you found, just might have silver coins 12inches plus which is tough for even an Explorer to get readily...
 
Thanks Dan,
The site is about a mile from the beach and dunes. Currently the site was weeds over really sandy soil (Ok just brown sand)and no signs of hauled in material on top. I took a shovel to see if I could find an under layer and still found sand a few feet deep.
I know there are oldies out there but they may have sunk to China <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)"> I'll try again next week with the machine wide open and see if anything sneeks up. I may have to buy a 15" WOT some day and try this site again if I don't find anything.
I have given some thought of clearing a patch of ground down a foot under an old cloths line about the size of 4x8 feet to see if this additional gained depth will turn up any prospects. It wouldn't take long and may give some insite into the site.
Thanks again for your response.
 
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