Here we go again...:surrender:

["Dr.Tones"]

Great point about the substrait. I never actually thought of it applying to coins for some reason. Makes perfect sense though. They're only going to sink so far so fast. Kinda like gold on a false clay bedrock.

 

[BADBAJA]

Longhair you sound as if you got the hang of it for sure. I am just about the same way but I am pulling a lot of foil and tabs while at the park looking for gold rings or jewelry as I have not found yellow rock as of yet. But my clad count has gone up dramatically. I used to pull a few cents, but now if I am not pulling a few dollars something is wrong or the place is hunted often.


neicebdog You said you get the can slaw every few inches. Once I pull one chunk (if I do dig it) of can slaw I check the same area for solid tones but different than the slaw and closer consistent TIDs. Also if the can slaw is there, there is going to be more chunks. A machine of some sorts probably shredded it and the chunks got dispersed within a few feet of the piece you found.

It takes practice if your a newb like me and of coarse you want there to be a bucket of silver buried by every big oak or pine tree. So you brave the trashiest log cabins, old parks, and plowed or unplowed fields where "something" once stood. Lol we probably all been there.

My advice

I tell people now to start at home, tot lots, or dry beach-volley ball court. Get somewhere where there is not much trash if possible. Also get used to SOLID SOUNDING tones with mid to high TIDs. Throw some coins in the grass with your eyes closed and hover your coil a few inches above the ground and notice the different sweet tones the coins make. Nice and solid, with usually no rough edges on the tone.

Good luck.