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How Uncle Willy retrieves coins without digging big ugly holes..

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Uncle Willy

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All this requires is a probe and a big screwdriver. I use a 26-inch Phillips with the tip ground to a round end as my probe ( saves getting on my knees.) Push the probe in the ground and locate the coin then leave it there to mark where the coin is. Shove the tip of the screwdriver down alongside the coin and past it an inch or so. Then pull the probe out and lay the handle up next to the shaft on the screwdriver to act as a fulcrum, then push down on the screwdriver in the direction of the arrow. In anything but rock hard ground the soil will open up like a clamshell in two or more sections. Retrieve your coin then push the earth back into place, step on it, and no one will ever know you were there. I very rarely ever dig a hole to retrieve a coin, ring, or whatever. I like doing things the smart and easy way :)

Bill
 
With all due respect, this may be ok for clad etc, But I would not recommend this in a old spot, I can't imagine getting a Key Date coin out of the ground like this. I have dug in many historical
sites & many up scale old mansions, you couldn't tell I was ever there. I use a small hand shovel & dig as small a hole as possible. Again I think your recovery method should take into consideration
where you are hunting.
 
I know in Fl. sand that is a great way to retrieve coins. The way the grass grows and the loose soil that is the best way to retrieve coins. I usually made a slice with my digger and probed it in Fl. Then I just pushed it back together. The grass doesn't grow very dense. Plugs just don't work there. As long as there is enough moisture the plug method works best in WV. The soil is clay and rock. The grass grows very dense. I won't dig nice areas when it dry.
 
That's how I do it here in the soft soil also. I did scratch a silver quarter once.
 
[size=large]I dig Big Ugly Holes, but then I cover them and and leave Pretty Nice Ground:smoke:[/size]
 
Good method Bill, but there is a possibility of scratching a good coin. The method that I have been using for over 30 years is a pair of duckbill pliers and a probe. First find the target with the probe, then remove probe and insert closed duckbills about 1/8 inch from target then spread pliers, close pliers and rotate 90 degrees then open again. This will give you a hole just larger than your finger. Then with your finger and probe remove target. What I use instead of the probe is a plastic handle from a rubber scraper to further prevent scratching an older coin. Another handy tool to have is a pair of medical forcepts,with ends taped for the deeper coins that you can't reach with your fingers. This method may sound a bit complicated, but once you master it it is great as you just squeeze the ground together and there is no sign of coin removal. I have removed thousands of coins using this method and have yet to scratch one. The width of the tip of the pliers is 3/8 inch. HH Ken
 
I guess I don't see the purpose of this? I don't leave any marks where I go? and home owners always welcome me back to where I hunt. I am too worried of messing up a nice coin, just my luck I'd try this and I'd mess up a key date. I guess I will just stick to what is working for me.
 
Whatever works. Lot of the parks here have deep, dense grass I often find coins 2-4 inches down laying on the dirt at the base of the grass.

Bill.
 
You won't hurt a coin with this method if done right. I've spent a lot of time fixing messes left by hole diggers. Also found some nice coins in their holes that they missed. :rofl:

Bill
 
Not if you do it right. The idea is to go below the target an inch or more and bring up a cushion of dirt beneath it. I dig all my jewelry this way and haven't hurt a piece yet and I have about 150 gold and silver rings alone.

Bill
 
Yeah that works good. I have a big pair of tweezers I use sometimes. I find the target, cut a slit with my knife right next to it, widen the slit slightly, reach down and flick the target into the slit and remove it with the tweezers. THis works good for deep targets ( or shallow ) in manicured lawns. When you're done just step on the slit and it closes up.

Bill
 
I have tried the coin popping but don't seem to be able to find the coins with the probe. I end up digging up plugs and sifting dirt to find the target. Any suggestions? Thanks
 
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