Eric in RI
New member
Been awhile since I posted, been going thru a bit of a dry spell. Managed to get out last Saturday for a few hours with my buddy Ron at the park. Ron said that the goal for the day was either an Injun or silver dime each. He wasn't setting the bar too high, but neither of us reached that goal. Ron ended up getting 5 wheats. I ended up getting 7 wheats and an old trolley token.
The next day I decided to go back to the park to see if I could reach the previous days goal. I worked an area that I've hit real hard in the past where keepers have been found. I went to the trashiest part of this section near the edge of the woods. I came across my first wheatie at about 6". I slowed my pace to practically a baby's crawl, I got a really bouncy signal that was pretty much pegged for depth. Numbers made no sense, they came up iron to the high 70's. After my 5th scoop of dirt removed from the hole, the target was finally out and it was a nickel. Turned out to be a decent 1927 Buffalo. That sucker was every bit of 10" deep. Deepest coin I ever dug. Unfortunately it wasn't one of the goal coins, so I had to continue with the hunt. As time went by, I added another 6 wheats to my pouch, but the oldies were not coming out. I decided to go to another pounded by me section. Last time I was there I got skunked, so I didn't have high expectations. I slowly worked my coil over the ground and dodged many iron grunts. I came across a mid 70's signal that bounced a bit to iron and had the occasional iron grunt sound. I dug down about 5" and removed a rusty nail. I was about to fill the hole in, but scanned it again with the pro pointer. There was another signal but a little deeper. I scooped another 2 - 3" of dirt and was rewarded with the 1890 Injun. These 5x8 coils are super awesome in iron littered sites. I decided to call it a day after I got the Injun since the goal had been met. I also took pics and sent them to my buddy Ron to let him know that I reached the goal, only a day late hahaha. HH!
The next day I decided to go back to the park to see if I could reach the previous days goal. I worked an area that I've hit real hard in the past where keepers have been found. I went to the trashiest part of this section near the edge of the woods. I came across my first wheatie at about 6". I slowed my pace to practically a baby's crawl, I got a really bouncy signal that was pretty much pegged for depth. Numbers made no sense, they came up iron to the high 70's. After my 5th scoop of dirt removed from the hole, the target was finally out and it was a nickel. Turned out to be a decent 1927 Buffalo. That sucker was every bit of 10" deep. Deepest coin I ever dug. Unfortunately it wasn't one of the goal coins, so I had to continue with the hunt. As time went by, I added another 6 wheats to my pouch, but the oldies were not coming out. I decided to go to another pounded by me section. Last time I was there I got skunked, so I didn't have high expectations. I slowly worked my coil over the ground and dodged many iron grunts. I came across a mid 70's signal that bounced a bit to iron and had the occasional iron grunt sound. I dug down about 5" and removed a rusty nail. I was about to fill the hole in, but scanned it again with the pro pointer. There was another signal but a little deeper. I scooped another 2 - 3" of dirt and was rewarded with the 1890 Injun. These 5x8 coils are super awesome in iron littered sites. I decided to call it a day after I got the Injun since the goal had been met. I also took pics and sent them to my buddy Ron to let him know that I reached the goal, only a day late hahaha. HH!
