Nickels and jewelry kind of hunt.

[jim tn]

Grabbed the Omega this morning hoping to beat the sleet, flurries and rain that is forecast for this afternoon. As you can see, I did beat it. I opted to hunt a site that I hadn't hunted for around four years or so. Not since the era of when I was swinging the regular F 75 and T 2. Except for the occasional Boy Scout Jamboree, the site hasn't seen a lot of activity since back in the early 80's. Consequently, except for some can slaw, there is not a great deal of modern trash and fortunately, for a nickel digger, it has few of the square pull tabs. It does, though, have a good bit of iron. With the lack of square tabs, I dug every close nickel reading and ended with 9 nickels. 4 of which were older. 1 is a 45p war nickel and 3 are Buffalo's. A 1930, 38d and a 1--6. Also got a piece of sterling that appears to be the top to a bracelet. That target was co-located with the item in the 5th picture. It gave a mid and high tone with readings of about 74 to 84. The sterling piece was just under and a bit off to the side of the grommet type item at about 4" deep. It was one of those kind of hits that is tough to pass up. Along the way got the copper bracelet, a piece that may have been an ear ring, a football pendant, 4 wheat cents, 1917, 28, 39 and 41, and some nickels, zinc and Memorial cents and 3 pieces of clad. I kind of went against the grain this morning knowing the site harbored a lot of iron and used the 10" coil rather then one of my DD coils. The site is bordered by power lines all around, but was able to still run with 99 sen and 1 disc. I was running d3 tones and a g b of 70-73. HH jim tn

 

[rapidroy7]

FOOTBALL!!! Nice finds Jim way to herd them buffalo! Suporta be nice this weekend? rr7

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[mudpuppy]

Very nice write up regarding equipment, weather, set-up, signals, and finds...nice photo work too. I'm just dissapointed theres no jokes I can make of it, and I've read it three times...nope, nothing!
WTG Jim!
Mud

 

[jim tn]

Mud, I now quadruple proof read everything I post, with the likes of you around. From now on, just just straight forward, tell it like it is, kind of copy. But, do stay tuned. No doubt, I'll slip up. Elton, I'm sure there are more Buff's out there and surrounding fields. Some of the adjacent spots have seen more recent activity and harbor quite a bit of more modern trash. Thanks rr7, I am going to try and add on to the herd size. HH jim tn

 

[Justin E]

Wonder where you found it. I may need to check it out to see if you've left anything behind. ;-). Nice finds!

 

[hammer0419]

Some very nice finds!!!!

 

[TerraDigger]

Jim, congrats as always. I really like that crescent shaped silver piece. Been thinking of going back to the concentric on my Omega. Getting killed with iron/aluminum falses in certain areas I do here in Idaho with the 11" DD. What is your mineralization level (low/med/high)? Mine is on the high side.

 

[jim tn]

Ground phase is mid 60's as the average with 2 to 3 feo2 bars. And thanks. HH jim tn

 

[TerraDigger]

I am at 3 FeO4 bars and 65 ground phase. I think I will play with the concentric for the next several hunts. Thanks.
What the heck, Monte loves his Omega concentric and his soil is just like mine

 

[tabman]

Way to go Jim!

If it's the same place I think it is, that site hasn't seen any real action since the late 60's back when I took girls there to show them the wildlife and flora.

tabman

 

[Monte]

I am at 3 FeO4 bars and 65 ground phase ... and his soil is just like mine

Here in NW Oregon, and in most of the sites I hunt around here and in my favorite Nevada and Utah ghost towns, the Fe3O4 readings are usually 3 bars, minimum! Some places I get more, and very seldom are there only 2 bars, but the Ground Phase read-out is very, very seldom down in the mid-to-upper 60's. Most of the grassy parks and school ball fields around here read anywhere from maybe '72' on up to '83'. Most of the older, out-of-town places I prefer to go, or the urban renovation work with disturbed ground, are in the upper '70's to as high as '85.' Again, with 3+ Fe3O4 bars showing as well.

I think I will play with the concentric for the next several hunts. ... What the heck, Monte loves his Omega concentric

Only 2 coils needed with the Omega, in my opinion, and that is the stock 10" elliptical Concentric coil, and the little round 5" DD. Personally, I have absolutely no use for the 11" DD on the Omega, or the G2 for that matter. I like the 11" DD on the T2, but that's it.

Monte

 

[jmaryt]

good day afield! jim!
hope you wasn't bein' watched! (lol!)
always lookin' over your shoulder's no joy!

(h.h.!)
j.t.