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Old Depot site gives up Shield nickel

J

Jackpine Savage

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Don't find many of these in my neck of the woods, this is only my third one. Omega 8K sens 80, d2 tones, GB 73 and my fav 11" DD coil.

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HH Tom
 
Tom, nice nickle. Where were the numbers? Just curious as I have found a couple of V nickles and while in the ground the numbers bounced between mid 50's and low 70's. Thanks R.L.
 
n/t
 
This one was an oddity... it actually locked solid on 56 without that usual bounce. go figure!
 
n/t
 
Most that I find are in the ghost towns I hunt in Utah and Nevada, but I get my share around "the big city" by hunting renovation sites in older areas. In the old ghost towns or homesteads or dated recreation sites/picnic groves that date from about 1865 thru 1900 they are usually positioned rather 'flat' on or in the ground, and most often from surface/subsurface to maybe 3" and 4" on occasion. The last couple I found locally were at two recnt renovation sites and that results in some dug and disturbed ground and they were in a more canted position in the dirt pile.

I mention this because while some give me a "close to 5
 
plus the slightly better ground coverage. To answer your question, the iron disc setting was somewhere around 8 to 10 as I recall.

For a little history on this site, the township renovated the 1908 Depot a few years ago and it now serves as a museum for the local historical society. The rail line itself came thru in 1891 but the village has a much earlier history, predating the lumbering era by serving as a jumping off point for settlers moving into the eastern part of the county. Now and for the past hundred years the area primarily serves the summer resort business, bustling in the summer and sleepy in the winter.

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Tom
 
Thanks for the pic and congrats on the nickel........When I was a kid there was a depot across from our house. I can remember my mother feeding hobo's that would ask for something to eat.....It's a city softball park now....I just put it on my list......thanks, Mel.
 
are you sure you just didn't lose that coin when you were a kid and they were still in circulation? :rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
benefits of the Double-D coil (11") for coverage, but spend more time working that 5" DD because it just 'fits' the sites I favor to hunt when I move from the stock concentric.

Sure would like to have been detecting when photos like that were first taken. :)

Hum .... actually, now that I think of it and look in the mirror and reflect back on the early-era detectors, maybe I was! :rofl:

Monte
 
That was cruel especially considering today is my B-day! :buds:

I have given serious thought about looking for a dime I earned stacking wood for granny and lost on the way to the candy store! :lol:

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I was celebrating today! I knew there had to be a reason that I was overlooking. Happy Birthday my friend and may you have many more!!!
 
I hope your old Depot site works out. I know I have to hit this one some more. Although I have been aware of it for years I have not spent the time to cover it properly. The detectable area is about a half acre and most of it is thick with iron and the usual RR type contamination.

HH Tom
 
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