recovery of targets

[JM]

having got permission on several new sites,which do not allow a spade for recovering coins, what are the best alternatives please, photos if possible

 

[D&P-OR]

JM---The wife and I have dug thousands of coins with the George Lesche knife and it has really held up-we love it. Just cut a horseshoe type hinged plug-flip the plug over, leaving the hinge in tack (so easy done with this knife) . Dig out more dirt as necessary and you got it. (in most cases--ha) But you can cut a pretty deep plug with this knife easily to start with. If you do it right, when you flip the hinged plug back in the hole when your done-nobody can hardly tell you've been there. We tried a LOT of different digging tools before we settled on this one. Well the wife kept bending the blades on all of them, and she isn't that big. She hasn't been able to bend the blade on the Lesche yet-and we've had them several years. (I don't mess with her) The Lesche knives sell for around $36-$37 and they come with a sheath. The blade is around 7" I think--they are quality. Sorry I don't have a photo. BTW-how's that lightweight coil doing for you?? Take care, Del

 

[JM]

thanks for the info I'm using the x1 probe,and a thin screwdriver to locate exactly the coin ,and then a 1.5 bladed chisel to flip the coins out ,was on a festival site were there was 35 thousand people last weekend ,on pasture ,a yearly thing ,so I have been told no digging or cutting flaps ,but cannot moan had

 

[digitrich]

They also sell coin probes (like a screw driver) with rounded soft brass tips so you don't scratch the coins. Check with the different metal detector dealers.

 

[digitrich]

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[D&P-OR]

GOOD POINT DIGITRICH------I was referring to the deeper targets with the Lesche. On the shallow stuff-we use both a brass probe that I have rounded the tip off (the handle on it looks like an old gear shift handle) or we just use a rounded off tip screwdriver. I think I like the screwdriver the best because you can probe & pop the shallow target easier with it. The brass probe can't take as much prying.Tried that "coin popper" tool thing and didn't like it AT ALL. We also use either the Sunray in-line probe or the UniProbe (depending on which detector we're using at the time) to initially locate the target. But I want those deeeeeep targets, brother! Well, one things for sure, no matter how we do it, the least damage we do to the landscape-the longer this fine hobby is going to be around. We've got enough nuts trying to shut us down without us helping them out with sloppy digging. Take care my friends, Del

 

[JM]

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