Today's hunt and a question...

[capt.]

My finds from a local park today. I actually had 5 nickels but a little girl took one of them and ran off! 17 copper and 15 zinc pennies, 12 dimes and 4 quarters. I also found a 1943 wheatie today, which is right next to the new coil that was waiting for me when I got home. He mailed it from the Ukraine on Jan.17th. Thought it was lost forever.Supposed to rain all day tomorrow so will have to wait to see how it performs. Also found a 38 bullet, junk ring, game token and a little shinny thingamajig.

The other picture is a visual for a question that I have for anyone who can answer. It shows the ground in layers from top to bottom. Top soil, black sand, regular sand and then more dirt. Any target I find here will ring as what it is...once. Then the detector goes crazy after that, falsing and beeping with different sounds and target ID's. To be clear, when you first sweep across a penny, it will ring as a penny, on the return sweep the detector goes into fits. It does this with both of my detectors. I took the picture to show the type of soil at this location and am wondering if it is somehow causing the magnetic field to "warp" or shift somehow as it travels through the different types of material. It is a real pain to try to detect this area and I am just looking for answers. I usually resort to all metal mode to detect here but that leads to excessive trash digging...Trying to have my cake and eat it too I guess. Thanks for looking and HH.

Gamma with GB@62, Sens@94, Disc@54

capt.

 

[Ken in Georgia]

Capt,

I have a few things to tell you about your sample on the picture. First, there is a layer of dirt that is ash and burnt wood or coal? is this an old house site or in the woods or in a park? Does the detector go nuts in this one area? you are having a 1 way signal, were you hunting north and south or east and west? did you move around the penny a full 360 degrees? The dirt sample shows ash and rust at the bottom and I will bet you that you have a halo that is unreal there. Let me know.

 

[capt.]

Hey Ken, thanks for the reply. Here are the answers to your questions as best I can give them.

1. I think it is just top soil/dirt. I haven't come across any coal/burnt wood.

2. The area is in a park that was established in 1933. The specific area in the park is a baseball field, not the field itself but the the concessions area and spectator area. There has been fill dirt/sand brought in over the years.

3.Yes. when you go through the gates into the ball field the detecting becomes crazy. The only part of this area I have hit is a section about 20' x 10' on one side an then went to the other side to see how it was over there and it was the same.

4. I don't know if it was N/S or E/W.

5. I dug several targets there and you HAVE to go around them 360 degrees just to figure out where they are with any consistency to make sure you are pinpointing on the right target.

Yes, there is something strange going on for sure. Whether it is a a super halo effect or aliens for outer space, the area is super sensitive and an extreme challenge to detect. I don't know if sometime in the past there was a fire in the area or not, but it could be from when the area was originally cleared of trees and such that they were burned which is a common practice in this area. But because of the age of the park I want to be able to hit this area hard, and so far it is hitting back!

Thanks again for trying to help with this dilemma.

 

[Ken in Georgia]

Hey Ken, thanks for the reply. Here are the answers to your questions as best I can give them.

1. I think it is just top soil/dirt. I haven't come across any coal/burnt wood.

2. The area is in a park that was established in 1933. The specific area in the park is a baseball field, not the field itself but the the concessions area and spectator area. There has been fill dirt/sand brought in over the years.

3.Yes. when you go through the gates into the ball field the detecting becomes crazy. The only part of this area I have hit is a section about 20' x 10' on one side an then went to the other side to see how it was over there and it was the same.

4. I don't know if it was N/S or E/W.

5. I dug several targets there and you HAVE to go around them 360 degrees just to figure out where they are with any consistency to make sure you are pinpointing on the right target.

Yes, there is something strange going on for sure. Whether it is a a super halo effect or aliens for outer space, the area is super sensitive and an extreme challenge to detect. I don't know if sometime in the past there was a fire in the area or not, but it could be from when the area was originally cleared of trees and such that they were burned which is a common practice in this area. But because of the age of the park I want to be able to hit this area hard, and so far it is hitting back!

Thanks again for trying to help with this dilemma.

Well, I will tell you from all my experience and what i see in the dirt and sand. That lot may have been backed filled, but there is no way to beat the coal and rust in the soil. and a halo effect is where something was or is. And looking at this sample your showing the coal amount will drive the detector nuts, so, with that said you must lower your sensitivity down and your discrimination down too, but not to iron. Tell me how this works for you.

 

[capt.]

Will do Ken and thanks for the info. I am going on a road trip for a few days with my wife but I will post again on this thread to let you know how it works. Appreciate it!

capt.

 

[Ken in Georgia]

Anytime Capt

 

[capt.]

Hey Ken, you are a genious! I kept lowering my Sens until I stopped getting all that falsing(ended up at 30) and low and behold, started getting targets like crazy. Dug 2 dimes and 2 copper cents all within a square foot. 3 quarters and a junk ring later(already posted pics on another thread) I left that area for another. School let out and the little people start swarming so it was time to go but I will be back and thanks to your advice, I will have fun there now. Appreciate your input bro! HH!

capt.

 

[Ken in Georgia]

Way to go Capt. look forward to see what else is there. Also, if you can find out which way north and south are and then hunt in lines. Then when you cover the park, go back and hunt east and west and see what will happen. Any time my friend #1