Here's a little story I posted on the Garrett forum a little while ago. Hope you enjoy it , I sure did.
So I'll tell you about my first outing with an AT Pro. My pre-order got all messed up somehow, so when I thought there might be one hunt left b4 the weather changed for winter, I was left watching the last chance day pass by. Lucky me, my friend dropped by to pick up some things I had for him and brought his AT Pro! Altho it rained plenty, the temp had soared to 50+ that morning and was now trying to get to the 20s as quick as possible. We tried the Pro out in my front lawn and could only find shotgun shell brass, tho it was at 6" or better. The house dates back to the early 1880s, but altho heavily pounded with the ACE250 over the last 18 months or so, it refuses to give up silver. Plenty of wheats and a few Indians, but only one silver dime- a 1959. I hoped the Pro mite have the depth to find some silver that's got to be there. It was getting colder fast, so we decided to just try to find a good two way signal and get inside and warm. Just kind of doing a quick walk thru the yard we finally got a good signal in the 80s on the ID and at 10" or better. Knowing my yard, I figured we had some old iron but the Pro said "NO". So I started digging, And Digging. And a little more and finally when the digger plus handle (a measured 10") were below the surface of the ground we pulled out........a 1798 Large Cent!!!! I still can't believe it. I went over this spot many times in the last year but the Pro got the copper. So now I have to adjust my thinking from Victorian era and do some heavy research on post Revolutionary times in this neighborhood and altho silver still eludes me I couldn't be more thrilled. So hang in a little longer and spring will be here.
So I'll tell you about my first outing with an AT Pro. My pre-order got all messed up somehow, so when I thought there might be one hunt left b4 the weather changed for winter, I was left watching the last chance day pass by. Lucky me, my friend dropped by to pick up some things I had for him and brought his AT Pro! Altho it rained plenty, the temp had soared to 50+ that morning and was now trying to get to the 20s as quick as possible. We tried the Pro out in my front lawn and could only find shotgun shell brass, tho it was at 6" or better. The house dates back to the early 1880s, but altho heavily pounded with the ACE250 over the last 18 months or so, it refuses to give up silver. Plenty of wheats and a few Indians, but only one silver dime- a 1959. I hoped the Pro mite have the depth to find some silver that's got to be there. It was getting colder fast, so we decided to just try to find a good two way signal and get inside and warm. Just kind of doing a quick walk thru the yard we finally got a good signal in the 80s on the ID and at 10" or better. Knowing my yard, I figured we had some old iron but the Pro said "NO". So I started digging, And Digging. And a little more and finally when the digger plus handle (a measured 10") were below the surface of the ground we pulled out........a 1798 Large Cent!!!! I still can't believe it. I went over this spot many times in the last year but the Pro got the copper. So now I have to adjust my thinking from Victorian era and do some heavy research on post Revolutionary times in this neighborhood and altho silver still eludes me I couldn't be more thrilled. So hang in a little longer and spring will be here.
CCH