electroman680
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I think the whole Iffy Signal & Warble sound is starting to make alot of sense to me now more than ever- especially after my last hunt. Up til now, I figured those iffy signals were all trash items....and I have to wonder how many coins I missed because I assumed they were junk 
Last Friday I drove by a place that I have hunted previously and have pulled many indians/wheats out of. To my surprise all the grass has been removed and sprinkler lines installed. Just plain dirt...and it was DRY, almost like sand. Anyway, right off the bat I got a good signal and dug up a 1921-S wheat. This just blew my mind....I could not believe it....and I was motivated now, but my next target sounded just like junk-that rusted nail with a hint of good in the mix. It was consistently "bad" sounding but each swing gave me a hint of high note. I dug a plug and stuck in the probe and BINGO...it all the sudden sounded great 
I noted that my depth guage read about 1/2 way down. Out popped a 1910 wheat... I could not believe it. Had I been digging in a nice grassy yard...I would have passed on that one! I set out to just dig anything which was not obvious iron.... and my next target also reading 1/2 down on the depth guage but bouncing around the 07/04 to 15/15 digital range and sounding real nasty, but a consistent nasty. I hoped for something good and sure enough I dug down a few inches and the probe starting singing with a nice mild tone and the readout changed to a 11/06. About 4-5 inches down was a 1919 buffalo nickle. Ironically not all targets sounded iffy? about 50% sounded like as above but turned out to be good coins. Maybe the dry soil conditions come into play there? Perhaps without the additional 3 inches of grass? I ended up digging my share of nails and junk, but walked away with a few keepers. No more indians 
but I left feeling like the Force was finally with me 
at least as far as my understanding of iffy signals goes.
Thanks to all on this forum who take the time to share so others like myself can learn!
Happy Hunting!
Last Friday I drove by a place that I have hunted previously and have pulled many indians/wheats out of. To my surprise all the grass has been removed and sprinkler lines installed. Just plain dirt...and it was DRY, almost like sand. Anyway, right off the bat I got a good signal and dug up a 1921-S wheat. This just blew my mind....I could not believe it....and I was motivated now, but my next target sounded just like junk-that rusted nail with a hint of good in the mix. It was consistently "bad" sounding but each swing gave me a hint of high note. I dug a plug and stuck in the probe and BINGO...it all the sudden sounded great I noted that my depth guage read about 1/2 way down. Out popped a 1910 wheat... I could not believe it. Had I been digging in a nice grassy yard...I would have passed on that one! I set out to just dig anything which was not obvious iron.... and my next target also reading 1/2 down on the depth guage but bouncing around the 07/04 to 15/15 digital range and sounding real nasty, but a consistent nasty. I hoped for something good and sure enough I dug down a few inches and the probe starting singing with a nice mild tone and the readout changed to a 11/06. About 4-5 inches down was a 1919 buffalo nickle. Ironically not all targets sounded iffy? about 50% sounded like as above but turned out to be good coins. Maybe the dry soil conditions come into play there? Perhaps without the additional 3 inches of grass? I ended up digging my share of nails and junk, but walked away with a few keepers. No more indians but I left feeling like the Force was finally with me at least as far as my understanding of iffy signals goes. Thanks to all on this forum who take the time to share so others like myself can learn!
Happy Hunting!
