Ok, so the 3" of snow we got Wednesday went away yesterday and the rain stopped this afternoon. I headed over to the old home sites with the intension of picking a 3x3 area and cleaning it out wth the Silver Sabre, then doing the same with the Vaq, both of these in all metal. Instead, I spy one of the last remaining houses now boarded up, so I stopped.
I can tell I am the first to get to it, probably been less than a week since the people moved out.I only have 40 mins or so. I half supertune the vaq and start getting memorials from the 70s, then a couple of wheats. All in all got 6 mems, a nickle, and 5 wheats. Only got fooled twice by junk, half a pulltab and a piece of wire.
Here's the thing though and it bothers me some. I got an iffy signal so I dug, 5" down was a nail. I went back over the hole as usual and got the tiniest of signals, more like a "tick" than a signal. Thought it was residual from the nail, put my probe down there and 1/2" under the dirt is a wheat. Go over it again and the same " tick". Another wheat. What is bugging me is, I removed 5" or so of dirt with my plug. These coins virtually gave no signal. I had to go to all metal to pick them up. During regular hunting, I doubt if I would have even noticed the signal. I am not complaining about finding these as my older coin finds have been sparse with the Vaq. It really is making me wonder what it is skipping over.
I can tell I am the first to get to it, probably been less than a week since the people moved out.I only have 40 mins or so. I half supertune the vaq and start getting memorials from the 70s, then a couple of wheats. All in all got 6 mems, a nickle, and 5 wheats. Only got fooled twice by junk, half a pulltab and a piece of wire.
Here's the thing though and it bothers me some. I got an iffy signal so I dug, 5" down was a nail. I went back over the hole as usual and got the tiniest of signals, more like a "tick" than a signal. Thought it was residual from the nail, put my probe down there and 1/2" under the dirt is a wheat. Go over it again and the same " tick". Another wheat. What is bugging me is, I removed 5" or so of dirt with my plug. These coins virtually gave no signal. I had to go to all metal to pick them up. During regular hunting, I doubt if I would have even noticed the signal. I am not complaining about finding these as my older coin finds have been sparse with the Vaq. It really is making me wonder what it is skipping over.