Went back and got a 5th Barber today..

[Chris/MA]

This time a dime. Wasn't real deep either, only about 4" maybe. I think I've done about what I can do on the front lawn of the place until I order a smaller coil, the place is pretty loaded up with iron. Think I'm going to order the 10x12 SEF too, might see what that can find as well. Got plenty of area to hunt still though.
Seems most of the coins I've gotten have been 1892-1920 (including some wheats) except for some memorial pennies. No later wheats to speak of and no later silver. Got two eagle buttons today that I'm not sure of the age of.

 

[James N.D.]

WTG with another Barber! Remember to re-work areas that have heavy Trash and Iron from different directions because this will sometimes let your Coil sneak up on Coins in the Iron or Trash that your Coil couldn't see from the other direction. Go Slow and Listen! Continued Success, Good Luck and HH to you.

 

[Chris/MA]

Yup, did the area one way thursday, then did it all from 90 degrees today, and a little bit of meandering around at odd angles (how I found the third quarter the other day before my battery died). Been going pretty slow, the yard's about 40 x 20 if I had to guess, and I spent about 3-4 hours each direction on it. Digging basically anything and everything non-ferrous sounding, and anything ferrous sounding that's got higher tone mixed in.

I'm definitely thinking the smaller coil will turn up something I missed, due to the density of the iron. Especially closer to the house it's half a dozen targets per swing in some places. Taking 5 nails out of one hole in some cases.

There's another site I'm thinking of revisiting that I last hunted when I had my DFX, it's chock full of iron too. *VERY* old site, got one coin from 1657 and another from 1723 from it. Been avoiding it due to poison ivy but it looks like they mowed it for the fall.

WTG with another Barber! Remember to re-work areas that have heavy Trash and Iron from different directions because this will sometimes let your Coil sneak up on Coins in the Iron or Trash that your Coil couldn't see from the other direction. Go Slow and Listen! Continued Success, Good Luck and HH to you.

 

[Andrus(ut)]

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[Chris(SoCenWI)]

Chris,

Even though it is counter to common sense, a big coil may get some stuff that a smaller will miss, even in heavy iron. Five years ago I bought the 5" excellerator and a 15" WOT. My thinking at the time was the 5 would be killer in heavy iron. I hit a really trashy town square for a few hours with the 5", nothing. Put on the WOT and got a couple of barber dimes and several IHs.

Seems that big coils can sometimes see coins under nails, often only when under the "pinpoint" area, so you have to overlap your sweeps hugely.

Chris

 

[BlackX]

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[Eddie in Poulsbo]

Very nice Chris. All them barbers buddy you can open your own barber shop.HH.

Eddie