Coin Popping

[BrownBear]

Hi Gang,

I just moved to Roswell, Ga and I am getting ready to go on a couple of hunts with my club. Since I have never hunted the back yard I though I would give COIN POPPING a try today. I did get the coin out the ground ,but made a mess too. I guess I need more pratice. Here is a link on how to do it .

Ps. Do you guys have success coin popping

Thanks,

Brown Bear

 

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[jeff741972]

I never tried it.

 

[DMN]

I can see many a gouged and scratched coin if I attempted it.

 

[teleman 2525]

yes i us coin popping or probing alot at schools and parks its quick and easy on shallow coins long blade flat screw driver away you go

 

[BURLIVES]

No I don't coin pop!.....it makes a mess and destroys your find. The truth is a larger deep plug taken causes virtually no damage. Also don't "pop" during dry or drought conditions. Some may not agree, but you'll never see where I have been.

 

[1235CE]

I believe someone on here recently obtained a permit to hunt a city park where the only allowed digging tool was a screwdriver. Interesting.

Where I hunt (old fields, foundations, cellar holes) it just doesn't seem do-able for me and you could easily kill a Colonial coin at 10" with that method. Whew.

HH all!

Greg

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

before i bought a pinpointer probe i always coin popped in grassy areas.i don't know how i dug so many coins years ago using this method.i will never go back after buying my vibra probe.buy a probe dude! trust me..so much faster and easier!

 

[dirtfishing]

When I lived in Boise ID, that was the only method permitted by the Parks Dept there. Doesn't work for me, as most the Coins I am after are in the 6-10 inch range. I dig a solid plug, remove my target, and replace the plug.

 

[Monty]

I have a couple of special made tools that were given to me by an old gent I met not too long ago. One is a probe with a ball on the tip and the other is a spoon shaped instrument used for the actual prying out of the coin. They are both made of brass so as not to damage the coin. I have tried it a few times but haven't been able to do very good. Others here on the forum report that it is a fairly routine practice they use on manicured lawns. I kept hitting rocks and things like slivers of broken glass instead of the coin! Monty

 

[jorge del norte]

I perfected the screwdriver, stab...then rotate in a circle motion.....but I found that hunting this way, I was neglecting deeper signals, so I went to pinpointer and bulb spade. Great for coin shooting for newer coins though, but I damaged quite a few. Also great for learning a coil, and light weight for hike in areas.

happy hunting,
jorge del norte

 

[oldcoon]

I have been detecting for over 40 years
but I have never been much of a coin popper.
I have successfully popped a few,
but the keyword here is 'few.'
My hat is off to any man or woman who can successfully
pull this off time after time.
Perhaps I am too much of a relic hunter to master the
niceties of coin shooting.
As age and physical condition is making it had to me
to chase relics, perhaps it is about time I learned.​

 

[batcap]

I'll coin-pop if I'm in a heavily hunted area, looking for shallow targets. I don't see it as any more damaging than plugging, and often less so. You need good pinpointing though, and I only do it if I expect to either spend the coins or sell for scrap metal value. Sadly, that means most of the time.

 

[DingoDon]

Been detecting since the early 1980's and coin popping with a screwdriver is the only method I use in parks and school grounds. I can remove a coin from down to 5", or a little more, quickly and you will not see where I removed it. Dip the end of screwdriver in liquid plastic coating to protect coin. You have to learn to be precise in pinpointing to do this. Of course this method will not get the really deep coins but is great for getting the clad out quickly and neatly.

 

[Lifes A Garden...Dig IT]

Impressive video with precission. When working with more of a solid ground/soil like back in Kentucky I generally dug a round plug up and then replace plug afterwards. Where I live now,Florida the ground is basically just sand and silt, it's more difficult to dig an actual plug but easier to penetrate through for your finds.
Still an impressive and smooth video.

Bobby