p2c
Bronze Member
- Apr 14, 2009
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Etrac and Grey Ghost NDT; Garrett Pointer Pro
2 Short hunts this week -- got a 1920 SLQ today plus we're expecting (early october)
Hi all,
Trying to get as much detecting I can in now as the bigger and better news is my wife and I are expecting our first. Due date is early october.
In the mean time, I managed 2 short hunts at one of my newer good sites. On monday (not pictured) I pulled a 1920 Merc and 4 Wheat pennies 1910, 1920, 1944, and 1927.
Today 4/18/12, just about 5 to 10 minutes in my hunt, I hit a baddish sounding 12-41, but it was near where I pulled a bunch of wheats, so I started digging. After not fining in the plug, I re-scanned and now it sounded like a dime. Dug some more. Re- scanned. Sounded like a quarter 1 way and baddish other ways. I looked in the hole, saw a little glint on the side, but I tried to not get too excited. Pulled out the clod of dirt. Saw the rim. It looked like it was either a quarter or a smashed crimped bottle cap. Cleared of the dirt and viola -- a SLQ! Only my 2nd ever found, silver #17 for 2012, and already quarter #5. The ratio of big silver 8 (quarters and halves) to 9 dimes has been great -- no stinking jeffs. About 30 minutes later I pulled a shallow Wheat. Another 30 minutes later I pulled a V nickel -- 1906. It was a good 8 inches, so don't say the Etrac sucks on nickels, since getting my Etrac, I've dug around 40 v-nickels-- it sucks nickels.
Hi all,
Trying to get as much detecting I can in now as the bigger and better news is my wife and I are expecting our first. Due date is early october.
In the mean time, I managed 2 short hunts at one of my newer good sites. On monday (not pictured) I pulled a 1920 Merc and 4 Wheat pennies 1910, 1920, 1944, and 1927.
Today 4/18/12, just about 5 to 10 minutes in my hunt, I hit a baddish sounding 12-41, but it was near where I pulled a bunch of wheats, so I started digging. After not fining in the plug, I re-scanned and now it sounded like a dime. Dug some more. Re- scanned. Sounded like a quarter 1 way and baddish other ways. I looked in the hole, saw a little glint on the side, but I tried to not get too excited. Pulled out the clod of dirt. Saw the rim. It looked like it was either a quarter or a smashed crimped bottle cap. Cleared of the dirt and viola -- a SLQ! Only my 2nd ever found, silver #17 for 2012, and already quarter #5. The ratio of big silver 8 (quarters and halves) to 9 dimes has been great -- no stinking jeffs. About 30 minutes later I pulled a shallow Wheat. Another 30 minutes later I pulled a V nickel -- 1906. It was a good 8 inches, so don't say the Etrac sucks on nickels, since getting my Etrac, I've dug around 40 v-nickels-- it sucks nickels.
