Dwight S
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- Apr 26, 2010
- 558
- 70
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT-Pro & White's TDI & Tesoro Compass uMax
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
An unusual find for such a shallow depth. Mother's Day find.
I went to visit my mom for Mother’s Day, at her sister’s house, where she has been recovering from a broken leg and knee surgery. We were sitting outside making small talk when my mother mentioned the new AT-Pro detector I had purchased around Christmas. I told her I was still having some trouble pinpointing with the Double-D coil. I just so happened to have the detector in the truck, so I went and got it out, along with my Pro-Pointer and Lesche. I decided to “practice” in the backyard, in and along the driveway. I figured that the dirt & gravel would be easier to repair if I had trouble locating a target, and plus I could talk to my mom as well. I located and recovered several clad targets, working hard to pinpoint with the detector and then verifying with the Pro-Pointer when it was close enough to the surface to sound off. I mentioned to my mom that the house was built in the early 60s, and that there should be a chance to find silver somewhere. Not five minutes later I get a good signal, in the dime range, VDI of 75, about 2 inches deep, along the edge of the drive in the grass. I think to myself it’s another clad dime. I pinpoint with the detector and then verify with the Pro-Pointer, yep, it’s shallow, the Pro-Pointer is chirping rather quickly… I stick my Lesche in under the target and gently pry the blade up, when the grass and soil split, I see the sparkle of silver, I was shocked!! I gently wiped off the coin and expected to see Rosy looking back at me, but to my joy, Mrs. Liberty was who I saw; a well worn 1911 Barber dime. Moral of this story, not all silver is going to be deep. I’m not sure if dirt has been brought in or moved around sometime in the past, but this old girl was just sitting there waiting at less than two inches. I would have expected it to be much deeper…
I went to visit my mom for Mother’s Day, at her sister’s house, where she has been recovering from a broken leg and knee surgery. We were sitting outside making small talk when my mother mentioned the new AT-Pro detector I had purchased around Christmas. I told her I was still having some trouble pinpointing with the Double-D coil. I just so happened to have the detector in the truck, so I went and got it out, along with my Pro-Pointer and Lesche. I decided to “practice” in the backyard, in and along the driveway. I figured that the dirt & gravel would be easier to repair if I had trouble locating a target, and plus I could talk to my mom as well. I located and recovered several clad targets, working hard to pinpoint with the detector and then verifying with the Pro-Pointer when it was close enough to the surface to sound off. I mentioned to my mom that the house was built in the early 60s, and that there should be a chance to find silver somewhere. Not five minutes later I get a good signal, in the dime range, VDI of 75, about 2 inches deep, along the edge of the drive in the grass. I think to myself it’s another clad dime. I pinpoint with the detector and then verify with the Pro-Pointer, yep, it’s shallow, the Pro-Pointer is chirping rather quickly… I stick my Lesche in under the target and gently pry the blade up, when the grass and soil split, I see the sparkle of silver, I was shocked!! I gently wiped off the coin and expected to see Rosy looking back at me, but to my joy, Mrs. Liberty was who I saw; a well worn 1911 Barber dime. Moral of this story, not all silver is going to be deep. I’m not sure if dirt has been brought in or moved around sometime in the past, but this old girl was just sitting there waiting at less than two inches. I would have expected it to be much deeper…
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