hbeaton
Sr. Member
***UPDATED****"The Hole"
Hope everyone's weekend went well and there was a cornacopia of items to be found!
I have a story/question. Hopefully people reading will have had a similar story and can tell what to do/don't do.
I went back to the clearing today that has produced a lot of clad, couple silvers, an IH, and now 2 three-ringers. Also an old belt buckle similar to Comfy in vermont's. I'll post a pic of the three ringer and buckle later.
The last time I went to the clearing I came across a single that bounced between a penny/dime reading and said 6 inches on my ACE250. While I know the ACE250 is not exceedingly great a depth, I was skeptical of digging. But, remembering the MD'er mantra of "dig everything" and if you old geezers can do it, my 23 year old body can sure handle it
So I dig....and dig.. and dig....
The reading never changed, it said penny/dime and 6 inches even when I dug (and I measured) 15 inches down. I would take the detector and put it to the base of the hole and that's where the strongest signal came from. I tried down the sides of the hole and not a peep. There are no powerlines around, nor do I get any signals in the immediate area surrounding the hole.
At this point I left the clearing and returned today. Towards the end of my hunt, I ventured over to the "hole" to see if there was still a signal. Indeed there was and like an idiot I start digging again hoping I might figure it out. It was to no avail and I left wondering what it was.
What could this be? I know on this and other forums people say raise the detector up about 6 inches off the ground and if you get a signal, it's most likely large and shallow. I tried this and nothing. It's when I put the detector down on the ground and into the hole that I get a signal.
It doesnt seem to be trash because it never deviates from the obvious coin bell tone that us ACE250 users know is unmistakeable for a coin.
Any help/stories/sympathy/apathy/ would be appreciated.
As always, thank y'all for your time in reading.
HH!
-Hunter
Hope everyone's weekend went well and there was a cornacopia of items to be found!
I have a story/question. Hopefully people reading will have had a similar story and can tell what to do/don't do.
I went back to the clearing today that has produced a lot of clad, couple silvers, an IH, and now 2 three-ringers. Also an old belt buckle similar to Comfy in vermont's. I'll post a pic of the three ringer and buckle later.
The last time I went to the clearing I came across a single that bounced between a penny/dime reading and said 6 inches on my ACE250. While I know the ACE250 is not exceedingly great a depth, I was skeptical of digging. But, remembering the MD'er mantra of "dig everything" and if you old geezers can do it, my 23 year old body can sure handle it
So I dig....and dig.. and dig....The reading never changed, it said penny/dime and 6 inches even when I dug (and I measured) 15 inches down. I would take the detector and put it to the base of the hole and that's where the strongest signal came from. I tried down the sides of the hole and not a peep. There are no powerlines around, nor do I get any signals in the immediate area surrounding the hole.
At this point I left the clearing and returned today. Towards the end of my hunt, I ventured over to the "hole" to see if there was still a signal. Indeed there was and like an idiot I start digging again hoping I might figure it out. It was to no avail and I left wondering what it was.
What could this be? I know on this and other forums people say raise the detector up about 6 inches off the ground and if you get a signal, it's most likely large and shallow. I tried this and nothing. It's when I put the detector down on the ground and into the hole that I get a signal.
It doesnt seem to be trash because it never deviates from the obvious coin bell tone that us ACE250 users know is unmistakeable for a coin.
Any help/stories/sympathy/apathy/ would be appreciated.
As always, thank y'all for your time in reading.
HH!
-Hunter
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first weekend i went out...i had this happen to me...so i dug and dug...and a 17 inches down...i hit a water pipe 
