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  1. #1
    ca
    Nov 2010
    Canada
    Garrett A.T. Pro, Garrett GTaX 550
    437
    142 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Finally BIG silver, little silver, and gold!

    Best two hour hunt in a looong time tonight. After supper I was able to get out, but wasn't sure where to go...so after driving around aimlessly for a few minutes, I decided to hit my old faithful spot yet again. I read in another post that you should do a factory reset when you change batteries. I didn't need to change them, but I decided to do a reset anyway. I noticed a difference, the Pro seemed really tightened up and fast. Maybe it's all in my head lol. Anyway, I have gone over this spot countless times. There is a lot of iron, so I decided to go super slow and dig anything that sounded even the slightest bit promising. Smart move.

    The Merc was 4 inches deep, and sounded good from one direction, but registered 04 and made no sound from the other angle. I was surprised to see a silver dime!! Then, a very deep signal that sounded "iffy" turned out to be a 1909 Canadian dime. At this point I was happy with my hunt. But it got better. The next signal sounded really strange, like a really deep pop can. It was very hard to pinpoint. After almost saying "forget it", I saw the rim of a big beautiful Barber Half!!! Totally blown away...how could I have missed this stuff?!?! I was very distracted as I carried on detecting, but tried to stay focused. Another signal amongst the iron, barely sounded good, an 1898 Barber dime...then a few feet away an 1918 Buffalo! At this point I'm thinking maybe I would find a gold coin, but I was satisfied with the gold cufflinks (plated I think) when they popped up. Also found a very thin piece of sterling silver, no idea what it's for. The only other good target was a 1965 U.S. quarter.

    Three things that helped me have a fantastic night tonight: the factory reset, going slow, and digging lots of iffy targets. What a night, made my season! Happy hunting...
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  3. #2
    us
    Jun 2012
    alabama
    27
    2 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    sweet spot you got there...i'd start digging that iron out of the way

  4. #3
    us
    Jul 2008
    224
    34 times
    It's kinda spooky some times what targets register as. Makes you want to dig everything.

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  5. #4
    Charter Member
    us
    Jul 2012
    Fort Wayne
    Garrett Ace350, Garret 76'-77'Fortune Hunter, Cen-tech Pinpointer
    177
    37 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    Thats why im happy with my old garrett thus far I dig everything and find some odd stuff
    Metal Detecting:
    2 Indian Head Cents (1885)(1907)
    1 Silver Roosevelt Dime
    1 Silver Ring
    1 Half Dollar
    17 Quarters
    52 Dimes
    36 Nickels
    213 Pennies
    12 Wheaties
    9 Finnish Marks, 1 Canadian Cent
    2 Rosary Crosses
    4 Keys
    1 Bugs Bunny Charm
    1 Junk ring
    1 Master Lock
    3 Junk Earrings
    1 Watch

    CRH
    Cents-75$--- 30-Wheats 1-Panama Cent 24-Canadian Cents 13.9Lbs-Copper

  6. #5
    us
    Feb 2012
    Minelab SE Pro 18" Excelerator Coil Minelab CTX 3030 06 Smart Coil 17 Smart Coil Garret Propointer
    457
    77 times
    Relic Hunting
    Great finds! Lots of silver! Any coppers?

  7. #6
    us
    NEW AGE GOONIES

    Jul 2012
    ORLANDO FL
    WHITES AND GARRETT
    5
    Cool finds .. Keep up the search .. NAG LIFE

  8. #7
    us
    www.midwesttreasure.org facebook.com/MidwestTreasure

    Jun 2012
    West Central Illinois
    Garrett AT Pro / Pro Pointer
    3
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    Some GREAT finds!!!

  9. #8
    us
    Jan 2011
    Dalton,Ga.
    Whites MXT, Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Pro Pinpointer
    2,768
    404 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    get the iron outta da way!!!.....HH
    It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.
    Joseph Stalin

  10. #9
    us
    Feb 2012
    East Coast Florida
    Sovereign GT and Excalibur II, Whites, Garrett, Fisher, Alert, MD,Cscope,Tesoro, Compas, XP, Long Rs
    5,204
    1491 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    Well done.
    One third jewelry of the World are under sand so far
    Finds2013
    Coins usables=1506
    Silver= 170
    Gold=0

  11. #10
    us
    Jul 2011
    761
    46 times
    Metal Detecting
    Nice coins!
    Congrats!
    CoilFisher=I fish with a coil.

    http://detectingrights.com/ Join today!

    Use a Lesche and a pinpointer and CUT the plug!
    Don't use shovels and trowels in parks to dig holes.*Preserve the hobby.*

  12. #11
    us
    Jun 2011
    Oklahoma
    White's XLT
    3,650
    331 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    awesome silvers!

  13. #12
    us
    Feb 2010
    Green Bay, WI
    Garrett GTA500, AT Pro
    60
    17 times
    Metal Detecting
    What a night - Miller Time!!!

  14. #13
    us
    May 2010
    Claremore OK
    White's XLT/ Garrett AT Pro/ Ace 250
    1,505
    68 times
    Nice finds... Really like the cuff links, you never find them in pairs! What is a factory reset on your AT Pro?
    God Bless...

  15. #14
    us
    May 2012
    Virginia
    MXT
    409
    50 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    Fantastic finds!

  16. #15

    May 2012
    74
    18 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    I had the same problem with my AT...I made a test garden and was mad the dime showed up like a nickel....well I went to my "honey hole" to dig the nickel signals I have neglected. I didn't find a dime but I found a 1903 V nickel so now I am digging all repeating signals. I want to ask you, you say it registered a 04 so you have iron discrimination all off and it hit a 04? Let me know what you are using, Pro Mode with iron discrimination all off? BTW super finds!!!! Heck I was lit up when I found my wore out nickel... if I found that half I might yell "BOOM BABY!"

  17. #16
    us
    Anita

    Apr 2012
    New Hampshire
    V3i, Excalibur II, White's M6, Coinmaster
    973
    236 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    Nice silver. Sure is a sweet spot.
    Detect (v): to discover the existence of something
    Treasure (n): wealth, riches or valuable things

    ....Get out there and Detect that Treasure!

  18. #17
    ca
    Nov 2010
    Canada
    Garrett A.T. Pro, Garrett GTaX 550
    437
    142 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    Quote Originally Posted by ace1968
    I had the same problem with my AT...I made a test garden and was mad the dime showed up like a nickel....well I went to my "honey hole" to dig the nickel signals I have neglected. I didn't find a dime but I found a 1903 V nickel so now I am digging all repeating signals. I want to ask you, you say it registered a 04 so you have iron discrimination all off and it hit a 04? Let me know what you are using, Pro Mode with iron discrimination all off? BTW super finds!!!! Heck I was lit up when I found my wore out nickel... if I found that half I might yell "BOOM BABY!"
    I ground balance around 82. I run Pro mode, Iron disc at 35, and Iron Audio OFF until I turn it on to investigate an odd signal. When that dime registered as 04, I didn't hear anything but the screen said 04. The other direction was a nice 80-82, so I decided to dig.

    I like not having to listen to all the iron noise all the time, but I do like switching back to zero disc so I can hear every bit of unaltered audio information when I come across an "iffy" signal. Dig dig dig!

  19. #18

    Mar 2003
    Illinois
    Minelab Explorer SE Pro - Fisher CZ 5
    635
    9 times
    Thats one great outing.

  20. #19
    ca
    Nov 2010
    Canada
    Garrett A.T. Pro, Garrett GTaX 550
    437
    142 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    Quote Originally Posted by Ground Inspector
    Great finds! Lots of silver! Any coppers?
    No copper coins at all last night. This site, however, has produced many wheats, IH pennies, and a zillion old Canadian pennies. I have found probably 30+ silvers in this honey hole, including a Morgan dollar and 2 other Barber halves. Tomorrow night I am gong to hit it again!

  21. #20
    us
    real pirate

    May 2011
    NE Ohio
    Garrett Ace 350 and AT Pro
    3,192
    188 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

 

 
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