tabman
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I got to the site around 8:30 and started searching the site along the sidewalk and driveway. My first target, I got a 93/94 ID reading using 12 kHz. At first I thought it might be a pry-cap, so I slowly started raising and swinging the search coil over the target and numbers didn't drop and audio got softer. Oh Hell, I got big silver under my search coil! I carefully pinpointed and then dug a nice size plug. I flipped the plug over and saw a silver rim, a 1968 Kennedy Half Dollar. It's not a Morgan, but I'll take it.
Now how did the Deus find that half dollar and the CTX missed it? It was because the driveway had steel rebar in it and the CTX couldn't get as close to the edge of the driveway as the Deus could. I think that the CTX and Deus are going to make a great team working together.
I found a few more interesting items, a steel comb, a old button and a thimble along with some clad and wheat pennies. I dug a bit more trash today chasing gold rings. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, after I dug the first target I had to raise my kHz setting from 12 to 18 because of the EMI.
In my 3 hunts at that site I found 4 Mercury dimes, 2 Rosie dimes, 2 Standing Liberty Quarters, a Buffalo Nickel, a Kennedy Half Dollar, and bunch of wheat pennies and clad coins. I'd consider that a good site but I wouldn't want to detect it again.
Oh and for the good part! As I was detecting a 83 year old lady came walking across the street towards me and I greeted her with friendly, how's your day going? She said just fine. I had good 15 to 20 minute conversation with her and found out that she and her husband metal detected years ago, but they didn't do so well at it. Also that they enjoy watching the show Diggers. We talked about everything under the Sun and I found her to super sharp and very knowledgeable.
Any how, I finally popped the question, would you mind if I detect your front yard? She replied, sure you can just make sure that you cut good plugs and put them back in the ground good. I told her that cut good plugs. I also told her that I wouldn't be starting her yard today and it would probably take me a couple of days to detect it properly. She said that would be fine with her and for me not to forget that the backyard is huge and that I should detect it as was well.
Which detector should I start with first? I'll have to give it some thought.
Now how did the Deus find that half dollar and the CTX missed it? It was because the driveway had steel rebar in it and the CTX couldn't get as close to the edge of the driveway as the Deus could. I think that the CTX and Deus are going to make a great team working together.
I found a few more interesting items, a steel comb, a old button and a thimble along with some clad and wheat pennies. I dug a bit more trash today chasing gold rings. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, after I dug the first target I had to raise my kHz setting from 12 to 18 because of the EMI.
In my 3 hunts at that site I found 4 Mercury dimes, 2 Rosie dimes, 2 Standing Liberty Quarters, a Buffalo Nickel, a Kennedy Half Dollar, and bunch of wheat pennies and clad coins. I'd consider that a good site but I wouldn't want to detect it again.
Oh and for the good part! As I was detecting a 83 year old lady came walking across the street towards me and I greeted her with friendly, how's your day going? She said just fine. I had good 15 to 20 minute conversation with her and found out that she and her husband metal detected years ago, but they didn't do so well at it. Also that they enjoy watching the show Diggers. We talked about everything under the Sun and I found her to super sharp and very knowledgeable.
Any how, I finally popped the question, would you mind if I detect your front yard? She replied, sure you can just make sure that you cut good plugs and put them back in the ground good. I told her that cut good plugs. I also told her that I wouldn't be starting her yard today and it would probably take me a couple of days to detect it properly. She said that would be fine with her and for me not to forget that the backyard is huge and that I should detect it as was well.
Which detector should I start with first? I'll have to give it some thought.
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