Diggin-N-Dumps
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- Sep 9, 2009
- 6,046
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- Detector(s) used
- CTX 3030 / AT PRO / Etrac w/ NEL
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Last week I posted about the NEL Tornado coil for the ATP...mainly complaining that ALL of my targets were reading like coins but only being rotted steel screw tops.
I pretty much hunted with it for a couple hours before I put it up and pulled the CTX back out.
Today, I went back to a place that I have hunted for the last 8+ years....Very small, but I've pulled a few barbers and V-nicks but never an IHP.
My main goal was to give the coil a chance again and "Just dig anything deep". Mainly hoping for find an Indian.
I pulled a couple iron bits and then got a scratchy wheat penny signal, bouncing 80-81...but sometimes 87
. It was only like 4 inches , so i really didn't have much hope but I plucked out the plug and saw a big shiny coil fall out!
What sucks is I hit it a couple times...somehow I managed to hit the front and the back lol.
It turned out to be a 1909-S Barber Half dollar. Its a little rough, but my first Barber Half!!
I was able to pull a War Nick and Buffalo not to long after, those read right on 53 which seemed normal.
I ended up pulling also some wheats that were reading RIDICULOUS!...one was a 72-75...some were 85's but they were all 10+ easy, and all before 1930.
1919
1924
1928-D
1926
I do have to say this coil is starting to impress me. Last time I used it in that exact same spot, I don't think I found any coins in 2.5 hours I was there.
Patience was the only difference this time and it paid off!
I Also ended up pulling a 1920 Merc and 64 Rosie from another spot with the CTX.
Tilt your head to view the pics
...Ive tried to fix it twice.
I pretty much hunted with it for a couple hours before I put it up and pulled the CTX back out.
Today, I went back to a place that I have hunted for the last 8+ years....Very small, but I've pulled a few barbers and V-nicks but never an IHP.
My main goal was to give the coil a chance again and "Just dig anything deep". Mainly hoping for find an Indian.
I pulled a couple iron bits and then got a scratchy wheat penny signal, bouncing 80-81...but sometimes 87
. It was only like 4 inches , so i really didn't have much hope but I plucked out the plug and saw a big shiny coil fall out!What sucks is I hit it a couple times...somehow I managed to hit the front and the back lol.
It turned out to be a 1909-S Barber Half dollar. Its a little rough, but my first Barber Half!!
I was able to pull a War Nick and Buffalo not to long after, those read right on 53 which seemed normal.
I ended up pulling also some wheats that were reading RIDICULOUS!...one was a 72-75...some were 85's but they were all 10+ easy, and all before 1930.
1919
1924
1928-D
1926
I do have to say this coil is starting to impress me. Last time I used it in that exact same spot, I don't think I found any coins in 2.5 hours I was there.
Patience was the only difference this time and it paid off!
I Also ended up pulling a 1920 Merc and 64 Rosie from another spot with the CTX.
Tilt your head to view the pics
...Ive tried to fix it twice.
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I've seen Barber halves online but never in person. I hope to see one dug up and in person someday!
