against the wind
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- Jul 27, 2015
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- E-trac, Excalibur, XP Deus, & CTX 3030.
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- All Treasure Hunting
On Sunday I revisited a park that was once a silver mine. It has been pounded over and over but every once in a while it will give up a pleasant surprise, My last trip there I managed to recover a 1917d Mercury Dime. Missed the key date by one year.
I started swinging the Deus by a bunch of trees that are surrounded by brush and Mosquitoes. I made sure to apply my Deep Woods Off before walking away from the bike. My first target was a 1908 V nickel. It took some cleaning before I could just make out the date through the toast. Another really good signal not far from where I dug the "V" was under a root. I stayed with it for a good 20 minutes, As I got deeper, I kept thinking, Big silver or a can. I finally got it out and what a surprise. It's a 5 or 6 ounce fishing sinker, No water around here, so what in the ,,,,,
There isn't much clad to be had which kept me focused on deep signals. I did manage to get 7 Wheat Pennies. Five of them were pretty deep. I'm talking 8 or 9 inches. They were all separate targets and not even close enough to be considered part of a spill. I say that because when I got theses crusty little buggers home and started to clean them,, I was baffled. The first four Wheaties that I cleaned were all 1919's. There was a 41 and a 56. One wheat penny needed to be soaked in oil overnight. It turned out to be a 1909. I always enjoy digging a first year Lincoln. I have yet to dig a VDB, but I'll keep trying.
I started swinging the Deus by a bunch of trees that are surrounded by brush and Mosquitoes. I made sure to apply my Deep Woods Off before walking away from the bike. My first target was a 1908 V nickel. It took some cleaning before I could just make out the date through the toast. Another really good signal not far from where I dug the "V" was under a root. I stayed with it for a good 20 minutes, As I got deeper, I kept thinking, Big silver or a can. I finally got it out and what a surprise. It's a 5 or 6 ounce fishing sinker, No water around here, so what in the ,,,,,
There isn't much clad to be had which kept me focused on deep signals. I did manage to get 7 Wheat Pennies. Five of them were pretty deep. I'm talking 8 or 9 inches. They were all separate targets and not even close enough to be considered part of a spill. I say that because when I got theses crusty little buggers home and started to clean them,, I was baffled. The first four Wheaties that I cleaned were all 1919's. There was a 41 and a 56. One wheat penny needed to be soaked in oil overnight. It turned out to be a 1909. I always enjoy digging a first year Lincoln. I have yet to dig a VDB, but I'll keep trying.
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