oneeye
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- Aug 16, 2008
- 564
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- Whites MXT, Whites 6000 Di Pro, Garret Grand Master Hunter, Tesoro Tejon, Fisher 1265X
Another "hunted out" spot
My dad and I have been hitting a few parks close by the house just to get the rust off. Tuesday night, we found 16 Memorials, 2 Wheats ('41 & '56D), 2 Clad dimes, and lots of pull tabs.
Tonight, we hit an old ball field. We know it has been detected pretty hard in the past, but what the heck. As soon as we got out of the car, I knew it was going to very windy and cold. I found 2 Memorials right away. A few minutes later, I found a Wheat cent (another '56D). My MXT read 4 inches, but it was closer to 6-7 inches deep. A little while later, I had a good penny hit with a depth reading of 6 inches. I cut a good plug and dug deeper, but no coin. It was so cold I simply wrote it off as something big down deep. I filled the hole back in and returned the plug.
We hunted for a little while longer pulling a couple of more Memorials. My dad was ready to quit due to the bitter wind, so I decided to hit the deep penny signal once more. It still came up solid. My dad removed the plug and dug even deeper. He called me back over and I hit the hole and received no signal. I passed the coil over the dirt pile and got a solid signal. My dad sifted through the dirt and pulled a penny. It ended up being a 1902 IH! It was in very bad shape, but still a pretty neat find for a "worked out" spot.
Sure hope it warms back up! Good luck out there.
Dan
My dad and I have been hitting a few parks close by the house just to get the rust off. Tuesday night, we found 16 Memorials, 2 Wheats ('41 & '56D), 2 Clad dimes, and lots of pull tabs.
Tonight, we hit an old ball field. We know it has been detected pretty hard in the past, but what the heck. As soon as we got out of the car, I knew it was going to very windy and cold. I found 2 Memorials right away. A few minutes later, I found a Wheat cent (another '56D). My MXT read 4 inches, but it was closer to 6-7 inches deep. A little while later, I had a good penny hit with a depth reading of 6 inches. I cut a good plug and dug deeper, but no coin. It was so cold I simply wrote it off as something big down deep. I filled the hole back in and returned the plug.
We hunted for a little while longer pulling a couple of more Memorials. My dad was ready to quit due to the bitter wind, so I decided to hit the deep penny signal once more. It still came up solid. My dad removed the plug and dug even deeper. He called me back over and I hit the hole and received no signal. I passed the coil over the dirt pile and got a solid signal. My dad sifted through the dirt and pulled a penny. It ended up being a 1902 IH! It was in very bad shape, but still a pretty neat find for a "worked out" spot.
Sure hope it warms back up! Good luck out there.
Dan
I like hunting those hunted out spots, usually when I go to a spot like that I ignore the surface zincs and listen for the deep stuff. I'll still dig the copper and clad though cause ya never know when someone missed a wheat.
