twistidd
Bronze Member
- Nov 11, 2007
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- White's Matrix M6 w/ Sun-Ray DX-1, 950 coil and 6x10 DD, Minelab Excalibur II, Garrett Ace 250, Garmin Etrex GPS
I had some time this morning to swing the coil, after the Maxwell Street market (where I answered a cell phone that was ringing on the curb against the street, and found out the owner had lost it after eating breakfast nearby. I left it at the diner and he said he'd come back for it soon). I called Kermit, since he had called me earlier while I was out jogging. He didn't pick up and I KNEW he was busy at his spot! I called Mike and he was busy for the day, so it was up to me to find a spot and hunt alone. The first spot was a total bust. I was there about an hour but only scored a 1988 Jeff in the woods. Then I moved to another wooded area, and this one was even worse than the first. Tons of trash, but I did score a '38 wheatie. After that, I tried for a couple picnic groves, but they were all jam-packed with people having parties. I even tried an old school yard I have passed many times, only to find that it was chock-full of slag and little white rocks, making it impossible to pick out and dig any good signals.
By this time, I was absolutely fed up, but decided to try one more place. It's an area I have hunted before without a whole lot of success. I started out in a newer section that I hadn't detected before. Wow, TONS of trash, iron, bottlecaps, just ridiculous. I decided to call it a day and head home. On my way out of the woods, something on the ground caught the attention of my eyes. It looked like a silver chain, but at closer inspection, it was a stainless watch band. I extracted the entire watch, and it was a nice Edison timepeice. Parts of it are kind of rusty, so I doubt it will ever work again, but it gave me a little extra push to try a spot nearby for a final hoorah.
Within about twenty minutes, I had that perfect sweet deep high tone and 79-81 VDI, and that only meant one thing! I dug down about seven inches and out popped a 1918 merc. Woo-hoo! Well, if this was all I'd find, I'd have been happy, but it didn't end there.
Next, I got a bouncy nickel signal and dug a dateless buffalo. Then, I got a high tone under a root that was raised about 3 inches above the surface of the ground. I was surprised to dig 5 inches to find a sharp but somewhat crusty 1912 V. No other coins in the hole to account for the high tone, so I figured it was because the coil was so high above the nickel and off to the side a bit. Five minutes later, another one of those beautiful dime signals, and yet another 1918 merc! This one was much sharper than the first. Finally, as I was on my way out, an '07 V at two inches to top things off. I was sweaty and tired, but boy am I glad I kept on trucking. Certainly not the kinds of numbers some of you get in a day (pirates!), but a mighty good day for me. I hope you all had a great weekend! See you guys soon.
Joe
By this time, I was absolutely fed up, but decided to try one more place. It's an area I have hunted before without a whole lot of success. I started out in a newer section that I hadn't detected before. Wow, TONS of trash, iron, bottlecaps, just ridiculous. I decided to call it a day and head home. On my way out of the woods, something on the ground caught the attention of my eyes. It looked like a silver chain, but at closer inspection, it was a stainless watch band. I extracted the entire watch, and it was a nice Edison timepeice. Parts of it are kind of rusty, so I doubt it will ever work again, but it gave me a little extra push to try a spot nearby for a final hoorah.
Within about twenty minutes, I had that perfect sweet deep high tone and 79-81 VDI, and that only meant one thing! I dug down about seven inches and out popped a 1918 merc. Woo-hoo! Well, if this was all I'd find, I'd have been happy, but it didn't end there.
Next, I got a bouncy nickel signal and dug a dateless buffalo. Then, I got a high tone under a root that was raised about 3 inches above the surface of the ground. I was surprised to dig 5 inches to find a sharp but somewhat crusty 1912 V. No other coins in the hole to account for the high tone, so I figured it was because the coil was so high above the nickel and off to the side a bit. Five minutes later, another one of those beautiful dime signals, and yet another 1918 merc! This one was much sharper than the first. Finally, as I was on my way out, an '07 V at two inches to top things off. I was sweaty and tired, but boy am I glad I kept on trucking. Certainly not the kinds of numbers some of you get in a day (pirates!), but a mighty good day for me. I hope you all had a great weekend! See you guys soon.
Joe
Way to go twistidd........3 old Nickles and 2 nice ole silvers........Congrats man 
Good thing you got that phone returned or you wouldn't have found crap today. I'm gonna have to try your strategy tomorrow, and help an old lady across the street before I go hunting. 
