Nick-nick-nick Nickel - OD - ian!!!

[WHADIFIND]

I made mention in another post today, that I had a plan:

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/508166-i-just-had-know.html#post5040958

So, I put it into action and......

Well, I'll let the pictures tell the story: (and...there are a *few* )
















On top of everything else, how many Buffs
are found with a full date?



AND......THIS!!!! The coup-d-gras!

I have NEVER found 5 of these in the same hunt in nearly half a century!
Suppose....I will never see it again.

What's more, this tiny little area where I hunted has been pounded by
everybody and their brother! ALSO.....it was hit EXPLICITLY, and in detail/grid, by ME!!!

I have found there many times before but the last 10 times, nothing. I just knew
that there was a limit to my reach and that this place was holding. Especially nickles!
Because almost everyone else hunts for silver. I have pulled 3 war nickles from here
once before. The ground is highly mineralized and has a LOT of trash! Ground balance
is around 92-93!!! The 2 day soaking was JUST what the doctor ordered! But, it wasn't
JUST that, I also listened to the ATP in a whole other way today. I was hearing the indications
of coins, IN BETWEEN the trash!!

I figured to only find a couple coins today and that was ok! It was the plan and the testing that
was important! I feel I learned my machine just a LIL bit better today!

Hope you enjoyed the ride!

Thanks for the support and the peek.

 

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[trapperart]

Congrats on the finds and listening to your machine

 

[JeffInMass]

5 War nickels could be a career's worth for some, 5 in a day in simply unbelievable-- Congrats!!

-- Jeff --

 

[BigWaveDave]

That's how you do it!!! My hunting technique has changed in the past few weeks, and the coins are climbing out of the ground to me... Congrats on your 5X Old Dude nickels, looks like you are locking into the AT Pro like a boss!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Great coinage!
War nickles are quite a find, individually, but THAT haul is pretty incredible...!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great job on the working the area from a "different Angle", Congratualtions!

Last weekend, I did a similar thing and dug only nickle signals just for fun. At the hunts end, I had 16 non silver Jefferson nickles.

 

[relic nut]

Great job WHATIFIND!! It's like my wife always tells me......" If you'd just listen!". Nice hunt

HH RN

 

[A2coins]

Good job those are nice additions to your collection!!!!!

 

[cjon455]

What a great haul of ODs!, good for you gary, awesome hunt!

 

[46Wheat]

Way to slam out those ODs

 

[bigfoot1]

man...you gonna od on the od's...thats awsome !!! I too have learned to listen to my atp differantly.for me its about shape in the trash.the atp is very sensitive to the shape of objects,can be used to your benifit.

 

[Garrett424]

Your title got my attention.
And yeah, that's a pile of OD nickels for one hunt. Congrats.
I think my record is two in one day.

I actually know an old summer festival spot where they had a nickel pitch. I need to get in there and see how many ricocheted into the grass and got lost.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on the OD nickel day Whadi You killed it today man and you also pulled a dated Buffalo. The wet soil can really amplify the halo affect. Looks like you are at one with the AT Pro. Almost like a Zen experience today. Hold the AT Pro, sense the AT Pro, BE the AT Pro. Kudos to you.

 

[toasted]

Congrats. Deep nickels were flying out of the ground for me tonight too. Pounded ground too. No war nickels though. Thats impressive

 

[Msbeepbeep]

OMG!!!

You found the nickle bank!!!
And a dated buff!
You definitely speak "AT Pro"!!!
Congrats!! Awesome and well done!!!

......does OD know you found 5 of his nickles in one feld swoop? :sly:

Well sir you are a shinning example to us all, and you have literally out done yourself!

There are probably lines forming now for lessons on listening.

We got some rain here, but not enough to float the nickles up.

Now i could kick myself for being distracted while detecting last Sunday. It does take a whole lot of concentration to hear the good stuff among the junk.

 

[Greastart]

Great hunt. I still have less than 100 hours on my ATP. Please share some insight regarding "how" you listened to your machine differently. I have the good fortune of hunting a small private park in a gated community. I find lots of beavertail pull tabs, old clad, and an occasional piece of junk bling. I know I'm going to find something good there, but still the sounds my machine makes are at some times overwhelming. How 'bout some pointers on hearing?

Grease

 

[Msbeepbeep]

....lines ARE forming!

 

[WHADIFIND]

OMG!!!

You found the nickle bank!!!
And a dated buff!
You definitely speak "AT Pro"!!!
Congrats!! Awesome and well done!!!

......does OD know you found 5 of his nickles in one feld swoop? :sly:

Well sir you are a shinning example to us all, and you have literally out done yourself!

There are probably lines forming now for lessons on listening.

We got some rain here, but not enough to float the nickles up.

Now i could kick myself for being distracted while detecting last Sunday. It does take a whole lot of concentration to hear the good stuff among the junk.

Thanks MsBeep! Yeah, I surprised myself yesterday. And, about that concentration, I meant to mention that one does, indeed, need to be in a special, concentrated mindset. Ya gotta go, knowing upfront that you're going to be listening really hard in a VERY noisy area. If you don't feel up to it that day, just as well go cherry picking.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Great hunt. I still have less than 100 hours on my ATP. Please share some insight regarding "how" you listened to your machine differently. I have the good fortune of hunting a small private park in a gated community. I find lots of beavertail pull tabs, old clad, and an occasional piece of junk bling. I know I'm going to find something good there, but still the sounds my machine makes are at some times overwhelming. How 'bout some pointers on hearing?

Grease

First of all, one has to learn their machine. The sounds come in such a large amount! You HAVE to learn to at least be able to hear the different, subtle differences in frequencies. AND....sorry to say, but, that ONLY comes from long, long hours of listening!

One habit I've always had though is "call my shot" before EVERY plug. I take note of whatever info I can gather from the signal. The VDI, the sound, the volume, the depth, the difference between the normal sweep and the pinpointing sounds. Then, I say what I believe I've found. After being surprised many, many times, I've finally started understanding what it's been saying.

The only true way to understand, is to do all that above and dig everything! At least for a while. Even an hour or so each time out will help. When it gets too tiring/frustrating just go back to the type of hunt you're used to/normal.

Just know this, if you concentrate too much on trying to discriminate out things, you ARE going to miss
good stuff.

Having a practice "garden" at home can help too.

Hope that helps! Sorry, there are no magical secrets.

 

[against the wind]

Excellent pickings,, that's quite an accomplishment.
51- 52,, 51- 52,, 51- 52, 51- 52,, 51- 52,, 51- 52,,
You will be pulling gold soon enough.
Congratulations