M-Taliesin
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- Apr 22, 2009
- 181
- 3
- Detector(s) used
- White's MXT 300/Sun Ray Probe, White's MXT Pro/Sun Ray Probe, White's Spectra V3i/Sun Ray Probe!
Howdy Folks!
Decided I wasn't going to let 10 inches of snow on the ground keep me inside all
day, so I grabbed my MXT and headed out to hunt. Kinda glad I did because the
first target I found was a ring. I had to dig down through 10 inches of snow and
about an inch of wood chips, and there it was.
Any help in identification of this ring would be appreciated. It is not stamped at
all, and is a metalic grey color. It is very shiny. You can see a reflection when
looking at it. The VDI was bouncing all over the spectrum, and I never got a lock
on any specific VDI number. It does not seem attracted to a magnet. I figured it
might be titanium, but that might be wishful thinking on my part. When I got it
home, it looked more like hematite. But it sounds like metal when dropped on the
counter. Right now, we are puzzled about what it is made of.
Anyhow, back to the hunt!
I was using the "snowplow" method. I kicked a hole in the show with my boot
and got my 6x10 coil as close to the ground as possible, then placed my free
hand down on the lower shaft and moved the coil back and forth beneath the
snow! It is hard work, and real tough on the lumbars, but do-able. That's how
I got my hit on the ring.
Later I shifted to another method. One I call surface surfing. I cranked my MXT
gain as high as it can go, then simply laid my coil on top of the snow and let it
slide back and forth across the surface. The other finds I got on this hunt were
taken in that manner. And I really didn't get much.
After about 45 minutes, I was done. Temperature was around 25 degrees, and once
I found my fingers weren't working any longer, I headed for the car.
My take was:
2 Quarters = $0.50
3 Nickels = $0.15
1 Dimes = $0.10
8 Pennies = $0.08
Total = $0.83
Coin Count = 14 coins.
That's the most meager take I believe I've ever had.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
Decided I wasn't going to let 10 inches of snow on the ground keep me inside all
day, so I grabbed my MXT and headed out to hunt. Kinda glad I did because the
first target I found was a ring. I had to dig down through 10 inches of snow and
about an inch of wood chips, and there it was.
Any help in identification of this ring would be appreciated. It is not stamped at
all, and is a metalic grey color. It is very shiny. You can see a reflection when
looking at it. The VDI was bouncing all over the spectrum, and I never got a lock
on any specific VDI number. It does not seem attracted to a magnet. I figured it
might be titanium, but that might be wishful thinking on my part. When I got it
home, it looked more like hematite. But it sounds like metal when dropped on the
counter. Right now, we are puzzled about what it is made of.
Anyhow, back to the hunt!
I was using the "snowplow" method. I kicked a hole in the show with my boot
and got my 6x10 coil as close to the ground as possible, then placed my free
hand down on the lower shaft and moved the coil back and forth beneath the
snow! It is hard work, and real tough on the lumbars, but do-able. That's how
I got my hit on the ring.
Later I shifted to another method. One I call surface surfing. I cranked my MXT
gain as high as it can go, then simply laid my coil on top of the snow and let it
slide back and forth across the surface. The other finds I got on this hunt were
taken in that manner. And I really didn't get much.
After about 45 minutes, I was done. Temperature was around 25 degrees, and once
I found my fingers weren't working any longer, I headed for the car.
My take was:
2 Quarters = $0.50
3 Nickels = $0.15
1 Dimes = $0.10
8 Pennies = $0.08
Total = $0.83
Coin Count = 14 coins.
That's the most meager take I believe I've ever had.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
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