lrgoodger
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- May 2, 2023
- 110
- 799
- Detector(s) used
- Whites 6000-D, Garrett GTA-1000, Minelab Sovereign, XP Deus I, Equinox 800, XP Deus II
This is my oldest IHP spill, and only the second time I have got 5 IHPs in one hole. They were in a hunted area in heavy iron. I got the 1867 (my best one ever) first. It was a very iffy signal and I almost didn't dig it. When it came out, I rechecked the hole and surrounding area very carefully. It was very trashy and there were a lot of broken, popping signals. I went on for about 5 feet and was getting nothing, so I turned around and worked my way back toward the plug. Just before I got to the plug, I got another iffy signal that was better than when I rechecked the hole. I cut another plug right against the first one, went in with the pinpointer and pulled out a nail. Went back in and got the 1865 with the hole in it. Went back in and pulled out a couple more pieces of nail, then got a strong signal on the pinpointer right where the 1865 had been. Went in with my finger and pulled the 1868 out. Stuck the pointer back in and there was still a stong signal in that same spot. Stuck my finger back in and pulled out the 1860 fatty from the exact same spot. Those three had been stacked on top of each other (which is why the 1868 doesn't have a green patina). Dug everything out of that hole, including a T shaped piece of flat iron an inch tall. Filled up the holes and rechecked the area. I still had a signal a couple inches to the side of the last plug, but it was hitting low for an Indian. Might be another fatty, I thought. I cut a third plug adjacent to the other two and sure enough, out came another 1860 fatty. In the course of pulling every signal out of that last hole, I got more nails and another heavier piece of iron the size of a 1" pipe cap. That Deus II is amazing at weeding the signals out of the iron! My brother said he had gone over that spot with several different detectors and could never hear the Indians in the junk. I almost missed them myself. He got a seated half dime last year a few feet from where these were. This was an empty lot where an old house used to be in the downtown area of a small town. The goodies were near a large tree stump in the corner of the lot not far from the sidewalks where the dozers could not grade, but it was still very trashy.
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