2nd Hunt Today Adds Some Indians

Old Dude · Jul 10, 2014

I decided to go out detecting again this afternoon while the gf went car shopping, lol. I went back to the place Cjon455 and I went on our first day hunting. On that day we were both soaked with sweat and rain and he had been up since the night before. There was also a lightning storm that made me certain we had probably rushed a bit in the small yard. That day, I got 3 silvers and Chris got a war nickel and some nice relics. Today I got 2 Indians, 2 Wheats, a little buckle and some junk. On our second hunt, Chris shared his ATP settings with me when he discovered mine was almost discriminating Indians out. Thanks, Chris! You made today possible, lol.

texjim · Jul 10, 2014

Nice score..

Msbeepbeep · Jul 10, 2014

Very nice green on that one! Nice little decorative buckle too! Congrats!

And now you make me want to pull out my IH and check it on my detector to see if is does the same!
Just when you think you've got it covered, doubt pops up ! Thanks for the info!

cjon455 · Jul 10, 2014

Old Dude said:
I decided to go out detecting again this afternoon while the gf went car shopping, lol. I went back to the place Cjon455 and I went on our first day hunting. On that day we were both soaked with sweat and rain and he had been up since the night before. There was also a lightning storm that made me certain we had probably rushed a bit in the small yard. That day, I got 3 silvers and Chris got a war nickel and some nice relics. Today I got 2 Indians, 2 Wheats, a little buckle and some junk. On our second hunt, Chris shared his ATP settings with me when he discovered mine was almost discriminating Indians out. Thanks, Chris!

Ok enough enough already lol, u r killing me! Nah just kidding, congrats on the indians, I really like the settings I use and am glad they worked out for you! Yes we did rush thru that site too quickly that time. I still wanna try that lady down the road who asked for "proof" of what we do.
For anyone who's interested in the atpro settings:

Pro-zero mode, full sensitivity, iron discrimination 40.
Has worked well for me, and now for old dude!

prolab69 · Jul 10, 2014

nice cool older stuff, i was soo hoping for an indian my last time out.

dirtlooter · Jul 10, 2014

great finds

Old Dude · Jul 10, 2014

The back of the buckle has "WMCA" on it. I found out this stands for White Metal Casters Association. They made costume jewelry for women in the 1930's and 40's.

WHADIFIND · Jul 10, 2014

cjon455 said:
For anyone who's interested in the atpro settings:

Pro-zero mode, full sensitivity, iron discrimination 40.
Has worked well for me, and now for old dude!

Pretty much my settings as well, except I leave iron at zero too. Makes it harder to hear and pick and choose but seems to work ok for me. :dontknow:

So, why did I buy a discriminating detector anyway? :icon_scratch:

LOL

Nice finds Old Dude!

Old Dude · Jul 10, 2014

WHADIFIND said:
Pretty much my settings as well, except I leave iron at zero too. Makes it harder to hear and pick and choose but seems to work ok for me.

So, why did I buy a discriminating detector anyway? LOL

Nice finds Old Dude!

Thanks! On the 1990, when you blow the pic up, you can read full " Liberty " on the head dress. Pretty happy with it. You've seen how distressed all my other old coppers have been from the dirt here, lol. On the 1880, the reverse is in pretty good shape. I have used a toothpick on the obverse and uncovered some of the bust. The metal itself seems to be intact still so I am giving it alone a hot peroxide bath to see if I can uncover more detail on it. Will post pics when done.

WHADIFIND · Jul 10, 2014

Old Dude said:
Thanks! On the 1990, when you blow the pic up, you can read full " Liberty " on the head dress. Pretty happy with it. You've seen how distressed all my other old coppers have been from the dirt here, lol. On the 1880, the reverse is in pretty good shape. I have used a toothpick on the obverse and uncovered some of the bust. The metal itself seems to be intact still so I am giving it alone a hot peroxide bath to see if I can uncover more detail on it. Will post pics when done.

Yep, I noticed. Very nice details. But, and this is just my opinion, I don't think I would leave it in the peroxide very long. It just doesn't look like a coin that will take to it too well. At least, from what I can tell from the pics. :dontknow:

In any case, a nice recovery!

Old Dude · Jul 10, 2014

Final cleaning of the 1880~~~

The reverse is probably better than that of the 1990. Not going to touch it ( the 1990 ) at all with peroxide. I like the emerald patina way too much to mess with it!

vpnavy · Jul 10, 2014

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

Old Dude · Jul 10, 2014

Msbeepbeep said:
Very nice green on that one! Nice little decorative buckle too! Congrats!

And now you make me want to pull out my IH and check it on my detector to see if is does the same!
Just when you think you've got it covered, doubt pops up ! Thanks for the info!

On that day, he tried one of the many IH's he had found by waving it under the coil. I was getting a very broken and scratchy signal. One that I very probably would not have dug. When I went with his settings, the tone was solid and repeating. One that I definitely would have dug.

ModernMiner · Jul 10, 2014

Sweet IH's and buckle Dave. :thumbsup:

I love me some Injuns.
Way to put a hurtin' on Cjon. :tongue3:

-DUHg-

Old Dude · Jul 10, 2014

ModernMiner said:
Sweet IH's and buckle Dave. I love me some Injuns.
Way to put a hurtin' on Cjon.
-DUHg-

Thanks Doug. I have to taunt him like this.....I know he will out hunt me next time we go, lol!

cjon455 · Jul 10, 2014

ModernMiner said:
Sweet IH's and buckle Dave. I love me some Injuns.
Way to put a hurtin' on Cjon.
-DUHg-

Ouch

cjon455 · Jul 10, 2014

Old Dude said:
Thanks Doug. I have to taunt him like this.....I know he will out hunt me next time we go, lol!

Nah, it's all about luck my friend. I can't help that I seem to have way better luck than you lol jk :laughing7:

Carolina Tom · Jul 11, 2014

Nice haul. I am fan of the green indians! I can feel CJON cringing all the way down here in NC! GL&HH.

Old Dude · Jul 11, 2014

Carolina Tom said:
Nice haul. I am fan of the green indians! I can feel CJON cringing all the way down here in NC! GL&HH.

He is so ungrateful, Tom! He doesn't appreciate how I let him hunt through MY searches when he isn't able to because of work, lol!

cjon455 · Jul 11, 2014

Old Dude said:
He is so ungrateful, Tom! He doesn't appreciate how I let him hunt through MY searches when he isn't able to because of work, lol!

Lol, that's ok hunt away while I'm stuck at work, I see how u are lol jus kidding, ur neck of the woods gave me I think ten silvers so I AM grateful, grateful you missed the ones I got lol