3/10 shorty hunt with the DFX finds silver.

[Danimal]

Well, I got out for a bit less than two hours today while my son had his pitching workout for his baseball team. I stopped at a middleschool that has been good to me and Mirage in the past. This is my first time hunting there with the DFX. I am running a program from JerDFX (thanks Jeremy!) and outside of a few tweaks for ground mineralization, I gotta admit I like the way it works!. I find myself still hunting quite a bit in DC with the pinpoint locked on and then switching to discrim once I have found a target and getting an ID (reminds me of how I hunted with my ACE...only THIS machine WILL hold a great threshold tone in non-motion)
I ended up with 5 wheaties, the oldest being a 1920, a 1948S Rosie, six clad dimes and a few mems and what looks like a dropped small cal. lead ball. As I walked back to my car and right before the giant snow mounds on the edge of the parking lot I got what the DFX thought was another dime hit. Thank God the ground was softer there as it ended up being a real nice silver ring with a small turquoise stone (slightly bent but not cracked)
All in all a great way to spend a little time. A few birds were singing and the temp was 48deg...a far cry from the frigid conditions I have been hunting in lately. Still, I left quite a few targets in the ground as the earth was still frozen solid in spots.

A wheatie from the muck

Another wheat...the 1920 it ended up

Total finds

Closeup of ring and Rosie's reverse


HH all!

 

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[Nana40]

Very nice, Dan! It won't be long...Spring's on it's way!!!

Nana

 

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[dr-quest]

Hey Dananimal
The ring is great looks like a Navajo turquoise from the 40s or 50`s.Im stil staring out at three feet of snow,your weathers sounding pretty good to me.
Happy Hunting

 

[j.d. in the usa]

wtg!! buddy

 

[mxtswinger]

Nice digs there Dan. WTG!

 

[jopher]

Nice finds Danimal.I hear ya about the hot programs! Its like listening for a canary in a flock of geese....WTG....Joe

 

[Mirage]

Hey Dan.

Good hunt. Couple silver and wheats. You are going to have to teach Nate some tricks with that DFX.

We did get to the 'berg today. Most spots still had about 2+ inches of ice. Had to chisel most of the stuff out. And today was the first time at the 'berg getting skunked on silver. :P
I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later.

We had to leave early( got in about 3.5 hrs) as Nate was going on a date. Beautiful day. Peaceful. Too bad the ground was so hard. I ended up with 61 wheats and Nate took home 44. Haven't cleaned them yet.

later

Bob