5 hours, 55 coins....one 11" quarter

[Roland58]

5 hours, 55 coins....one 11" quarter

Went to the soccer park this morning (it is close) before it got too hot. Dug 55 coins in 5 hours......10 quarters, 30 pennies, 6 nickels and 9 dimes. Thought I had a couple of silver dimes, but, it turned out they were just clean and shiny for some reason.....in spite of being about 5" down. I did dig a quarter target that pinpointed 11" deep and it showed up right at 11", maybe just a tad more. My Chinese knock-off "Lesche" digger was all the way in the hole when it appeared. I was hoping for something old, but, no chance......it was a 1982. I was pretty impressed with the depth since I was running in Disc, Sens 85 and the first half of iron notched out. The audio signal was a little less, but, the VDI was solid.

 

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[Skelly607]

Re: 5 hours, 55 coins....one 11" quarter

55 in 5,,,,,,,SWEET!!!!!

 

[Roland58]

Re: 5 hours, 55 coins....one 11" quarter

55 in 5,,,,,,,SWEET!!!!!

Thanks, Skelly. I couldn't help but notice your tag. That Garrett of yours must be one sensitive machine if it can pick up a one dollar bill! I've got a couple of fairly productive parks, one, a soccer complex, gets replenished every weekend. My total clad is just over $36 in two months, but, I have only hit two silver Rosies and two wheaties (oldest a 1944), however, I did find a pretty nice man's silver ring with a sapphire setting! I'm still after a Merc, Buffalo, IH or anything really old and still working on better places to hunt.

 

[Turtleman]

Re: 5 hours, 55 coins....one 11" quarter

Roland,
Nice finds. What coil were you using?

I'm still after a Merc, Buffalo, IH or anything really old and still working on better places to hunt.

Don't be afraid to tell your friends you detect. My friends have given me so many good leads that I have too many old sites to even hunt all of them right now. Old timers are a great source of info. and they often love to share stories and where things used to be. Also, you can ask people to see if you can detect their yards. I have had a 100% success rate in obtaining permission to hunt private property. I just ask people respectfully, assure them I will treat their place with respect and I remove all trash and share or give finds when appropriate.
Hope you can find some old places to hunt. If you do, you'll land your buff, IH or merc!
T-man

 

[ringfinder]

Re: 5 hours, 55 coins....one 11" quarter

Pretty nice haul. I have a F-75 also and it does pretty well.. What kind of soil did you find that coin in that was 11" deep? I could see a coin of that age going deep in a sandy soil. I have dug coins of that age, that deep
where animals are at, they tend to push the coin deeper in the ground. One time I dug a Barber dime at 11" with
my ACE 250, but it was a pasture at one time, turned into a yard. You just never know in this hobby.

Looking forward to seeing what else you pop out of the ground with that Awesome F-75. Maybe we can see a picture or two of your finds sometime.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[Roland58]

Re: 5 hours, 55 coins....one 11" quarter

Turtleman,
I'm using the 12" DD that comes with the F75. I have the 11" and the little white 6 1/2" eliptical. Haven't tried the 11" yet, but, the little white coil, to me, is a joke. I tried it in a heavy trash area and found it harder to isolate good targets than with the big coil. It's probably me, not the coil. I am used to the large coil and have even got a nickel about 3" from a tab and a dime very close to some can slaw, plus, I know the big one has much better depth. I do have a lot of places lined up to search, just haven't been to them yet. Today I hit a friend's yard that lives in an old part of town and picked up my first Merc, yay!, a 1941 with crisp detail.

ringfinder,
The soil over that 11" quarter was 'hauled in' top soil for the first 4 or 5" and then sandy loam that is kept moist with a sprinkler system. I have posted a number of pics in the past, but, all of my finds have been rather insignificant compared to what I see on this forum. This ring is my best find to date: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,357292.0.html Today was not quantity, but, I did get a little quality. Along with the Merc mentioned above, I got three wheaties.....1941, 1942 and 1947 (I think). Everybody knows what wheaties look like,

Great hunting to you both, thanks for looking!