Back in the Silver!

[KYshooter]

Let’s start with Episode #16 of Kentucky Diggin’, from the Kentucky Shooter YouTube Network.
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. I’ve been hunting, but usually for really short hunts, and usually with little to show for it.

Yesterday I got out for a couple of hours right before dark. I decided to take my MXT back to an old lot that I have hunted 2 or 3 times with my Garrett GTP 1350. It seems that every place I return to with the new machine yields Indian Head pennies. The MXT is a BEAST at finding them!

Once again, I wasn’t disappointed. My very first target was a lovely, green 1904 Indian. Goodness, I love digging those beautiful ladies!

I dug a couple of old wheats, then hit a really sketchy nickel signal that jumped between 20 & 22 VDI. I dug, and found this gorgeous 1942-P War Nickel! Silver!!

The wheats were 1911, 1917, & 1919. All oldies. It was good to finally get on some decent targets, and to dig my 9th gold/silver find of the year.

Here’s a picture of the happy group, relieved to have been freed from their underground confinement …

Thanks for looking! Enjoy the video! You can subscribe to my channel @ http://www.youtube.com/user/kyshooters?feature=mhum.

 

[ouachitacaveman]

Nice finds. How does that MXT
compare with your Garretts on
finding Indians and Silver ??
Trying to find a good first MD.
Thanks !

 

[traverdog]

Good finds. I like the indians!!

 

[KYshooter]

Nice finds. How does that MXT
compare with your Garretts on
finding Indians and Silver ??
Trying to find a good first MD.
Thanks !

It finds SO many more Indians than my Garrett. I think that the pre-programmed "coin" setting on a Garrett actually discriminates out many lower VDI Indians.

As far as silver ... I'm not that overly-impressed yet. It gives good silver signals on infinitely more junk than the Garrett does. So, I wind up digging piles more stuff. I've dug about 47-48 silver coins with the Garrett over a 2-year span, and 7-8 with the MXT since Christmas. On about the same pace.

Pluses and minuses for both.

Honestly, thought, if I were just starting out I would go with a Garrett, then "grow into" another machine in a year or two.

Geoff

 

[billpa]

Good digs Shooter,enjoyed the video.

 

[Lookin]

Great finds, nice video and finally, some nice weather here in the Bluegrass! Woo-hoo!

 

[CHAINCHOMP]

awesome finds!!! awesome condition nickels too! keep it up and hh!

 

[Bugsterx2]

Nice finds KYshooter! Always enjoy your videos!

 

[spitfire55]