Deft Tones
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- Location
- Hawkeye State - Area 515
- Detector(s) used
- Whites V3i, XP Deus, Minelab Sovereign GT, Garrett AT Pro, Whites TRX (2), Predator Raven, Predator Raptor, Lesche Sampson
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Forgive my being a windbag. Skip to end for TLDR.
Once again, metal detecting is like fishing; it’s better when it rains.
I’ve added another intensive 120 hours to the total time under the backphones since I last posted some weeks back. I should be right around 260-280 hours total. I feel I’m beginning to be fluent in French/Deus language now, so I have begun to use the VDI #’s on the controller as another tool. This happens to also be the week I completed a database of 67 gold rings recording their VDI #’s. This information was charted and examined for patterns to aid in my jewelry hunting with the Deus. The Deus, IMO, shows excellent potential to be a dedicated jewelry hunter. I'll get more into that another time perhaps.
In the last few weeks I’ve had three separate public park hunts and bagged two gold pieces each hunt. The first time got my attention. The second time earned my respect. This third time deserves my accolades.
About the third time…
There is a very small park tucked away in a neighborhood that I’ve been thinking to detect for awhile now. It’s not shaded as a park on Google maps, about fifty-five to sixty years old, has no off-street parking, and is in a, now, lower income neighborhood. Today was overcast, with light to moderate rain. Morning starting temperatures in the upper forties and rising mid-afternoon to the mid-fifties. Winds were mostly steady and 8mph NW, which continued through most of the day — perfect, nobody will be around.
Behind the truck gearing up for the hunt, a car drives past slowly and I take slight notice. One minute later the same car had turned around and slowly approached, then stopped. This guy asks out his window a bit flippantly if I had any luck? Find anything good? I tell him not yet, I’m just getting started. I see him looking past me into the back of the truck at the AT-Pro I brought along as backup.
I don’t know what happened, but he turns defensive and says,
Cranky Mr. Minelab - “Well, you won’t find much, my son and I have been pounding this park for years with our Minelabs. I use an E-xxxxx, and my son shoots a CTX- xxxx. All you’re going to find are recent drops. No old coins left, no silver. Been all picked!”
WTF?!
Me - “Oh, well… I just came for the pull tabs, and can slaw…and a few beer caps, which I’m great at finding.”
As a jewelry hunter I was part telling the truth and part being facetious, but he was not amused. Now, I’m not sure what prompted my next question, but in hindsight, I’m glad I asked because the conversation was probably deteriorating!
Me being glib — “So where else do you two hunt? You know, so I can avoid wasting my time finding only trash.”
He lightened up a bit and spilled a few of his public locations. It turns out this is his neighborhood park, and I could see his house from where I stood. He took off to work, and I took out the Deus.
No silver he says. Challenge accepted!
Right after I make quota… 25 per hour. Because while I’m here, I’m taking your gold too!
Look at this one, almost mint!
So I ended up being there 6 hours and worked the hotspots before sweeping one half of the park more methodically. Thanks for cleaning out almost all the annoying coins buddy! I really appreciate it.
You enjoy your coppers and silvers. Cause just like the Terminator: “I’ll be back.” 
Chain and pendant gold plated - sterling. CZ stud - sterling. Small cross - sterling. Woman’s 10k ring (black hills gold?),broken gold plated ring with aquamarine(?) and what are most probably two fake flanking stones, woman’s 10k ring w/9 ice chips.
Not pictured: 2 gallon bucket half full of over 150 ring-pulls and stay tabs, dozens and dozens of juice seals, foil balls and gum/ candy wrappers, and a double portion of can slaw… and a sore wrist!
Thanks for looking. Good luck and good hunting.
TLDR: Cranky dude feels protective of his turf, claims he’s cleaned her out with the best machines and I will only find gumball change. I prove him so wrong it feels right.
Once again, metal detecting is like fishing; it’s better when it rains.
I’ve added another intensive 120 hours to the total time under the backphones since I last posted some weeks back. I should be right around 260-280 hours total. I feel I’m beginning to be fluent in French/Deus language now, so I have begun to use the VDI #’s on the controller as another tool. This happens to also be the week I completed a database of 67 gold rings recording their VDI #’s. This information was charted and examined for patterns to aid in my jewelry hunting with the Deus. The Deus, IMO, shows excellent potential to be a dedicated jewelry hunter. I'll get more into that another time perhaps.
In the last few weeks I’ve had three separate public park hunts and bagged two gold pieces each hunt. The first time got my attention. The second time earned my respect. This third time deserves my accolades.
About the third time…
There is a very small park tucked away in a neighborhood that I’ve been thinking to detect for awhile now. It’s not shaded as a park on Google maps, about fifty-five to sixty years old, has no off-street parking, and is in a, now, lower income neighborhood. Today was overcast, with light to moderate rain. Morning starting temperatures in the upper forties and rising mid-afternoon to the mid-fifties. Winds were mostly steady and 8mph NW, which continued through most of the day — perfect, nobody will be around.
Behind the truck gearing up for the hunt, a car drives past slowly and I take slight notice. One minute later the same car had turned around and slowly approached, then stopped. This guy asks out his window a bit flippantly if I had any luck? Find anything good? I tell him not yet, I’m just getting started. I see him looking past me into the back of the truck at the AT-Pro I brought along as backup.
I don’t know what happened, but he turns defensive and says,
Cranky Mr. Minelab - “Well, you won’t find much, my son and I have been pounding this park for years with our Minelabs. I use an E-xxxxx, and my son shoots a CTX- xxxx. All you’re going to find are recent drops. No old coins left, no silver. Been all picked!”
WTF?!
Me - “Oh, well… I just came for the pull tabs, and can slaw…and a few beer caps, which I’m great at finding.”
As a jewelry hunter I was part telling the truth and part being facetious, but he was not amused. Now, I’m not sure what prompted my next question, but in hindsight, I’m glad I asked because the conversation was probably deteriorating!
Me being glib — “So where else do you two hunt? You know, so I can avoid wasting my time finding only trash.”
He lightened up a bit and spilled a few of his public locations. It turns out this is his neighborhood park, and I could see his house from where I stood. He took off to work, and I took out the Deus.
No silver he says. Challenge accepted!
Right after I make quota… 25 per hour. Because while I’m here, I’m taking your gold too!
Look at this one, almost mint!
So I ended up being there 6 hours and worked the hotspots before sweeping one half of the park more methodically. Thanks for cleaning out almost all the annoying coins buddy! I really appreciate it.
You enjoy your coppers and silvers. Cause just like the Terminator: “I’ll be back.” Chain and pendant gold plated - sterling. CZ stud - sterling. Small cross - sterling. Woman’s 10k ring (black hills gold?),broken gold plated ring with aquamarine(?) and what are most probably two fake flanking stones, woman’s 10k ring w/9 ice chips.
Not pictured: 2 gallon bucket half full of over 150 ring-pulls and stay tabs, dozens and dozens of juice seals, foil balls and gum/ candy wrappers, and a double portion of can slaw… and a sore wrist!
Thanks for looking. Good luck and good hunting.
TLDR: Cranky dude feels protective of his turf, claims he’s cleaned her out with the best machines and I will only find gumball change. I prove him so wrong it feels right.
