DEUS II at the old house site..
1938 Half and 4 Wheats (all 1941) unknown badge,
DEUS I Playground Gold cross and chain and lots of small stuff
(can’t pick up the chain separately)
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Backstory on that HALF DOLLAR, As we were walking around that house, (not many signals) I think I was noticing that it was hard for the machine to get a "clean signal" which basically means that whatever I walked over the target was jumping around and not giving a really distinct signal..
So I got this signal, and it was jumping around from 88-91 and sounded scratchy like you get when you get a trash target...
People will know what I'm talking about.. And the truth is I ALMOST left it... (silver dimes are 91-92 quarters are 93-94 and I assume a silver half would read 95-96) Almost left it... but after listening to it pop and snap in the 80's and 90's , I said "I'm going to dig this just in case its a regular dime or penny.. (not the end of the story)
So I start digging, stick the pinpointer in, get a target and start to dig the sides out.. pulled some dirt out and my digger and I look back in the hole and see this BIG ROUND thing laying on the side of the hole.. like it kinda rolled out as I was digging..
( it was in the hole but you could clearly see the whole thing)
So now... I called to my partner and I said "Hey come take a look at this... I want you to see something" So he walks over and one look and he says "what is that ? a half dollar ?" and I said, "no its probably an aluminum token because it didn't read anywhere near a half dollar signal" and he said are you sure and I said I'm sure... I said this thing was jumping around in the penny dime range, so I think it's just an aluminum token... (you couldn't see what exactly it was in the hole)
So it was after that when I reached into the hole and picked it up, and as soon as I did I knew because of the weight and feel that it in fact was a Silver half Dollar...
I don't know if it was sitting next to IRON, I don't know if there was another reason it was jumping around like that... but
I was SHOCKED, to say the least...
Just to say this, I think that house had already been hunted by someone else, because there were very few targets in that yard.
I pulled 3 wheats in front, (deep scratchy signals) and the half and one wheat in the back, (Also that badge came from the front yard) with 4-5 regular pennies in the BACK....
My hunting partner got NOTHING of note in that front yard, no coins at all and only a few pieces of trash...
So you really Never know what is left behind in an old place..
The Gold cross was with the DEUS I and its elliptical coil in a playground, I can't tell if I would have gotten it with the DEUS II round coil...
I am SOOOO waiting for that new elliptical coil for the DEUS II..
1938 Half and 4 Wheats (all 1941) unknown badge,
DEUS I Playground Gold cross and chain and lots of small stuff
(can’t pick up the chain separately)
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Backstory on that HALF DOLLAR, As we were walking around that house, (not many signals) I think I was noticing that it was hard for the machine to get a "clean signal" which basically means that whatever I walked over the target was jumping around and not giving a really distinct signal..
So I got this signal, and it was jumping around from 88-91 and sounded scratchy like you get when you get a trash target...
People will know what I'm talking about.. And the truth is I ALMOST left it... (silver dimes are 91-92 quarters are 93-94 and I assume a silver half would read 95-96) Almost left it... but after listening to it pop and snap in the 80's and 90's , I said "I'm going to dig this just in case its a regular dime or penny.. (not the end of the story)
So I start digging, stick the pinpointer in, get a target and start to dig the sides out.. pulled some dirt out and my digger and I look back in the hole and see this BIG ROUND thing laying on the side of the hole.. like it kinda rolled out as I was digging..
( it was in the hole but you could clearly see the whole thing)
So now... I called to my partner and I said "Hey come take a look at this... I want you to see something" So he walks over and one look and he says "what is that ? a half dollar ?" and I said, "no its probably an aluminum token because it didn't read anywhere near a half dollar signal" and he said are you sure and I said I'm sure... I said this thing was jumping around in the penny dime range, so I think it's just an aluminum token... (you couldn't see what exactly it was in the hole)
So it was after that when I reached into the hole and picked it up, and as soon as I did I knew because of the weight and feel that it in fact was a Silver half Dollar...
I don't know if it was sitting next to IRON, I don't know if there was another reason it was jumping around like that... but
I was SHOCKED, to say the least...
Just to say this, I think that house had already been hunted by someone else, because there were very few targets in that yard.
I pulled 3 wheats in front, (deep scratchy signals) and the half and one wheat in the back, (Also that badge came from the front yard) with 4-5 regular pennies in the BACK....
My hunting partner got NOTHING of note in that front yard, no coins at all and only a few pieces of trash...
So you really Never know what is left behind in an old place..
The Gold cross was with the DEUS I and its elliptical coil in a playground, I can't tell if I would have gotten it with the DEUS II round coil...
I am SOOOO waiting for that new elliptical coil for the DEUS II..
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