Dimes...

[FLATENPA]

Okay seemed odd today was out at low tide in the wet sand, and I found dimes. I dug 6 targets found four dimes, that beaded key chain and a pair of Sun glasses..I was finding some of the dimes, 14 inches or better. ( my scoop is 14 inches nose to back). Using an Excalibur ii (ppm). But nothing else there where a lot used sparkler sticks, sensitivity was set at 2 - 3 I passed over many nulled targets. Not sure if that means the beach has been picked clean all but the dimes?

My thought is I must have good set up to find dimes...or it it just luck?

 

[mcogan / L.I. Mongo Mike]

I think it is more likely conditions.
Like targets se to be found together.

 

[claire]

I agree with mike, it likely has to do with conditions. I was finding all dimes and 2 dime sized charms the other day, not one quarter or penny. I noticed that there were a lot of small pebbles as well. I find it so interesting the way the tides and the currents change what targets you find. It makes detecting so much more interesting

 

[redcobra8u]

I have days like that with the Excal as well. I've noticed that some hunters take the quarters and leave the pennies (and dimes).

 

[smittyman]

I'm too much of an optimist to walk over any signal except big iron. You never know for sure until you lay eyes on a it and sometimes not even then.

 

[Sir Gala Clad]

If the coins look new you most likely have come across a coin spill/fresh drop.
If You have come across a coin/target line, coins usually are green/brown/black(especially silver, and often are worn thin/smaller.

Waves and tidal actions cause targets of similar shape, surface area and density to accumulate in a small area like a sifter/classifier. Some days you will come across quarters the same way other times zincolins. Many times you will come across parallel target lines - usually quarters will be closer to the surf, dimes will be higher toward the high tide line and zinolns will be the highest as they are the lightest.


One time I came across a coin spill of several nickles which was especially exciting as their tone is close to gold.

The denser the items you come across especially old sinkers (grey matter) the better as it indicates that the bottom is able to support gold rings and they may still be in detecting range.

I seriously doubt that the beach had been picked clean by all but dimes.
Usually, detectorists who cherry pick for gold at the beach will ignore high tones as they are looking for gold which is a low conductor. While detectorists who cherry pick for silver coins and jewlery (mostly in parks) will only dig high tones as silver is a high conductor. If all you detect is zincolins, it may indicate that detectorists are using a CTX 3030s and rejecting zinc pennies


If your detector is nulling you are dectecting in discrimination mode!


For a better understanding view surfdigger videos.
Brian has several excellent videos on this topic.

Okay seemed odd today was out at low tide in the wet sand, and I found dimes. I dug 6 targets found four dimes, that beaded key chain and a pair of Sun glasses..I was finding some of the dimes, 14 inches or better. ( my scoop is 14 inches nose to back). Using an Excalibur ii (ppm). But nothing else there where a lot used sparkler sticks, sensitivity was set at 2 - 3 I passed over many nulled targets. Not sure if that means the beach has been picked clean all but the dimes?


My thought is I must have good set up to find dimes...or it it just luck?

 

[gamiller]

14 inches deep is a good depth . Also sometimes dimes are left because other hunters are not covering the area as thorough as you.
My guess is it isn't luck but your technique may be better, getting what others have missed.