Michigan Badger
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DON"T HUNT THERE! But I did 
One of the area's best coin/ring shooters told me to not even bother with this site. He had hunted out everything worth digging and others had also beaten it to death.
Now, normally I'd think the guy was just trying to keep the site for himself but I know this guy and he hasn't got a selfish bone in his body. And too, he's one of the most successful THers I've ever met. Once he dug a real diamond ring that would retail upwards of $5,000.
Okay, so I came to this site to get skunked. I didn't even bother to recharge my Tejon's batteries. I figured I just drain them down more for the next charge.
About my 7th or 8th target turned out to be an old football charm at about 6 inches deep. Then I dug lots of junk like kerosene lamp parts, zinc lids, tin scraps, etc.
To make a long story a little shorter I finally ended up by the biggest tree in this part of Michigan. They say it's at least 150 years old. Trees grow very slowly here so I'd guess more like 200. The local township hall has a picture of this tree taken in 1900 and it was as big around as a man back then!
Well I thought It would be cool to dig an old coin by this town's "historic tree." I did my Tejon thing using my own "secret method" and dug lots of unknown junk. Suddenly I get a very nice sound right in between some trash signals. I could only move the coil about 2 inches back and forth to hold the signal. I dug down only about 3 inches and there was one of the finnest Indian cents I have ever dug! It has a full bold liberty and once I clean it a little it will be my IH prize! Trust me, it looks 10 times better to the eye! It must of been lost almost new.
The rest of the digs here are self explanatory. Some of them are unknown to me so I'll have to post them again and see if anyone knows what they are.
HH,
Badger
One of the area's best coin/ring shooters told me to not even bother with this site. He had hunted out everything worth digging and others had also beaten it to death.
Now, normally I'd think the guy was just trying to keep the site for himself but I know this guy and he hasn't got a selfish bone in his body. And too, he's one of the most successful THers I've ever met. Once he dug a real diamond ring that would retail upwards of $5,000.
Okay, so I came to this site to get skunked. I didn't even bother to recharge my Tejon's batteries. I figured I just drain them down more for the next charge.
About my 7th or 8th target turned out to be an old football charm at about 6 inches deep. Then I dug lots of junk like kerosene lamp parts, zinc lids, tin scraps, etc.
To make a long story a little shorter I finally ended up by the biggest tree in this part of Michigan. They say it's at least 150 years old. Trees grow very slowly here so I'd guess more like 200. The local township hall has a picture of this tree taken in 1900 and it was as big around as a man back then!
Well I thought It would be cool to dig an old coin by this town's "historic tree." I did my Tejon thing using my own "secret method" and dug lots of unknown junk. Suddenly I get a very nice sound right in between some trash signals. I could only move the coil about 2 inches back and forth to hold the signal. I dug down only about 3 inches and there was one of the finnest Indian cents I have ever dug! It has a full bold liberty and once I clean it a little it will be my IH prize! Trust me, it looks 10 times better to the eye! It must of been lost almost new.
The rest of the digs here are self explanatory. Some of them are unknown to me so I'll have to post them again and see if anyone knows what they are.
HH,
Badger
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The theory is they have machines that before the "Rip you off era" Could find the precious metals and leave out the Older Coppers. In area's they have well searched with those machines we now can find those Older Coppers with full disc. on our modern machines...but can't find the precious metals. 
Cause the discotectors took them all 
wow, guess We should be calling you "Wise old Badger"
i wish i would have found that !!!!!
