Colorado Kidd
Jr. Member
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2007
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- Location
- Southern Colorado
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- Minelab Sovereign XS-2a pro, Tesoro Tiger Shark, Ace 250
Followed advice I've read about here and it paid off.
Hi,
I haven't posted in a while. Work. I have been hunting around an old trading post after work for about an hour when I can. It's been frustrating. No coins. I have found lots of interesting and tantalizing relics like old black powder cartriges, parts of Lanterns, old buttons and household items, but no coins. There is so much junk iron there that it gets overwhelming. Tonight I went to a park down by the Rio Grande River where it flows out of the foothills into the San Luis Valley. Right nearby is a train station, old trading post, stage stop and now I found out there was also a sawmill there. It's less than half a mile from the old downtown area founded in 1871. I have found only newer clad so far. While I was hunting a man came over and said that they had redone the park in the 90's and brought in a bunch of fill. I had begun to suspect this. Talked to him for a while and turns out he is into MDing too so we made plans to go together on Sunday.
Well I did something that I have read about here many times but hadn't tried. Went to a wooded area adjacent to the park. I went across a small stream to a strip of woods along the Rio Grande where there is a path. I figured that they hadn't touched this area when they re-did the rest of the park.
I started finding coins immediately. They were newer but still coins. There were lots fewer signals and they mostly sounded good. It was a blessed relief from the places I've been hunting. The signals took on new meaning for me as they were mostly the faint but good signals of deep targets. This added to the excitement of digging. The ground was like butter under about 3 inches of leaf mould. Then I got a faint signal; the kind that gets much better after you remove a little dirt. It was a 1963 Nickel and it was so shiny I thought it must be silver. This is the oldest Jefferson Nickel I have found and I got excited that there might be some silver coins around.
I had a lot of fun sweeping the coil around dead logs and under brush. I have never hunted in the woods before. I like it!!! I kept telling myself that the area probably looked a lot different 100 years ago.
Got a signal by a tree and dug down about 6 inches and got this lure.
Judging by where and how deep it was I'm betting it is pretty old.
Since I spent so much time talking to my new MDing friend I only had about 1/2 hr. to hunt. I think the area has a lot of potential. I didn't find anything really old or fantastic but it was the most fun hunt I've been on in a while.
On the way out I spotted these rocks. They are not from the river but from west of town and around here they were used for retaining walls and foundations. I'm thinking this was the buttress for a foot bridge over the creek to the river. I'll head there first next time.
You sure can learn a lot on this forum. I think I'll look for more areas like this. Here are my finds from the leafy and brushy woods.
Hi,
I haven't posted in a while. Work. I have been hunting around an old trading post after work for about an hour when I can. It's been frustrating. No coins. I have found lots of interesting and tantalizing relics like old black powder cartriges, parts of Lanterns, old buttons and household items, but no coins. There is so much junk iron there that it gets overwhelming. Tonight I went to a park down by the Rio Grande River where it flows out of the foothills into the San Luis Valley. Right nearby is a train station, old trading post, stage stop and now I found out there was also a sawmill there. It's less than half a mile from the old downtown area founded in 1871. I have found only newer clad so far. While I was hunting a man came over and said that they had redone the park in the 90's and brought in a bunch of fill. I had begun to suspect this. Talked to him for a while and turns out he is into MDing too so we made plans to go together on Sunday.
Well I did something that I have read about here many times but hadn't tried. Went to a wooded area adjacent to the park. I went across a small stream to a strip of woods along the Rio Grande where there is a path. I figured that they hadn't touched this area when they re-did the rest of the park.
I started finding coins immediately. They were newer but still coins. There were lots fewer signals and they mostly sounded good. It was a blessed relief from the places I've been hunting. The signals took on new meaning for me as they were mostly the faint but good signals of deep targets. This added to the excitement of digging. The ground was like butter under about 3 inches of leaf mould. Then I got a faint signal; the kind that gets much better after you remove a little dirt. It was a 1963 Nickel and it was so shiny I thought it must be silver. This is the oldest Jefferson Nickel I have found and I got excited that there might be some silver coins around.
I had a lot of fun sweeping the coil around dead logs and under brush. I have never hunted in the woods before. I like it!!! I kept telling myself that the area probably looked a lot different 100 years ago.
Got a signal by a tree and dug down about 6 inches and got this lure.
Judging by where and how deep it was I'm betting it is pretty old.
Since I spent so much time talking to my new MDing friend I only had about 1/2 hr. to hunt. I think the area has a lot of potential. I didn't find anything really old or fantastic but it was the most fun hunt I've been on in a while.
On the way out I spotted these rocks. They are not from the river but from west of town and around here they were used for retaining walls and foundations. I'm thinking this was the buttress for a foot bridge over the creek to the river. I'll head there first next time.
You sure can learn a lot on this forum. I think I'll look for more areas like this. Here are my finds from the leafy and brushy woods.
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it is always great when you learn something new..... Hope your friend turns out to be a blessing for you, to have a partner is always nice. How about a fishing rod also when you are in the area.... looks great to me?
