Its just ONE merc...but you gotta see why it was still in the ground.

silverfreak · Oct 13, 2007

It's just ONE merc...but you gotta' see why it was still in the ground.

Finally found someone in my area to hunt with. It's made it a lot more fun and even if his areas are pounded..at least I have different places and a friend to hunt with. If our ladies let us...we'll be hunting a lot more before the weather changes. Anyway this is just one lonely silver dime but we were both shocked I found it so I wanted to post it. It was 6" down and directly below it was this huge chunk of iron..either an old broken file or maybe an old part of a knife?? He said..."man that little coil is amazing".
We both agreed that dime probably had been passed over a hundred times before ..but obviously masked by the iron. Who says the SE can't sniff goodies out of the trash

Sorry for the short post...but I need to head to work.

j.d. in the usa · Oct 13, 2007

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good job bud way to sniff that out!! congrats

John (Ma) · Oct 13, 2007

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Excellent find. It shows that knowing your detector is key and helps to find those finds in "detected out" areas. I always look at it as it's never detected out and your picture shows one of the reasons why. Congrats.

silverfreak · Oct 13, 2007

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j.d. in missouri said:
good job bud way to sniff that out!! congrats

Thanks JD.

silverfreak · Oct 13, 2007

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lost at sea said:
Excellent find. It shows that knowing your detector is key and helps to find those finds in "detected out" areas. I always look at it as it's never detected out and your picture shows one of the reasons why. Congrats.

Thanks. "Hunted out" areas are all I have around here. It's very rewarding to pop a goodie out of pounded ground.

sparkymaster · Oct 13, 2007

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Great story!

I like seeing that stuff.

silverfreak · Oct 13, 2007

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sparkymaster said:
Great story!

I like seeing that stuff.

Thanks sparkymaster. The guy I was hunting with finds tons of stuff and he told me he had been over this exact same spot at least 10 times before with his XS and stock coil. Lately I have been going back to the same hunted and picked over areas with a smaller coil and just creeping along.

nebstater · Oct 13, 2007

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Way to go! Those sorts of finds just make you want to keep digging that junk!

bcs123 · Oct 13, 2007

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nice merc good job work'n around the trash i don't believe a place is ever truly hunted out keep up the good work and HH

silverfreak · Oct 13, 2007

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bcs123 said:
nice merc good job work'n around the trash i don't believe a place is ever truly hunted out keep up the good work and HH

Thanks bcs123. No place is ever hunted out. I agree 100%.

halfdime · Oct 13, 2007

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Good going!

silverfreak · Oct 13, 2007

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nebstater said:
Way to go! Those sorts of finds just make you want to keep digging that junk!

Thanks. Most of my better finds are coming from iffy hits at hunted out places.

Digginman · Oct 13, 2007

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Man, you earned that great find. Awesome. Congrats.

DM

silverfreak · Oct 13, 2007

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halfdime said:
Good going!

Thanks halfdime.

silverfreak · Oct 13, 2007

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Digginman said:
Man, you earned that great find. Awesome. Congrats.

DM

Thanks digginman.

Captn SE · Oct 13, 2007

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Hello Bryce,

Congrats on being able to find that merc amongst iron. I can't tell you how many masked silvers I have found this year.....too many to count. The SE is extremely capable of finding those elusive old coins.

I'm sure there are a few more hiding....go seek them out.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Colonial KirkPA · Oct 13, 2007

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Wilverfreak, I have to ask, how does the Sunray probe work on your Pro XL? When you get the signal with the probe, what kind of sound does it give off?

I know the Sunray for an SE will sound off like the SE tones...I am thinking about getting one soon, so I need some help. I have a Vibraprobe, but for some reason, the Sunray probe looks more professional. You know, KirkPA always has to find ways to increase his datecting status. LMAO

Nana40 · Oct 13, 2007

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Always great to have a huntin' buddy! Congrats on that merc too!

Nana

staydetuned · Oct 13, 2007

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Sweet! I fee the same way - I'm continually amazed at some of the other stuff that comes out of the hole, along with a good coin, after digging those iffy signals. Last week I got a number of "blended" signals, where you could hear both a high and low conductor in the same hole; after digging I'd often find a pull tab right next to (touching - 1 inch) the desirable target. It seems the machine often "knows" which signal (the good one) to amplify to get you to dig. Of course I guess we'll never know with the ones we pass up, but so often I find myself thinking "it's not really me, it's more my machine..."

Congrats on getting a good coin from a "worked out" park... there's a lot more out there...

silverfreak · Oct 13, 2007

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KirkPA said:
Wilverfreak, I have to ask, how does the Sunray probe work on your Pro XL? When you get the signal with the probe, what kind of sound does it give off?

I know the Sunray for an SE will sound off like the SE tones...I am thinking about getting one soon, so I need some help. I have a Vibraprobe, but for some reason, the Sunray probe looks more professional. You know, KirkPA always has to find ways to increase his datecting status. LMAO

Kirk...i sent you a PM. The sound you will get is exactly what you hear with the coil. Just imagine the probe as a separate 1" coil once you get your plug dug. It ID's just like your coil and when you pull the trigger it will pinpoint just like your coil. You will love it...and wonder how you did without it.