kimsdad
Silver Member
- Apr 17, 2008
- 4,692
- 24
- Detector(s) used
- E-trac & Bounty Hunter Land Star
My second Indian, a Buffalo & and early wheat
Hi everyone! Watercolor and I hit the woods again today - got to take advantage of our waning
hunting season up in the Chicago area while we can.
The first coin I found was a 1911 Wheat, not in too bad shape.
That would have made the hunt worthwhile. Then, we switched over to the general area where I had found the V-nickel on an earlier hunt, and hunted for quite a while before I got a deep but solid signal. At 7 1/2 inches, I pulled out a penny. I had found pennies that deep in this area and they were wheats. I field cleaned it to get the date, and to my delight, it was a 1907 Indian! 
I had only found one before, and it was so rotten & corroded that the Indian was gone. This was a nice treat!
Since we were in a trash-reduced area, I was investigating the nickel signals, especially the deep ones. About 20 feet away, I got a nickel signal, but it wasn't real deep. I've dug older pulltabs here at the depth this was indicating. At only two inches, out popped a 1916 S Buffalo nickel. That was a surprise! Other finds were part of an old knife, an old bottle stopper, a hardware ring, a clad quarter, and a cheap belt buckle. I also stumbled on a group of does. If you like deer, there's a pic in the "My Daily Snapshot" forum. Thanks for checking out my finds!
Neil
Hi everyone! Watercolor and I hit the woods again today - got to take advantage of our waning
hunting season up in the Chicago area while we can. The first coin I found was a 1911 Wheat, not in too bad shape.
That would have made the hunt worthwhile. Then, we switched over to the general area where I had found the V-nickel on an earlier hunt, and hunted for quite a while before I got a deep but solid signal. At 7 1/2 inches, I pulled out a penny. I had found pennies that deep in this area and they were wheats. I field cleaned it to get the date, and to my delight, it was a 1907 Indian! I had only found one before, and it was so rotten & corroded that the Indian was gone. This was a nice treat! Since we were in a trash-reduced area, I was investigating the nickel signals, especially the deep ones. About 20 feet away, I got a nickel signal, but it wasn't real deep. I've dug older pulltabs here at the depth this was indicating. At only two inches, out popped a 1916 S Buffalo nickel. That was a surprise! Other finds were part of an old knife, an old bottle stopper, a hardware ring, a clad quarter, and a cheap belt buckle. I also stumbled on a group of does. If you like deer, there's a pic in the "My Daily Snapshot" forum. Thanks for checking out my finds!
Neil
Attachments
Upvote
0
I have been thinking of getting one but I wasnt sure how well they worked...they look like they are pretty decent ...how much sensitivity do they have....I have a buddy of mine that is interested in one too...we both want to know about the sensitivity...he is a newbie and I am trying to help him get started off in the right path...thanks
