New machine impresses in visit to old colonial site

[Bill D. (VA)]

I've been dying to take my brand new F75 Special Edition detector to one of my old sites to see what it could do in a heavily hunted iron patch. That opportunity came yesterday, and I made a return trip to the site I hit very hard last winter, and one that had given up a gorgeous 1795 liberty cap cent, a W&M halfpenny, and 6 pieces of colonial silver including a cut hammered coin that my digging buddy Dan recovered along with many buttons and buckles. This site has a heavy duty iron patch which is bisected by a dirt and gravel lane leading to the owner's house. I had hit both sides of it with a vengeance earlier in the year, and it was getting near impossible to get any non-ferrous hits at all. Yesterday I put on the small 5" shooter coil and used the FA mode for fast recovery speed, and was amazed at how the targets began to sing out. I wasn't able to walk over a coin, but a number of early buttons and buckle pieces made their way into my finds pouch. I was also successful hunting the actual roadway which I didn't hit too hard before. It was hard digging there, and I had to use my lesche knife so as not to upset the owner by tearing up her lane. I dug 3 early pewter buttons, one with the long, stand-up shank that I like. And the broken one appears to have some sort of design on the obverse but doubt I'll be able to decipher it. Another interesting find was a nice little silver cuff adornment which was constructed like a rivet instead of a regular cuff link. It has a floral design on one side and a "C" on the other. And I thought it was odd that I dug 3 identical decorative colonial buttons within a 20 ft radius near the driveway. Those had to have come from a discarded piece of clothing. Anyway, I was thrilled that the results of the hunt proved the merit of this new machine, and I can't wait to give it a shot at another of my old sites (or maybe a new one too).

 

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[CoilyGirl]

WTG Bill and I'm sure going over those previously hunted areas and finding those relics you missed before makes you convinced that the upgrade was worth it.

 

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[pepperj]

Nice results from the hunt Bill, nice looking buttons and that's a sweet silver stud.
I feel one of the only way to see if a machine is producing is to hit a hard site that a person has been using a machine that a person is very acquainted with. Sometimes it can be just conditions dictate the results and not the machine change. It seems that you are having some real positive results from the new machine.

 

[BuckleBoy]

I'm sold on my F75. I always use the F5 frequency, since it seems to hone in on silver targets unfailingly. So you might wish to experiment with the frequency as well. I'm starting to wonder if I'm missing out without a Fast Recovery mode or the Boost Mode on my machine.

 

[metalev4]

Love the buckles Bill, tough to come by complete examples. Overall a fine hunt. Good luck today, I think some silver is soon to surface.

 

[pepperj]

I'm sold on my F75. I always use the F5 frequency, since it seems to hone in on silver targets unfailingly. So you might wish to experiment with the frequency as well. I'm starting to wonder if I'm missing out without a Fast Recovery mode or the Boost Mode on my machine.

It something that most have in common, the fear of trying a new program when the other one produces so well.
The only solution is to grid the area mark the signals then go over it again with the other programs.
Ya right I say it always sounds so good on paper until we actually go out to get a fix.
Heck it takes me a lot and have to dig really deep just to do a grid for 10 minutes! So it's running it wide open doing the DSM type of detecting.

 

[Westfront]

Great digs with the new machine. Almost like a new site!

 

[screwynewy]

That is an impressive haul on a well worked site. Fisher would love to have your story as a testimonial for their new machine. I'm planning to send off my T2 SE in January for the upgrade - can't wait to try out some of my pounded sites with it.

 

[nova treasure]

Very Nice, I Love my F75 SE, i have never used such a fast recovery speed detector like it and with the small coil it's very fine tuned. It makes it nice that you can go back to a pounded site and feel confident that your detector is working as hard as you to have a successful day. Bill

 

[The Patriot]

still lots of potential at the old site Bill….great recoveries with the knew machine! hearing lots of good review about them...

 

[Derek752]

Awesome for a hunted to death iron patch !

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Good Job Bill, esp. the "three of hearts" and the buckles.

I've not had the opportunity (ground went stiff) to try the newest F75 yet, and as most will know you can always find "one more target" with same detector you've used before, but you found many targets on one of your older sites. The new F75 is an improvement I'd have to say, as you wre quite well versed in the old one. What say you Bill ?

 

[Mach1Pilot]

No doubt the improvements that First Texas has made to the T2 and F75 are winners and very much welcomed. The proof is in your fantastic collection of finds. Congrats!

 

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[johnnyblaze]

Sweet buttons Bill

But that little silver personal relic takes the day..

~Blaze~