No Big Coppers But A First

[Old Dude]

Hi all. Today is the last warm day for at least a week, so had to get out for a 3 hour hunt this morning. I waited till about 10:30 am to give the hunters a chance and hopefully leave. If you read yesterday's post, you know I finished the small corn field. This morning, luck was in favor of me.....when I got there, the large field across the road was vacant of vehicles. This was the one of the 3 remaining fields I get a good feeling about. After a couple modern bullets, I got a very scratchy, iffy signal that went from 40's to low 60's and dug my first Buffalo nickel. Looks like a 1915, but of course the date is the worst part of the coin, lol. Thanks for looking.

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[CoilyGirl]

Great job Old Dude! Come to think of it,I don't think I've ever found a nickel either.

 

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[Old Dude]

Thanks, Coily. To be honest, I was a little embarassed to post such an humble find, especially with the amazing digs members have been submitting lately, but our firsts ( no matter how lowly ) mean more to us sometimes than a great find that we've made multiple times. May we all get a first this year.

 

[WHADIFIND]

With the ATP I've found that most nickels ring in and stay fairly repeatable at about 53. But, that's in my areas. The ground will be the ultimate factor. Try taking a few nickels with you on your next hunt and see how they ring up in the ground you're currently on. Best way to train your ear. Also, to see what numbers come up.

Great find of a buff. You're right, firsts are still best!

 

[jewelerguy]

looks like a '15 to me

 

[RobRieman]

With the ATP I've found that most nickels ring in and stay fairly repeatable at about 53. But, that's in my areas. The ground will be the ultimate factor. Try taking a few nickels with you on your next hunt and see how they ring up in the ground you're currently on. Best way to train your ear. Also, to see what numbers come up. Great find of a buff. You're right, firsts are still best!

I agree totally. Nickels are almost always a 53 unless on edge. They are a lot easier to identify than a pull tab because tabs come in so many sizes and shapes, if you bend one they change also.

 

[Old Dude]

With the ATP I've found that most nickels ring in and stay fairly repeatable at about 53. But, that's in my areas. The ground will be the ultimate factor. Try taking a few nickels with you on your next hunt and see how they ring up in the ground you're currently on. Best way to train your ear. Also, to see what numbers come up.

Great find of a buff. You're right, firsts are still best!

Targets were hard to pinpoint as well as get a good number on in the part of the field I was hunting. It has many little rolling hills that doesn't allow you to put the coil flat. I found myself holding the coil askew from the ground so it was level while I was pinpointing. The VDI would change accordingly too. I had to dig a couple holes 2 or 3 times to find the target. I only had the sidedigger you see in the one pic so I was trying to dig as small hole as possible ( doesn't matter if a field or a well manicured lawn ). I haven't found enough nickels with the ATP yet to learn the tone or VDI on it for a nickel. Seems I have been in fields most of the time with it too though, lol. Not too many nickels in fields probably.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Targets were hard to pinpoint as well as get a good number on in the part of the field I was hunting. It has many little rolling hills that doesn't allow you to put the coil flat. I found myself holding the coil askew from the ground so it was level while I was pinpointing. The VDI would change accordingly too. I had to dig a couple holes 2 or 3 times to find the target. I only had the sidedigger you see in the one pic so I was trying to dig as small hole as possible ( doesn't matter if a field or a well manicured lawn ). I haven't found enough nickels with the ATP yet to learn the tone or VDI on it for a nickel. Seems I have been in fields most of the time with it too though, lol. Not too many nickels in fields probably.

Yeah, there is still that, can't find what isn't there.

Sometimes, if I have just a small bump in the land, I'll stomp it flat first. LOL

 

[Old Dude]

I don't think Chuck Norris could stomp these flat

 

[pescadore]

Congrats on your first Buff. It's funny how some detectors are better on nickels than others. I find a lot of nickels with the CZ5 but have had other machines that were not good at IDing nickels with any consistency. The Troy Shadow with the nickel switch was another great nickel machine.

 

[Old Dude]

Congrats on your first Buff. It's funny how some detectors are better on nickels than others. I find a lot of nickels with the CZ5 but have had other machines that were not good at IDing nickels with any consistency. The Troy Shadow with the nickel switch was another great nickel machine.

My other detector ( Garrett GTAx 500 ) was pretty good at ID'ing nickels. It doesn't have a numerical display, but has a bar graph with lcd's that indicate the metal. I could usually call the coins pretty well with that one. I just hope I get to know what the ATP is telling me as well. Thanks for the post.

 

[treblehunter]

Congrats on your first, in my opinion any find that is important to anyone of us deserves a post.

I find nickels with my AT Pro, they usually ring either a 50-52 but for me it has never been a jumpy signal and always the curser shows it as a nickel. The number I think has to do with the soil and maybe how the coin might be laying. I found a bunch of nickels two days ago. (three nickel are allot) Same soil different numbers, but constant either direction I swung the coil. I have found one buff and one war nickels so far with my pro that I bought in June.

 

[Old Dude]

3 are DEFINITELY a lot. I really wish I could have seen how this one was lying in the hole. The switch has worn out on my main pin pointer so I have been using the backup and just grabbing a handful of dirt and passing it in front of the ATP's coil to find the target, then using the pin pointer to scan the sides of the hole. The nickel was in the loose dirt when I found it. I really believe the angle of the ground is what caused the trash signal. This field unfortunately has a lot of small rocks in the part I am in and makes it tough to dig anyway. Thanks for your input.

 

[CoilyGirl]

I'm really going to have to knuckle under and just do some testing with my Minelab 505 on particular test subjects because maybe I have ignored nickel signals.I'm pretty confident anything in the thirties is going to be round something something though,especially 33. Bart suggested I tape some coins and other objects on cardboard to help with pinpointing and if it helps with target ID well all the better.

 

[Old Dude]

I have never done the "coin garden" either. I just got the ATP a couple months ago and have been busy around water since the streams were very low and now corn fields. Looks like the fields are going to close my year here. Let me know how your tests work for you please.

 

[reednc]

Congratulations on your buffalo. I have pretty good luck finding nickels with my ATP (2 buffs and a war this year), they are a consistent 51/52. Pull tabs are usually 53 but if bent come in just like a nickel.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That's a nice cold weather find buddy and your first one too!

Congrats,
Dave

 

[chiloquin]

Nice job on the Buff. HH

 

[goldkey]

Haven't found the buffalo nickel in a long time....plenty of other nickels but no buffalo lately.
Gotta dig those signals you think are can slaw....there's gold there!!!!! In fact....every time I dig can slaw..I say Thank you.....cause I know that sooner or later...there's the gold! The Ace loves nickels.....gets em' every time....

 

[coinman123]

I must have been very lucky to find three buffaloes and one 1939 since I started MDing in April 2013. The only problem is I have only found one silver coin (1904 barber dime). Great find, and good luck!

 

[Old Dude]

I must have been very lucky to find three buffaloes and one 1939 since I started MDing in April 2013. The only problem is I have only found one silver coin (1904 barber dime). Great find, and good luck!

Did you find your buffs in an old lawn? Thanks for posting.


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