Small yard still yields good coins - First Barber Dime!

[granthansen]

After "exhausting" my parents' property in my hometown, I acquired permission to detect their neighbor's yard which has been abandoned for over 10 years. I luckily met the new owners (who will ultimately knock down the already falling apart home) and he gave me permission to hunt... already finding a couple Indians on the property which I've previously posted, the last 2 hunts (about one hour each before family Sunday dinner) have yielded 4 silvers, a 1900 Indian, and 1935 Buffalo in great shape. It's a small yard and very odd. Gridding isn't good enough. You have to hit from every conceivable angle and then maybe you'll get a tone. Tedious but fruitful work.

 

[cjon455]

nice work!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds granthansen.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Congrats on the first Barber Grant! That first Barber coin is always a thrill! A bit odd that the CTX isn't reading that silver in mutiple directions. Are you using the big coil?

 

[granthansen]

Erik, actually it's my 2nd Barber, but first dime! I was using the stock coil. I think the soil just has so much iron clouding it that I have to be patient and swing from all directions till I hear that beep. Often it was iron falsing, and I can generally tell by the scattered pattern on the CTX screen, but just in case, I'd dig anyway. I was rather bummed I couldn't join you and James, so I'm glad this hour produced for me.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Erik, actually it's my 2nd Barber, but first dime! I was using the stock coil. I think the soil just has so much iron clouding it that I have to be patient and swing from all directions till I hear that beep. Often it was iron falsing, and I can generally tell by the scattered pattern on the CTX screen, but just in case, I'd dig anyway. I was rather bummed I couldn't join you and James, so I'm glad this hour produced for me.

Other than good company, the property James and I hit didn't pan out as we hoped...finds were few and far between so you didn't miss much. You did better in the silver department than we did. I should post my finds today.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Congratulations on your first Barber Dime and other great coins! That sounds like a great site.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Good finds G!! HH, Quindy.

 

[Thigh66]

Beautiful Coins!

 

[mangum]

Congrats on your first Barber dime! You found a nice assortment of coins!

 

[Jyverb64]

You did well!

 

[strateloss]

Erik, actually it's my 2nd Barber, but first dime! I was using the stock coil. I think the soil just has so much iron clouding it that I have to be patient and swing from all directions till I hear that beep. Often it was iron falsing, and I can generally tell by the scattered pattern on the CTX screen, but just in case, I'd dig anyway. I was rather bummed I couldn't join you and James, so I'm glad this hour produced for me.

Congrats on some great finds!! In all honesty, I've had the same issues in the soil here in town. The ground here seems to have a lot of the iron clouding. I've dug quite a few signals lately that are only hitting from one direction. Believe it or not 99% of the time they are good targets, go figure.