Stinkin zincoln or maybe a sterling pendant

[The Urban Prospector]

Stinkin' zincoln or maybe a sterling pendant

So I have adopted a habit of walking past any vdi of 76-78 on the ATP since every single time I have dug that number it has always been the same ticket, a nasty dirty rotten stinkin' zincoln.......until now. Every now and then I will dig those numbers just to confirm what I know ( or what I thought I knew). A couple weeks ago I got that same vdi and scratchy in between high and mid tone but it was just a touch different in its sound. It peaked my curiosity so I knelt, and dug this gold on sterling pendant...

I still don't like digging those numbers since this is the first good target in over a thousand zincolns I am sure. I have heard of people digging gold rings in this range, but I have yet to see it. Oh the dillema....to dig or not to dig.

 

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[s.c.shooter]

I skip a lot of signals in this range for the same reason. I've never found anything in that range but pennies or trash.

 

[pgfhgs]

I also skip that range because of those Zincoln's! Nice find, also just added Zincoln's to my spell check.

 

[cudamark]

I skip those readings too, if they're more than an inch down in grass and not in an area where Indian cents might be found. At the beach, I scoop them all. Now and then you'll find a nice little silver item in that range. In a junky park, it's just too much trouble for a possible decent find.

 

[RobRieman]

I'm the same way. It seems the rare find in that range isn't worth much anyway and time is better spent on the quality signals. I did find the hard way that a big honkin' 14k class ring that I found for a friend comes in pretty close to a zinc. Would have saved me a bunch of time.

 

[cudamark]

That's a different story if I'm looking for something specific. You have to dig anything close to what you're looking for, just to make sure your don't miss it.

 

[Skippy SH13]

Ah, but that's where knowing your machine comes in.

You didn't dig this because it sounded like every other zincoln cent... it was "just" a bit different. I dig "different" as well, and find I'm pleasantly surprised quite often.

The hit ratio of digs to good finds, has definitely gone up, the more I get to know my machine. Am I missing things in the ground? I like to think Not. What's for sure, though, is that I'm finding a LOT more, so I can't complain!

SKippy