Trackerman: I have removed my prior hastily written reactive post (IIRC) "As such action(s) are a tell, there is no need to comment on such generosity". On reflection, I realize that I automatically do the same without even bothering to dig and retrieve so that I can throw it back, when I discriminate with my VLF detector. In fact after hunting for one year, I had to switch to all metal mode to find my first bobby pin which I keep to remind me of what they are, in the rare event that I ever come across another one.
Congratulation(s) on your hoard of Clad. It is larger than what I average in a typical hunt.
What blinded me was my strong negative reaction to finding Awful Abes aka Zincolns, and Stinken Lincolns while searching for treasure: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Pure Copper (Honest Abbes), and Gray Matter (Lead). There is nothing like spending hours removing all coins and trash to be able to hear the faint sound of deep gold or small jewelry only to discover that you have entered the valley of the Awful Abe(s), which for reason(s) unknown have sunk deepest (sigh).
It is ironic, that when such copper coated coins are so badly corroded that they cannot be spent, they are worth two to three times more as zinc scrap. Even with the backing and assurances of the Government which coined them and it's pronounced strong dollar policy (LOL). It is not reassuring of the future, to find one's cupeth of zinc scrap over floweth while one's faith in those who have coined it sinketh.
