kimsdad
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- Apr 17, 2008
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- Location
- Moronica, northwest of Chicago.
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- E-trac & Bounty Hunter Land Star
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Got out for a few hours this morning to a spot I've hunted before. I wanted to see if I had missed anything the previous times that I was there. After some time with no good signals, I made it to a section where I had previously found some early wheats. Within ten minutes, I had a teens and a twenties wheat. 
I decided to go slow and see if I could pick out some signals that were weak or masked, but repeatable. The first one I found turned out to be a '23 plain Merc. 
I was surprised to see silver in the bottom of the clod.
About ten feet away, I got another signal that back in the old days when I wasn't so desperate I'd have passed by. It got better as I dug deeper, and I was again surprised to find a '20D Merc on the dropcloth. I measured this one - 8 inches deep. She's bent & a little marred, and it looks to me like the gouge is old damage. At least that's my story & I'm sticking to it.
Another ten feet away, I got a nickel signal and this time instead of a beavertail, it was an old junque julery pin with a missing chunk.
By this time, it had become hot, sweaty, and most of all hungry & thirsty out. I had afternoon plans, so the hunt was over. I went into this hunt with low expectations, and came away feeling really good about it because of the early gorgeous Mercs and the feeling that I really worked hard & listened to the detector to "earn" these finds. Either that or I got lucky!
Thanks for checking out my post & HH to all!
I decided to go slow and see if I could pick out some signals that were weak or masked, but repeatable. The first one I found turned out to be a '23 plain Merc. I was surprised to see silver in the bottom of the clod.About ten feet away, I got another signal that back in the old days when I wasn't so desperate I'd have passed by. It got better as I dug deeper, and I was again surprised to find a '20D Merc on the dropcloth.
I measured this one - 8 inches deep. She's bent & a little marred, and it looks to me like the gouge is old damage. At least that's my story & I'm sticking to it.Another ten feet away, I got a nickel signal and this time instead of a beavertail, it was an old junque julery pin with a missing chunk.
By this time, it had become hot, sweaty, and most of all hungry & thirsty out. I had afternoon plans, so the hunt was over. I went into this hunt with low expectations, and came away feeling really good about it because of the early gorgeous Mercs and the feeling that I really worked hard & listened to the detector to "earn" these finds. Either that or I got lucky!
Thanks for checking out my post & HH to all!
...it was pure skill my friend 
