What is the average depth of your finds?

What is the average depth of your finds?


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Bjorn_MD

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Lots of factors in this question, but average depth of all finds for me: most old coins: 4-8. some old coins: 0-4. most new coins: 0-3, some new coins: 3-6. Since I mainly hunt for older coins, but of course still find new coins, I said my average was 2-3.
 

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It could depend on how weak or iffy a target is we choose to dig.
 

lonewolfe

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I voted 3 to 4 inches as that seems to be the avg. depth of the majority of coins I find/have found thru-out the yrs.

As does everyone else, I find coins from 0 to 2 inches sometimes, and also find them at depths of 5 to 8 inches as well as finding some at depths of 9 to 12 inches (the latter being the least).

The deepest I have ever found a coin was approx. 14 inches in a plowed field where a 1 room school house stood at one time - while using a 12 inch coil on my detector. I also found an eagle button on a old school property (size of a quarter) at 15 to 16 inches in black wet soil...
 

jeff of pa

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IF your going for coins,

and Since your Going For "AVERAGE, I'd say 5"

I'v Dug them from 1" to 10" for sure,

And Possibly Deeper.

It's rare I take the time to actually Measure a Hole.

IF your Going For ALL my Treasures, The Deepest I dug (12oz Beer can) was, Lying on my Side, Cheek in MUD,? Arms Length Fingers Out Stretched, With Trawl, To Reach & Pry Up TARGET. ESTIMATE 41" So Average Here would be 20.5"

And before You Think I'm Crazy, Wouldn't You, If you Were Confident this was There ?
 

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omnicognic

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Most of my hunting is on the beach, so I find that my finds are a little deeper than on land (At least around here) I voted 4-5" as an average but I often exceed 8"
 

lonewolfe

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Nice can Jeff!

I'd be diggin in that manner too for that! ;D

I'll post a few I have found!

HH
 

hollowpointred

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jeff of pa said:
IF your going for coins,

and Since your Going For "AVERAGE, I'd say 5"

I'v Dug them from 1" to 10" for sure,

And Possibly Deeper.

It's rare I take the time to actually Measure a Hole.

IF your Going For ALL my Treasures, The Deepest I dug (12oz Beer can) was, Lying on my Side, Cheek in MUD,? Arms Length Fingers Out Stretched, With Trawl, To Reach & Pry Up TARGET. ESTIMATE 41" So Average Here would be 20.5"

And before You Think I'm Crazy, Wouldn't You, If you Were Confident? this was There ?





i was thinkin to myself........."thats a lot of diggin for a crummy beer can" until i saw the can! thats a really cool find.how old do you figure? 20s?
 

jeff of pa

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hollowpointred said:
i was thinkin to myself........."thats a lot of diggin for a crummy beer can" until i saw the can! thats a really cool find.how old do you figure? 20s?

I'd say late 30's Early 40's.

? ?The cone is Higher then my Yuengling's Can.

I was told by one of my Buyers. The Shorter the Cone the Earlier the Can.

& they stopped making them sometime in the 50's
 

jeff of pa

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Gadget said:
I used to collect cans back in the 70s, so it caught my eye.? I think this might be the Kaier's can you have.? Like you said though, the one shown may be newer than yours.

http://www.conetop.com/hp Kaiers.htm

Yep that's the same one, Only in Perfect shape "Kaier's Special Beer" as I said the taller the Cone the later.
? So it Definately could be 50's

THANKS.
 

Casull

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I think what many are missing here is it asked for "average" depth, not median or middle. If you dig ten coins at 2" and 1 coin at 10", your average is 2 to 3, not 6.
 

Monty

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I voted for 4 to 5 inches but I am going deeper since I got my Safari. I wasn't finding much at first until I learned that the depth guage of the Safari was junk and I needed to dig a couple of inches deeper than what the guage was showing. So next time I may vote deeper? Monty
 

Rookster

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My real average is 3 to 6 but that was not an option.
 

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