2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

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2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

Finally received my new Garrett 4 1/2" "Sniper" Coil from Kellyco earlier this week and decided to try it out at my favourite relic site! Of course I headed to the 1880 Myrtle School site :laughing7: , I just new there had to be some interesting finds left! :thumbsup: I started by hunting the line of pine trees that divides the school property from the park property. This is where I found the early glass button, the pocket knife and most of the square nails. The button looks to have been either brass or gold plated and has traces of black enamel paint on it.

This new coil took some getting used to as my Garrett came equipped with a much larger 8 1/2" x 11" coil. Once I realized I was getting the "actual readings" of the relic and that they weren't mixed with other metals, it became much easier to find what I wanted. I soon realized that I needed to slow down my swing speed and move much slower over the areas to allow the smaller coil time to adjust to the ground conditions. :icon_thumright:

After an hour I moved to the school foundations, and promptly found the copper crucifix very close to the walkway. It looks as if it was silver plated at one time and has some writing on the back which I'm unable to read. :icon_scratch:

Happy hunting and have a great weekend everyone!
Dave
 

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Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

Great Finds!!! Lilly is a Cutey!!! Was surprised by her Picture!!! HH Chug
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

Chug and Red said:
Great Finds!!! Lilly is a Cutey!!! Was surprised by her Picture!!! HH Chug

Thanks for your post Chug!
She surprises me sometimes too! :laughing7:

Dave
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

Lilly made my night! :hello2: Nice finds too, Breezie
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

looks like a nice peaceful place to hunt
cool finds
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

Nice Finds and Great Pix!
The sniper will be a great tool for picking amongst the trash :wink:
HH :thumbsup:
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

Good finds, was that coin a Canadian one? It looks like you found 2 of those crucifixes there, you may want to look more in that area because there may have been some meetings there.
 

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Breezie said:
Lilly made my night! :hello2: Nice finds too, Breezie

Thanks Breezie! :D
She's my daughter's best friend and the friendliest dog I've ever had. :thumbsup:
HH,
Dave


DeadheadDigger said:
looks like a nice peaceful place to hunt
cool finds

It is very quiet there . . . I keep imagining the kids who went to school there 100 years ago, watching over me as I find their stuff! :laughing7:
Thank,
Dave


steelheadwill said:
Nice Finds and Great Pix!
The sniper will be a great tool for picking amongst the trash :wink:
HH :thumbsup:

Thanks very much buddy! I know the finds weren't all that impressive yesterday, I just love thinking about the history of the site and all the kids that have been there. :thumbsup:

I'm going to hunt a tot lot today in a town just to the north of where I live.

Have a great weekend Herbie!
Dave


mightybaine said:
Good finds, was that coin a Canadian one? It looks like you found 2 of those crucifixes there, you may want to look more in that area because there may have been some meetings there.

Thanks for the advice mightybaine! :icon_thumright: I've been hunting this site on and off for about 2 months now and it's produced some nice finds. :wink: Here's a link to my last post with pictures of some of what I've found so far. :icon_thumright:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,418144.0.html

Thanks for your post,
Dave
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

Alright Dave a few finds already with that new sniper coil :hello2: I am anxious to see how you do with it once you get used to it. I have been considering a small Coil for one of my tessoros ! Let me know if you think they are worth the investment ? Happy hunting ! Dave
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

another tool in the armoury....one step closer...

Lilly looks a keeper :)
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

The group photo of people afraid ... few of them not live . ::)
Nice crucifix! :thumbsup:
H
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

I love that sniper coil!
 

Re: 2 Hours With My New Garrett 4 1/2" Sniper Coil!

Great post and finds!! :icon_thumright:
 

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