Wildcat1750
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- Nov 18, 2012
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- Detector(s) used
- AT PRO/Ace 250w8.5x11" DD Coil/
Garrett Pro-Pointer/Garrett Pro-Pointer AT/
Vibra-Tector 730/
Radio Shack Discovery 1000 (Tracker IV)
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I’ve been dying to try out the new 8.5x11 DD search coil I got for Christmas. I hooked it up to my Ace 250 and waited for some snow to thaw. Finally a nice patch opened up in my yard underneath a large hemlock tree where the ground was not frozen. Temps were in the balmy 40s.
I have searched this one spot many times with my stock coil and managed some flat buttons, relics and more recently a Merc dime. There are plenty of nails in this area, including square and horseshoe nails to contend with. I set my detector to All Metal and kept my swing slow, trying to work my way between the iron signals.
The first 5 minutes paid off with an 1882 IH Cent at about 6” in the side of the hole. I’m still getting used to pinpointing with the DD coil. The signal was good but weak. I was happy now – anything else would be a bonus from here on.
About 5 targets later I hit a very strong signal. This time the target was in the center of the hole at 6” down. It was big and round so at first I thought I hit a large flat button. I lightly rinsed it off enough to reveal a Large Cent with a nice amount of detail to it! Dated 1851 LC this is my first yard find of this type and is so far in the best shape yet of all my LC finds. There is some pitting due to the soil but much of the detail remains.
Finally I wrapped up the hunt with a 1936 Wheat Cent that was pretty stubborn and took a while to locate in the hole.
Thanks for Looking.
Nick
I have searched this one spot many times with my stock coil and managed some flat buttons, relics and more recently a Merc dime. There are plenty of nails in this area, including square and horseshoe nails to contend with. I set my detector to All Metal and kept my swing slow, trying to work my way between the iron signals.
The first 5 minutes paid off with an 1882 IH Cent at about 6” in the side of the hole. I’m still getting used to pinpointing with the DD coil. The signal was good but weak. I was happy now – anything else would be a bonus from here on.
About 5 targets later I hit a very strong signal. This time the target was in the center of the hole at 6” down. It was big and round so at first I thought I hit a large flat button. I lightly rinsed it off enough to reveal a Large Cent with a nice amount of detail to it! Dated 1851 LC this is my first yard find of this type and is so far in the best shape yet of all my LC finds. There is some pitting due to the soil but much of the detail remains.
Finally I wrapped up the hunt with a 1936 Wheat Cent that was pretty stubborn and took a while to locate in the hole.
Thanks for Looking.
Nick
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I knew there was something good down there but LC never crossed my mind as a possibility.
