against the wind
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- Jul 27, 2015
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- Detector(s) used
- E-trac, Excalibur, XP Deus, & CTX 3030.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I have a spot about fifty miles north of NYC that I call the Mountain. It is part of a County Park and metal detecting is permitted.
This place has given up a lot of silver coins this year and I kind of think,, it isn't well known to guys and gals in the hobby.
During the summer it was a clad fest. There was also a steady flow of silver coins but then things started to dry up. First the soil,,
(no rain). Then the silver coins got real scarce. I figured the dry soil may have a little something to do with that.
Today I took a ride and was willing to spend a few hours on the bike. (coming and going).
The rainfall in NYC has been about 8 plus inches short for the year. Although the rains in upper NY State have not been as dry as NYC,
the rains that have hit the areas I like to hunt, don't soak in. In the city I favor the hills in the parks that we are allowed to hunt.
Upstate, at this mountain and a few other parks, when a hard down pour comes, it runs off. You need a slow, steady, soaking rain,
that saturates the soil. Today, the first few plugs of dirt were dark and moist. My kind of digging. The first silver of the day came about
an hour into the hunt. (A Silver Washington Quarter) About 3 hours into the hunt and another Silver Washington Quarter is pulled to the surface. My kind of fishing.
The targets were plentiful and for some reason, I dug more cans than I usually do. I did find a Wheat Penny in the same hole as a can.
How's that for masking??
I decided to leave myself a good hour of daylight for the ride home so as I started to make the exit walk,, I got a nice deep, solid blip
in both directions. The machine was saying dime, (12-45), but the headphones weren't screaming the high pitch you get when you hit
silver. I have dug enough of these deep targets to know this was a good target. At about 8 inches, the pointer was humming. A handful
of dirt and out pops a Silver Rosie. Nice way to end a hunt.
My finds for the day were: 8q, 20d, 6n, 30 memorials, 7 Wheat Pennies, (26, 42, 44(2), 46, 49, & 56d) a 1947 Silver Roosevelt Dime,
2 Silver Washington Quarters, (42d & 64).
I also recovered a brass brooch with a green stone, a junk medallion, A broken brass tag with the name; John Ken,,,,, on it, and
a mess of other stuff.
My Silver Coin Count for 2015 is now 136.
This place has given up a lot of silver coins this year and I kind of think,, it isn't well known to guys and gals in the hobby.
During the summer it was a clad fest. There was also a steady flow of silver coins but then things started to dry up. First the soil,,
(no rain). Then the silver coins got real scarce. I figured the dry soil may have a little something to do with that.
Today I took a ride and was willing to spend a few hours on the bike. (coming and going).
The rainfall in NYC has been about 8 plus inches short for the year. Although the rains in upper NY State have not been as dry as NYC,
the rains that have hit the areas I like to hunt, don't soak in. In the city I favor the hills in the parks that we are allowed to hunt.
Upstate, at this mountain and a few other parks, when a hard down pour comes, it runs off. You need a slow, steady, soaking rain,
that saturates the soil. Today, the first few plugs of dirt were dark and moist. My kind of digging. The first silver of the day came about
an hour into the hunt. (A Silver Washington Quarter) About 3 hours into the hunt and another Silver Washington Quarter is pulled to the surface. My kind of fishing.
The targets were plentiful and for some reason, I dug more cans than I usually do. I did find a Wheat Penny in the same hole as a can.
How's that for masking??
I decided to leave myself a good hour of daylight for the ride home so as I started to make the exit walk,, I got a nice deep, solid blip
in both directions. The machine was saying dime, (12-45), but the headphones weren't screaming the high pitch you get when you hit
silver. I have dug enough of these deep targets to know this was a good target. At about 8 inches, the pointer was humming. A handful
of dirt and out pops a Silver Rosie. Nice way to end a hunt.
My finds for the day were: 8q, 20d, 6n, 30 memorials, 7 Wheat Pennies, (26, 42, 44(2), 46, 49, & 56d) a 1947 Silver Roosevelt Dime,
2 Silver Washington Quarters, (42d & 64).
I also recovered a brass brooch with a green stone, a junk medallion, A broken brass tag with the name; John Ken,,,,, on it, and
a mess of other stuff.
My Silver Coin Count for 2015 is now 136.
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