CZconnoisseur
Full Member
- Jun 29, 2015
- 209
- 327
- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus All Three Coils (9" currently), Tesoro Vaquero 8x9 and 5.75" DD coil, Fisher F70, White's Spectrum XLT, White's IDX, Garrett AT Pro, Fisher 1265-X, Fisher CZ5, Fisher CZ6, White's TM808, White
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
So today I got back to the "Generous Curb Strip" and tried it again only to find a little clad that wasn't dug yesterday. I had high hopes that the curb strip around the corner from where I started would produce older and more numerous coins, but I had trouble even finding a trash target to dig!!! It seems that someone had already beat me to that area since it was almost dead silent...
Not easily discouraged, I bided my time and waited for one of the homeowners to come outside so I could hopefully get permission to hunt. A little while later I did just that - and this was to be the only "yes" for the day! This house was built in 1939, and had a small, 30foot square front yard, but that would be enough to satisfy the hunger for one day! Dug a little clad here and there, it was all within 3 inches of the surface. My program was 4kHz, Sens 85, Disc 2.0, Full Tones, Reactivity 3, Silencer 0, Notch 00-20, 97-99, Manual GB 84, and Ground Notch 86-89
The soil was reading 85-88, very mild for this part of the country; but EMI started to get troublesome about an hour into the hunt. Switched to 8kHz and Zero notch, zero disc for iffy targets, which helps identify co-located iron. Once I got away from the driveway, things settled down a little bit and I went back to 4kHz hunting. Got a funny signal just off the front walkway, and at only 2" deep I saw a silver rim...first period coin was to be the oldest for the day, a worn 1919 S Mercury dime. Rescanning the hole I got a solid nickel hit, and then out comes a very attractive and sharp 1936 D Buffalo nickel! When I dig these from the park and in Tennessee, these old nickels are almost always toast, but not this one! I guess the near-desert climate of this area helped preserve it....
Went on to get four Wheats from the front yard as well, these all registered 66-72 VDI. The Wheats were also very well preserved, and weren't toasted like the ones I'm used to digging elsewhere. Nothing was beyond 3" deep today, which means the older coins in this area are much easier to locate, even without a top-line detector. There seems to be a number of abandoned, bank-owned, and rental houses in the immediate area, but not enough to have it resemble a blight (see Memphis)
Weather is absolutely perfect here, so one evening this week I will make it to the local park to see what other coins are lying in wait at the edge of detection!
Not easily discouraged, I bided my time and waited for one of the homeowners to come outside so I could hopefully get permission to hunt. A little while later I did just that - and this was to be the only "yes" for the day! This house was built in 1939, and had a small, 30foot square front yard, but that would be enough to satisfy the hunger for one day! Dug a little clad here and there, it was all within 3 inches of the surface. My program was 4kHz, Sens 85, Disc 2.0, Full Tones, Reactivity 3, Silencer 0, Notch 00-20, 97-99, Manual GB 84, and Ground Notch 86-89
The soil was reading 85-88, very mild for this part of the country; but EMI started to get troublesome about an hour into the hunt. Switched to 8kHz and Zero notch, zero disc for iffy targets, which helps identify co-located iron. Once I got away from the driveway, things settled down a little bit and I went back to 4kHz hunting. Got a funny signal just off the front walkway, and at only 2" deep I saw a silver rim...first period coin was to be the oldest for the day, a worn 1919 S Mercury dime. Rescanning the hole I got a solid nickel hit, and then out comes a very attractive and sharp 1936 D Buffalo nickel! When I dig these from the park and in Tennessee, these old nickels are almost always toast, but not this one! I guess the near-desert climate of this area helped preserve it....
Went on to get four Wheats from the front yard as well, these all registered 66-72 VDI. The Wheats were also very well preserved, and weren't toasted like the ones I'm used to digging elsewhere. Nothing was beyond 3" deep today, which means the older coins in this area are much easier to locate, even without a top-line detector. There seems to be a number of abandoned, bank-owned, and rental houses in the immediate area, but not enough to have it resemble a blight (see Memphis)
Weather is absolutely perfect here, so one evening this week I will make it to the local park to see what other coins are lying in wait at the edge of detection!
