Deus finds it's first silver...

[Possum]

I've been having my Deus for over a year and haven't been hunting a lot due to my job. Well I just bought the 9.5 x 5 Elliptical HF coil for it and was running it at 28 KHZ when I took it to a friends house which was built in 1910. I picked up a few Memorials, a dime and a Quarter along with a small bit of trash since I was only digging high VDI targets. Well that was the pouch finds, my keeper box had in it by the end of the hour and a half hunt a 1946 silver Washington Quarter, a 1952 Wheatie, a small round piece of lead painted green, for reference it was the size of a small cuff button and last but not least was a 1932 New Orleans Mardi Gras Doubloon, "Krewe of "ALLA". Not much to some of y'all but I'm trying to learn my machine and I'm slowly getting there. Thanks for taking a peek... "D"

Sorry pic's turned out sideways​

 

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[Wildcat1750]

Nice Silver is nice silver, even if it's sideways!
I believe the round piece of lead painted green is from a roofing nail? They used to cap roofing nails with lead in the old days to keep water from seeping into the roof. Many modern roofing nails have a small rubber gasket that performs the same function.

 

[Possum]

Nice Silver is nice silver, even if it's sideways!
I believe the round piece of lead painted green is from a roofing nail? They used to cap roofing nails with lead in the old days to keep water from seeping into the roof. Many modern roofing nails have a small rubber gasket that performs the same function.

Kinda what I was thinking, thanks for the input, I appreciate it... "D"

 

[Randy Combs]

Awesome Mardi Gras token

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Calabash Digger]

You are doing well Grasshopper!!

 

[mope540]

Congrats on the silver find.

More on the way.

Nice Silver is nice silver, even if it's sideways!
I believe the round piece of lead painted green is from a roofing nail? They used to cap roofing nails with lead in the old days to keep water from seeping into the roof. ....

aha....i often find similar lead pieces and now finally know what they are...Thanks

 

[vferrari]

Digging some silver always makes for a great digging day. Congrats on the new coil and the silver, D!

 

[Silvermonkey]

That's a nice piece of silver Possum. The Deus is a great machine, and very versatile. If you have a chance to attend one of the "Deus boot camps" run by Andy Sabisch, do it. Andy's a great teacher and extremely knowledgable. As a new Deus owner, I went to one a couple of years ago, and found it super helpful.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on your first Deus Silver and the cool Token !

Once you get more familiar with your Deus you might want to consider loading Gary Blackwell's - "Sifter Program".
It's a program for hunting in iron infested areas but I've used it on over 90% of all types of hunts over the last 5 years.
Only hits 6" to 7" down but the good targets really stand out - many hundreds of great finds with this program !

Good Hunting !

 

[Truth]

Mail Possum I love that A great find I have found the balloons which sound like a Silver dollar but I’ve always had one that was from the 1990s and I’ve dug my share so I love that doubloon. Hopefully we can meet up Monday or Tuesday and hit it again my brother. Congratulate your on that big silver

 

[thrifty76now]

Congratulations.

 

[Possum]

You are doing well Grasshopper!!

Thanks Papasan!!! "D"

 

[Possum]

Digging some silver always makes for a great digging day. Congrats on the new coil and the silver, D!

Thanks for the advice you gave me on the new coil, between you and Calabash, I'd be swinging blind!!! "D"

 

[Possum]

Mail Possum I love that A great find I have found the balloons which sound like a Silver dollar but I’ve always had one that was from the 1990s and I’ve dug my share so I love that doubloon. Hopefully we can meet up Monday or Tuesday and hit it again my brother. Congratulate your on that big silver

I hope so as well brother Truth, talk to ya soon!!! "D"

 

[tnt-hunter]

Congratulations on the nice silver find. I agree that the green lead piece is from a roofing nail, but it was not for a normal shingle roof. The lead head nails were used on corrugated tin. My father was a builder and I have used them on a number of tin jobs as well as my own shed. A tin roof was much more common when I was a kid in the 50’s and metal is making a comeback. Stay safe and keep swingin.

 

[CRUSADER]

If your going to learn that machine, digging high VDI's is a very bad idea. I've had silver hit at 03 & '--'.