KirkS
Sr. Member
- Jan 10, 2017
- 282
- 375
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Explorer SE, Tesoro Sand Shark, White's TreasurePro, Tesoro Compadre, Fisher F2 + TRX
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
So as we all know, Florida is a great big sand bar. I've been hunting know for only 2.5 months, but have a total of 35 hunts in, with an average of 4 hours per hunt, so about 140+/- hours.
In those hunts, the only old coins I have found that I feel were legitimate period drops, was an 1896 IHP. I say this because it was in a yard of a 1927 house. My other old-ish finds were a 1939 Canadian Silver dollar and a 1941 Merc, but were in a hard-packed sports complex field. I believe those were brought in with fill dirt, and they were both above the 'natural' sandy soil level, in the dirt type more common in other areas of the country. My few (3 I think) wheat pennies were all recent drops, as they were within 3" in sand.
I'm using an Explorer SE with the Pro coil, which has awesome depth, but I'm wondering if it's not deep enough? Earlier in the week I was hunting a 1917 permission in an historically well to do area of town, and found nothing but modern clad, and most of it was in the 6-8" range, which I felt was somewhat deep for nothing older then 1972.
So does Florida soil allow coins (and the like) to sink faster then other areas? How much old silver have you found in Florida soil, and at what depths?
In those hunts, the only old coins I have found that I feel were legitimate period drops, was an 1896 IHP. I say this because it was in a yard of a 1927 house. My other old-ish finds were a 1939 Canadian Silver dollar and a 1941 Merc, but were in a hard-packed sports complex field. I believe those were brought in with fill dirt, and they were both above the 'natural' sandy soil level, in the dirt type more common in other areas of the country. My few (3 I think) wheat pennies were all recent drops, as they were within 3" in sand.
I'm using an Explorer SE with the Pro coil, which has awesome depth, but I'm wondering if it's not deep enough? Earlier in the week I was hunting a 1917 permission in an historically well to do area of town, and found nothing but modern clad, and most of it was in the 6-8" range, which I felt was somewhat deep for nothing older then 1972.
So does Florida soil allow coins (and the like) to sink faster then other areas? How much old silver have you found in Florida soil, and at what depths?
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