First Silver with my AT Pro!!

[PaDirtDigger]

So, i have been out with my new AT Pro a few times, maybe 8-10 hours all together. I havent been to a decent site yet though, basically hitting spots that have targets of junk, tweeners and some coins here and there... This is just so i can learn everything i can before exploring new areas. I used to swing a little faster using the my White's XLT, as i was taught to swing a little quicker/stronger, but not like you see some people doing on the beaches!! Like swatting flies!! In my many hours of reading feedback on my new detector, i grasped onto a very recent tip given here on TreasureNet... And that is go SLOW and LOW... I have always scrubbed the ground, so LOW i could do. But getting the speed backed down (especially in the junky metal strewn fields) is what i was out to practice...
Well, 45 minutes into the search yesterday, i finally got a big screamer BING in between 'hundreds' of low and mid level grunts and beeps. Using the pinpoint was tough since there were so many other targets in the area, i just used my hand and eye coordination to locate my dig site... Glad to say that my hands and eyes are calibrated pretty well and i was able to pop out my first silver of the year and also my first silver with my NEW, Awesome, Garrett AT PRO!!!

 

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[PaDirtDigger]

Here's the coin!!

 

[shoague]

you borke your cherry with your at pro. keep up the mding

 

[rodarian]

Just started hunting with atpro, myself. LOW works well for me but, SLOW, not so much. It seems I have to swing at a slowto medium speed to get the good targets. Nice find! Keeper all day long!

 

[PaDirtDigger]

Swing speed is the key. slow and steady. Slower you go the better the machine works. Re scan those whispers. The AT Pro is a silver hog. <----- this was posted by PKB in another thread and this is what got me that silver. When i hit the area with 'hundreds' of beeps and grunts, i slowed down a lot, and that beautiful '48 quarter screamed at me!!! Thanks PKB!!!

 

[46Wheat]

Love those silver quarters

 

[digging440yrs]

CONGRATS !!

 

[streetshark1966]

nice silver congrats

 

[Goldenplug]

Good work!

 

[cjon455]

nice way to break into the atpro silver category!!, that's a great machine, I found 58 silver coins and 9 pieces of silver jewelery with mine last year, also about 350 wheats, and a bunch of large cents!, keep it up, youll love it!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Good job! I used the Pro exclusively for 4 years and found a ton of great stuff. I highly recommend "pro mode" right from the start.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the silver find! The AT Pro does it again...

 

[Nepa-Will]

Congrats on your first silver! Take your time and learn the machine, and You'll find lots more.

 

[PaDirtDigger]

Thanks everyone... I think I am going to take it to a better old site this weekend. I've come up with a large handful of permissions... :-) I'll be going to Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky in less than a month... I'd love to find a decent site out that way, maybe dig a 3-ringer bullet