Found my first Buffalo nickel

[cti4sw]

It's pretty toasted, but my first nonetheless. Also found a 1936 wheat, 1985 Indian 50p, a Spalding #5 golf club driver plate, a brass lipstick tube, and about $3 in clad.

 

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[1Radr4lf]

Way to go!!!

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Congratulations, they come easier the more you find them...
Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[nsdq]

sweeet buffy it may clean up some and you might get the date happy hunting

 

[cti4sw]

sweeet buffy it may clean up some and you might get the date happy hunting

I'm hoping. Got most of the green off the reverse, which is how I found it's a Buffalo. It's standing on a flat ground, so I'm not lucky enough to have the 1913 T1, and there doesn't seem to be a mint mark, but idc... Guess I'm gonna have to start digging those 50-53 signals; I knew they were nickels but they're also foil too.

What was that technique someone said was good for getting the redness off nickels? I used a wire brush on this one, it's getting the green off pretty good but the redness is stuck fast. Any chemical advice for that?

 

[nsdq]

i used vinegar and salt solution to clean mine then a bath in silver jewel cleaner to finish it and it turned out ok blackish grey coler with a few spots of red left

 

[wheatfinder13]

Good finds

 

[SilverPirate]

Cool finds bro!

 

[dougofpa]

Go to youtube...there are several video's on how to clean Buffalo's

 

[cti4sw]

Scrubbed it some more with the steel wool... 1935, no mint mark

 

[WHADIFIND]

Guess I'm gonna have to start digging those 50-53 signals; I knew they were nickels but they're also foil too.

I'm no pro with the "Pro" by any means, but, if it helps, I find that a nickel tends to stay pretty much at 53 and gives a fairly strong hit on both the detect and the pin point mode. Foil tends to break up a bit be more scratchy and kind of stays at a bit lower than 50 most times. In my soil anyway.

Try digging both signals for a while but try to call your shot before digging. (A rolled up ball of foil throws that theory out by the way. )

Grats on the Buff!

HH!

 

[cti4sw]

I'm no pro with the "Pro" by any means, but, if it helps, I find that a nickel tends to stay pretty much at 53 and gives a fairly strong hit on both the detect and the pin point mode. Foil tends to break up a bit be more scratchy and kind of stays at a bit lower than 50 most times. In my soil anyway.

Try digging both signals for a while but try to call your shot before digging. (A rolled up ball of foil throws that theory out by the way. )

Grats on the Buff!

HH!

Actually, I have started "calling my shots." I'm getting pretty good with IDing pennies (high 70s), quarters & dimes (80s), and nickels (52-53). What do you usually find that hits in the 60s?

 

[saltyshark2002]

Congrats..I have only found 3 over the last 6 years.They are hard to find.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Awesome!!!!...Man..I still excited when I find a Buff..Ive only found 3 ever

 

[WHADIFIND]

Actually, I have started "calling my shots." I'm getting pretty good with IDing pennies (high 70s), quarters & dimes (80s), and nickels (52-53). What do you usually find that hits in the 60s?

You know, it's funny you should ask. I'm guessing it depends on the ground and the amt of corrosion but, I'm actually finding Indian Heads around 60's. (In older areas anyway, in newer ones, it seems to be a favorite for can slaw and the like. Of course, small jewelry can be there too.) What seems to be more key to me is how solid/repeatable the signals are. I've only been using the Pro for 6-9 months but, my long experience had taught me a lot about learning Metaldetectoreese. I've gotten pretty good at calling shots and discriminating by ear.

HH!

 

[cti4sw]

You know, it's funny you should ask. I'm guessing it depends on the ground and the amt of corrosion but, I'm actually finding Indian Heads around 60's. (In older areas anyway, in newer ones, it seems to be a favorite for can slaw and the like. Of course, small jewelry can be there too.) What seems to be more key to me is how solid/repeatable the signals are. I've only been using the Pro for 6-9 months but, my long experience had taught me a lot about learning Metaldetectoreese. I've gotten pretty good at calling shots and discriminating by ear.

HH!

Nice, then there IS hope for me...lol... I have noticed that too, that the coinage tends to hold a signal to a much tighter range on the VDI and very sharp on the pinpointer setting. Do you use headphones? I don't, never did with my BHT4, just don't like the corded connection between the MD and my head. Aggravating to say the least. Been using Standard Coin mode lately, the fields around here can get pretty trashy, so I save the Pro Coin mode for those quiet areas.

Anywho...

Did some short electrolysis on the Buffalo, then some steel wool scrubbing....




It's pretty pitted, but I can see detail and the date so Idc.

 

[RedCardHack]

Nice Finds!!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Nice, then there IS hope for me...lol... I have noticed that too, that the coinage tends to hold a signal to a much tighter range on the VDI and very sharp on the pinpointer setting. Do you use headphones? I don't, never did with my BHT4, just don't like the corded connection between the MD and my head. Aggravating to say the least. Been using Standard Coin mode lately, the fields around here can get pretty trashy, so I save the Pro Coin mode for those quiet areas.

Yeah, I got used to headphones when I was using my Groundhog. It was considerably more important. That was a detector that would shoot VERY deep with the 10 inch coil I used and it was a concentric coil. So, one had to have a VERY sharp ear to hear the really deep targets as they were barely more than a whisper change. These movement action MD's nowadays give a stronger signal and only do so whilst moving. If you move across a deep target with the AT-Pro very, very slowly, like I used to have to do before, you lose signal. The AT is happier when moving. So, it's not as necessary to use headphones. BUT, in answer to your question, I do use them. But, for different reasons. They still cut down on extraneous noises AND if you don't use them, that constant beep, beep, beeping is like a homing beacon to all the curious folk out there that seem to think they have the right to stop you in the middle of your pursuit of happiness to ask a million questions. I think the next time I see a golfer out there practicing his swing, I'll walk up to him and ask him about the history of the world. LOL !!!!

Now, don't get me wrong. I always stop and chat when asked. But, those same people would NEVER even think about just walking up to any other hobbyist practicing their craft and just start talking.

HH!

 

[Lanny in AB]

There you go! Fun finds!!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[BuckleBoy]

If it's not a key date, and you don't want all that pitting and nasty reddish color, this is the way to go: (Barkeepers Friend polish)



Electrolysis does more harm than good unless it's a saltwater encrusted silver coin.