Im Diggin...

[Noodle]

I'm Diggin...

Ok, folks. I unwrapped my new ACE 250 and hit the backyard this weekend. Ten minutes later I was $.16 richer , most of it all in one spot where some luckless hunter sat with big pockets up in the deer stand, which is still there. (Six years ago this was all densely wooded.) I thought, "This is too easy." Well, God got me for that statement. Along the old fence line yesterday, ACE hit something that keeps dinging coincoincoin, all kinds of 'em. 8+ inches down. I started digging in ground that is absolutely hard as a rock. And inside the "rock" are roots. Shovel was useless. (This is my own yard; I can dig 'em deep here.) Got myself a rug to sit on and began stabbing. After 15 minutes the hole was all of 3" deep and 8" around. The treasure is still 6+ inches down. I even tried to get my black lab, who LOVES to dig holes, to come help me. Sweat was dripping and my husband was standing in the swimming pool looking at me and laughing. I gave up for the time being, put my ACE and diggers away and ordered the dog to lay near The Hole but not to touch it (reverse psychology ). I put a chair over it so I wouldn't break my ankle in the middle of the night if I was sleepwalking, and I now have a new challenge. Dig "The Hole." :P I don't care if it ends up 2' deep and 3' across. There is Something down there and I aim to find it. Any clue as to what could be giving me all the dingdingdings and readings clear across the board? Thanks! -Noodle

 

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[JakePhelps]

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I have a few of the same targets, i dont have an ace 250 though. One is under a pile of small rocks, and i dug down almost a foot and its still down there, and not to mention its half under a small tree

 

[Noodle]

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Sounds like the same deal. I'm visualizing either a jar of coins or a bucket full of pull tabs . The readings are not iron; they begin at a penny and jump all through the gold to the silver and back again. This is at an ooold homesite; nothing remaining but a few chimney bricks and what I believe to be either (1) a gravesite, or (2) an outhouse plot. It measures about 4'x7', a perfect rectangle about 6" deep. I haven't hit it yet; am saving that. House was torn down in the extreme early 1900s and we built our home on the site after we cleared out most of the woods in a small area to set the house in, which is still surrounded by woods on three sides.

So it's not unusual to devote an inordinate amount of time and difficulty to one hole? I'm going to try soaking it to see if I can get the ground to soften up. Then the main struggle will be the roots from trees on either side about 2' away. Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not alone! -Noodle

 

[JakePhelps]

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It probably is unusual, but it could be rewarding

 

[vic910]

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I don't think it's unusual at all. I have a couple of spots like that at my house that I'm going to try again when it's a little cooler. Usually when my detector rings all over the place like that, it's nails. I hope it's something better for you! I have a wooded homesite also and a lot of the ones I can't get to is because of really thick Oak tree roots. Good luck!

vicki

 

[tehya]

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keep at it Noodle

I found an an old home site last year and after getting permission to hunt it, I spent three weekends clearing the surface and digging trash. It was all worth it because I found an 1819 half dollar and an 1896 silver dollar, plus alot of other coins from the 1930's. Each time I went I took more and better digging tools, I was on a mission. Some days my rewards were sore muscles and sweaty clothes, but I gotta tell ya, that pulling that 1819 half dollar from 8" of hard packed earth was worth the effort.

TB

 

[Nana40]

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Haha! Noodle.....the not knowing what's down there keeps you diggin!!!


Keep diggin and let us know what you find!

 

[Noodle]

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Thanks for the encouragement, Tehya! I'll keep going. I did fine some remnants of rusted nails in the top soil I pulled out, Vicki, but the reading was different from the coin read I was getting in the hole. Either way, I have to know how the ACE responds to different things, so this is still a learning experience. Oh, for cooler weather, though! This plot of land we're on has 4 old homesites on it, two of them so grown up I don't think I'll make much headway. Plus there's a 1/2 mile old road from 1900 or so that has grown up with large timbers now, but the ditches on each side of it are still visible, and the ruts from the wagonwheels are there, too. I may never have to leave home! I have to understand, though, that I'm sure they were dirt poor. If there were any coins out there, there can't be many! Walking in the woods, though, I've found farm implements with trees grown up through them, and an old trash "mountain" filled with rusted out tin cans and old broken bottles. That's a winter time job down here. Just recently two old houses across the road have been buried (they dig a deep hole and then shove the house in it and burn it, then cover it up) and a couple of acres cleared out around them. I think they're readying them for mobile homes. Gotta get over there and check them out before more activity sets in. So many holes to dig and so little time...
- Noodle

 

[Nana40]

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Noodle....I can related to your not ever leaving home to detect! I live in a place much like you are describing. Finding the nails and tin cans and lots and lots of bullets! One would think that they must have dropped at least ONE little ole coin!

Hope you find great stuff!

 

[Leon]

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Keep at it noodle...
If your detector is going off there is something down there... Ya just never really know what until ya dig it up...
I hope it's the big old jar of gold coins...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[vic910]

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I can't blame you for digging everything Noodle! That's the fun, never knowing what's there. I wish I had known all this a few weeks ago when I came through LA! I would have stopped a couple of days and helped you hunt! <<<sigh>>> I would give anything to have somewhere to MD like that.

vicki

 

[Noodle]

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Well, Vicki, keep your md loaded in your vehicle and when the next evacuation comes along, point 'er west and give me a shout. We're pretty lucky here with the hurricanes. Last one to come on up through this way was Andrew. So while Florida's sinking, we'll be high and dry here, digging to our hearts' content!

 

[wingman]

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you said it was next to a fence.what type?
my 250 goes nuts within 8" of any type of metal fence.mine says its a coin at 6-8+ inches,and there's never anything there in my cases.
i'm not saying dont dig...because thats the best way IMO to learn your MDer.
im saying at 8+ the 250 is wrong alot.
its a dime.....no its a ford mustang hubcap......the grumpy look on my face...priceless.
HH
wing

 

[Monty]

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If it's near a wire fence it's the fence. If it's jumping all over the place it may be on the surface right by the hole. It might be rusty iron such as nails too. Or it might be a wooden chest full of silver dollars. Drives you nuts don't it? JIM

 

[Okie-Colin]

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Vicki, I have learned with my Ace 250 that it is very often wrong on what sounds off as a coin signal intially. Before I dig too far, I always go to All Metal mode and frequently what the Ace told me was a large silver coin will be a strong iron signal. I usually bail after that. AS often as not, if it still rings up as a coin and I dig it, it will be a deeply buried aluminum can. I have had my Ace 250 for several weeks now and in my opinion the target id on this inexpensive detector sucks pond water. Please let us know if you ever reach the target. If it is a jar of coins I will think about keeping my Ace 250.

 

[gregl01]

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Hey, I hate to say but I agree with others on this one, its probably the wire fence. My ACE is really sensitive and will go off near anything metal. Try backing down the sensitivity a touch and see what it does. Also if the icon jumps all over its usually junk 9 times out of 10 When its a good target the ACE is pretty accurate.
HH
Greg

 

[Noodle]

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Actually, it's just off the old fence line. The fence is down. I'll keep at it a little bit longer; have found nothing so far but rusted out nail evidence. That's probably all there is. Yes, I've noticed when I hit coins that the Ace is true-blue; no doubt it's a dime, penny, etc. At least if they're fairly close to the surface. I'll go down a little deeper and if it stays bonkers, I'll let you know and we can close out this subject. :P

Thanks everyone!
- Noodle

 

[Monty]

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I'm noodling,,,,the Digger

 

[rusty nails]

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i didnt have time to read the other replies - but in my experience with my 250 - it ended up being an old piece of fence that had been strung up as boundry lines for horses - they r everywhere in the 11 acres behind my house (no they arent lefty's 11 acres) but i hunt and detect back there - i looked for the area where i had seen a tree stand last winter - u cant even get to it now - (thanks for reminding me) - keep at it u never know what u might find - and dont worry - they all (non- mders) think we're crazy - LBP

 

[treasurekidd]

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Noodle, please keep in mind that one of the best places to search for caches of coins is along fence lines, especially where the posts were. They would dig the hole for the fence post, and bury the cache (jar or box of coins) right under the post. That way, the post would serve as a marker.

Was this a wooden picket fence before it came down?? If it was, I wouldn't give up hope. If the fence was a metal chain link type, then it's probably just junk. But personally, I would dig it. I couldn't not finish digging it once I started it!! Good luck, and let us know whay it was!!