58chevy348
Greenie
- Sep 5, 2008
- 14
- 0
- Detector(s) used
- White's DFX
I decided to hit an old schoolyard I have worked (and many others have worked) many times. Here in NC, this is the first morning of sunshine we've had this week. We've had to deal with about 6 to 8 inches of rain due to the remnants of the recent tropical storm. I had always read that you can get a better signal when the ground is wet, so I thought I'd test this theory out by going to a place I'd been many times before, in search of deeper coins. Well, I had just turned on my DFX, and the first signal I hit read around 83 VDI, but showed a depth of about 6 to 7 inches. I first dug a plug about 5 inches deep. Used the bullseye, and pinpointed it in the bottom of the hole. About 2 more inches down, out popped this 1956 Washington silver quarter!! MY FIRST SILVER QUARTER! I was so excited! After double checking the hole, I moved on. I continued my line for about 50 feet, digging a few good signals. One turned out to be a led tube of toothpaste (very old). I turned around and headed back toward the direction of the silver quarter find. I had just passed this hole when I had a VDI of 92 sream at me! I really wasn't that excited, because I've had hot rocks, and even some large iron give a "false" spike in the 90s, but I dug anyway. The DFX said it was about 5 inches down. Again, I dug about 4 inches of dirt away, pinpointed the signal with the bullseye, and gave it another scoop. The edge of something silver was revealed, and I said to myself, "PLEASE let this be what I think it is!" Sure enough, out popped this 1882 Morgan Silver Dollar!!!! I was so excited, I just had to walk back to my car for a few minutes for this to sink in! Of course, I headed back after catching my breath and meticulously searched an area about 20 feet square to see if there were any other hits. None to be found. With the sun quickly creating a steamy hot morning, and with the sweat already beginning to get past the comfort zone, I decided to call it a morning. 1 hour of detecting, first hole silver quarter (my first), and a wonderful silver dollar (definitely a first).......my best day ever! (Working from the coins / jewelry program, preamp 3, sweep speed 14, recovery speed 17, AC 69, DC 39. Now, I will NEVER believe an area has been completely hunted out!
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