joe_black
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Hi all. Last Christmas, my brother-in-law gave me a Garrett TA 100. His parents gave to him the Christmas before, but apparently he had no interest in it. Boy! Is he missin out!! Since this spring i have found a hobby that i'm gonna love for years to come. I go md'ing every chance i get. I am fortunate to be living in New Bern NC, which was the original State Capitol back in the 1700's. And there was also quite a bit of Civil War activity all over this area.
Anyway...to the point. In the middle of historic downtown, across the street from where i work, a building has come down and most of the concret and parking lot were torn up. I have hit that lot 3 times while i had the chance and found 2 wheats (1909 and 1919), a 1907 IH, 1920 Standing Liberty Quarter, and 2 musket balls. Theres some good stuff down there, but there is also an incredible amount of rusted iron spread all through-out the area. These range from nails to nuts and bolts, and they are making it impossible to pick out "solid" targets. I feel like i'm learning the nature and tones of my machine, but man i'm getting descouraged with all that iron. I've tried different descrimation settings, swing speed, everything i know how to try. The rusted iron seems to give me a very irratic, broken signal. and half the time will not beep in the same spot 3 or 4 swings in a row. Does this sound like a common signal for iron? There are so many signals like this, that it seems impossible to clear them out. By the end of this week i expect them to start workin on the new structure, so time is limited. was hoping to get a few more treasures out of that lot before its covered again for another 50 yrs. Anyone have suggestions on what i'm doing or not doing, to increase my success? Thx for any help.
Anyway...to the point. In the middle of historic downtown, across the street from where i work, a building has come down and most of the concret and parking lot were torn up. I have hit that lot 3 times while i had the chance and found 2 wheats (1909 and 1919), a 1907 IH, 1920 Standing Liberty Quarter, and 2 musket balls. Theres some good stuff down there, but there is also an incredible amount of rusted iron spread all through-out the area. These range from nails to nuts and bolts, and they are making it impossible to pick out "solid" targets. I feel like i'm learning the nature and tones of my machine, but man i'm getting descouraged with all that iron. I've tried different descrimation settings, swing speed, everything i know how to try. The rusted iron seems to give me a very irratic, broken signal. and half the time will not beep in the same spot 3 or 4 swings in a row. Does this sound like a common signal for iron? There are so many signals like this, that it seems impossible to clear them out. By the end of this week i expect them to start workin on the new structure, so time is limited. was hoping to get a few more treasures out of that lot before its covered again for another 50 yrs. Anyone have suggestions on what i'm doing or not doing, to increase my success? Thx for any help.
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Very good places to hunt for old coins. Id keep going back til they pour new concrete, Im sure theres more there Joe. Look forward to seeing the wheaty, much older than my oldest wheaty! WTG! 
