REvisited a park that nearly skunked me last weekend

[silverfreak]

After two full months on the SEF coil...I truly feel it's an awesome coil. I want to start putting some more time on my minelab pro coil...but no way I'm taking this coil off yet. It has pulled out a ton of silver and nearly 30 injuns in the short time I've had it.

I hunted an out of town park for 1 1/2 hours on Sunday with only two wheaties and a pile of old tabs... and little 1" pieces of wire to show for it. I was bound and determined to find some old injuns...but it didn't happen. This out of town park had obviously been pounded and pounded good...but I never give up without a 2nd chance. Frankly it has bothered me to the point that I feel like a little kid that didn't get what he wanted ....so guess what...yep I went back.

I went back Wednesday and spent a good 5 hours there...and this time it was a different story.
I did not spend a lot of time chasing lower conductor hits trying to find a "fatty". I tried 5 of them and sure enough...pulltabs again. This park was only established about 1910...so I don't think the potential for 1860's to 1870's injuns was there anyway. I gave up paying attention to those lower conductor hits and started paying better attention to deeper chirps and blips which I could investigate.

Within 1 hour I had 4 or 5 wheaties...and then got a sweet 2 quarter pocket spill at about 9".

I then got a decent...but unsteady signal that I felt was worth investigating. It sounded like an injun...but only hit from two directions...and not all the way around. I then went to pinpoint....but it pinpointed about 6" away from my initial sound was coming from. Usually I walk away from these type of hits but it sounded enough like an injun that I decided to try it. I dug down about 8" and sure enough...a 1902 injun on edge off to the side of the hole. About 1 foot away...I got another injun hit..but this one was much better. Out popped out another one...1905 from about 8". I think the signal on the first one was screwed up because 1) it was on edge...and 2) because the 1905 was less than a foot away.

I plugged along with nothing for the next hour or so....but then got a chirper and the depth meter was buried. I got a nice signal from 3/4 of the way around the hole...and the cursor was fluttering from midscreen to mid right upper. Dug down about 9" and popped out the sweet Barber dime that was tilted. It wasn't on edge..but definately tilted somewhat.

I hunted for some length of time before coming upon a spot that gave up a few more wheaties..and boy did they hit funny. They hit like injuns and I still don't know why. I stayed in the little hot spot for another hour or so and popped out the merc from 8" that gave a nasty signal. It gave a low bleep one way...but gave a sweet high high tone chirp the other way. It was a very small window of tone too...so I thought it might be a wheatie with a pulltab. Well I was half right because out popped the '39 merc. ...and it had a broken round tab right next to it.

All in all...a very nice return trip to this park that I was unfamiliar with. I moved very slow throughout the entire hunt...and did not get discouraged when I went a full hour digging nothing. I made sure I kept a creeping slow sweep speed..and it payed off in the end..because the slower I went...the more signals I had to investigate. Thanks for viewing and good luck on your next hunt.

 

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[Marc(NB)]

woohoo!! ya did great! That dime is sweet!!

 

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[Slipperyjack47]

Looks like yer making that park a little lighter in the pockets and yours heavier! I loved that barber, such great condition and a coin that has escaped me so far but I know the SE pro coil will sooner or later make that a check mark on my gotten list!

 

[dirtdigr]

Great bunch of finds Bryce, congrats!!!
I have to get out more with my SEF coil...and slow down!

 

[t-bucket]

WTG Bryce,Congrats on the silver and IH and wheats . Yes I know what you mean on pinpointing on one way signals I never do it anymore It goes to the Iron that is masking the target and you lose the target you are hearing. And dig the thing that is masking the target on the edge of coil ,I hope this came out right .I think you know what Im trying to say. Have a Good one and Good luck on your next hunt.

 

[ModernMiner]

Bryce,
You're killing me with these old coins. Congrats again big guy. When you think you've had your fill of digging those can you come sprinkle some around my area? I think only lead got dropped in this state.
-Doug-

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Great hunt silverfreak, you sure pulled out a great mix of good old coins there WTG
Glenn

 

[silverfreak]

Man, what a hunt!

Thanks B.K. It was aheck of a lot better than the last hour and a half there on Sunday.

WTG Bryce! Nice assortment you have there.

Thanks Mark

That's a clean looking barber, great find!

Thanks Locke. It came out very clean. In fact all I did was rinse it in cold water and didn't even need to rub off any dirt. I wish they all came out like that.

 

[silverfreak]

Congrats Bryce!
You've gotta be pumped up after pulling all those out of a pounded park.
Go get some more bud.
Mike

Thanks Mike. I am a stubborn individual ...so it was very rewarding. Thanks for the response

Nice finds there SilverFreak.
You did an awesome job of finding those coins and doing it patiently.
Very nice!!!
Rob

Thanks Rob. Patience has become a key ingredient to using the SE.

 

[Dman]

That is very impressive finds. I am going to get a SEF coil. Looks like you are pulling out some great deep silver.
Dman

 

[Pocket Spill]

You really cleaned up. Shows persistence sometimes pays off and that worked over areas can still produce.

 

[silverfreak]

woohoo!! ya did great! That dime is sweet!!

Thanks Marc. Usually the ones I find are worn...but this one was nice

Wow!! It's posts like these that inspire me to get out and try again!

What an incredible hunt, Bryce!!

Two '37 Washingtons in one hole, too! Still trying to find my first silver Wash......

Thanks buddy. How've you been? I bet you find one before the season ends. When I do bad at a site...I always give it one more shot...sometimes two shots

Another good hunt and nice finds.

Thanks R.D. Good luck on your next hunt.

 

[RONC(OR)]

WTG Bryce Nice finds Congrats

 

[silverfreak]

WTG Bryce,Congrats on the silver and IH and wheats . Yes I know what you mean on pinpointing on one way signals I never do it anymore It goes to the Iron that is masking the target and you lose the target you are hearing. And dig the thing that is masking the target on the edge of coil ,I hope this came out right .I think you know what Im trying to say. Have a Good one and Good luck on your next hunt.

Thanks G-Money. I know exactly what you mean about the pinpointing Sometimes you just gotta' dig where it sounds good and skip the pinpointing

Great bunch of finds Bryce, congrats!!!
I have to get out more with my SEF coil...and slow down!

Thanks D.D. The slower you go...the better this coil does...at least for me anyway.

Looks like yer making that park a little lighter in the pockets and yours heavier! I loved that barber, such great condition and a coin that has escaped me so far but I know the SE pro coil will sooner or later make that a check mark on my gotten list!

Thank S. Jack. I bet you find a barber dime real soon. That pro coil is an awesome coil

 

[silverfreak]

Bryce,
You're killing me with these old coins. Congrats again big guy. When you think you've had your fill of digging those can you come sprinkle some around my area? I think only lead got dropped in this state.
-Doug-

"I think only lead got dropped in this state". Now that's funny MM.
Thanks for the response buddy. I always watch your posts bro...and you find some SWEET stuff.

 

[silverfreak]

Great hunt silverfreak, you sure pulled out a great mix of good old coins there WTG
Glenn

Thanks TDNY. Much better the 2nd trip

 

[Bob S]

Very Nice

 

[Leon]

Very cool silverfreak, way to go on dig'n those iffy signals, it definitely paid off for ya. Congrats!
Continued Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[silverfreak]

That is very impressive finds. I am going to get a SEF coil. Looks like you are pulling out some great deep silver.
Dman

Thanks Dman. It is a killer coil for me...but the minelab pro coil is a killer too

 

[silverfreak]

You really cleaned up. Shows persistence sometimes pays off and that worked over areas can still produce.

Yep...there's still stuff there hiding. Sometimes I think it takes being a little stubborn.

 

[Detectingfreak]

very nice job on the dimes and the quarters!