against the wind
Gold Member
- Jul 27, 2015
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- Detector(s) used
- E-trac, Excalibur, XP Deus, & CTX 3030.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
On Wednesday, I decided to load up the CTX and head out early for a park in upstate Rockland County. There are some municipalities that will allow you to metal detect in their parks providing you are a guest of a town resident. I called my buddy who lives where I was going and gave him a heads up in case I got stopped by the local Sherriff. I also carried the email from the local Parks Department.
I was swinging the coil by 9;30 A.M. Little did I know that this hunt would turn into a marathon. (8 hours).
I hit a silver dime in the first hour of the hunt. But it was the recovery of an Indian Head Penny. that let me know that I wouldn't be going home early.
There were clad dimes and pennies everywhere and enough quarters and nickels to keep me from getting bored. I recovered a 14 kt Gold filled wedding band and a silver hoop earring, as well as a very rare Green Marble. (Marbles are cool).
My finds for this hunt were: 10q, 48d, 16n, 48 memorial pennies, 7 wheat pennies, 2 Indian Head Pennies, a 1934 Mercury Dime, and a 1950 Silver Roosevelt Dime. My total coin haul was 133 coins.
On Thursday I heard the forecast of a rainstorm that was going to dump 2 inches of rain on the NYC area on Friday and Saturday. So I decided that another ride was in order. I decided to hit the same park and the CTX was the weapon of choice. It is a big park and there was still plenty of open lawn that I had not searched. Although I didn't start swinging the coil until 1;30 P.M., the plentiful finds kept me swinging for 5 hours. One coin in particular, an 1826 Large Cent, put me on notice that I would be riding home after sunset.
In addition to the Matron Head Penny, I dug out a Sterling Ring. My total coin take for the hunt was 128 coins. Two days in a row where I went home with more than 100 coins,
My finds for the day were: 18q, 42d, 7n, 55 memorial pennies, 4 wheat pennies, an 1826 LC, a no date buffalo nickel, a Silver Ring, a dog tag, a bullet, and a junk earring.
Yep, I would say
"THE CTX WENT BERSERK"
I was swinging the coil by 9;30 A.M. Little did I know that this hunt would turn into a marathon. (8 hours).
I hit a silver dime in the first hour of the hunt. But it was the recovery of an Indian Head Penny. that let me know that I wouldn't be going home early.
There were clad dimes and pennies everywhere and enough quarters and nickels to keep me from getting bored. I recovered a 14 kt Gold filled wedding band and a silver hoop earring, as well as a very rare Green Marble. (Marbles are cool).
My finds for this hunt were: 10q, 48d, 16n, 48 memorial pennies, 7 wheat pennies, 2 Indian Head Pennies, a 1934 Mercury Dime, and a 1950 Silver Roosevelt Dime. My total coin haul was 133 coins.
On Thursday I heard the forecast of a rainstorm that was going to dump 2 inches of rain on the NYC area on Friday and Saturday. So I decided that another ride was in order. I decided to hit the same park and the CTX was the weapon of choice. It is a big park and there was still plenty of open lawn that I had not searched. Although I didn't start swinging the coil until 1;30 P.M., the plentiful finds kept me swinging for 5 hours. One coin in particular, an 1826 Large Cent, put me on notice that I would be riding home after sunset.
In addition to the Matron Head Penny, I dug out a Sterling Ring. My total coin take for the hunt was 128 coins. Two days in a row where I went home with more than 100 coins,
My finds for the day were: 18q, 42d, 7n, 55 memorial pennies, 4 wheat pennies, an 1826 LC, a no date buffalo nickel, a Silver Ring, a dog tag, a bullet, and a junk earring.
Yep, I would say
"THE CTX WENT BERSERK"
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Is this for all park-users? Or only for md'rs ? 
