CZconnoisseur
Full Member
- Jun 29, 2015
- 209
- 327
- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus All Three Coils (9" currently), Tesoro Vaquero 8x9 and 5.75" DD coil, Fisher F70, White's Spectrum XLT, White's IDX, Garrett AT Pro, Fisher 1265-X, Fisher CZ5, Fisher CZ6, White's TM808, White
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I was chomping at the bit all day long to get back to pulling old coins...the weather is just about perfect for coinshooting!
Started out in the same exact area today and initially dug a lot of trash...it seemed like today I was getting a LOT of deep targets, but many of them were nails. They sounded "good" and while pinpointing I'd get a hit deeper in the hole which is usually a good sign. Dug my share of foil balls today - every park hunt is loaded with those - but didn't get the first coin for about an hour...finally the park decided to let go of an 1896 Indian cent! It all went UPHILL from there!
Found a few pieces of clad that I forgot to photograph -a couple of zinc pennies were 4" deep and most of the older coins today hovered at the 6-8" mark. Second old coin was another Indian cent that was only 6" down.
At one point I got over a somewhat larger target but the audio didn't scream "silver"...it sounded like another old penny. Pinpointing put it directly at the bottom of the hole, and I was careful to to gouge the #$^%%@ out of it like I did to one Indian cent today
Pulled up a clump of dirt and a larger silver coin rolled out...at first I saw the obverse...knew it was a Barber quarter, but I put it into a little baggie until I got home. Didn't even check the date for fear of scratching it...when I got home I saw that is was an 1896....and I know the "S" mint is a valuable key date. I slowly turned it over to see an "O" mint, which is still one of the tougher dates! This quarter was about 8" deep and located maybe 20 feet from the 1948 quarter dug the other day....the potential for old, key date coins at this location is VERY REAL!
A little later I got a 1909 wheat which has a lump of corrosion right where an "S" might be - after tumbling it was evident that it was simply a 1909 (non-VDB) plain Wheat cent....maybe next time!
I found the location where I dug the 1916 S Mercury dime and 1912 D penny last hunt, and re-scanning the vicinity showed at least two more targets within a foot of those coins. Pulled a 1918 S merc and just off to the side I got surprised with a Missouri 5-cent sales tax token! It seems every hunt I'm getting two tokens per hunt - couldn't get to these last hunt because I ran out of time....I plan on picking up at this exact location next time out, which will likely be Monday.
Last target of the day was a non-VDI hit, and upon getting to the 7-8" mark I found a couple of nails. Was still getting a hit with the Carrot off to one side, and right at quitting time out comes a beautifully-preserved 1884 Indian cent with amazing details! It was a great way to end today's hunt and came from the 9" level. Some targets today were a little deeper, but all that digging paid off, nails or not!
Will give it another go on Monday weather permitting...
Started out in the same exact area today and initially dug a lot of trash...it seemed like today I was getting a LOT of deep targets, but many of them were nails. They sounded "good" and while pinpointing I'd get a hit deeper in the hole which is usually a good sign. Dug my share of foil balls today - every park hunt is loaded with those - but didn't get the first coin for about an hour...finally the park decided to let go of an 1896 Indian cent! It all went UPHILL from there!
Found a few pieces of clad that I forgot to photograph -a couple of zinc pennies were 4" deep and most of the older coins today hovered at the 6-8" mark. Second old coin was another Indian cent that was only 6" down.
At one point I got over a somewhat larger target but the audio didn't scream "silver"...it sounded like another old penny. Pinpointing put it directly at the bottom of the hole, and I was careful to to gouge the #$^%%@ out of it like I did to one Indian cent today
Pulled up a clump of dirt and a larger silver coin rolled out...at first I saw the obverse...knew it was a Barber quarter, but I put it into a little baggie until I got home. Didn't even check the date for fear of scratching it...when I got home I saw that is was an 1896....and I know the "S" mint is a valuable key date. I slowly turned it over to see an "O" mint, which is still one of the tougher dates! This quarter was about 8" deep and located maybe 20 feet from the 1948 quarter dug the other day....the potential for old, key date coins at this location is VERY REAL! A little later I got a 1909 wheat which has a lump of corrosion right where an "S" might be - after tumbling it was evident that it was simply a 1909 (non-VDB) plain Wheat cent....maybe next time!
I found the location where I dug the 1916 S Mercury dime and 1912 D penny last hunt, and re-scanning the vicinity showed at least two more targets within a foot of those coins. Pulled a 1918 S merc and just off to the side I got surprised with a Missouri 5-cent sales tax token! It seems every hunt I'm getting two tokens per hunt - couldn't get to these last hunt because I ran out of time....I plan on picking up at this exact location next time out, which will likely be Monday.
Last target of the day was a non-VDI hit, and upon getting to the 7-8" mark I found a couple of nails. Was still getting a hit with the Carrot off to one side, and right at quitting time out comes a beautifully-preserved 1884 Indian cent with amazing details! It was a great way to end today's hunt and came from the 9" level. Some targets today were a little deeper, but all that digging paid off, nails or not!
Will give it another go on Monday weather permitting...
