Sunday Hunt

JimD · Veteran Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 72 Location: Charlotte

Got out for a couple of hours and hit the site I have been searching for several weeks now. Hit two wheaties, 1944 and 1957-D. Also hit six pennies from the early 60's. Got two 1948 nickels, one 1940 and a 1962. I did manage a 1967 dime too. Including modern and the older coins the site gave me another $1.16 plus a small key and another Soy Scout neck scarf holder. I find it hard to believe that with all of these early coins I have been hitting at this site, it has not produced a single silver dime! Is it me and unreasonable expectations or is it the MXT? I would love to test an Explorer at this site to see if it does any better.

dharrell · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

Jim, Joe and/or I could try our Explorers at the site if you want.

Tioga · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject:

LOL!

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EBCIII · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:25 pm Post subject:

I think you are doing reat at the site! Those ar some very good finds, Beale.

cadit · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject:

Hey me too, me too.

Henry
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JimD · Veteran Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 72 Location: Charlotte

I am happy with my finds but really believe that I am leaving the deep silver in the ground. Interestingly I tested my MXT with the new Excelerator 4.x6 coil. I could not lock onto a silver dime at about 6 " but had no problem going about 8" on the stock Exclipse 950 coil. I like the 4x6 for trash isolation but am surprised by the depth variance. Eitherway the MXT is so chatty that it masks the deep silver. It is a super machine for copper and clad though.

I like the MXT for relic and beach hunting but am 100% sure I am going to pick up a used Explorer II or splurge for a Etrac for coin shooting.

I will try to set something up in a couple of weeks where someone with a Minelab can cover the areas I already searched and see what they can find.

CJ Tuffy · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject: A different slant

Remember Jim that deep silver most times has been there for a while. some of the silver leaches into the soil creating a halo around the coin. Air testing is not always the best indication of the depth capabilities of a machine or coil. I was pulling small (smaller than a pushpin) copper and brass targets at 6 to 8 inches with my stock coil on my XLT. You have to walk over silver to find it.
Also remember that at 6 inches plus the detection wave gets pretty small being cone shaped. You might be just missing the silver or deeper targets.

Great job at the meeting, thanks for helping out.
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Digger · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:22 am Post subject:

good digs Jim
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cadit · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:

Jim; we see who must be using a rabbits foot. good going the partner.

Hnery

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