7-silver day!

[ducktrapper]

I found this ballfield site checking historic aerials. It wasn’t there on the 1938 aerials, so I assumed all the fields in the area were new. Gaining access to later aerials showed that exactly one of the fields was there in 1953, and it looked pretty much the same as it looks now. I worked an adjacent area today, figuring it had to have been parking or a kids field at one time. The place is loaded with clad. I dug $5.75 in clad quarters alone in under 4 hours. For the first hour, clad and a recent Avon sterling ring were all I found. Working strips on the opposite side finally produced a brassy-sounding 6 inch Merc. The site had potential. Minutes later a 1951 Washington surprised me at 4 inches deep. I really focused on this small area, digging every signal. A 16-20 (weird signal) produced a 1945D nickel. The next hour was a blur, finding another Washington and some deeper (6 inch) signals that were silver FDRs. One of then was just a brief chirp, but it was repeatable. A few of my silver dimes have been that way this year (brief chirps), none have been amazingly deep, not sure what is going on there, but I’m not complaining. Final tally was 7 silvers and 5 wheats and a neat aluminum heart locket. Not an old site by any means, but judging from the absence of 1960s silver, I’m guessing these were late 50s drops. I will take it, this is my best day ever in terms of silver coins. Likely a virgin site IMO.

[Digger Don]

Awesome finds. I hardly ever detect a site that new. Maybe I should re-think that! :congrats:

[Bucknut]

Nice job sir! Good to see you posting your successes!

[MangoAve]

Nice score on those silvers. Not sure what machine you are using, but I am guessing it has a faster recovery speed. Something like the Deus or Racer....? The deep small dimes would be why it chirps quickly. There is something on the internet on the actual surface area that a coin appears to the machine at different depths and that'd prob help you understand better...

[ducktrapper]

Awesome finds. I hardly ever detect a site that new. Maybe I should re-think that! :congrats:
There have been years where my Barbers outnumbered my FDR + Merc combined. That was not intentional, but probably a consequence of not having as many late 50s/early 60s sites.

This was at least a glimpse of what the guys with detectors experienced at lots of sites in the 1980s, I imagine.

Thanks!

[ewcoinhunter]

Congrats on some great digs!!

[Digger_O'Dell]

Great dig! Not often you find I virgin site with goodies. But I've found places that were newer, but holding things the predate it by a long shot. A recent dig at a friend's 1942 house produced 3 coins and one relic that predated the site. So you just never know

[del]

looks and sounds like a great hunt , i hope the return trip is just as successful !!

[aloldstuff]

WOW...7 silvers is a great day of digging in anybody's book. :congrats:and looking forward to reading your future post about that site.

[Mr. Digger]

Great research and awesome results. Congrats!

[ducktrapper]

Nice score on those silvers. Not sure what machine you are using, but I am guessing it has a faster recovery speed. Something like the Deus or Racer....? The deep small dimes would be why it chirps quickly. There is something on the internet on the actual surface area that a coin appears to the machine at different depths and that'd prob help you understand better...


Nope, same Etrac I have used since 2011. Deep On, Fast On, 13" Detech Ultimate Coil

I used to use Deep On, Fast Off. Next time I find one of those "chirpers" I will see if Deep Off makes any difference in the response.

Thanks for your thoughts!

[Fire Fighter 43]

Great hunt with some nice finds. Congrats on the silver, WTG.