Second V3i Hunt Brings Gold and Double Tap on Silver!

[M-Taliesin]

Howdy Folks!
Well, today being Saturday, I went out for about 4 hours, but seem to be having a touch of intestinal flu or something. Made for a short day. But not before the new V3i proved itself in the field with another gold item and two silver finds.

First stop was a local tot lot that I haven't much troubled in awhile, so I headed over there and found a good clutch of clad. My second stop was at a school across town where I've found gold before. I searched the two main lots and found some kid type jewelry items and wasn't intending to hit the third lot because it is about the size of a postage stamp. But I did anyhow, just to make a clean sweep, and am glad I did. I found a nice 14k bracelet there, and it is totally shpadoinkle. It weighed in at 11.7 grams on the trusty scale at home! I also found a religious medal that is about the size of a nickel or slightly larger. Turned it over and found the word sterling on the reverse! Nice.

My third stop added to my clad count, and while I worked my way through the area where the swings are, I got a nice hit on the V3i that rang up like a dime. Turned out to be a crucifix and part of a rosary. Turned it over and found 925 stamped on the back.

Odd finds include a Mexican $1 Peso coin, a large Tazmanian Devil cartoon character, and the ubiquitous RTD token!

Clad count was okay too. My take was:
25 Quarters = $5.00
12 Nickels = $0.60
8 Dimes = $0.80
28 Pennies = $0.28
Total = $6.68
Coin Count = 73 Coins.

Thanks for Looking,
Blessings,
M-Taliesin

[Snickerdoodle]

:cheering: :cheering: Keep it up MT :cheering:

[jkress]

:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
It's just amazes me how easily you can find gold. :shocked04: I dig pull tab after pull tab after foil and just struggle to find any. :bangshead02: You have certainly mastered it. :clapping: Congrats to you.
Question... how many nickels, pull tabs and pieces of foil do you dig on an average hunt? Do you dig every pull tab/nickel type signal... or do you pick and choose?
Thanks for the tips. :)
Great hunt Mel.

[PL8MAN]

Very nice bunch of finds :beerbuddy:
Glen

[M-Taliesin]

Question... how many nickels, pull tabs and pieces of foil do you dig on an average hunt? Do you dig every pull tab/nickel type signal... or do you pick and choose?
Thanks for the tips. :)
Great hunt Mel.


Howdy Pardner!
To answer your first question... all of them.
I am usually accurate on nickels, and they hit right at 20 on my V3i.
They hit close to that on my MXT Pro, but I get deceived more often with
stuff like the eraser capsule from pencils. Pulltabs, not so much.

Since I am limited to tot lots during my recover from surgery, I still ain't
able to kneel for digging in grass, I stick to wood chip surfaced lots.
When I suspect a pulltab, I simply sweep my foot to expose the target.
That saves a ton of bending over to check it with a probe. Just a sweep
of the foot will usually expose a piece of foil or pulltab without much
waste of time or energy.

There are folks who will ask about the VDI of a given target, and I have
trouble with that because I am not real reliant on the VDI reading. My
MXT Pro and my V3i both have tone i.d. and I listen for nuance of sound.
I key in much more strongly on what I hear in my headset than what I
see on the meter. Even on my MXT 300, which does not have tone I.D.,
there are subtle differences in how the sound is reported that clue me
in on a good target compared to an iffy or junk target.

I will investigate any and every signal that falls into the foil range, because
it can be gold. Sometimes foil or pulltabs can be deeper than what a sweep
with the foot will reveal, and in those instances, I will dig to visually identify
them, but that doesn't happen too often.

Hope this helps.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin

[russellt]

you are right back on track .. the colorado goldslinger rides

[JTGOLD]

another great MT hunt,wtg Mel.

[jkress]

Thanks a bunch Mel. I really appreciate your insight... it is helpful. :yes:
You do very well in the gold arena and I wanted to get a little glimpse of your methods. thumbsup01

[v3ikid]

Wow Mel, Be glad to see what you find when you get all healed up. Very nice hunt.

[Dimeman]

Another great outing and very nice items brought home. !!! :cheering: :cheering:

[odave]

Looking Good Mel !! Congrats on the Gold and Silver :beerbuddy:

[exsquid]

Very nice hunt Mel...Congrats on all of the great finds...