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    6 inch coil gets the job done

    I put the CTX 6 inch coil to the test and it passed with flying colors. This is the take from two hunts at my famous picnic grove. The coins were coming slower with each visit with the larger coils so I decided to work some of the more trashy areas with the 6 inch coil to see what I might have missed. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised at my results. I picked an area that is very trashy but did produce some nice old coins from previous hunts. I worked it really slow digging anything that would repeat in one direction. All of these finds had iron in the hole or in close proximity. Along with the silver I also found 10 wheats. Unfortunately I hit both the Barbers with the Lesche.


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    That's a nice haul of silver. It's always a nice feeling when you pull some silver from a high trash area. Wisconsin Digger
    Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
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    That's a great haul of silver.
    Hunt hard & Hunt safe!!!
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    It takes patience but a shooter coil can really produce in those hard hit parks. Congratulation on your haul!

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    Great finds Jeff! Congrats on pulling out some more keepers from the trash!
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    Congrats on some very nice Silver.
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    Those little sniper coils pay off in the junk areas!

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    Congrats for the finds and the success you had with the new coil. Safe & HH

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    Nice hunting Jeff.....but.....hitting both Barbers must be a record..... Very nice that the 6" coil is doing its job.

    on your keepers and I hope that the "grove" still has some goodies left for ya.
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    Nice score on all them silvers smaller coils are really nice in the trashy areas

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    Very nice results with the 6" coil indeed. That picnic grove of yours is a magical honey hole, Jeff! You have found a truckload of coins there!

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    10 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Awesome finds. Motivates me to try my 6" coil.

    Congrats on a really nice hunt.
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    Your perseverance paid off with the 6" coil. Nice finds and yes, the Lesche digger is very sharp. I know in the last 35 years there were times I was in a hurry, didn't center quite as well as I should have an paid the price.
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    Glad to see the 6" coil paying off for you. I have one on my Christmas list. Nice silver!

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    I hardly ever take off the 6" coil on the CTX. It is a great coil with very decent depth. I also am pretty happy with the 17" coil as well. As for the Lesche diggers, I use them only when I get into a difficult root or rock situation. I have seen more coins scratched by them and just decided it was not worth it. Great bunch of finds!
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    Nice finds Jeff. I always use my 5.3 on my V3i and love the way it gets in between all the trash.
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