Walker, Merc, And Ring

[angellionel]

I took another drive to the park to finish off gridding an area I didn't get to complete yesterday. But I didn't find any silver there; just a few wheat cents and several clad coins. After a good long while I decided to head to another section of the park, closer to one of the local roads. I didn't hit on anything of interest for some time and was beginning to think that I would be heading back home empty-handed, but then I hit on a good signal. It ended up being a 1947 Roosevelt dime. Soon thereafter I hit on a nice-looking silver ring. That got me more motivated.



I moved closer to where a line of trees and shrubs bordered the park and began to hit target after target, all trash. I dug plenty of it, since the targets were sounding fairly good, even if pinpointing larger than a coin. Most were large pieces of metal, some of them small copper pipes. The following are examples of what I was digging.



Because of the trash, I slowed down my sweep considerably in an effort to hear the silver dimes I felt were there. Then I hit on another good tone, Fe in the 8 through 11 range, and Co of 47/48. It was pinpointing small too, but having dug a good amount of trash from there for the past thirty minutes or so, I thought it might be another large piece of metal. Still, I was enthusiastically entertaining the idea that it was a half dollar since the numbers were right, and the tone was sounding much cleaner. Sure enough, after cutting the plug and removing some soil, I spotted the glint of silver. I removed my glove to scrape away some of the soil from the target, and there it was, a Walker! I took a quick photo before retrieving the coin.



And here she is in all her grandeur! Apparently she was mixed in with rusting metal, but the E-Trac locked in on her.



Not long after that I dug up a 1945 mercury dime, and then headed back home soon thereafter.

Here is my silver take for the day.



HH!

[Jason in Enid]

Congrats. Is it getting boring finding all that silver yet?

Aren't you using a slightly modified Andy's program?

[angellionel]

Congrats. Is it getting boring finding all that silver yet?

Aren't you using a slightly modified Andy's program?

Never.

Yes, I am using a slightly modified A.S. program. I opened up the foil range, since it allows me to pick up chains and platinum, and I added an accept notch to the silver side. The bottom range of the program is the same. Changing it tends to allow too much of the iron to bleed through.

[MNDigger]

Nice job on the Walker! Sure pays to slow down and really listen to the Etrac! I am amazed at all the coins I have missed in the past with my other machines.

[catskillcomics]

Very nice walking 1/2 dollar there Angel, That's 2 halves in 3 days.. wow

[Epi-hunter]

That is a gorgeous half! It seems like silver replenishes itself overnight in that park. I wish I could go back there

[angellionel]

That is a gorgeous half! It seems like silver replenishes itself overnight in that park. I wish I could go back there

I have little underground elves working full time for me. I will have to talk to them about all that trash though.

[marchas45]

Nice looking finds Angel and that's an awesome half and I love the ring, hell I love them all. The trash looks like what I dig in my back yard especially the lead pipe.

[Snowy]

Angel, do you ever rinse your coins in water? What do you do with them?
(I prolly already asked this, and sorry if I did.... but my read hair is turning blonde, I guess.)

[angellionel]

Angel, do you ever rinse your coins in water? What do you do with them?
(I prolly already asked this, and sorry if I did.... but my read hair is turning blonde, I guess.)

I haven't rinsed/cleaned any of the silver I found this year, but I normally use water to remove the soil. I then place the coin in a 2x2 coin holder.

[Epi-hunter]

I have little underground elves working full time for me.

So that's who has been pushing my coins around in the ground when I am trying to pinpoint

[Bentfork]

Gorgeous Walker. How deep was she?

G.

[angellionel]

Gorgeous Walker. How deep was she?

G.

Not more than 5 - 5 1/2. It was in a trashy section of the park, which is why it may have been missed before.

[Snowy]

Thanks! Thought so.
Now.... what do you do with your coppers?

[angellionel]

Thanks! Thought so.
Now.... what do you do with your coppers?

I have been putting them away in a container until I can get to them this winter. I'll try to clean off the crusted on soil as best as I can and then I'll place them in 2x2 as well.

[Krom]

That's a beautiful ring, Angel (normally, with all the other digs you made today, I'd give you the You Suck award, but I'll keep that in reserve... for now).
Ohh... I jus' noticed... that bat-in-hand smiley is a K. Kinda fitting.

[angellionel]

That's a beautiful ring, Angel (normally, with all the other digs you made today, I'd give you the You Suck award, but I'll keep that in reserve... for now).
Ohh... I jus' noticed... that bat-in-hand smiley is a K. Kinda fitting.

I like that smirky smiley with the bat too.

[OkieDigger]

Nice digs!

[Dave]

Nice half! and the rest is cool too! Congrats!

[del]

is there any safe place for the silver to hide from this guy


very nice silver Angel and great looking ring too.

Dan