Silver, Large Coppers, 2-Centers and 14 Indian Head Cents

[angellionel]

This was another long day, but it sure was worth the time and the long drive. It did rain twice while I was out in the field, but thankfully it did not last long.
Despite the rain, at the end of the day I left the park with a bunch of goodies. I picked up two silver coins, a 1892 Barber quarter and a 1899 Barber dime. I also dug up two 2-Cent pieces, dated 1864 and 1865, eight coppers, fourteen Indian Head cents, and several old wheat cents.

I had hoped for more old silver, but these two were good enough.






The two 2-Cent pieces were a sweet surprise.






The fourteen Indian Head cents are dated 1880, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1898, 1901, 1907, and 1908.




The eight coppers. They sure kept me busy digging.




One of the coppers is a Hibernia, but it's hard to make out the date, though from certain angles it looks to be 1723. The 1874 coin is a Queen Victoria Straits Settlement One Cent.








I haven't been able to make out the dates on two of the six large cents. The others are dated 1827, 1831, 1845, and 1846.













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[jkress]

lol Your hunts are just crazy!! <:
It's like you are finding these goodies in virgin grounds... but they are coming from very well hunted areas.
I'm thinking you must have your E-trac hooked up to a 24 volt, deep cycle battery with an extra
processor on board. lol rofl

I'm glad you are out there full force again. I love seeing your posts.
Congrats Angel... your posts are very inspirational.

[Ill Digger]

Love the old Barbers!!
But MAN! You had a old penny kinda day!! Wow ! 14 IHs and 8 LCs !?!
Unreal!! I dig the Queen Victoria Straits Settlement coin too 8)
Congrats on a stellar day!! |)

[Viking]

Another great hunt! Congrats! Keep showing these old parks who's boss!

I know that listening to the tones is the best indicator of when to dig, but do your Fe-Co numbers ring up with any consistency with these keepers (near the Fe 12 line)? I ask because when I try these hunted out parks, I get a lot of sweet sounding high tones, but they're generally rusted iron. Their readings are anywhere from 27-35 Fe, 44-46 Co, with an occassional 12-16 Fe thrown into the mix as I circle the target. I'm not yet able to tell the difference in the high tones, so try as I might, I feel like I start cherry picking the obvious signals after digging up one too many deep iron signals. Kind of goes against the whole point of detecting at hunted out places.

Just curious. Thanks!

[dave in iowa]

Another great hunt! Congrats! Keep showing these old parks who's boss!

I know that listening to the tones is the best indicator of when to dig, but do your Fe-Co numbers ring up with any consistency with these keepers (near the Fe 12 line)? I ask because when I try these hunted out parks, I get a lot of sweet sounding high tones, but they're generally rusted iron. Their readings are anywhere from 27-35 Fe, 44-46 Co, with an occassional 12-16 Fe thrown into the mix as I circle the target. I'm not yet able to tell the difference in the high tones, so try as I might, I feel like I start cherry picking the obvious signals after digging up one too many deep iron signals. Kind of goes against the whole point of detecting at hunted out places.

Just curious. Thanks!

Great question Viking , i too have a hard time picking out the deep quieter signals , , i know i must be missing some , judging on the ones i get with the e-track compared to last year with the S.E.

[marinedad]

you had a day i can only dream of, fantastic, congrats.

[aloldstuff]

Thanks for that post....makes us know that the good stuff is still out there.

[Epi-hunter]

Still can't believe you found eight old coppers at a park!! |) Very nice hunt The barbers are making me as well... especially the quarter Congratulations on another great hunt

[CyberSage]

That's awesome! What a great hunt Angel. That quantity of coppers is impressive to say the least.

[Carl in Louisiana]

[pulltabsteve]

8 coppers in 1 day It takes me all year to find 4 rofl Super finds

[Toadman]

Holy cow droppings !! what a day...

I hear you on the silvers though.. Id rather have a capped silver than all the coppers.. happydance02

[angellionel]

Thanks everyone! thumbsup01

Another great hunt! Congrats! Keep showing these old parks who's boss!

I know that listening to the tones is the best indicator of when to dig, but do your Fe-Co numbers ring up with any consistency with these keepers (near the Fe 12 line)? I ask because when I try these hunted out parks, I get a lot of sweet sounding high tones, but they're generally rusted iron. Their readings are anywhere from 27-35 Fe, 44-46 Co, with an occassional 12-16 Fe thrown into the mix as I circle the target. I'm not yet able to tell the difference in the high tones, so try as I might, I feel like I start cherry picking the obvious signals after digging up one too many deep iron signals. Kind of goes against the whole point of detecting at hunted out places.

Just curious. Thanks!

Generally speaking, the Fe and Co numbers will tend to be relatively stable, particularly the Co numbers, however they do have a pronounced bounce when the target is very deep. This is more so with the Fe numbers though. The Fe numbers on such targets will range anywhere from about the 12 line through the high 20's for the discrimination pattern I am using, and higher if working with an open screen.

I prefer blocking the bottom portion of the screen though, 28-01 through 28-50 down to 35-01 through 35-50, since it makes it easier for me to identify an iron target. I find that when blocking that section the Fe numbers on iron tend to stick to the high 20's with hardly any noticeable bounce downward to the 12 line. Also, the tone on iron tends to be very shrilly and broken, whereas a silver target's tone will seem more subdued and pleasant by comparison. I ignore any such shrilly and broken tones when the target is shallow and the Fe numbers hover in the high 20's. I also mostly ignore targets when the discrimination mode and pinpoint mode do not agree on the location of the target, but there are exceptions, and these come with some experience. On such iron targets the machine will likely null over it or will yield a very faint signal when in pinpoint mode, something that would not happen if the target were a coin or other desirable conductive target.

I hope that helps!

[coinnut]

Nice hunt Angel lol Good score on the coppers thumbsup01 Nice number of Indians, but you had to dig them one by one this time rofl Great hunt. Kinda takes the pressure off of you not competeing with last year's silver count. Now you can just relax and dig any targets that sound good.

[angellionel]

Nice hunt Angel lol Good score on the coppers thumbsup01 Nice number of Indians, but you had to dig them one by one this time rofl Great hunt. Kinda takes the pressure off of you not competeing with last year's silver count. Now you can just relax and dig any targets that sound good.

Thanks George! Yeah, this time it was more work digging the Indian Head cents one by one, but it was a lot of fun too. lol This year I am just going to enjoy each hunt without the pressure of reaching X number of silver coins. Last year's excitement will last me a lifetime. lol

[Viking]

Thanks everyone! thumbsup01


Generally speaking, the Fe and Co numbers will tend to be relatively stable, particularly the Co numbers, however they do have a pronounced bounce when the target is very deep. This is more so with the Fe numbers though. The Fe numbers on such targets will range anywhere from about the 12 line through the high 20's for the discrimination pattern I am using, and higher if working with an open screen.

I prefer blocking the bottom portion of the screen though, 28-01 through 28-50 down to 35-01 through 35-50, since it makes it easier for me to identify an iron target. I find that when blocking that section the Fe numbers on iron tend to stick to the high 20's with hardly any noticeable bounce downward to the 12 line. Also, the tone on iron tends to be very shrilly and broken, whereas a silver target's tone will seem more subdued and pleasant by comparison. I ignore any such shrilly and broken tones when the target is shallow and the Fe numbers hover in the high 20's. I also mostly ignore targets when the discrimination mode and pinpoint mode do not agree on the location of the target, but there are exceptions, and these come with some experience. On such iron targets the machine will likely null over it or will yield a very faint signal when in pinpoint mode, something that would not happen if the target were a coin or other desirable conductive target.

I hope that helps!

That definitely helps. I appreciate you taking the time to help me better figure out my machine. Thank you!

[RobW]

I think that is my whole year of finds there lol Nice as always Angel thumbsup01

[russellt]

oh wow.. thats a screaming meme of a hunt . holy balue/.......absolutely phenominal..geeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzz |)

[wingmaster]

Great hunt there, congrats on all those nice finds.

[odave]

Wow Very impressive finds Angel Congrats