Thursday was supposed to be a rainy day in our area, but the rain held off for a while. I took advantage and was able get in a few hours of detecting at a small park. From there I dug up five silver coins before calling it quits.
Friday it rained all day, but it did give me the opportunity to catch up on needed sleep. It was a beautiful day this Saturday though, so off I went to detect at another site. This time I was able to get in just over 5 1/2 hours of detecting, allowing me time to concentrate on specific sections of the park. The park isn't very old, but it still yielded several mid-1900's silver coins. I dug up a total of 14.
The half dollar was a very nice surprise. I found it after taking my last break. Upon finding a silver dime, my 13th coin of the day, I placed a towel on the ground to mark where I should pick up after returning. I guzzled down a 32 oz bottle of Gatorade (it was hot today) and then started to head to where I had left the towel. Midway there though I turned on my machine and began sweeping. As I walked between two very large trees the machine awakens with a screech. I stopped and slowly swept the coil over the target and this time the signal was steady and familiar. It pinpointed small too. The numbers were off though due to the signals from the shallower trash, but there was no mistaking the silver tone. I cut a plug, dug up several scoops of soil, and there it was, the rim of the coin visible under the layer of dirt I had piled on the spare towel - a beautiful 1946 Walking Liberty half dollar.
Placing the coin in the pouch I began to work that area well, but the ground did not yield any other silver coins. After a while I continued to head toward the towel and picked up detecting from where I had left off. I didn't pick up any other silver coins there either though, so I called it a day.
HH!
Friday it rained all day, but it did give me the opportunity to catch up on needed sleep. It was a beautiful day this Saturday though, so off I went to detect at another site. This time I was able to get in just over 5 1/2 hours of detecting, allowing me time to concentrate on specific sections of the park. The park isn't very old, but it still yielded several mid-1900's silver coins. I dug up a total of 14.
The half dollar was a very nice surprise. I found it after taking my last break. Upon finding a silver dime, my 13th coin of the day, I placed a towel on the ground to mark where I should pick up after returning. I guzzled down a 32 oz bottle of Gatorade (it was hot today) and then started to head to where I had left the towel. Midway there though I turned on my machine and began sweeping. As I walked between two very large trees the machine awakens with a screech. I stopped and slowly swept the coil over the target and this time the signal was steady and familiar. It pinpointed small too. The numbers were off though due to the signals from the shallower trash, but there was no mistaking the silver tone. I cut a plug, dug up several scoops of soil, and there it was, the rim of the coin visible under the layer of dirt I had piled on the spare towel - a beautiful 1946 Walking Liberty half dollar.
Placing the coin in the pouch I began to work that area well, but the ground did not yield any other silver coins. After a while I continued to head toward the towel and picked up detecting from where I had left off. I didn't pick up any other silver coins there either though, so I called it a day.
HH!
erfect10:
) can help us amateurs.....how would you describe thisI stopped and slowly swept the coil over the target and this time the signal was steady and familiar. It pinpointed small too. The numbers were off though due to the signals from the shallower trash, but there was no mistaking the silver tone.
