05-30-2017, 02:42 PM
Went hunting solo on Saturday at an older school yard that has been pounded a million times over. It's full of junk but I have pulled a couple of bucket list items from there. My first silver quarter was found there. My first Merc was found there. Generally I never leave empty handed even if it's just clad. So Saturday I returned because I wanted to try some different settings on my F75. It's about a 7 acre plot of land which allows you to stay in one place and hunt. Brought all of my coils for the 75 and tried different settings.
Just recently I have begun to dig mixed signals. I will admit I was in the habit of just digging clear, crisp signals. Listening to the tones and watching my vdi I decided to dig some mixed signals. Low and behold I have a 3 ring Saturday. The ring on the right is pot metal that you could tell had a copper wash on it. The middle ring was broken into 3 pieces but all the pieces were in the hole and it's gold. The ring on the left I truly thought was a gumball machine ring. I get home , clean the inside and it says 925 on one side and 18k on the other. Turns out it was an 18k wash over silver. For me, that's a great hunt. AND a whole lot of fun. Included in my finds is an Uncle Sam play nickel and a watch face.
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Just recently I have begun to dig mixed signals. I will admit I was in the habit of just digging clear, crisp signals. Listening to the tones and watching my vdi I decided to dig some mixed signals. Low and behold I have a 3 ring Saturday. The ring on the right is pot metal that you could tell had a copper wash on it. The middle ring was broken into 3 pieces but all the pieces were in the hole and it's gold. The ring on the left I truly thought was a gumball machine ring. I get home , clean the inside and it says 925 on one side and 18k on the other. Turns out it was an 18k wash over silver. For me, that's a great hunt. AND a whole lot of fun. Included in my finds is an Uncle Sam play nickel and a watch face.
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