Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Did a couple of hours at an 1800's inn site today, not an area for the faint hearted with tons of rusty nails to deal with - usually lucky to get a single coin here from the one sitting.
Running a bit of a different setup today - low frequency 11" coil on 7.8kHz, and switching between reactivity 3 & 2.5. Ran 10 on discrimination and just dig every faint target that broke through.
First target was a deep bronze squirrel, most likely off a nutcracker or possibly a small tap - cleaned up real well with plenty of detail.
Next up was a ridiculously deep 1924 penny, estimated to be around 13 inches deep, a mere squeak from the surface and was sitting above a rusty nail.
Managed a few of the usual buttons, the Deus seems to just love those low conductor targets.
The threepence could well have been another deep rusty nail, was surprised to see that surface - dated 1878 and rather cooked up from a fire.
Ended up moving over to the other side of the track, and had literally only put coil to ground when I hit a high conductor screamer inbetween some fallen limbs. Really didn't think it was going to be a coin considering how shallow it was, and how hammered the site has been in the past. Pulled out a lovely 1858 thick version of the Victorian penny - second one of those from this site so far, both very shallow targets.
Pays to visit and revisit site you have written off in the past, this was pretty much one of them, and still manages a few surprises if you put the hard yards in.
Running a bit of a different setup today - low frequency 11" coil on 7.8kHz, and switching between reactivity 3 & 2.5. Ran 10 on discrimination and just dig every faint target that broke through.
First target was a deep bronze squirrel, most likely off a nutcracker or possibly a small tap - cleaned up real well with plenty of detail.
Next up was a ridiculously deep 1924 penny, estimated to be around 13 inches deep, a mere squeak from the surface and was sitting above a rusty nail.
Managed a few of the usual buttons, the Deus seems to just love those low conductor targets.
The threepence could well have been another deep rusty nail, was surprised to see that surface - dated 1878 and rather cooked up from a fire.
Ended up moving over to the other side of the track, and had literally only put coil to ground when I hit a high conductor screamer inbetween some fallen limbs. Really didn't think it was going to be a coin considering how shallow it was, and how hammered the site has been in the past. Pulled out a lovely 1858 thick version of the Victorian penny - second one of those from this site so far, both very shallow targets.
Pays to visit and revisit site you have written off in the past, this was pretty much one of them, and still manages a few surprises if you put the hard yards in.
