StevenB
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Went out to hunt a wide (10 foot) curb strip in my old neighborhood yesterday and the electric interference was making the AT Pro go crazy, with random signals all over the place. NOT FUN! Whether it was due to the power/telephone line overhead or some other EMI I don't know. Tried all four frequency settings and ground balance, but the only thing that helped was turning the sensitivity way down, which kinda defeats the purpose of looking for older deep targets. Anyway, I did my best and was delighted to dig up an outstanding, uncatalogued local bar token which dates prior to 1916. It's an interesting token in that a round die was used on a barrel-shaped planchet, and it appears to be hand struck (somewhat unevenly). Also found the rusty remains of a Zippo-style lighter, two old sets of keys and some small change including a 1952 wheat. I may try the same area again later in case the electrical interference changes.