I've been at this hobby since 2010. I started coin shooting and found my first relic (a Confederate Enfield minieball) while coin shooting in a Chattanooga,TN park. It's been primarily relic hunting ever since.
During this entire time I have NEVER recovered an Indian head cent. I've found Barbers and always wanted an Indian just to cross it off. Hunting partners would talk casually about finding "some Indians" along with other items, maybe not realizing just how bad I wanted that one Injun.
Got a new to me Safari and headed out. Watched a lot of videos, browsed a lot of forums before getting out. FBS is a different animal to the units I've run. I ran in ferrous sounds, auto sens. for now, and noise cancelled at every change. It paid off. Steady 33/34 (zinc range) with iron close by. I got excited when it showed 6" down and it was old dirt.
Finally, after 7 years......a 1901 Indian head cent makes a showing and I can finally cross this simple "white whale" off my to-do list!
Thank you all and HH to each of you.
During this entire time I have NEVER recovered an Indian head cent. I've found Barbers and always wanted an Indian just to cross it off. Hunting partners would talk casually about finding "some Indians" along with other items, maybe not realizing just how bad I wanted that one Injun.
Got a new to me Safari and headed out. Watched a lot of videos, browsed a lot of forums before getting out. FBS is a different animal to the units I've run. I ran in ferrous sounds, auto sens. for now, and noise cancelled at every change. It paid off. Steady 33/34 (zinc range) with iron close by. I got excited when it showed 6" down and it was old dirt.
Finally, after 7 years......a 1901 Indian head cent makes a showing and I can finally cross this simple "white whale" off my to-do list!
Thank you all and HH to each of you.