LeGaCyGiAnT124
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I finally gave in and got the Garrett AT Pro (As I am sure many of you have saw my post about it)
It came in the mail yesterday, so I got to thank Jeff for the quick shipping!!!
Set it up last night, and used it for about 30 minutes in the dark just listening to tones and getting a feel for it. I have done my fair share of research, and it doesn't seem too difficult to use (but I have a ton to learn). My goal is to find my fiance's missing engagement ring. She lost it around 2 months ago, and I still haven't found it. If anything can find it, the AT Pro should have no problem.
I actually found the sterling ring in the pictures last night, and then started at 6AM this morning when my fiance went to work to get the rest of the silver. In between my daughter sleeping periodically, I probably got around 3-4 hours in with it, and couldn't be happier with the amount of silver I got here at our house, which is also my first time EVER getting silver. I got the buffalo nickel first, then the 1960 Nickel, then the quarter, then the merc dimes. They were scattered all around our house, and not in any given place.
They are pretty crusty and what not, but hey I am happy!! Also, what makes the nickels getting the reddish clay tint to them? It seems like the soil here is very hard on the clad coins and the nickels. The merc dimes and the quarter aren't in bad shape at all for their age. Also, I would say the quarter was around 8-10 inches deep, and one of the merc dimes were at 6 inches. The rest of the silver was around 3 inches.
I really need to invest into a lesche now. The garden shovel isn't cutting it anymore and my hands are paying for it.
All in all a great day. I ended up with a sterling silver ring, 2 mercury dimes (1917 and 1926), a 1926 buffalo nickel, a 1960 nickel, and a 1942 quarter. There was also a quarter, two dimes and a penny in clad. Thanks everyone! The Garrett AT Pro and the Pro Pointer AT have lived up to their names so far
Also, what makes the nickels and clad get that red clay look to them?? Why doesn't the silver get it nearly as bad? Thanks!
-Brandon
It came in the mail yesterday, so I got to thank Jeff for the quick shipping!!!
Set it up last night, and used it for about 30 minutes in the dark just listening to tones and getting a feel for it. I have done my fair share of research, and it doesn't seem too difficult to use (but I have a ton to learn). My goal is to find my fiance's missing engagement ring. She lost it around 2 months ago, and I still haven't found it. If anything can find it, the AT Pro should have no problem.
I actually found the sterling ring in the pictures last night, and then started at 6AM this morning when my fiance went to work to get the rest of the silver. In between my daughter sleeping periodically, I probably got around 3-4 hours in with it, and couldn't be happier with the amount of silver I got here at our house, which is also my first time EVER getting silver. I got the buffalo nickel first, then the 1960 Nickel, then the quarter, then the merc dimes. They were scattered all around our house, and not in any given place.
They are pretty crusty and what not, but hey I am happy!! Also, what makes the nickels getting the reddish clay tint to them? It seems like the soil here is very hard on the clad coins and the nickels. The merc dimes and the quarter aren't in bad shape at all for their age. Also, I would say the quarter was around 8-10 inches deep, and one of the merc dimes were at 6 inches. The rest of the silver was around 3 inches.
I really need to invest into a lesche now. The garden shovel isn't cutting it anymore and my hands are paying for it.
All in all a great day. I ended up with a sterling silver ring, 2 mercury dimes (1917 and 1926), a 1926 buffalo nickel, a 1960 nickel, and a 1942 quarter. There was also a quarter, two dimes and a penny in clad. Thanks everyone! The Garrett AT Pro and the Pro Pointer AT have lived up to their names so far
Also, what makes the nickels and clad get that red clay look to them?? Why doesn't the silver get it nearly as bad? Thanks!
-Brandon
congrats your doing just fine
Good going.
Congrats on your first Buffalo, the silvers and sterling!
