beephead
Elite Member
I decided to go back over some some curb and sidewalk strips in an older area of town that I've detected numerous times before to see what I could unearth with my new CTX. I'm still winging it and still have a lot to learn on how to properly operate a CTX, but I'm still managing to dig some good targets with it.
Almost from the get go I dug a 1928 Standing Liberty Quarter. That made my day right there because they're super hard to come by especially one with a readable date. I don't know how I missed that one. I must have been sleeping when I went over that area before. It wasn't a great signal, but still.....
My next find was a 1937 Buffalo Nickel. It must have been on edge or something. I was getting a wacky high tone audio signal and a high bouncy VDI number. I was shocked to see a nickel pop out of the hole. It took some work to get it out from between a big root and the edge of the sidewalk.
My next find was a 1935 Mercury Dime that I managed to nick with my digger. There was a lot of trash around it and I was having trouble pinpointing. It may have been on edge as well. Nicked or not, I'll take it!
My next find was a 1964 Washington Quarter. It was down around 7 inches deep and give a great signal. No walking by that one, but that sucker was hard to recover. It was under a deep root. I also pulled a memorial penny out of the same hole. I must have been snoozing on that before as well.
I had a couple of targets that without a doubt in my mind were silver coins. I was getting VDI numbers of 12- 44/45. The audio was tight and sweet. One was near a magnolia tree and the roots were a solid mass and there was no getting though them. The second one was near a large tree were two huge roots were crisscrossed making it impossible to get to the target. One day, maybe a hundred years from now, after the trees are gone, someone will recovery them.
My next project with the CTX is to run back over those same exact areas using the 6 inch search coil. I think it will find even more silver.
Thanks for looking!
beephead
Almost from the get go I dug a 1928 Standing Liberty Quarter. That made my day right there because they're super hard to come by especially one with a readable date. I don't know how I missed that one. I must have been sleeping when I went over that area before. It wasn't a great signal, but still.....
My next find was a 1937 Buffalo Nickel. It must have been on edge or something. I was getting a wacky high tone audio signal and a high bouncy VDI number. I was shocked to see a nickel pop out of the hole. It took some work to get it out from between a big root and the edge of the sidewalk.
My next find was a 1935 Mercury Dime that I managed to nick with my digger. There was a lot of trash around it and I was having trouble pinpointing. It may have been on edge as well. Nicked or not, I'll take it!
My next find was a 1964 Washington Quarter. It was down around 7 inches deep and give a great signal. No walking by that one, but that sucker was hard to recover. It was under a deep root. I also pulled a memorial penny out of the same hole. I must have been snoozing on that before as well.
I had a couple of targets that without a doubt in my mind were silver coins. I was getting VDI numbers of 12- 44/45. The audio was tight and sweet. One was near a magnolia tree and the roots were a solid mass and there was no getting though them. The second one was near a large tree were two huge roots were crisscrossed making it impossible to get to the target. One day, maybe a hundred years from now, after the trees are gone, someone will recovery them.
My next project with the CTX is to run back over those same exact areas using the 6 inch search coil. I think it will find even more silver.
Thanks for looking!
beephead
