TundraPlugger
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I got off an hour early from work today so I decided to stop through a couple little towns for some detecting on the way home.
In the first town, Makoti, ND, I hit up an old yard and curb strip I've detected a couple times before........NOTHING!
I than decided to leave town since I couldn't find a good shady spot to detect.
I ventured 11 miles east to Ryder.
I thought maybe I'd go token hunting in the hunted to death park. I say token hunting because tokens often give off a weird signal and the guys who've detected these little town parks over the years must have assumed they were junk so they got left.
I hunted for a good hour and found half a dozen pieces of junk metal and .35 cents surface clad which I usually pass up.
I had almost decided to head home empty handed when I decided to hit a couple berms (curb strips in other words- I always called them berms growing up and I had to make myself say curb strips on previous posts so people knew what I was talking about)...... but anyway.
The first berm, where last week I dug a 1935 Colorado tax token, gave me nothing.
I went across the gravel street to a chunk of berm I detected 3 or 4 years ago and only got a few wheats.
I was swinging right at the edge of the grass and I get a nice high tone almost like silver. It's only telling me 4" down so I'm figuring memorial penny. I dug the plug and out pops a 1956 Canadian dime! I'm on the board with a keeper!
At that point I was sweating pretty good and told myself next keeper I go home.
Well I dug two more holes that both contained the metal base to old light bulbs. One more I told myself.
Next target ranged up like an older wheatie and it was deep...... got some potential.
I dug a deep plug in the soft somewhat sandy soil. Nothing in the plug. I stuck my pinpointer in the hole and I got a faint signal about 10" down. I took a good scoop out so I didn't have a chance of hitting whatever it was.
I dug around the dirt I had just scooped out with the pinpointer until I found what I was digging for. It was a coin and shortly after learning that I noticed a wreath! 1892 Indianhead in great condition!
I'm glad I didn't give up earlier!
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In the first town, Makoti, ND, I hit up an old yard and curb strip I've detected a couple times before........NOTHING!
I than decided to leave town since I couldn't find a good shady spot to detect.
I ventured 11 miles east to Ryder.
I thought maybe I'd go token hunting in the hunted to death park. I say token hunting because tokens often give off a weird signal and the guys who've detected these little town parks over the years must have assumed they were junk so they got left.
I hunted for a good hour and found half a dozen pieces of junk metal and .35 cents surface clad which I usually pass up.
I had almost decided to head home empty handed when I decided to hit a couple berms (curb strips in other words- I always called them berms growing up and I had to make myself say curb strips on previous posts so people knew what I was talking about)...... but anyway.
The first berm, where last week I dug a 1935 Colorado tax token, gave me nothing.
I went across the gravel street to a chunk of berm I detected 3 or 4 years ago and only got a few wheats.
I was swinging right at the edge of the grass and I get a nice high tone almost like silver. It's only telling me 4" down so I'm figuring memorial penny. I dug the plug and out pops a 1956 Canadian dime! I'm on the board with a keeper!
At that point I was sweating pretty good and told myself next keeper I go home.
Well I dug two more holes that both contained the metal base to old light bulbs. One more I told myself.
Next target ranged up like an older wheatie and it was deep...... got some potential.
I dug a deep plug in the soft somewhat sandy soil. Nothing in the plug. I stuck my pinpointer in the hole and I got a faint signal about 10" down. I took a good scoop out so I didn't have a chance of hitting whatever it was.
I dug around the dirt I had just scooped out with the pinpointer until I found what I was digging for. It was a coin and shortly after learning that I noticed a wreath! 1892 Indianhead in great condition!
I'm glad I didn't give up earlier!
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