First day out with the ATP

Jeepfreak81 · Mar 31, 2018

Hey guys, so today was the first time I really got to use my ATP. Swung it for 30-40 minutes in my grandparents front yard. I found a clad 1970-S nickel and a 1964 copper penny that rang a solid 81. The nickel was 6+ inches deep. Also found a rusty modern nail, a master lock key, and what my dad thinks is a piece of lead slingshot ammo?

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Diggerjonny · Mar 31, 2018

Cool find

Keep at it, learn that machine. Happy hunting

woodbutcher · Mar 31, 2018

Nice group of keepers for your first hunt...take it to a local park and put some time on it,it's a really great machine.

jkbemdavis · Mar 31, 2018

Nice finds! It really is fun figuring out where to dig based on the tones, as well as what finds match up with the numbers.

pryan67 · Mar 31, 2018

The ATP is an awesome machine. I've only had mine since December, but use it every chance I get, and keep learning more about it every time. One say I'll be able to tell what's in the ground just by the tone.

GeneralQuarters · Mar 31, 2018

Great start! You will enjoy you ATP!

bubbaron · Mar 31, 2018

Congrats on your first hunt. I like my AT Pro even though I am using my NOX 600 right now. I ran my AT in Pro Zero Mode , 2 notches below full sensitivity. Here in my soil a quarter rings up at 87, dime 82-84, penny 79-81, nickel 51-52. Good luck you'll love your machine. It's a great coin shooter. I also like my 8 x 6 " Garrett Coil. Does well in junky locations.

hoser · Apr 1, 2018

Big question is did you enjoy finding what you did? Did it trigger the urge to go for more? If you answered yes to these two questions, you are hooked on detecting and there's no going back. The quest for "treasure"is now in your blood and you will be wanting the next day off so you can get back out digging for things lost. Good luck on your hunts and just have fun.

Jeepfreak81 · Apr 1, 2018

hoser said:
Big question is did you enjoy finding what you did? Did it trigger the urge to go for more? If you answered yes to these two questions, you are hooked on detecting and there's no going back. The quest for "treasure"is now in your blood and you will be wanting the next day off so you can get back out digging for things lost. Good luck on your hunts and just have fun.

Yup, planning to get back out tomorrow for at least a little while. I've never been so excited to find 6 cents

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AirmetTango · Apr 1, 2018

Jeepfreak81 said:
I've never been so excited to find 6 cents

I know, right? That's how I still feel about it, 'cuz you never know when that 6 inch 1970 nickel will turn out to be a turn of the century V nickel or even older shield nickel, instead! Just wait 'til one of those pops out on you!

RF1 · Apr 1, 2018

Great finds for your first time out. Took me about four trips to finally find a coin - a modern penny in the middle of nowhere. The bug really bit me after finding the penny and seeing that it in fact, it was possible! I use the ATP, too. Pro zero mode, 35 on the iron discrimination. I usually don't notch anything out. Just dig everything at first to learn the tones. Then let you ears do the discrimination when you learn what the tones mean.

Dtcjem · Apr 1, 2018

Glad to hear you got some ground visible! Nice hunt....it’s addictive. Enjoy and HH

Dewsweeper894 · Apr 1, 2018

Thats not a bad run at all for the first time out and a brand new rig .
Keep us up to date on future finds .
The year is just getting started .
, Dew

Jeepfreak81 · Apr 1, 2018

Well I hunted the yard at my grandparents for another hour or so today while the kids were running around. Found a few more items. Got three very corroded wheat pennies. After lots of looking at the coins through my loupe and usb scope we think we have the right dates. Also got my first pull tab, lol.

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matthew. · Apr 1, 2018

AirmetTango said:
I know, right? That's how I still feel about it, 'cuz you never know when that 6 inch 1970 nickel will turn out to be a turn of the century V nickel or even older shield nickel, instead! Just wait 'til one of those pops out on you!

that's exactly right! for a while i wasn't digging the nickel signals, because i was hooked on wanting to find silver. i spent a day digging nickel signals at an old school and found a 1910 v nickel. i'll never skip those signals again.

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