MTtrashdigger
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So earlier this week I dug my first war 2 nickels ever by digging some signals in a curb strip that I was 99.9% positive were aluminum pull tabs or beaver tails. After using my Equinox for almost a year, I have become ambivalent to signals that were "iffy" , instead choosing to hunt for high tone targets that show some depth. As a result of this cherry picking, I have no doubt passed over some good stuff, insisting to believe that the signals weren't worth digging. I have also dug significantly less trash. But I have also dug far fewer " interesting targets such as junk rings, dog tags, keys, tokens , etc. So after the war nickel success, i went out today with a full day planned and determined to dig the iffy nickel signals and anything non ferrous that showed even a little depth. and of course any high tones i happened to stumble across.
The results are shown in the pics below. I spent the morning on the curbstrips and the afternoon at the old park where i know I have passed over countless "iffy signals. I don't know how many times I bent down to dig, probe or pinpoint a target. The clad and junk tell that story. One of my first "iffy" nickels turned out to be the chunky gold ring. It was fairly deep and was jumpy 12-14 in all directions. Even with a loupe, you can barely make out the 14K stamp. If I said I didn't do the gold dance, I would be lying.
The big Barber was not an iffy signal, It was a solid, though faint 32 in all directions, and a deep on the depth meter as possible. She is stained and worn after being buried for 100 years. When i pulled her out of the hole, i wasn't sure what i was even seeing, Disbelief and then a sense of awe came over me when realized what i had just unearthed. This is my second silver half ever, and my first Barber half.
This was a very tiring but incredible day. Thanks for looking!!
The results are shown in the pics below. I spent the morning on the curbstrips and the afternoon at the old park where i know I have passed over countless "iffy signals. I don't know how many times I bent down to dig, probe or pinpoint a target. The clad and junk tell that story. One of my first "iffy" nickels turned out to be the chunky gold ring. It was fairly deep and was jumpy 12-14 in all directions. Even with a loupe, you can barely make out the 14K stamp. If I said I didn't do the gold dance, I would be lying.
The big Barber was not an iffy signal, It was a solid, though faint 32 in all directions, and a deep on the depth meter as possible. She is stained and worn after being buried for 100 years. When i pulled her out of the hole, i wasn't sure what i was even seeing, Disbelief and then a sense of awe came over me when realized what i had just unearthed. This is my second silver half ever, and my first Barber half.
This was a very tiring but incredible day. Thanks for looking!!
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