Just when ya think you've picked a place clean...

[FliesOnly]

Prior to this weekend, the last three outings to my most productive spot had all been pretty unspectacular...nothing but junk. Even with my "new" detector all I was finding was junk metal, so I was pretty much convinced that the "good stuff" had already been found. But we all know that there's more good stuff there...we all know that we certainly haven't found it all. With that in mind, I headed back there this weekend and started my searching as if it were the first time I had ever been there...I started in exactly the same spot where I had started on my very first excursion to that location. Within the first ten feet I found a nickle. Not an old nickle (1971), but I know I had been over that spot three or four times already, so how did I miss this nickle all those other times? Anyway, finding a coin reinvigorated my hopes and dreams...."maybe there is more "good stuff" buried here after all", I told myself. A few feet further, a 1963 Canadian penny pops out of the ground. By the end of the day, I was pretty happy. Nothing too spectacular (though the 1904 IH made me very happy), but considering how many times I have search this location, I was more than pleased. While I'm here, does anyone know what the "buckle" looking thing might be? It's not a buckle (it's thin and hollow on the back, not a solid piece), that much I know...but I'm not really sure what it might be.
I'm hoping to start searching at my new "old school house" location soon, so this might have been the last visit to my lucky spot for a while. Maybe letting her sit undisturbed for most of the summer will insure a successful re-visit if I head back at some point in the Fall. You know, give them "goodies" a chance to think it through and decide that they finally want to be unearthed and become part of my collection.

 

[hoser]

I look at detecting like drawing lines on a map with a sharp pencil. you scribble back and forth thinking you have covered the map section, but looking at it closer you see open spots between the lines. Same holds true for detecting. You think you have covered it all only to find out later you just found that open spot between the lines revealing yet another find. But I feel you are not done just yet. Good luck.

 

[Diga]

I know I had been over that spot three or four times already, so how did I miss this nickle all those other times?

That's why I don't give much credence to "I hunted this pounded site with "whatever" detector and found these coins". There are just too many variables other than the detector, that can easily account for finding more coins on pounded sites.

We all know that fringe targets may only give a signal at a particular sweep angle, so there is always the possibility that the coin wasn't swept over at that particular angle. Then there is the differences in the ground conditions and changes in the position of the coins. For the former, moisture content of the ground is a big factor. For the latter, coins can change height and orientation due to many factors such as frost heave, burrowing critters and worms, ground vibration, water movement, soil settling, plant and grass growth, etc. In other words, coin height and orientation can change on a yearly, monthly, and daily basis.

 

[LovestheShiny!]

Nice finds, way to pull more recoveries out of your previously detected spot! Cool Indian Head cent!

 

[Kansashunter]

Congrats on the indian. Nice to keep hunting a spot and still finding stuff!

 

[Tom_in_CA]

I never argue with IH's.

 

[C-COD]

I look at detecting like drawing lines on a map with a sharp pencil. you scribble back and forth thinking you have covered the map section, but looking at it closer you see open spots between the lines. Same holds true for detecting. You think you have covered it all only to find out later you just found that open spot between the lines revealing yet another find. But I feel you are not done just yet. Good luck.

Funny you mentioned drawing lines on a map.I do the same thing when I color with my granddaughter. If you don't overlap each line carefully you wouldn't believe all the spaces that get missed. I thought I was loosing it thinking about metal detecting when coloring.So maybe I am not the only one.

 

[GroundSweeper]

I have a place I dubbed "Rosie Fields" and the last couple times I've been there have been rough to say the least. Picked clean? No, definitely not, but it's a whole lot more difficult.... nice work nabbing a few more goodies at your locale!