Missouri Mule
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- Jan 6, 2019
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I am new to this hobby and plodding my way along a steep learning curve, so my questions keep piling up. After a few successful hunts where I at least was consistent in digging a coin or two, lately the harder I try to dig "good" signals the more junk I dig up. Last night I made a special effort to only dig solid signals recommended by well seasoned detectorists (using AT PRO's) on their various YouTube videos.
I set my AT PRO on standard mode, zero, discrimination set at 35. I am looking for coins primarily along the where the old boardwalks were in a town founded in the late 1800's.
I thought I was digging good targets only to find absolute junk (pop tops and old nails). I tried to select out the good targets amongst what seemed like a zillion targets.
I am sure the settings could be tweaked, or perhaps coin hunting should be set altogether different on an AT PRO.
A couple of detectorists recommended going to a smaller coil (5x8) when working in trashy area. I had thought of this before. Not having the requisite 200 posts to make a request in the wanted section, I am looking for a used 5x8 DD coil, should anyone have one for sale.
Perhaps though, I just need to tweak the settings on the system I already have. Any recommendations?
I set my AT PRO on standard mode, zero, discrimination set at 35. I am looking for coins primarily along the where the old boardwalks were in a town founded in the late 1800's.
I thought I was digging good targets only to find absolute junk (pop tops and old nails). I tried to select out the good targets amongst what seemed like a zillion targets.
I am sure the settings could be tweaked, or perhaps coin hunting should be set altogether different on an AT PRO.
A couple of detectorists recommended going to a smaller coil (5x8) when working in trashy area. I had thought of this before. Not having the requisite 200 posts to make a request in the wanted section, I am looking for a used 5x8 DD coil, should anyone have one for sale.
Perhaps though, I just need to tweak the settings on the system I already have. Any recommendations?