FLOOD
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So happy with the find today. I posted a note the other day about a small pocket park I visited last Thursday, the 18th. I came up with a Buff Nickel and a couple wheats on that visit, which I was really happy about because they were the first old coins I've gotten out of that well-hunted spot.
I went back to the little park today, and my plan was to change up my Legend settings, and then take another slow walk around, and see if I might be able to come up with another good coin or two. It worked out really great. I normally run my Legend in Park, M1. Today, I decided to set it up in 4 kHZ, and do my entire walk in single freq. In 4 kHz, I was also able to run with the sensitivity near max, around 28-29, which was also good. I started out on the left side of the little park, and within a few minutes was digging targets. Mostly clad, but then I found a broken key, and next thing I got was a 1919 wheatie. That got me hopeful for something more. Maybe 30 minutes passed, and I had a scratchy sounding tone, was not really very stable, bouncing 42-46 range, but dropping off quickly as I swung around the spot. I dug it, and when I popped the dirt with the coin inside, I could see the back, and knew right away I had an older dime. Flipped it and had a very clean 1912 Barber looking back at me. This is only the second Barber dime I've ever found, so I'm more than thrilled with this find. It's in very nice shape. The only thing I did with it was wash it with a little soap and water. Aside from a few scratches, it's in overall really nice shape. Snapped a few pics of the spot where I got it and a couple when it came out of its hiding spot. I'm thinking the signal was scratchy and fading because it may have been laying straight up and down on its side, as opposed to laying flat. I'm not sure if Park M1 would have found it or not...hard to say, but I'm happy I tried 4 kHz for an entire outing. I was using the LG30 coil, which I've enjoyed quite a lot, but, my other good news is that my wife ordered me an LG24 coil for Father's Day, and it shipped today, so I am getting that as an early gift and can't wait to try it out.
I went back to the little park today, and my plan was to change up my Legend settings, and then take another slow walk around, and see if I might be able to come up with another good coin or two. It worked out really great. I normally run my Legend in Park, M1. Today, I decided to set it up in 4 kHZ, and do my entire walk in single freq. In 4 kHz, I was also able to run with the sensitivity near max, around 28-29, which was also good. I started out on the left side of the little park, and within a few minutes was digging targets. Mostly clad, but then I found a broken key, and next thing I got was a 1919 wheatie. That got me hopeful for something more. Maybe 30 minutes passed, and I had a scratchy sounding tone, was not really very stable, bouncing 42-46 range, but dropping off quickly as I swung around the spot. I dug it, and when I popped the dirt with the coin inside, I could see the back, and knew right away I had an older dime. Flipped it and had a very clean 1912 Barber looking back at me. This is only the second Barber dime I've ever found, so I'm more than thrilled with this find. It's in very nice shape. The only thing I did with it was wash it with a little soap and water. Aside from a few scratches, it's in overall really nice shape. Snapped a few pics of the spot where I got it and a couple when it came out of its hiding spot. I'm thinking the signal was scratchy and fading because it may have been laying straight up and down on its side, as opposed to laying flat. I'm not sure if Park M1 would have found it or not...hard to say, but I'm happy I tried 4 kHz for an entire outing. I was using the LG30 coil, which I've enjoyed quite a lot, but, my other good news is that my wife ordered me an LG24 coil for Father's Day, and it shipped today, so I am getting that as an early gift and can't wait to try it out.
