Keep The Story Compact

[Againstmywill]

Decided to go more for silver today at a possible older site that now is a grass parking lot for a school. I had really high hopes of the Equinox pulling silver from the ground as there wasn't much trash so I lowered recovery to 4 and increased sensitivity to 24. There was plenty of depth, so I even busted out my t-handle shovel. I got a very strong 32-36, and decided to dig it even though the coil was still able to pick it up about 10 inches off the ground. I was expecting a can given the footprint of the sound as the coil waved over the object. Down about 6 inches was what I thought might be a money holder or a makeup compact. 

I waited to open it until I got home. Sadly, there were no gold or silver coins inside. It is still kind of cool. From the looks of the design, it appears to be from the 40s-50s. The makeup still smells similar to how it should smell. There are no words that I can find on the outside or inside. It is not magnetic, so I assume it is brass. Anyone with an idea of a brand name would be appreciated.

The silver dime was unexpected. Given that I don't find a ton of silver coins, each shiny coin coming from deep in the ground is also thrilling! Although I have detected the area a time or two in the past, I have not found anything good there. Plans are being made to go back.😁 

The weather in FL was warm today. I know other parts of the U.S. have frozen ground, so I thought lots of pics of fairly mundane items might be appreciated.

[Valens Legacy]

Good job on finding the compact and dime and wish you luck on your next outing.

[GB_Amateur]

12 hours ago, Againstmywill said:

I lowered recovery to 4 and increased sensitivity to 24.

That's what I've been running lately (Park 1 or Field 1) thanks to Raphis's suggestion.  Really like those settings here in our moderate mineralization.  It handles trash pretty well, as long as not rapid fire machine-gun hits.

I've found a couple of those makeup compacts although my recollection of the ones I've found is that they are small and round.  I tend to not dig if I get the coil 16 or so inches above the target and still have a clear signal.  Sounds like yours wasn't quite that strong so I'm not sure if I would have dug or not.  32-36 VDI is difficult to walk away from.  😎

Silver dimes always make me happy.  You've discovered a site similar to some I've found -- school or park that was previously used for something else.  Those can be rewarding as you've discovered.  I wonder if your lower recovery speed and higher gain is what allowed you to squeeze out these targets that eluded you and your Eqx previously.  They have for me.