Popular Post schoolofhardNox Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 I could not wait to get back to my spot at the beach. The GPX was on fire!!! I had an idea that I would revisit the spot I did previously, and try and get the faintest targets that I could hear through the moderate EMI. I was hoping they would be silver dimes, as they are the smallest and possibly hardest to hear. I also wanted to remove some very big iron that took up a good section of this spot. I thought it may be masking a lot, since this is a target rich area. Even though I had reasoned my strategy in my head, I did not expect these results. When I did a lot of park/school hunting we would always shoot for type trifectas, I never did that on a beach since it happens rather rarely. I did not expect the cent, nickel, dime, and half dollar trifecta. Just missed the quarter as I did not get the barber quarter. Surprised with the Indian, V nickel, and barber half mostly. The big iron hid 3 silver dimes, some other cents and nickels and the Barber Half. I wasn't even mad about the 2 zincs that seem to always spoil my hunts 😄 If the weather holds out next week, I will hit this area again, mostly to see if it will still hold anything and because the rest of the beach seems to not have lost as much sand as this area did. I spent 8 hours digging and another half hour looking for a lost wedding band in the parking lot for a nice old couple. I could tell they were very sad, since they were pacing the lot. I did not find it and they were not sure if she lost it there or from leaving the house. If they lost it on the boardwalk, it would easily be spotted by someone walking. A great day, very warm and sunny and as always, it’s nice to get out and hunt for the day. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_in_CA Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Great show once again ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Fantastic George! I'm sure you already have your next visit in mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. MI Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Great hunt! I really the horse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 hour ago, mn90403 said: Fantastic George! I'm sure you already have your next visit in mind. Thanks, I may have to cancel work and play hooky before next Thursday 😄 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 58 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said: Great hunt! I really the horse. Found that headless horseman. 😲 Wonder how old it really is? 40's 50's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Tremendous amount of digging again, and a nice cross section of finds! I hope all the silver cleans up well! That area has obviously seen it's share of people over many years! I'm also happy for your sake, that they don't replenish the sand like they do here ever year! I wonder if other's have found your spot, and recovered as much! Keep at it!!👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 10 hours ago, Joe D. said: Tremendous amount of digging again, and a nice cross section of finds! I hope all the silver cleans up well! That area has obviously seen it's share of people over many years! I'm also happy for your sake, that they don't replenish the sand like they do here ever year! I wonder if other's have found your spot, and recovered as much! Keep at it!!👍👍 Thanks. Silver in this condition sometimes cleans up well. You can get it clean, but the damage is exposed once the black is gone. The worst ones are the ones that have the thick black crust. A lot of the detail is lost, once the black layer is removed. They sometimes do push sand up the beach for opening day, but after a couple of bigger storms, they are back where they started. I don't think anyone has hit this spot, and unless they have a pulse machine, I'm not too worried. Coins are still in the 12-15" range. Even if they hear some of these signals, they would probably be so sketchy or read as iron, that they pass on them. EMI makes them hard to discern from false signals. But even on the GPX, with max settings, they are faint. The hardest part of hunting like this, is locating an area that has just the right amount of sand removed. Too little removed and I can't hear them, too much removed and everybody can hear them. This is the 4th time I have found an area like this. You have to hit it strong until it's either empty or it closes up. I'm just shocked that there is very little gold but a lot of lead and nickels. 🥴 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okara gold Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 That's a real nice hunt. Love all the old coins and the coin to junk ratio is real good too. Have you thought about bringing your AQ into that area to see if it can find anything deeper or perhaps gold? It seems you're already digging the iron targets so it could be interesting. Also... I learned some good lessons the hard way... work will always be there, but the window of opportunity for an exciting hunt can close fast. Thanks for showing the goodies! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Couple things, You Killed the Silver! Wow! 8 hours... You killed that too!! Wow!! I can bet you slept well... Crazy you found no gold, that is a lot of silver...Is there some type of pattern to where the coin lay..is there Iron in that mix..? Here, if I'm finding silver or brass .....gold is near..iron can be just in spots...... in that mix..like something broke up and now is within a few feet radius. Has to be gold soon! Good Luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now