1918 Merc

[kac]

The park was formed in that period of time so that makes sense. Trick is finding what else is there under all the junk they buried below. The smaller coil on the MK is probably one of the best combinations on a machine I have used and has incredible separation and speed. Though the 5x9 1/2 isn't as deep as the other coils, I wasn't doing deep searched especially with how dry the ground is. In general though that coil will hit the majority of finds out there. It is also incredibly emi resistant. If Nokta ever releases that size coil for the Legend and it performs similarly people will do really well with it especially for jewelry.

Now for the ground I was hunting the Tejon may do much better or at least be easier to sniff out targets as I won't be bombed with targets I'm not looking for. Concentric coil on that is really good around hot rocks and dropping sensitivity will lose the tiny bits of crap that give ya a migrane. Concentric coils in general seem to handle that type of ground better.

[kac]

Went over the section tonight that I hit yesterday with the MK but this time with the Tejon. Kicked up the primary disc to just below nickel break, 2nd disc above tab mark. Dropped sensitivity to 8 but later on dropped to 6 which kicked out the big pieces of coal but still kept the coppers and silver range so machine ran really quiet.

The high 90's targets I heard on the MK turned out to be boot heal plates and for some reason the ground is littered with them all just around 6" down.

Got one good tone that I skipped with the other machine that turned out to be a crotal bell and still has the dingaling inside 🙂

This one is the only one I have found that has its guts still but it isn't fancy so maybe from a work wagon of some sorts?

Good news there are quite a few deep good targets in the grounds all deeper than my probe so will wait till we get some rain and can use the regular digger. The bell is a good sign for late 1800's coins so grounds might be old enough for some large cents etc.

 

[Rick N. MI]

Great find with the Tejon. It did it's job. I like finding those crotal bells. I haven't found one with a dingaling in it. It's also been awhile since I found one.

[kac]

Went back for a bit with buddy. Turns out it was the city burn pit which explains the ash. Lots of steel heals because they burned wooden shoes so those are a bit of a pain to work around. Brought my hand digger and worked an area that the ground wasn't too dry and snuck out this 1920 walker half about 10" down. I knew there is some good targets still there.

[Rick N. MI]

Nice silver. That's a tough spot. Good hunt. Were you using the Tejon again?

[kac]

Ya Tejon with stock concentric.

[rvpopeye]

A walker half is a great way to make your day !👍