Denny

3 hours ago, Skate said:

I don't feel so bad now that I haven't updated. I'm not exactly a computer guy so doing the workaround on my Mac left me frustrated and when I went to my school to get my work computer it wouldn't let me download anything as I don't have administrator rights so until I can find a Windows machine to use I'm sticking with 0.6 which has done me well so far. I hope the new update works for those who are able to use it. 

I don’t have a computer so I can’t do a update.  For now I just use 0.6 version.  
Working fine for me.

30 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

I mentioned in another thread that a find like this leaves a half-full, half-empty feeling.  It's great finding a key date.  But also you realize if the ground hadn't been so nasty to it you would have a coin worth several hundred dollars.  California is the Mother Lode of scarce and rare -S mint coins, but Mother Nature sometimes gets into a fight with her. 

GB you are 100% correct.   
I was offered $100 for the 1923s SLQ  from the coin shop at the time, I refused. I would have taken $200 if offered.  
Every coin I dig up I always check for rarity and check  realized prices from auction houses like eBay for rare ones. 

denny

11 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Wow Denny, that place is almost as rough as my brackish river. Silver coins might be somewhat preserved by a layer of black crud that forms on them, but you have to get it all off.🤬 Lottta chemical action going on there! Pennies and nickels here don't stand a chance, the IHP's come up looking like gold.

Good on you for not giving much info. 👍 Beautiful standing, that's one of the coins I haven't dug yet.

 Nickles , wheates and IHP take a beating  at this particular spot I hunt. I wish they didn’t. 

Keep at it a SLQ will show up when you least expect it. 

11 hours ago, kac said:

So longitude and latitude coordinates are probably out of the question.

Nice little seated, where you able to clean it up at all?

  I cleaned it with soap and water before the pic. Couldn’t see a date or mintmark when I dug it out of the hole.

4 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

It sure is beat up but you still found a seated !!👍

Yes many come out of the ground that way. 
 

Here’s a key date SLQ I dug up in the same area years ago that was corroded but still has good detail.   

3 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

So you're saying it has an -S (San Francisco) mintmark?  I'm having trouble seeing that....  This denomination+year is one where the Philadelphia mintage was much lower than SF (6.6k vs. 140k) so hoping your's doesn't have the mintmark.  OTOH, in this condition, even if you could discern, it probably doesn't translate to value.  But given the damage is done, regardless of its origin, I guess the rarer version makes it feel like a bigger accomplishment (or maybe just more lucky...).  The flipside of that is if you know you have a very scarce coin but with the condition so bad as to make it worthless -- that might really be a punch-in-the-gut.

Nice finds and I hope your next Seated is in better condition.  Do you know what happened to that one?  Is it chemical or physical (stuck in amongst gravel/stone for 1.5 centuries)?

BTW, where are you located -- state would be nice but at least what part of the country (NE, SW,...) -- helps give us an idea where the old stuff (and how much of it) is still out there and where we have a chance of finding it.

Hi GB

Last night did a little more cleaning and turns out to be a 1887s not 67s. So even more worthless. Many of the older silver coins I’ve dug at this small grassy area here in California are pitted by chemicals over the years. The area dates back to 1850’s.   I’m hoping a gold coin will surface.  
 

I used beach program in pitch tones and square sounds with salt sens 1 and magnetic reject on off.  Going to try relic program next.    I find general program a bit weak.

denny

Nice!

Awesome find!
Sometimes a totlot will surprise you with a piece of jewelry not for a kid.

Nice.  
Still waiting for my first gold with the D2.  I’m hoping for  a gold coin.

The gold I find marked MEX is usually from the swapmeet/ flea market not saying yours is.   Nice find!

7 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Nice hunting and always good to hit some silver.

Good luck on your next outing.

Thanks,

I was really surprised a seated popped out of the hole.  I haven’t found one in 10 years.   The D2 is a fantastic detector I like it better than the tarsacci.  

4 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Odd that you find so many coins in this one spot, but great. 🙂 Any idea of the history? It's it a park, field, or old house?

Nice, best coin find of the day. 👍

I keep this area secret don’t want a lot of hunters digging up the place.  I will tell you the area dates back to 1850’s. 

First time out with the D2 at the patch of grass I’ve  found many mercs, barbers and a few seated. Right off the bat dug up a 1920s wheates at 7 inches minutes later dug a 1916s buffalo at 6 inches then 3 feet away scored a environmentally damaged 1867s seated dime😁at 6 inches my 5th seated coin from this patch of grass. These coins found today must have been on edge I’ve hit this area with the Minelab explorer, CTX, ATX and the tarsacci.  I used #12 beach program with pitch tones, square sounds on the DEUS2. 
 

denny

On 7/11/2021 at 4:39 PM, Carolina said:

Are you using the 12” coil? If so try the stock coil. In the same manner you receive EMI from hi tension lines, the coil (Antenna) is receiving the transmission towers signal.  On your other issue, I am not sure what you mean by resets itself. 

I was using stock coil.  
The machine will power off then back on while in use.   Doesn’t happen often.

6 hours ago, cdv said:

Not sure, may have been one of Harold's prior to getting my Eisenhower phones.... over two years ago and you want me to remember the phones I used...... Ha Ha.... I'm lucky I can remember any minor details anymore. I forgot about the music I had heard until it was posted which jarred my brain cells.... Changing the phones could be the reason since it hasn't happened again.... I just can't be sure.

Cliff

I’ve tried a pair of lightweight headphones that wrap around the back of your neck and still had music coming from the transmission tower.  I don’t think it’s the headphones.  I’ve asked my buddy Paul to try his tarsacci at this park but has been busy.  
 

denny

21 hours ago, Carolina said:

Your coil is a antenna. Working near a transmission tower would explain the music. Sounds like replacing the touch pad cured your problem for the powering off. I was a electrical contractor for 20+ years and had several issues with electronic breakers due to radio waves. Maybe that is your reset issue. Try another location well away from the transmission tower. Good luck to you.

Hi Carolina 

The reset issue on the tarsacci happened twice at a old settlement and a few times  at the dried up river.   Both these areas are away from a transmission tower.  At the dry river the tarsacci seemed to reset when I’m around large pieces of metal junk you could hear it cut off and at the old settlement  there was no large metal machine just reset itself twice in one day.  Wasn’t detecting in hot weather either. It doesn’t happen often but if it gets worse I’ll send it in to Dimitar.  He’s not far from where I live. The not being able to power off was more an issue for me but that has been corrected.
 

denny

I’ve had 3 issues with the MDT. 
1) MDT will reset by itself some settings will remain.

2) crosstalk. Music coming through headphones from near by radio station in downtown park.

3) cannot get MDT to turn off

Sent machine to Dimitar and he  didn’t find anything wrong so he replaced the touch pad.  Still have issues with music through headphones and resetting.   My warranty is now expired.  I’ve never dunked it in water, used in hot weather or left in a hot car. It was will taken care of. I’ve.   I still use it as my main detector because it is so light.

denny

Yes I found using mixed mode becomes very noisy in iron compared to disc mode.   I don’t like to switch modes when trying to master one.   But I will use disc/salt mode if I have to.    

I believe gold earring was not detected as it was most likely open. I tested a 1 gram gold earring open with the MDT and was not able to detect it.  I’ve found gold jewelry in iron a few times before just by digging out the iron.   Yes stones may be real.   Congrats 

Do your watehunting in the evening hours when beach is emptying out.   

How many of MDT users like the tones of disc mode?   I don’t like it. It sounds like a toy.   Mixed mode is what I use.

Tarsacci MDT 8000 control panel and LCD display

On 6/15/2020 at 9:50 PM, Aaron said:

This is a awesome feature especially for the park and beach hunter, check it out!

Thanks!

Aaron

 

 

I tried this on the CTX open screen and it worked. I used 4 pieces of aluminum foil a little bigger than 1 inch  and stacked the on top of the nickel.  I didn’t test to see if it will hit on real small gold.  It even worked  on the ATX when I bumped up the discrimination to max.  Loss sensitivity to tiny gold though.  

Impressive but I will never notch out a 6-7.   I’m a gold jewelry hunter.   

On 7/22/2020 at 5:52 PM, Elbert said:

Hey Denny glad to see you posting again. Just wondering, by chance did you compare signals with both machines during your hunt. Be interesting to see the results.

El

Haven’t had a chance to do a comparison between the two.  

Anybody else have any luck using the MDT. At parks?     It’s a deep machine.  
 

I haven’t had too much luck at parks with the MDT, the CTX did a very good job.