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Yeah, that was a great hunt. Good you stuck with it! HH jim tn

Welcome aboard. I don't use a CTX3030, but just starting out with a new detector there are a couple of things that are basic.

First off, read the manual for at least having a idea of what the various functions do.

Secondly, lay various denominations of coins out and scan over each for getting an idea of what each read and sound like.

Third, until you get familiar with the 3030, just hunt in the pre-set modes. (I'm assuming it has pre-sets).

Learn it and from what I know of the 3030, it is great coin hunting unit. Good luck and I'm sure others will chime in, HH jim tn

Welcome to the forum. Lots of 800 users on here, I use the 900, so there should be plenty of help with any questions you may have. HH jim tn

Garrett  "carrot," very reliable....F Pulse also very good and deeper then most. HH jim tn

Nice coin and great restoration. HH jim tn

Pretty nice! Just your silver dime gets me excited. HH jim tn

Welcome and good forum for nugget knowledge. HH jim tn

Yeah, nice haul! HH jim tn

Welcome aboard the forum and back to the hobby. HH jim tn

Yeah, that's a grand outing. There is more there, I would,'t give up on it to quickly. HH jim tn

Yeah, that's a great find. Really, a dream recovery for most of us. HH jim tn

45 minutes ago, Doc Bach said:

Congrats on your 1st seated two bits piece Dave that's a very nice coin and piece of history.I can't decide If i have a bigger hankering to go out and bust my ass and maybe get lucky and find a nice piece of silver or run down to the local butcher shop and spend thirty bucks on a decent steak?

Shoot, you can't go wrong doing both! HH jim tn

I've got a guy that pays 3 cents apiece for dug ones and I am happy to get it. HH jim tn

Nice hit on the Seated quarter. I was almost 5 decades before I got my first one. Had all the other Seated's, but that ole quarter eluded me for a long time. Nice going to you and your buddy. HH jim tn

Fantastic! Outstanding haul! HH jim tn

Yeah, some pretty neat finds. Old neighborhoods!!!! HH jim tn

Outstanding, simply outstanding! HH jim tn

Hello Bach atcha. Yeah, the hobby can be rather addictive.......but, there are worse. Good luck and welcome. HH jim tn

Welcome to a fun hobby and good forum. I've been retired for 17 years and following a detector around daily continues to keep me pretty healthy thus far. Good luck and have fun. HH jim tn

That's one of those spots that simply is what it is trash wise and to hunt it is a challenge and learning process. 

The better hunting area's have already been mentioned, along drive ways, etc, so I would hunt those area's with the 6" coil and do so at a snails pace just cover small area's and be somewhat selective tone and tid wise starting out. Get the easier targets first, if possible. Once one gets some good quality hunting time in with their detector, target I d's do have some meaning, bottle caps do sound a tad different, most of them, and have a bigger feel to them then do most coins. The same with big iron , cans, and so on. I don't use discrimination nor notching ever, so can't suggest anything pertaining, too.

As you describe it, there has to be a few older goodies hiding among all that trash. Keep in mind, though, farmers were a fairly poor lot back in those era's. Good luck, sounds like a fun challenge. HH jim tn

Welcome aboard, you've picked a wonderful hobby and forum. HH jim tn

Welcome from Tn. HH jim tn

Great forum and all around hobby.....welcome aboard. HH jim tn

Welcome! HH jim tn

That's a neat find. I've only found 1 coin ring in all the years I've been hunting. WTG! HH jim tn