Badger-NH Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Rick73 said: Now as far as the 4 kHz, this grove has produced around 50 v-nickels for me 'carousel rides were a nickel'. Including an 1885 a couple of years ago. The other day when I was out I ran my normal mode and hit a good 12-13. I switched to 4 kHz and found out I would have missed it. It was a 1916 full horn buffalo at about 6 inches. Now I will say the latest update has made the machine quieter and more stable. The 4 kHz is as good if not better than multi on the silver coins. It is a very close comparison but not enough to start missing nickels. If the single frequencies and Multi are getting about the same depth where you are, I would guess that you probably have a good amount of mineralization in your soil. Here in southeast NH where our soil is very mild, all the single frequencies get significantly better depth than Multi. When I use the single frequencies, I pretty much commit myself to hunting for a specific type of metal. So, I tend to use the low frequencies for silver and the high frequencies for the lower conductors. If I was hunting nickels, I would probably go with 20 kHz. I'll usually hunt a new site in 15 kHz because it's the best all around single frequency being in the middle of the range. I only use Multi if there is a lot of iron or hot rocks around. After I have hunted a site a bunch of times in 15 kHz or Multi, and targets start to diminish, I start picking away at it with all the single frequencies. Each frequency has an advantage on certain types of metal. I often change frequencies during a hunt depending what metal I want to focus on. I have lots of old sites that I have been detecting for many years and I try to use every tactic I can with the machines I use. The Equinox is all I hunt with these days. I would love to own a Deus but don't want to spend the money. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterjunk Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I know little about American coinage but the Half and Full Dollar coins in your first photo sure are beautiful coins ! Congrats , and good luck with finding a gold coin , they seem to turn up when you least expect one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveg Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 A couple of TERRIFIC finds, Rick! Outstanding!!! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dances With Doves Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Fantastic hunt.The only silver dollar I ever found was also a 1892- o Morgan dollar.I have a book by Dick Stout on coin hunting and picnic groves were his favorite place for coins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okara gold Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, Dances With Doves said: picnic groves were his favorite place for coins. Many moons ago ... I would go to the library and look through the micro film machines with attention on the 1870 - 1880's local newspapers. Every Summer there were clam bakes and ice cream socials in the groves. They were a big form of entertainment. Usually after the event there was a report on how many people attended and the festivities that went on. Lots of nickel and dime games and chances at some of them. Even the kids had a coin or two they could spend. It was a great way to locate the old clam bake groves and a great way to line my pockets with old silver. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Wow GB, The price of that Coin book is more than alot of coins!! $240-$400 dollars!!? Rick, Those coins are beauties! But that Buffalo was a killer find! I'm sad you sold it, but happy you reinvested in the hobby! And i think you need to expand your bucket list!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kac Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick73 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Thanks everyone for the nice comments. The nickel on the right in the first photo is the 1885. Very poor at best. I also found the photo of the 1918/17D saved in my computer. I sent it into ANACS and came back graded F15. By the way Steveg, I have your shaft setup with the Herke cuff. Love it! 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 12 hours ago, Rick73 said: I also found the photo of the 1918/17D saved in my computer. If that isn't your find-of-a-lifetime I'd like to know what is. Just beautiful, IMO. (Excellent photo, too.) I don't expect to ever match or beat that, but I guess I can hope, and thanks for proving it's possible. Reminds me of strick's 1918/17-S quarter find. I would be giddy for a month (at least) if I found a rarity such as either of those. 12 hours ago, Joe D. said: The price of that Coin book is more than alot of coins!! $240-$400 dollars!! I suspect Whitman (authors) are working on a new edition and this one (6th edition) is out-of-print. The 5th edition is available for a much more reasonable price, and if I'm right the 7th edition will be, too. If it were I (and I didn't already have th 6th) I'd either wait for the 7th or maybe pick up the 5th, possibly a used copy. Of course there are always new entries but most of the valuable/interesting ones don't change from edition to edition other the estimated value and possibly survivability estimates. (Always exceptions, though.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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