4 Day Campground Hunt, I'm Tired.

[F350Platinum]

Ok, been teasing this for a couple of days now, so here it is. 😀 

I haven't been to this campground in a year, last time I came back with around 200 coins and a gold ring. Sad I didn't get any gold this year, but what a hunt!

I dig a lot of trash at this place as a favor to them, mostly nasty sharp iron and bottle caps in the sandy spots where many go barefoot. There is a beach at a pond, 3 tot lots, a volleyball court, a "Gaga" ball court, and a bocce court, all with beach sand.

This is a typical dump after hunting. I pretty much knew what everything was when I dug it. Yes, the Deus 2 is that accurate. 🤔

It's a huge campground with about 1,000 spaces for RVs, most are seasonal or permanent, but there are still plenty for transient camping fans.

I went for a rally my RV Dealer sponsored, one of the few that gives back to their customers. There were seminars, raffles, events, and prizes galore. Also a huge discount on camping, so we stayed 2 extra days for a total of 4 full days.

As usual I asked permission to hunt, and they gave it willingly. I leave no trace whether digging or probing, so I don't get turned down. Discipline is everything in detecting, from caring for your gear to caring for your permissions.

I brought my Deus 2, the WS6 Master, and my Equinox 600, intending to test them all, and use them where they shine. Honestly I did the most with the D2 and the 13" coil, that combo allowed me to quickly move through a particular area and get the heck out before people wanted to use it. I got up at 6am every day and got out there by 7.

Well here we go. I'll look back on previous hunts here but I think the D2 really was the tool to use there with it's accurate IDs and extreme depth. Lots of the coins were dug at 8" or more, there weren't many fresh drops leaving me to think others are grabbing the surface finds.

In 4 days of hunting a few hours a day I ended up with 337 coins! I'm pretty sure this is a new record for me. $26 in quarters alone. I had to stack them to get them to fit the photo!

For digging tools I used my Predator Barracuda, a composite trowel for off center or deeper retrieval and fast pinpointing, and @kac's fabulous Park Probe.

I used the shovel anywhere the grass was just a mix of common grasses, and the probe in the groomed areas where there was golf course creeping bentgrass. I don't think there will be any complaints! I could have dug plugs but anything that the MI-6 reported as deep I left there. 

In the photo above I also got 3 rings and a chain, all junk. One coin I got in the pond almost gave me a heart attack, I think others have found these and had the same reaction:

It's a lot "golder" than it looks, the eagle and stars made me gasp. It's even kinda heavy. Turned it over and saw this:

"No Cash Value". 🤬 Things that make you say 🤬.

I'll post observations in the D2 forum, suffice it to say that the 9" XP coil was fine, but my trusty old Equinox 600 just could not compare. I learned a few things about dealing with EMI and trashy areas 

I used my beach "Hoover" program on the D2 for all my hunts, it was quite an eye opener. 😏 If I had asked to hunt the campsites I would have come back with twice as many coins or more, but I would have had to stay longer!

[beatup]

good on you

[CPT_GhostLight]

Well dang, F350, it looks like you robbed a bank! Congrats on the super haul! And of course a couple more vehicles for your car lot. 😉

Yeah, I thought you hit the jackpot with that golden eagle coin too for a minute. What is the sort of c-shaped coin on the right side of the 2 pennies?

 

[F350Platinum]

35 minutes ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Well dang, F350, it looks like you robbed a bank! Congrats on the super haul! And of course a couple more vehicles for your car lot. 😉

Yeah, I thought you hit the jackpot with that golden eagle coin too for a minute. What is the sort of c-shaped coin on the right side of the 2 pennies?

 

Thanks Cap'n, I have been remiss. 😀

The pennies are one 1992 celebration Canadian penny, and a 1934 wheat.

The third object is a four hole brass button. It has the number "18" stamped on it, an odd relic-ish find. 🤔

[CPT_GhostLight]

2 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

Thanks Cap'n, I have been remiss. 😀

The pennies are one 2009 celebration Canadian penny, and a 1934 wheat.

The third object is a four hole brass button. It has the number "18" stamped on it, an odd relic-ish find. 🤔

That does have an old look to it. To me it looks like L8 or possibly 48. I wonder if that was a coin or something else that was hand made into a button. Great find!

[F350Platinum]

1 minute ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

That does have an old look to it. To me it looks like L8 or possibly 48. I wonder if that was a coin or something else that was hand made into a button. Great find!

Heh now I look closer it could also be an upside down 87. 🤣 I found a couple other relics, an ID tag and an old Zippo, but I can't find either, must have tossed them. 🤷‍♂️

[Geologyhound]

Man, somebody break open a coin star machine?😆

[schoolofhardNox]

That was a good effort. 😄 Some sore bones later on maybe? 🤔 Nice to know that they appreciate what you are doing there and always give you permission to hunt. As for the D2, even though I don't own one, I can see a lot of pluses over the Equinox. If I didn't already have too many machines, I would get one. It seems like a machine I would click with. Congrats on a great bunch of hunts.

[Joe D.]

   Another great round of camping/detecting fun!

   I just figured that many of the shallow good targets, you probably nabbed last year! And this year, you are more proficient with the D2, and your programs! Alot to be said about being in tune with what your swinging! But, as I recall, you weren't a slouch with the 600 either, albeit maybe a bit less accurate in target ID's, which is on the 600!

Great job!!🍀👍👍

   

[F350Platinum]

3 minutes ago, Geologyhound said:

Man, somebody break open a coin star machine?😆

🤣 it's always been a Find/minute campground, but I didn't expect this many in such a short time. Almost $40, about $10 a day.