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If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/11/2011 12:04:51 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline The finds I can expect I am impressed. Just took this detector out in the back yard. Now this subdivision was built in 1957. Ive found wheat cents and 1940s nickels. BUT this topped them all. I got a reading of 5cent/ring at 5 - 6 inches. I dig down and sure enough a nickel, though borwn with tarnish popped out. No big deal I keep looking and found some copper also. I JUST came in the house. I looked at the nickel and though gee, this is odd doesnt look like a jefferson. IT was not. It is an 1896 V-nickel in fine/very fine condition. Looking it up I see in NN its listed at F=41.00 and VF= 68 dollars. Now I will be the first to admit that was a very lucky find considering 42 yrs in this neighborhood and more than a couple detectors over the years have walked over this coin. But what makes it more special is this is the first time out with this detector and I was just getting a feel for the new machine. A 40-60 dollar coin in the first 5 minutes, first time out, I am kind of impressed with this machine. Think Ill be working some areas this week and see how it really does on some old farm homesteads. Post #: 1

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/12/2011 1:58:46 AM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline that's sweet. White's makes a good machine. I'm contemplating selling my 1911 barber quarter. It's in very nice condition, still has great detal and is somewhat still silvery/shiny. I've seen really good examples go for 1600...mine isn't that great, but still good. Would be nice to buy a new detector :) (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 2

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/12/2011 7:22:59 AM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Iron, I would like to get into some nice silver coins! But if I can keep finding coins of this value I will still be happy. The 1911 Barber you have, I see the D and S are low mintage. The higher grades of them seem to be hard to find, hence the high prices. I saw the MS-65 grades up at D-6,500, S-1,600 and P-1,275 ( lots of those for that year). The 1909 Barber quarter I picked up the other day isnt a high grade, its seen some wear, but I got it below melt value. Also that 1896 V nickel in MS-65 would bring 1,950.00 But I know I am not digging any MS-65s out of the ground. Well, you know where to go for your new detector. Hoping to get out today, if we dont get rain. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 3

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/12/2011 4:52:43 PM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline V nickels are cool. I haven't found one yet. heck, I've only found one Indianhead. They ring up weird on the F2..they ring up as zinc and sometimes in the high nickel range, which is usually pulltabs. Mostly I've just found rosies/quarters/barber dimes/merc. dimes and a few war nickels. Other than that, wheats and a ton of trash and clad. How well preserved are the older coins you find down there? Up here it's amazing the shape they are in. Even all the wheats I've dug still have great detail on them. On almost all of them you can see the individual lines in the wheat. (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 4

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/12/2011 6:38:30 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Most of the coins are in decent shape. Except those zinc cents, those things just disintegrate. The U.S. needs to follow Canadas lead and use steel with a copper plate. I suppose conditions related to what the coin was like when lost. If its old and worn its going to be found old and worn. If nice shape, nice shape when found unless ground conditions are poor leading to corrosion. Also remember the Indian cents of 1859-1864 were copper-NICKEL. The Indian cents from 1864-1909 (both types made in 1864) were of Bronze composition. This may explain your hits on the NICKEL range of the detector. Just an observation. Yes, that V-nickel was my first of the type. In high grades they are a nice coin, but most you see are wiped out with just an outline of the obv. figure head. Did hit a new parking lot today but couldnt dig very deep it was like concrete but did pull 6 coins and a key. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 5

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/13/2011 2:57:46 AM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline Love digging parking lots and what looks like nice turf and ends up being gravel and roots.....digger takes a beating too... yah the IH I found was pretty much a circular blob...I first did what I always do.... I carry a prescription bottle with paper towel in the bottom, water with dawn detergent and paper towel on top...slap coin/find in there, shake it up and clean it a bit....nice thing is that it gently cleans it without scratching it or taking the patina off...just removes the dirt. (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 6

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/13/2011 7:24:02 AM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Interesting way of giving them a cleaning. May have to try that myself. Usually I just toss them in my little drawstring bag and when home let them soak in a small bowl then I lightly brush them off (if theyre collectibles) if they arent, I just scrub them with a brush quick, let dry and toss into my coin tray to be rolled when there are enough. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 7

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/13/2011 8:56:55 AM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline My friend who's been MD'ing for years taught me that little trick. A soft toothbrush with a light scrubbing of dish soap works just as well. Only reason I stick "good coins" in the bottle is to keep it from banging against other coins and marking it up. Sticking them in a small bowl and putting enough olive oil in there to cover the coin and letting it sit for a week or so works too......too much anticipation for my taste though.. (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 8

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/13/2011 12:23:08 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Well I hust got back from the local park. I had the MXT-P and my old BH I took the BH out and started finding coins right away. I moved to a few different spots finding coins at each location. Then I took a 2 track back to the fishing areas. I hit one hole that had 5 quarters/3-dimes/2-nickels/and 4 pennies in it. Nothing old though ( I have them all soaking but 1). I got a good tone but at 6-8 inches. I kept digging (middle of 2 track) when out pops a silver dime. Mercury dime but shes pretty worn and the dates very faint I need a high power loupe to check it. I am highly doubtful its a 1916-D. Id guess I pulled 4.00 of change today. Maybe after soaking I might have another silver but dont know yet. I never did get the MXT-P out of the car. I was too busy pulling coins with the old detector. Definetly going back. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 9

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/13/2011 6:56:07 PM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline Sounds like you found a nice honeyhole. Did you find all of the first group in the same hole? If so, nice pocket spill. I wish I could find clad at least at this stupid park..so far i've found the 1911, a quarter and a penny. I've spent at least 8hrs in that park. I've been to the picnic tables, the outskirts of the tennis court, the playground area (all wood chips), edges of the playground and where the bus stop used to be back in the day...I feel like Fred Sanford with all the junk I've found. It is one square small town block though..so quite a bit of area to hunt still. How do you like the White's? I've never used one. Only Fisher and Minelab...I like the Minelabs because they are good for deep silver. Good at discriminating out Iron and trash and still being able to pickup the silver. Not so great on gold though unless you tweak the heck out of it. Never even seen a White's in real life. They always looked pretty heavy to me because of the rectangular control box. (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 10

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/13/2011 7:19:14 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Iron, Dont give up on your park. I havent been to this park in a while. I did remember the old 2 track and thought it might produce it did. Thats where I got the hole of change. I think some did lose the whole pocket full. Or maybe a kid buried it. I did the playground first but saw little holes (fresh that some other detectorist didnt backfill. Man that ticks me off. But, it did tell me I had company. Figured them for amateurs because that was pretty much the only area of the park I saw dug up. I still popped some nickels and quarters/pennies there though. The Whites I havent used since the first run in the back yard and finding that 1896 V nickel. It isnt that heavy, really it doesnt feel that different from the BH`s. Except it has that big (I think 12 in coil) where my BH`s have 8 in coils. I did get that other coil the 4in with the BH-505 but have not used it yet. I may try it tomorrow if we work the dump and trails at another location. May rain though so we will have to see. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 11

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/13/2011 8:47:25 PM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline I have a 4,8 and 10" coil for my F2. The 10 is good for large areas of fields and stuff. I use the 8 for normal park hunting and the 4" for tot lots. Amazing how close you can get to metal with that 4" coil w/o getting false signals. I won't give up on the park . I was going to go today but ended up putting 2nd coat of paint on the kitchen walls. Nothing to do tomorrow until 4pm, so I'm bringing a drink (partial to White Cherry Powerade lately), some granola bars and extra batteries and going to spend about 7hrs there. Going to disc everything out except silver and coins. then go back over the same area with iron disc'd out. I greatly dislike when people leave holes like that. Saw a 16-18 year old kid at the park detecting. Stopped and talked with him a bit and noticed his digger was a shovel. One of the narrow square blade shorty shovels. He was digging squares out. I showed him how to cut a flap and went home to get one of my Ames to give him, but he'd left by the time I got back. I see some of his old holes and cringe. Thankfully the parts of the park not under pines is all dirt so it's a nonissue. But seeing hunks of grass with dirt all over the place is bad. (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 12

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/14/2011 8:08:58 AM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline I have most of the home chores done but a few left. Got the porch painted, deck waterproofed, garage cleaned, Stuff for the rummage sale sorted (man cave sale). Last one I had I got mobbed. Car washed, and have to seal cracks in the drive, and install a shower hand rail. I have the SUV all loaded for me and my detecting friend (not Fred the rich guy). I have a feeling he would be sitting in a lounge chair while I did all the work, sipping tea or something and saying, nice job keep going!. Have all 3 detectors extra batteries and some digging equipment for bottle digging too. Going to do a bit of both. My friend hasnt got any coins yet so I want to work a few lots and get him used to the machines. Were going to work his yard, he tells me the house was built 1937 so some silver potential there. Hope we dont get any rain. Its clear out right now. Guess I have to cover the garden tonight, going down to 33. Imagine you guys have some cold weather that way too?. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 13

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/14/2011 8:52:14 AM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline it's nice to have all of the chores done. I put a new vanity with a bowl sink into it and since our house is circa 1921, it's quite narrow between the vanity and the toilet. So I picked up a 12-13" vanity and a bowl sink and replumbed it all and repainted the entire bathroom.....then wife said "oh, I'm doing the front sunroom too...and the kitchen....so I ended up getting recruited for that fun. So chores are done for me also... You're going hardcore today!! digging and MD'ing. I know there are bottles across the street. Just not too sure how the city would feel if they saw me with a shovel and a tarp hauling dirt out. Will have to wait til I get to inlaws at the end of the month. You should find silver there. I always tell people to look at the change in their pocket. Much of the change will be 20+ years old. Since your MD spot is 1937, you should be able to find some nice stuff. Hopefully not a ton of trash. I'm dying to get out and spend about 8hrs a day MD'ing for a cpl weeks or so. Just so I can send all of this silver in. I have almost 1 1/2 lbs (with the % and misc stones already subtracted). Yes, it's chilly here. That's one thing about this area that is weird. One day it'll be 95 and the next, 54. That's how it was last week. Today it's about 42 out and is supposed to hit high 50's. Good day to toss on a sweatshirt and go dig. Good luck at the house!! (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 14

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/14/2011 3:16:36 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Spent about 1/2 our time digging, and let friend keep the 6-7 bottles. He did find a nice Nehi but the top was busted off. So we changed it up and started detecting at a parking lot. I had 2 pennies when he exclaims you wont believe this! I walked over and he has a nickel in his hand. A 1918 buffalo nickel. We got maybe 50 cents from the lot, almost all pennies. I did walk the river edge and did detect a red and white Daredevil spoon Lots of fishermen. Then we headed back to his house and right off the bat I was pulling pennies, nickels and dimes. He was doing the same. I left one of the detectors there, but I pulled a larger model tank from the ground, and a bunch coin. We only did maybe a 1/4 of the land. He had a small bowl full soaking, maybe some wheats too. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 15

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/14/2011 4:34:03 PM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline MI here's a pic of the park i've been hunting...this is just the half toward my road, imagine it 2x wider and a bit longer. Attachment (1) (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 16

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/14/2011 4:34:59 PM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline Nice haul you had there..plus any day you can get out and dig and MD is a good day. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 17

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/14/2011 8:29:56 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Kind of like our park here I worked yesterday. Except most of the trees are pines. Were going to try a large baseball field (like 8 fields) parking lot. I like working those lots, it rained pretty good so it should be easy to unearth the coins for a few days. Then were going back to the Park and hit some old high traffic areas where we hung out back in high school. A bit overgrown with grass but its easy digging as its mostly sandy soil. Used to be jammed pack back then. Theres plenty of open areas like you have pictured and I did get some quarters and dimes out of there. There are actually 2 parts to the park, a North and South side. with the North being about 2x the South. Got all the equipment ready, just need some pop and snacks and were ready to hit it. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 18

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/15/2011 12:52:06 AM    ironmountain   Posts: 844 Joined: 10/17/2010 From: Iron Mountain, MI Status: offline Sounds nice and hopefully promising. Alot of ground to cover. The local high school is just to the left of me in the pic. The sad thing is the school is relatively new. They tore down the old school which is now a tennis complex and weight room for the football team...hard to dig through asphalt. I was at another local park and I was talking to this elderly guy who was taking a walk and I asked if he knew where the original town dump was. He pointed over the fence near us and said, it's right there. It's all grass field right now. Not sure if it's city owned or privately owned. it's been there for the last 15 years I've lived here. I'll have to have wife check with the girls in the courhouse next time she has to be there for court. Let her do some research for me..Plus it's a bonus that she knows them all so well...comes time for permission, might have a nice "in". Those are pine trees in the pic..they're all 80-100ft tall...they were planted in the 'teens I believe...My house is the 19th house built in the first "ford addition" (the orginal lot marker thing is still at the end of the driveway..they poured around it.) in 1921. The park was there a few years prior to my house. (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 19

RE: If this start with the MXT-pro is indicative of - 9/15/2011 7:51:46 AM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Yes, progress can wreck our pursuit of detecting. Similar to your dilemma there, our Jr high school was leveled and turned into a senior living facility. Plus the huge paved parking lot covered most of the grounds. I am sure that wouldve been an excellent area to work. Indeed, you should look into the area for digging. We may do a bit of that today and see what we come up with. Going to hit that big parking lot about 10am. Rain shouldve softened it up a bit. The large pine are also in this park down here. I go early in the morning and hardly a soul there, maybe an occasional fisherman, bike rider, but thats about it. Very quiet and reminds me of deer camp silent other than the wind blowing through the pines. One spot Id like to jump in the river (at low periods) would be this small bridge thats been there for eons. I know as a kid I threw change in there as did many others. Need some hip boots and a sift scoop and work that down a ways. Has to be plenty of coin down there. I have a couple stronger magnets I thought about affixing to some strong rope and just tossing at the site we hit yesterday for fishing spoons and lures. Just pullit and drag and see what comes out. (in reply to ironmountain) Post #: 20

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