{"id":5657,"date":"2022-05-21T13:59:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T17:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forths.com\/?p=5657"},"modified":"2022-05-21T13:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T17:59:51","slug":"5657","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/21\/5657\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Hunt in the Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With a few hours to spare before the storms arrived, I took the metal detector into the woods behind the house for a quick hunt. The new XP Deus 2 detector has been impressive, and the custom program I created helps me ignore the iron and steel signals and focus on higher conductivity coin metals like silver and copper. Unfortunately, aluminum is a high conductor too, so I’ll always have that to contend with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since brass shotgun shells appear similar to copper coins to the detector, I always seem to find a dozen of them. Today was no exception, with 17 old shotgun shell casings found in the short 2-hour hunt. A broken aluminum hunting arrow produced a strong signal, and I was happy I remove this dangerously sharp item from the woods. A few aluminum beverage cans, pull tabs, and a random hunk of lead were also unearthed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did manage to find 3 coins, all fairly modern ones. A 1941 Lincoln Cent was found in good condition, worth about 18 cents today. I also dug a nice 1964 Roosevelt Dime, the last year that dimes were made with 90% silver content. That silver dime is worth $3 to $4 today. Finally, a modern clad 1993 Lincoln Cent was found. Starting in 1982, Lincoln Cents have been made with 99.2% zinc with thin copper plating. These zinc-based coins don’t fare well in the damp soil, so while it was the newest coin I found today, it was in terrible condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No special artifacts or truly old coins were found during this hunt, but it was nice to get out for a hike in the woods regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 “keeper” coins today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clad penny has deteriorated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Today’s treasures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Broken hunting arrow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Morel mushroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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