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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Tbop, I don't really fancy the idea of charring the entire front yard to a crisp.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
If I were to get my coil over a large silver or gold cache, my machine would likely overload. I'd suppose I was on top of a large piece of scrap iron or aluminum pie plate. Not being a dig-everything kind of hunter, I'd pass on signals such as those, as my digging time is too important. One signal I won't pass on is that of an aluminum can. Both my dug Morgan and Peace dollars sounded just like a soda can. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1609 Posts |
I've decided I'll try and dig it up either tonight or tomorrow.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1609 Posts |
Never mind, snow just blew in and froze everything solid :/
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
Oh for cryin out loud . Your killing us .   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
 Sending good thoughts: buckets of silver, buckets of silver, and maybe some gold... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1609 Posts |
I got my Pinpointer working... bad news is that the forecast says <30° for the entire week.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1609 Posts |
I might try anyways, though. I don't really care if my shovel breaks, as long as it brings silver!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1388 Posts |
Excellent story - keep us posted!
One word of caution - don't be too eager to begin digging, as you could scratch whatever is down there in your haste.
Take care to not damage and not miss anything.
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Valued Member
United States
123 Posts |
Good Luck! should be interesting regardless!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
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One word of caution - don't be too eager to begin digging, as you could scratch whatever is down there in your haste.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
Do you think pouring boiling water on the ground might do the trick?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10034 Posts |
The way Indians used to get edible roots from the frozen ground was to build a campfire fire on the spot. Poking the ground to test its softness allows for knowing when it can be dug. Since all you have to do is raise the temp above freezing to dig, keeping track of how soft it the ground is getting would mean you likely would be able to make sure the ground does not get hot enough to affect the metal below. Considering edible roots were not scorched, this should be possible.
I used to live in the snow belt of Lake Erie and often made campfires in the woods to cook with. I know how well the fire can thaw the ground below it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Boiling / hot water is a good idea... I'll consider it.
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Rest in Peace
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How about...some charchol lighter fluid, soak it enough, light it, grass is toast and ground thawed all in one...or  ... 1/3 stick TNT?  May be messy tho, hard to find out what it...was! (But it would a been fun!)  |
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