Cache Hunting - Discovering A Hoard of Silver Hammered Coins (Story 14)
Knowing that White's XLT "loves" the small and tiny targets, I was surprised that now Misha's XLT could not pick up any signal from these tiny coins unless the coins were lying flat. Every now and then, his XLT would act as unstable giving out lots of false signals.
We checked the program Misha was currently using, and everything was supposed to be fine. Most likely the search coil was causing the malfunction. We decided that I would continue emptying the "hot" spot while Misha would be searching for more interesting spots in the area around.
In cache hunting conducted by more than one person, it is essential to use different metal detectors for a few good reasons. Differences in detectors' electronics, search programs and settings always bring different results. Though my Minelab Explorer had recently been malfunctioning a little as well, nevertheless, it was easily picking up the signals of these elusive hammered coins.
11th "Fish Scale" Unearthed
12th...
13th...
The key to correct pinpointing of the cache's core is to see and determine the coin-spread's shape. It is usually achieved easily if one is not covering the holes where the coins had been dug up (not forgetting to cover all the holes later!).
The "Coin Spread" Was Taking Shape
14th Coin Showed Up
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