2012 Metal Detecting Thread

[bman]

These are the best I can do....
The letters/numbers on one side look like:
D
GEL
RIAE
1676

[uthminsta]

That is simply wonderful. Makes digging up all those pop tabs worth it, doesn't it?

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Very nice.....or should I say holy sheet!

How are going to top this one?

[bman]

How are going to top this one?

I guess I have to find a gold coin now!

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

It seems that's a coin from holland.....was hard to find......I had to get some help!

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

I got out again.....same story.....lots of clad, zinc, and copper. One piece of jewelry....junk!

15-quarters
20-dimes
1-nickel
76-pennies(haven't cleaned them yet)
1-no cash token
1-possible smashed earring....old....gotta acid test it.
1-bracelet.....was hoping for gold..rang up as silver....but stuck to a magnet!


112 coins for $6.52

[bman]

My buddy Floyd and I went to look for a lost ring this morning. We spent 2 hours hunting a beach where the lady thinks she lost it but we didn't find it

We left the beach and headed for some schools and found a bunch of clad and a few trinkets and stuff.

My take for the day:
1 junk ring (it had me going for a minute though)

1 junk earring
1 Chuck-E-Cheese token
Some sort of prayer token?

and a button with an eagle on it, not sure how old it is though.

30 quarters
66 dimes
21 nickels
102 cents (3 wheats)
216 coins for a total of $16.17

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Nice diggin'!

Got great weather here in ChicagoLand.....25 to 30 degrees above average.....all week!

You know I'll be digging big time this week!

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Went out and hit a park for about an hour...2 rings 1-SILVER! Woo hoo...2 pieces of silver so far this year. I hit a few coins, too!


1-silver ring!
6-quarters
3-dimes
16-pennies(have to clean the mud)

[baggerman]

It is raining hard here so it will be a while before I get back out.

[uthminsta]

I was walking with my dad yesterday and he said "There should be a wheatie, somewhere out here, between the garage driveway and the house driveway, I wonder if I'll ever find it." He had been cleaning out an old Studebaker he was working on, and found a wheat cent, then laid it on the top of the car. He later drove the car from one driveway to the other, then realized he had lost the coin. So I told him I was thinking about renting a detector if possible, because my sister lost her high school ring out there too, years ago. Then he told me my aunt lost her engagement ring between our house and the neighbor's pond, about a half mile away.

I need to get a detector for the next time I visit Mom and Dad!!!

[slara512]

Hi guys, went out today after some rain this week to continue my MD learning. I found a good park that is big and old with baseball fields, volleyball courts, picnic tables and many trees. There is so much park its overwhelming and I get signals everywhere.

My coins to trash ratio is very low because I still don't know what signals to ignore (even in "coin" mode on my Ace 250). But I sure like using the Garrett Pinpointer to spend less time on the trash and also helps find additional targets in the same hole or nearby.

If anyone has any recommendations on where one should spend their time at a big park with lots of trees and picnic table and playing fields, volleyball courts, I would appreciate it.

FOUND:
3 quarters
6 dimes
7 nickels
19 pennies (4 copper)
Total of $1.87

Also found a shotgun shell butt, a part of a broken toy gun made in the USA, and many many pull tabs and bottle caps.

I did like seeing that some of the coins were almost pre 1965. I found a 66 and 67 dime, a 65 quarter, and a 57 nickel. I want to be able to say I have found silver metal detecting some day and I think this park might yield good odds for that. Lots of fun hunting either way.

3-17 finds

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[Tourney64]

Went out today here in Indy and got 3 copper memorial pennies, 1956 wheat, clad quarter, Mustang name plate which I broke digging it out, and some sort of old garden tool with a curved top and place for wooden handle. I haven't been able to identify the garden tool. I thought it might be some sort of edger.

[bman]

Today I went back to the park where I found that 1676 coin and searched some more. The only old coin I found was a wheatie but I did find 2 old flat buttons, a 3 Merry Widows tin (I won't say what originally came in that! ) and a few clad coins.

Then I headed over to my old faithful silver spot and found 11 more wheats and a 1956 silver dime

My take for the day:
5 quarters
2 dimes
23 memorial pennies (only 3 are zinc)
12 Wheat cents
1 silver dime.

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Got out twice. First hunt was at a 150 year old family farm. Found lots of old shotgun headstamps.....some dating back to 1900. Found 1 zinc penny and 1 SILVER old ring and one SILVER thimble. Have 4 silvers this year! Oh man....almost forgot.....got my first horseshoe walking the cornfield!!!

Second hunt I went back to the park where I found the little silver ring. I did find my first 2 wheaties of the year.....both common.

2-wheats
18-quarters
20-dimes
2-nickels
37-pennies(have to clean)
Total from the 2 hunts......77 coins for $6.97 (2-wheats) 2-silver(ring+thimble)

[hobo finds]

Today I went back to the park where I found that 1676 coin and searched some more. The only old coin I found was a wheatie but I did find 2 old flat buttons, a 3 Merry Widows tin (I won't say what originally came in that! ) and a few clad coins.

Then I headed over to my old faithful silver spot and found 11 more wheats and a 1956 silver dime

My take for the day:
5 quarters
2 dimes
23 memorial pennies (only 3 are zinc)
12 Wheat cents
1 silver dime.

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[TheJonasCollegeFund]

I didn't want to comment on those tins....family forum.


They are cool......and to find 3......she must really like it! Woo hoo!

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

I hit the park where I recently found 2 rings, one of which was silver. As I get there....those big dark clouds start chasing me with thunder. No lightning, just thunder. So, I ended up staying close to my truck or the nearby picnic shelter. Not much but a few coins to add to the pile.

9-quarters
6-dimes
2-nickels
16-pennies(need to clean)

33 coins for $3.11

Also found a 2005 Superstars Roger Clemens picture coin....rang up as silver.....DANG!

[Rodebaugh]

Hit the lake today. Took the Ace and scooted the kayak up to an area were boaters get out and swim and jump off the rocks. No bling But darn good fun in god's country. Did manage to find some change alone with that peace and quit.

Quarts $2.50
Dimes $0.60
Nicks $0.30
Cents $0.11
Evening on the lake swinging the Ace ALL ALONE $price.less

I'll get some pics up later.

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Hit the lake today. Took the Ace and scooted the kayak up to an area were boaters get out and swim and jump off the rocks. No bling But darn good fun in god's country. Did manage to find some change alone with that peace and quit.

Quarts $2.50
Dimes $0.60
Nicks $0.30
Cents $0.11
Evening on the lake swinging the Ace ALL ALONE $price.less

I'll get some pics up later.

And I thought you retired from this fun sport!

[Rodebaugh]

Nope I'm still in the game. I'm not as active as most members.....but I like to get out now and again.

[baggerman]

I'm dying to get out but the weather isn't cooperating. Guess I'll go sort and look at the snow through the window.

[uthminsta]

I was out on a "bank route" with the girls earlier this week, and we were at the park for about an hour. I kept looking at the ground thinking I wish I had a MD. I wonder if it would pan out in a place like this. A lot of the playground equipment had deep gravel around it. Do you guys find much stuff in places like that, where you don't really have to dig?

[baggerman]

I was out on a "bank route" with the girls earlier this week, and we were at the park for about an hour. I kept looking at the ground thinking I wish I had a MD. I wonder if it would pan out in a place like this. A lot of the playground equipment had deep gravel around it. Do you guys find much stuff in places like that, where you don't really have to dig?

There is usually some clad in the tot lots. About 15 years ago I found 3 mercs in one and occasionally some small pieces of jewlery.

[bman]

My buddy Floyd and I went around to a bunch of schools again today.
here is my loot:



1.6 gram 14k earring (BLING!!!!)
1 arcade token
1 mood ring and other assorted trinkets.

1 Sacagawea dollar
49 quarters
74 dimes
25 nickels
82 pennies (2 wheats)
231 coins = $22.72 face value