2013 Metal Detecting Thread

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Maintained for 2013 by: TheJonasCollegeFund.

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

OK lets keep the finds and pictures rolling in for 2013. Thanks for posting some great finds and pics in 2012!

[smalltimeopn]

Ended year searching a old farmhouse no longer standing. No coins but found an engine part that looks like it is a 2 port intake cover. Added it to the pile to be scrapped.

Total for the year (since 12/8):
2 quarters
17 dimes
42 pennies (7 cu/35 zn)
Happy new year !!

[smalltimeopn]

Got out for about 2.5 hours this AM at a local park:
1 dime
3 pennies (1 cu)

[CU Baker]

Living in the land of hard water in the winter,now two ft thick,ground as hard as the ice, I have to enjoy the finds of you boys and girls to the south of me.
So keep posting your finds. Only two and half months until thaw

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

60 degrees and rain in the Chicago area.....but I am out on the DL.

Guys, post some pics to cheer me up......bman....you gotta be finding something with the goofy weather!!!!!

[bman]

.bman....you gotta be finding something with the goofy weather!!!!!

I've been home sick with the flu for over a week, but I felt well enough today to go detecting!

I found 2 quarters
6 dimes
22 pennies
plus 10 wheaties & 3 Mercury dimes, Yeah baby!!!!

[RedRockGirl]

Nice finds! It hasn't been above freezing here for weeks. Even if it did warm up, the ground is so frozen. I'm so jealous!!

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

.bman....you gotta be finding something with the goofy weather!!!!!

I've been home sick with the flu for over a week, but I felt well enough today to go detecting!

I found 2 quarters
6 dimes
22 pennies
plus 10 wheaties & 3 Mercury dimes, Yeah baby!!!!

NICE......gonna be COLD the next couple of days!!!!

Gonna FREEZE everything in sight!!!

[bman]

I had today off for MLK day so I decided to get in another hunt while the weather was still pretty good.

I found:
3 quarters
8 dimes
1 nickel
19 pennies

plus 14 wheaties & a 1944 mercury dime!

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

NICE.....everything is FROZE now here!!!!

[baggerman]

Yea my birdbath hasn't thawed out in a couple of weeks. I tried to go out about a week ago and dug 2 pennies and my hands were so damn cold I headed for home.

[CU Baker]

Its up to 8 above, now if I could just figure out how to swing the loop thru three feet a snow

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Picked up the CTX3030 and tried it for a bit out of the box. Scored $2 in clad.....I'm gonna make a killing this year with this thing!!! My goal is 75 silvers and 125 wheats and 20 indian head cents.

[BenG76]

Picked up the CTX3030 and tried it for a bit out of the box. Scored $2 in clad.....I'm gonna make a killing this year with this thing!!! My goal is 75 silvers and 125 wheats and 20 indian head cents.

Congrats on the new machine. I just got an Etrac a few weeks ago. Ive had it out once. I think it will be easier to use than I initially thought. I wish I hadnt waited so long to get a nice Minelab now. I have been out several times this year so far. I will try to post up some pics of my finds soon. If anybody wants to watch some highlights of my detecting hunts here is a link to my Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/user/BenG76MDguy ... &flow=grid

[Frank t]

interesting finds of 2013
valley forge military academy cap badge
civil war infantry button backmark J.C. fuller
1 ih dated 1890
5.21 clad
1 ran over penny [train]

cant wait for the thaw

[bman]

I finally made it out again today.

I found:
2 quarters
6 dimes
26 pennies
10 wheaties
a 1941-D Mercury dime (silver coin #5 this year)
a Tootsie toy car & a 1956 Rabies tag.

[Frank t]

4 wheats 40s and 50s
a 61 roosie, first silver this year
another 4 bucks clad.
b man where are u detecting for such great luck, my goal for the short term is my first merc, i try to hunt old parks in my area , any suggestions on hotspots or webpages for research?
in in central pa thanks in advance

[bman]

frank t,
the area I usually hunt is an old Navy housing complex that was built during WWII. They tore down all of the houses a few years ago and the county took it over. Half of it is now part of a park, the other half is going to be for commercial use but no signs of anything yet and they still cut the grass!

[Frank t]

nice b and keep posting the scores

[bman]

I made it back to my favorite hunting grounds today and it didn't let me down!

I found:
1 quarter
4 dimes
12 pennies
10 wheaties
plus a 1941 Merc dime & 1944 quarter, silvers # 6 & 7 for the year

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Snow is melting fast here.


NICE GOING!!!!!!!

[Rodebaugh]

WV Dog tag!

[smalltimeopn]

Got out for an hour Saturday afternoon. Found 3 zincs.

[Frank t]

i won today. one copper lincoln. one zinc. one indian head 1888. my 2nd ever. first gold of my life. its huge. a pocketwatch marked 18k. i need some help identifying tho please. very ornate front with a horse midgallop, vines and leaves and flowers around the outside. the back has a leaf design,and a similar boarder. on the inside the back cover is halmarked like four times a capital U, 18, what appears to be a jesters face, something else a little worn, and the number 16426. (really small some kind of production number) On the back it says
David Humbert
Geneva
H??da
detached lever full jeweled.
i looked online i couldnt find anything about david or anything like this.
im soooo stoked i hope its the real deal.