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andrewjconners Valued Member United States 497 Posts	Posted 10/10/2010 10:04 pm poor man lost his wifes ring.. he's paying for it now! Report this Post to the Staff
Syaoran_2001 Valued Member United States 98 Posts	Posted 10/11/2010 7:21 pm The ring is quite a nice find, I wish I could find something like that just laying around. The rest of the stuff other than the coins just looks like garbage to me; I don't understand why everyone here in the metal detecting forum seems to have piles and piles of tiny little pieces of aluminum, pop tabs, bottle caps, metal pencil bands, etc. It can't be worth it to keep it all because you wouldn't have to enough to trade in for scrap metal. Why keep it at all, just throw it away. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/11/2010 7:47 pm On the plus side, people are clearing a lot of sports fields and areas of metal debris that could otherwise injure somebody. Report this Post to the Staff
Syaoran_2001 Valued Member United States 98 Posts	Posted 10/11/2010 7:53 pm That makes sense, but from what I've read, it seems like people are keeping it. I saw a post last year where someone had several 5 gallon buckets full of "finds" that he had picked up metal detecting throughout the year; most of it was tiny bits of unidentified metal, cheap little metal rings, bangles, etc. If it were me, I'd just throw it in the trash on my way home. Although as they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure. Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 10/12/2010 3:39 pm Yes its garbage but its also valuable and adds up over time. We made almost $30 last year selling the pull-tabs and soda cans we dug up and found. Copper wire is also worth removing. The cheap metal rings go into zip locks at around a dozen per bag these sell well at garage sales. Any pencils or pens go the local women's shelter or elementary school. Even the junk that's left can be sorted out between ferrous and no ferrous metal then sold for scrap once enough has been collected. Report this Post to the Staff
numismaniac Valued Member United States 361 Posts	Posted 02/01/2011 12:50 am OK, you guys have peaked our interest. Actually, we have been talking about trying out detecting for a while. What type of machine would you recommend for beginners? We would want a good one but one taht is easy to use and maybe something that tells you what kind of metal is lurking below. IWe live in Norhteast PA. What types of locations would you suggest we start off with? I am new to the site and hope I am posting this in the correct place. Thanks, Bob and Julie Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 02/01/2011 04:41 am Most detectorists are very brand loyal and will try to steer you in the direction of their favorite brands. I suggest you spend some time here http://metaldetectorreviews.net/ A good entry level machine should cost in the region of $200 plus or minus $50 depending on any goodies you buy with it. Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 02/01/2011 11:00 am And I agree about the Lesche digging tool. I will even use it in the garden ... if spring ever shows up here. 12 degrees and heavy blowing snow at the moment ... blah. Report this Post to the Staff
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