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Pillar of the Community
United States
500 Posts |
Decided to try my yard out first, dug a rusted nail and not one, but TWO 1960 license plates, I gave up on my yard after that because the geese decided my metal detector was something they had to kill.
Went to a local lake after that, never again. I could have filled my trash bucket with just the beer caps and can tabs on the surface before ever starting to dig!
So the third and final stop as a school, it must have been hit recently because after an hour I only turned up a bobby pin, a paper clip and 2 cents...
Only 22,118 more pennies to go!
Other thoughts... Steel-toed boots aren't a good idea with a detector! XD
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
864 Posts |
From the land of the Bluenose.....the ace is a good starting amachine. Make sure to read the instructions and also it would be a good idea to watch youtube vids on th ace put out by Garrett. Keep the faith!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1015 Posts |
And the next thing you have to remember is no steel caped boots  LOL  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
500 Posts |
Somewhere I have some ratty old tennis shoes that I haven't touched in about 2 years, those would be great.
Also, wish it would stop saying 'dime' every time I point it at a soda can.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1391 Posts |
You need to pay attention to the sound more than you should be looking at the dials and screen. The screen giving you information based off of the conductivity of the target. Rings have the same conductivity as a pull tab because they both change the magnetic field the same way (because of their shape). I would get some change, modern and silver and put it out in the grass to get a feel for what they should sound like. That helped me out a lot. I don't even look at the screen anymore until I hear a beep in the right range.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It is so nice to see an original (truthful) post!! That is EXACTLY what I would expect to see posted from a newbie. My faith is restored!! Most on this forum find 3 hundred coins, 10 grams of silver, 8 gold rings and a partridge in a pear tree! Buddy, I have been detecting for 28 years now, when detectors where as heavy as a bluenose buffalo is when I began! Let me tell you now, stick with this hobby, you will do well. I know you will do well because you are one of the few that will post truthfully that you found nothing! Love it!! You ever need any help, you message metdet my buddy, I will set you straight!! 2 license plates eh? wonder why they where there.... :O  You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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New Member
Australia
25 Posts |
i often go out and find nothing of value. but that said a bit of local historic research can pay off. go to the library. figure out what the locals were doing and where a hundred years ago. old camping Grounds, ferries and river crossings, picnic areas , outdoor concerts, etc etc. sometimes the most boring looking unlikely place will look up a find. I find detecting around old trees is always worth it. they attract kids.
in my local library I found a reference to a gold find in a nearby suburb it was in the 1870's it said it was on section 517 and then the story went onto other things. I found tbat a map will have all the sections listed. and sure enough sec. 517 is on the side of s hill next to a creek. I may find nothing but I may find a nugget who knows.
happy hunting
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Moderator
 United States
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Don't get frustrated. Sometimes I get skunked but when you least expect it, you find something cool :)
swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
Australia
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i often go out and find nothing of value. but that said a bit of local historic research can pay off. go to the library. figure out what the locals were doing and where a hundred years ago. old camping Grounds, ferries and river crossings, picnic areas , outdoor concerts, etc etc. sometimes the most boring looking unlikely place will look up a find. I find detecting around old trees is always worth it. they attract kids.
in my local library I found a reference to a gold find in a nearby suburb it was in the 1870's it said it was on section 517 and then the story went onto other things. I found tbat a map will have all the sections listed. and sure enough sec. 517 is on the side of s hill next to a creek. I may find nothing but I may find a nugget who knows.
happy hunting
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