washingtonian
Gold Member
Hey all,
Just curious to hear from everyone what find(s) got you hooked on detecting? I figured it’d be a fun way to relive those early days of “wow, I can’t believe I found a mercury dime” or whatever it was for you.
My brother and I got a bounty hunter in 2005 to clean up money from a coin hunt for kids at a beach where my grandparents live. When we were dividing our $40 spoil I gave him a crusty looking penny.
He took a close look (thank God) and said, “hey, does this penny look funny to you?” On closer inspection it was a 1904 Indian Head Penny. We had no clue! We also found a 1920 buffalo nickel in that same place.
Those were the first finds that hooked us.
-W
Just curious to hear from everyone what find(s) got you hooked on detecting? I figured it’d be a fun way to relive those early days of “wow, I can’t believe I found a mercury dime” or whatever it was for you.
My brother and I got a bounty hunter in 2005 to clean up money from a coin hunt for kids at a beach where my grandparents live. When we were dividing our $40 spoil I gave him a crusty looking penny.
He took a close look (thank God) and said, “hey, does this penny look funny to you?” On closer inspection it was a 1904 Indian Head Penny. We had no clue! We also found a 1920 buffalo nickel in that same place.
Those were the first finds that hooked us.
-W