My Very First Find

Gerry M

Tenderfoot
Feb 9, 2014
8
5
Victoria, BC, Canada
Detector(s) used
Fisher 1220-X
Garrett Pin-Pointer
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
It was back in the 80's sometime that I bought my Fisher 1220-X detector.

The first place everone tries is their back yard and I got a strong signal underneath my apple tree.

I didn't have any proper diggers back then so I don't remember what I used, but it was fairly deep.

Out popped this vintage Victorian embossed cuff bracelet marked " STERLING +W+ ".

I can still remember what an exciting find this was and what an exciting way to start out in this hobby...

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Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,421
30,104
White Plains, New York
🥇 Banner finds
1
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Detector(s) used
Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting

tokameel

Hero Member
May 20, 2012
581
449
Mequon, Wi
Detector(s) used
In 1974- White.
Now a Garrett Ace 250.
8/30/12 using a Zircon m40 Stud Finder as a hand held pin pointer.
Primary Interest:
Other
Thanks for showing us & welcome to TNet!
 

Produce Guy

Bronze Member
Dec 17, 2008
2,131
519
austin,texas
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1
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Garrett Ace250,garrett pro-pointer,AT/Pro,
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All Treasure Hunting
My very first find was 1-1987 penny in my front yard,and I still have it.gonna put it in a small shadow box and frame it.:laughing7:
 

DigIron2

Silver Member
Jan 22, 2014
4,031
2,967
Virginia
Detector(s) used
Fisher f75/1270/1266x/Radio Shack Treasure tracker/
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
nice find,good hunk of silver there.That'll get one hooked on hunting
 

d3t3ctr0n

Sr. Member
Apr 17, 2013
288
339
Texas U.S.A.
Detector(s) used
Garrett Ace 400
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Pretty cool dude! I love to find anything, that is what makes this hobby so fun. You never know when you will come across something cool.
 

detroitdigger

Bronze Member
Sep 26, 2012
1,606
338
Detector(s) used
Garrett gtax 1000,Garrett ace 250, Technetics delta
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All Treasure Hunting
Very cool bracelet.
 

NEPADIGGER7

Bronze Member
Sep 3, 2013
1,157
1,071
Downtown Lehman
Detector(s) used
minelab safari,whites m6, AT Pro, Ace 250 and whites coin master, Garrett AT propointer (garrett carrot), Lesche hand digger, 5x8 & 8.5x11 DD coils for the Pro, Camera is Ion Air Pro 3
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Great find congrats
 

voodoo

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2013
713
232
calgary
Detector(s) used
AT Gold, Pro pointer AT, Lesche digger, Garrett digger.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
hey cool great find thanks for showing us the find and welcome to tnet.
 

Brian C.

Bronze Member
Jan 14, 2011
1,271
1,330
Detector(s) used
Whites and Garrett. I use several machines, the ace 350 is a nice machine. I have a 5900, 6000, whites.
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Awesome find.
 

Ole # 7

Full Member
Feb 13, 2014
117
54
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Detector(s) used
Whites MXT Pro, Eclipse 9.5 concentric, Eclipse DD 6x10, Bullseye TRX pinpointer, Lesche digger
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
My first find ever was yesterday, and it was a...wait for it...PULLTAB!!! My 4 year old thinks its the greatest thing EVER!!! What a fun time!!!
 

beez0404

Silver Member
Jan 4, 2014
2,883
2,001
Newton, NC
Detector(s) used
XP Deus
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
My first day of metal detecting I went to a site right along a road where an old house had at one time stood. I had never used my metal detector before. But I had researched what to possibly expect with certain VDI numbers. Right away, right along the road I got a STRONG silver dollar VDI and dug up a crushed beer can. I followed that up by digging 12 more cans right in a row thinking/hoping one was a silver dollar. I passed on the next one though assuming it was just another can. But as I kept detecting I couldn't help but think that perhaps that one skipped was a dollar and not a can. So I went back and dug up can #14 for the day. It was January, I was cold, and I wasn't loving the hobby all that much at that moment. But I did find a mercury dime a week later and that made up for it.
 

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