MichiganMan
Sr. Member
- Jun 13, 2008
- 452
- 203
- Detector(s) used
- A cheap one until I can decide on a very good brand-name one to buy.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
What can I say? I've been here since 2008 and never really introduced myself. And I did not post much until now. Actually until a decent detector found it's way into my hands. So....
My name is Terry and I live in Kalamazoo County, Michigan..
My first experience with detecting came in the form of whatever type was available in mid seventies. I was 10 in 1976... somehow got a hold of a detector and found all sorts of cool stuff in our yard [in town]. I found Mercury dimes (which are really cool even at a young age) and I also remember finding a Hop-A-Long Cassidy watch [which was in pretty good shape for being in the ground].
I faintly remember a detector with an orange coil (solid?), silver shaft, and orange handle but it could have been the neighbor kid's. Anyway, that day I caught..."The Fever"! I never really stepped onto the path of serious detecting until now. So here I am, in Michigan, wishing I was anywhere near where George Washington's feet stepped or any Colonial dwelling. I have documented ancestors that were in the Revolutionary War from New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts so I have an affinity for all things Colonial, Rev. War, and French & Indian War but my ancestor from Woodbridge, New Jersey-- Charles Gamberton, was with Washington at Valley Forge.
Whenever I want to get into "the mood" I just watch "Last of The Mohicans".....
My name is Terry and I live in Kalamazoo County, Michigan..
My first experience with detecting came in the form of whatever type was available in mid seventies. I was 10 in 1976... somehow got a hold of a detector and found all sorts of cool stuff in our yard [in town]. I found Mercury dimes (which are really cool even at a young age) and I also remember finding a Hop-A-Long Cassidy watch [which was in pretty good shape for being in the ground].
I faintly remember a detector with an orange coil (solid?), silver shaft, and orange handle but it could have been the neighbor kid's. Anyway, that day I caught..."The Fever"! I never really stepped onto the path of serious detecting until now. So here I am, in Michigan, wishing I was anywhere near where George Washington's feet stepped or any Colonial dwelling. I have documented ancestors that were in the Revolutionary War from New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts so I have an affinity for all things Colonial, Rev. War, and French & Indian War but my ancestor from Woodbridge, New Jersey-- Charles Gamberton, was with Washington at Valley Forge.
Whenever I want to get into "the mood" I just watch "Last of The Mohicans".....
Michigan Here Also...
