Newbies first hunts

[HalfSpeed]

I’ve always been fascinated with MDing mostly for the historical aspect of the junk dug up. I bought a Cobra Beach Magnet to go with the hobby of snorkeling. Then after digging many old rusty nail in the yard, I discovered TreasureNet! I got to studying who uses which detector and “bought my wife” an Ace 250. LOVE IT! Anyway, started hitting local parks to learn the Ace. Found $2.58 in coins, nothing old. Did find a nice .925 ring. Found like item on E-Bay for $10.00. Still a thrill though. Found a kiddie butterfly with 3 remaining “diamonds” which I’m sure are real <grin>. A fish sinker drop, half of a pair of glasses, old fish lure and a little live .22 ammo, a brass cap widget. Nothing great but a good first start. Wife and I are excited enough to plan a trip to Biloxi within the next couple of weeks to try some surf MDing.

 

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[Nana40]

That IS a great start! Congrats on those finds and welcome to Tnet!!

Nana

 

[The Seeker]

Not to many people find a ring the first time out. I thinks your off to a great start! Welcome to Tnet.

 

[sndman60]

Welcome to Tnet. Great digs. The butterfly is cool also. WTG and good luck.

 

[HalfSpeed]

That IS a great start! Congrats on those finds and welcome to Tnet!!

Nana

Thank you Nana! Love this forum.... Hard to find such a concentration of great people.

 

[HalfSpeed]

Not to many people find a ring the first time out. I thinks your off to a great start! Welcome to Tnet.

Skill and experience are great, but there's nothing like dumb luck!

 

[HalfSpeed]

Welcome to Tnet. Great digs. The butterfly is cool also. WTG and good luck.

Thank you, I'm not sure what it is. Nothing at all on the back. Must have been glued to something....

 

[kakcsdad]

nice finds for newbies. keep plugging away you're doing great

hh

 

[Ken from Atlanta]

Great way to get going! I'm sure there will be some good stuff on the beaches in Biloxi, make sure you hit the areas behind the casinos that got wrecked by the storm.

 

[ashleysflyr]

Congrats and welcome to TN! There is an unbelievable wealth here at TN, don't be affraid to ask questions, some of these people should have honorary doctorates in this stuf!!

~Tom

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome to tnet from the UK.

A ring to start with is great, took me years.

 

[HalfSpeed]

Congrats and welcome to TN! There is an unbelievable wealth here at TN, don't be affraid to ask questions, some of these people should have honorary doctorates in this stuf!!

~Tom

Thanks Tom. I'm sure I'll have lots of newbie questions. For instance, I remembered reading here how to clean coins with vinegar and salt. However, I had forgot the part about mixing clad and copper. I now have nice copper coated clad. <grin>. This forum has a wealth of info for the newcomers....

 

[HalfSpeed]

Great way to get going! I'm sure there will be some good stuff on the beaches in Biloxi, make sure you hit the areas behind the casinos that got wrecked by the storm.

Thanks Ken. We'll start there and probably work our way down the gulf side of Florida. We just want some sun and some beach MDing experience.

 

[HalfSpeed]

Welcome to tnet from the UK.

A ring to start with is great, took me years.

Hi Crusader. I was digging everything trying to learn the new detector. It was showing up as a beer can tab or a penny.

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome to tnet from the UK.

A ring to start with is great, took me years.

Hi Crusader. I was digging everything trying to learn the new detector. It was showing up as a beer can tab or a penny.

Best stick to digging rubbish. I clear it all from my sites, even with over 20 years experience I guess it wrong sometimes, & I never trust the VDUs.

 

[Natman]

Welcome

For being new you've got a great start..WTG on the ring and hope there's many more for you this year.

Nat

 

[eathan]

Finding live ammo in a local park would make me wonder about my neighborhood, but looks like a great hunt otherwise!

 

[prolab69]

good job there newbie!!

 

[HalfSpeed]

Finding live ammo in a local park would make me wonder about my neighborhood, but looks like a great hunt otherwise!

We live waaaay out in the boonies so .22 ammo is very common.....

 

[weasel606]

great start ! sure beat my first finds which was alot of pulltabs congrats and goodluck