SweepNbeep
Full Member
- Joined
- Mar 3, 2017
- Messages
- 190
- Reaction score
- 294
- Golden Thread
- 0
- Location
- The North Star State
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro & Ace 400
- Primary Interest:
- Other
- #1
Thread Owner
Hi TreasureNet,
I just joined yesterday. I'm in my mid 30's, but have only been into treasure hunting for less than a year. It all started on a trip down south in January 2016. I was visiting some friends, and they took me to a field where one can find arrowheads and other artifacts, as easily as falling off a log. I was dumfounded, because in my entire life prior, I had only found 1 arrowhead. I returned to the snow covered, frozen tundra and began to watch Youtube videos of people searching for Indian artifacts, and I randomly clicked on a suggested video where they were metal detecting. I was hooked almost immediately. I couldn't wait for spring, and I spent the rest of the winter doing research and gearing up.
I'm married with children, so I bought two detectors right off the bat, and now my wife and four kids and I are all in this together. It's very much a family affair, and I seldom go swinging alone. You can find double the stuff with more than one detector swinging at a time, and it's been the wife and kids who have come up with some of the greatest finds. I may very well have to get a 3rd detector before long. We have a late 1800's farm site to explore, and we have found some great coins, and some very interesting pieces including axe heads, hatchet heads, farm machinery, clothing irons, lantern parts, buckles, decorative jewelry, old time bullet casings, and all sorts of other stuff. I even keep finding foil like wrappings that I believe to be old tobacco pouches? My wife dug a really nice 1865 two cent piece, and I also found the Indian head cent that you see in my avatar, at this same site. If there was ever any doubt that I was going to be hooked for life, it ended the day I dug that Indian Head cent.
But little did I know that was just the tip of the iceberg. When I got into this hobby, I told myself that if I ever found enough stuff to pay for my AT Pro, Ace 400, 2 pro pointers, and my digging equipment, I could consider myself lucky. I can honestly say they were all paid for in the first 4 months. It helps that I found a gold wedding band, and a diamond ring already. So anyway, I am blessed with family and good fortune, and I just can't wait for the frost to go out.
While metal detecting is my favorite thing, and my primary focus, I did return to my friends farm this winter, along with the wife and kids. We had an incredible few days collecting arrowheads and artifacts, and our collection is growing fast. There are a few pieces in particular that I can't wait for you to see, as I would love some feedback. I did of course bring the detector, and I would simultaneously swing while try to spot arrowheads. I discovered my 1st large cent that way, along with some other great finds that I will share with you later. I was hoping for some civil war relics, but no dice thus far. But that was enough to get my buddy and his kid into it, and they now have their first detector, and are beginning to come up with some great finds of their own.
While we are out and about, we also look for fossils, and any other stuff that looks cool. I will be posting pictures of some of these as well, as one piece in particular I believe to be very special. So, you will probably be able to find me in almost every sub-forum at some point or another. I'm even developing a mild interest in stamps, as I just found a bunch of old letters that belonged to my Grandmother. It just seems like once your eyes are opened, THERE IS TREASURE EVERYWHERE. I must say, what really brought me to this site, and what I am most enamored with so far, is your ability to identify what a particular find may be. I am finding stuff all the time, with no clue as to what it is. So you will find me posting in the "What is it" forum fairly often. I love reading all the posts in there, it is just so incredibly interesting to me.
So to sum it up, I'm hooked, I'm loving it, I'm finding success, spending great time with my family, and very glad to be part of this community. Happy hunting to all of you!
P.S. the first thing I ever dug with a metal detector was a Bosch spark plug. Worthless by all standard measures, but I still have it!
I just joined yesterday. I'm in my mid 30's, but have only been into treasure hunting for less than a year. It all started on a trip down south in January 2016. I was visiting some friends, and they took me to a field where one can find arrowheads and other artifacts, as easily as falling off a log. I was dumfounded, because in my entire life prior, I had only found 1 arrowhead. I returned to the snow covered, frozen tundra and began to watch Youtube videos of people searching for Indian artifacts, and I randomly clicked on a suggested video where they were metal detecting. I was hooked almost immediately. I couldn't wait for spring, and I spent the rest of the winter doing research and gearing up.
I'm married with children, so I bought two detectors right off the bat, and now my wife and four kids and I are all in this together. It's very much a family affair, and I seldom go swinging alone. You can find double the stuff with more than one detector swinging at a time, and it's been the wife and kids who have come up with some of the greatest finds. I may very well have to get a 3rd detector before long. We have a late 1800's farm site to explore, and we have found some great coins, and some very interesting pieces including axe heads, hatchet heads, farm machinery, clothing irons, lantern parts, buckles, decorative jewelry, old time bullet casings, and all sorts of other stuff. I even keep finding foil like wrappings that I believe to be old tobacco pouches? My wife dug a really nice 1865 two cent piece, and I also found the Indian head cent that you see in my avatar, at this same site. If there was ever any doubt that I was going to be hooked for life, it ended the day I dug that Indian Head cent.
But little did I know that was just the tip of the iceberg. When I got into this hobby, I told myself that if I ever found enough stuff to pay for my AT Pro, Ace 400, 2 pro pointers, and my digging equipment, I could consider myself lucky. I can honestly say they were all paid for in the first 4 months. It helps that I found a gold wedding band, and a diamond ring already. So anyway, I am blessed with family and good fortune, and I just can't wait for the frost to go out.
While metal detecting is my favorite thing, and my primary focus, I did return to my friends farm this winter, along with the wife and kids. We had an incredible few days collecting arrowheads and artifacts, and our collection is growing fast. There are a few pieces in particular that I can't wait for you to see, as I would love some feedback. I did of course bring the detector, and I would simultaneously swing while try to spot arrowheads. I discovered my 1st large cent that way, along with some other great finds that I will share with you later. I was hoping for some civil war relics, but no dice thus far. But that was enough to get my buddy and his kid into it, and they now have their first detector, and are beginning to come up with some great finds of their own.
While we are out and about, we also look for fossils, and any other stuff that looks cool. I will be posting pictures of some of these as well, as one piece in particular I believe to be very special. So, you will probably be able to find me in almost every sub-forum at some point or another. I'm even developing a mild interest in stamps, as I just found a bunch of old letters that belonged to my Grandmother. It just seems like once your eyes are opened, THERE IS TREASURE EVERYWHERE. I must say, what really brought me to this site, and what I am most enamored with so far, is your ability to identify what a particular find may be. I am finding stuff all the time, with no clue as to what it is. So you will find me posting in the "What is it" forum fairly often. I love reading all the posts in there, it is just so incredibly interesting to me.
So to sum it up, I'm hooked, I'm loving it, I'm finding success, spending great time with my family, and very glad to be part of this community. Happy hunting to all of you!
P.S. the first thing I ever dug with a metal detector was a Bosch spark plug. Worthless by all standard measures, but I still have it!
