Matt1344
Jr. Member
- Joined
- Dec 10, 2012
- Messages
- 44
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- 39
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- Location
- Huntington, WV
- Detector(s) used
- White's Classic ID
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Hello. This is my first post here. I’m just getting into the hobby, but already love it! I thought I would share a story of some beginner’s luck and see if anyone else had any similar experiences.
(Note: this story isn’t that amazing compared to some that I’ve read on here…but just kind of cool…and it definitely gave me quite a bit of false hope… haha)
So I thought I’d give metal detecting a try and started by borrowing an old one my dad had (I think it was comparable to a Bounty Hunter Quick Silver – not very good). So I go out in my front yard and try it out. The first thing I found was a clad penny, I pick it up and keep going. It goes off again, and probably a half inch under the ground was a 1935 Mercury Dime. I had a total of 20 SECONDS of metal detecting experience to that point! I’ve put in maybe 30 hours of detecting since then…and so far, that has been my best find.
When I found that, I was thinking, ‘Man…this is going to be easy!’
(Note: this story isn’t that amazing compared to some that I’ve read on here…but just kind of cool…and it definitely gave me quite a bit of false hope… haha)
So I thought I’d give metal detecting a try and started by borrowing an old one my dad had (I think it was comparable to a Bounty Hunter Quick Silver – not very good). So I go out in my front yard and try it out. The first thing I found was a clad penny, I pick it up and keep going. It goes off again, and probably a half inch under the ground was a 1935 Mercury Dime. I had a total of 20 SECONDS of metal detecting experience to that point! I’ve put in maybe 30 hours of detecting since then…and so far, that has been my best find.
When I found that, I was thinking, ‘Man…this is going to be easy!’
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