Circling The Drain

Argentium · Feb 6, 2009

Greetings everybody ! Went metal detecting today - cause I really needed some money for food

and gas . I'm only semi employed right now (teaching at the community college), and paydays

are few and far between . I hit a bunch of parks here in town with my MXT and the 6x10 coil,

and I was only interested in picking up as many dimes and quarters as I could - no deepies ,

no oldies - spendable cash - so i cranked up the discrimination and blew through as many

tot lots and picnic table areas as time permitted . Ended the day with $ 19. 45 in clad and

3 wheaties 42 D, 52 D , 55 D and three rings ,two small silvers and one brass . Hey I

find it comforting to know I can go out and get some money when I really need it !

Argentium.

sasnz · Feb 6, 2009

good on you. $20 dollars a day is 140 a week, not bad considering all the other good stuff ya find also.

Sasnz

mlayers · Feb 7, 2009

WTG on the gas money. Must have a decent spot to hunt and later you can go back and get the deep stuff...Matt

Narthoniel · Feb 7, 2009

Wow, you kicked them parks in the rear! Nice haul!

SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS · Feb 7, 2009

Argentium,
it all adds up.

have a good un..............
SHERMANVILLE

seger98 · Feb 7, 2009

Seeing your total, I'd say that's a pretty good way to approach a park if you just want some fast money! :thumbsup:

Chris

bula · Feb 7, 2009

Man in that part of the New Mexico you should have thousands of places to hunt. I would love to hunt in your part of the woods. When I cherry pick with the mxt I set the gain on 3 or 4 and the discrimination right at pull tabs that way I will get the solid 20 for the nickels & a little gold, you can always ignore the Penny's.

SusanMN · Feb 7, 2009

I can relate. I spent many hours when I was younger scrounging parks, playgrounds and highways for bottles when you could exchange them for 5 cents each to get the gas and grocery money.