This is a response upthread to the post with the wife that is an excellent treasure hunter/coin collector.
I didnt reply properly and dont know how to fix that without possibly deleting all my ardous ipad hunt and peck typing:
That makes me so sad about your wife's coin collection. That was a terrible betrayal. And sad it kinda just killed some coin collecting passion. I collected just old pennies and such, but i think for me it was a friend when i was a teen...she gave me a look like i was a leper or something. After that i put everything away and concentrated on make up and boys. But metal detecting has always been a secret passion of mine ever since i saw a man in the park with one. I followed him with a stick, sweeping it back and forth copying him...and when he stopped to dig something up, i held my breath and my heart stopped. What a thrill...even though he found a nail and a penny, i was hooked. Several years later, my dad got one but we werent allowed to use it. He would take it prospecting alone. Well finally, at 38, I got my own metal detector! I am so excited...I am taking my sons to a meteorite site out in a remote area a couple hours from our home tomorrow. Please get her to read this...and if she wants to pm me, i would be so grateful! There is nobody i know of here (male or female) as this as a pastime. I have a cousin in Georgia i plan on visiting next summer, so who knows, maybe i'll bring my detector and maybe she'll (your wife, not my cousin)let me tag along?? Now im sounding plain old desperate! Haha! Well apparently we are a rare breed so its worth a try at least? All the best, Maurissa
