Dontcha just love those hallelujah signals?

[WHADIFIND]

I was just trying to grab a fix today, clad, etc.
The day was pretty fair, the ground only slightly frozen
in places.

When LO & BEHOLD! A hallelujah hit! 91 VDI
in all directions! It sounded so good I just kept
dancing around the target, listening to the wonderfulness!

Oh, I know.....solid brass fitting, bolt, nut, even hot wheels
cars sound like this sometimes. But, I was living the moment
and dreaming.

I wish you guys could've seen my face when I finally
flipped the plug over:





Oh well......it sure was fun while it lasted.
Besides, it's a very nice thing knowing that my partner
is still talking to me.




Couple of decent, surprise buckles.



Ya know, this might be the closest I ever come to finding an
actual gold coin.



At least it brightened everybody's day. The
kids are happy. The nitro has worked.

And....after all, it *is* 24 kt gold plated!
Guess I'm safe in calling this my first gold for the year.

Thanks for peeking folks! Get out there! It's all just waiting.

 

[Truth]

It works if you work it


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[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on another sweet hunt Whadi, That gold plated token is a cool find.

 

[mikeraydj]

My hardest find. And most precious.

 

[Truth]

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My hardest find. And most precious.

That one is the start to life again


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[BARKER]

Hi; I'm wondering if We could start a Forum to talk about how detecting has helped Us to stay Sober & Clean. Any ideas Folks ?? I await. PEACE:RONB

 

[Truth]

This is another example of everything I don't know about coins yet


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[Truth]

Hi; I'm wondering if We could start a Forum to talk about how detecting has helped Us to stay Sober & Clean. Any ideas Folks ?? I await. PEACE:RONB

There has to be a correlation. I can honestly tell you something I also had a gambling problem and I bet big money. This hobby is the closest thing to a rush I felt in my drinking and gambling days. And I'm just as obsessive metal detecting as I was in my other compulsions. Except these days I'm happy with money in my pockets.


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[dirtdigginfool]

I've been sober 14 years with the help of AA for 6 years. Tuff getting sober in New Orleans.


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It's tuff getting sober ANYWHERE...I gathered my 7 year coin on the 11th of last month...congrats to you...I usually do not like giving up my anonymity, but with all the friends of Bill W. chiming in...just had to...That's why this hobby is so important to me...getting out on a beautiful day reminds me of all the days I stayed in and hid from the world...thx all...ddf

 

[Truth]

It's tuff getting sober ANYWHERE...I gathered my 7 year coin on the 11th of last month...congrats to you...I usually do not like giving up my anonymity, but with all the friends of Bill W. chiming in...just had to...That's why this hobby is so important to me...getting out on a beautiful day reminds me of all the days I stayed in and hid from the world...thx all...ddf

There's a old saying in New Orleans, "New Orleans is the City sobriety forgot about." Congrats on be happy and free.


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[kcm]

It's tuff getting sober ANYWHERE...I gathered my 7 year coin on the 11th of last month...congrats to you...I usually do not like giving up my anonymity, but with all the friends of Bill W. chiming in...just had to...That's why this hobby is so important to me...getting out on a beautiful day reminds me of all the days I stayed in and hid from the world...thx all...ddf

 

[BARKER]

Hi; The way Detecting has helped keep me Sober is through the PEACE OF MIND I get when I go digging and the Rush of that next find just lurking there waiting to be dug up is to much for me to Resist. I was a VERY angry young guy back then. I found that if detecting will teach you ANYTHING it is called PATIENCE.!! Man, I "needed" a lot of it too. Detecting has helped me cope through thick & thin and the day I die is the day they pry a metal detector out of my cold clammy hands.!!! What say ye Folks ?? PEACE:RONB

 

[mikeraydj]

Hi; The way Detecting has helped keep me Sober is through the PEACE OF MIND I get when I go digging and the Rush of that next find just lurking there waiting to be dug up is to much for me to Resist. I was a VERY angry young guy back then. I found that if detecting will teach you ANYTHING it is called PATIENCE.!! Man, I "needed" a lot of it too. Detecting has helped me cope through thick & thin and the day I die is the day they pry a metal detector out of my cold clammy hands.!!! What say ye Folks ?? PEACE:RONB

I would agree with patience. I would also say discipline and the will to learn. It is also a way to leave behind the stresses of the day for a few hours and meditate. For me detecting is very therapeutic. My only regret is that I didn't try it sooner.