First swing, new unit, nothing but fun!!

[Stretch Da Truth]

So I got my goodies today and put it all together at lunch. Didn't get to try it out but I like it! Got a White's TreasurePro and all the goodies needed to go out and have fun and find some stuff plus goodies for my son!

Later at home, I built my sons tool belt and he was a happy camper. Got his pouch, digger tool and his pin pointer. He is looking sharp and ready to find some goodies! I got my pouch, digger and pin pointer all setup as well and wanted to play with my detector... it is getting late so I play in the house and was not too happy. My son ask what's up and I explain. He said, remember how bad mine did in the house? Wanna go outside and try it? It was a bit late and very dark but I couldn't resist so we grabbed our goodies and out we went.

I had my detector and he had his belt setup... he said you detect and I will be your digger. I was already set with how to use the unit as I read and watched and read more so I had it dialed in within minutes. Threw down a penny, nickel, dime and quarter to make sure all was good, everything was working sweet and then started in the front yard with a spot light on and a couple of flash lights.
Swinging away we dug 7 holes and found 6 pennies and 1 dime! One of the pennies was a 1934 Wheatie! My son was so excited and wanted to keep going but it was getting late so we went in, cleaned up everything and then went to look at the coins. This is when we found out it was a Wheatie and I explained what it was. He was excited and we talked about coins and looking forward to doing some more after work tomorrow.

So we both are new and the first time we both swung we found some goodies in my front yard. He found 1 dime and 5 pennies and I found 1 dime and 6 pennies. He laughed and said you had to beat me, right Dad! It was awesome! I said No, it's a tie. The Wheatie goes into a special container, the rest go in our finds tin and it's got 30 cents... 15 from you and 15 from me. He smiled, gave me a hug and we talked about tomorrow and the weekend and what we can find and where to go.... Awesome time!



Should show his find from last week with his detector too. About 15 mins down the side of the driveway while he learned the settings of his unit.

 

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[against the wind]

Congratulations on a fun hunt.

 

[BagLady]

That's great! I wish someone would have spent time and pointed me into the Treasure Hunters dream when I was a kid.
Your boy will always remember the time you spent together. Can't put a price on that.
Good finds too!

 

[vpnavy]

Congrats on the new equipment, first search and the best part Stretch Da Truth? MD'ng with you son - priceless!

 

[Keith Jackson]

Sounds like you found plenty. Happiness fills up a finds jar pretty quick.

 

[CASPER-2]

I started in 1975 at age 12 - I had many a day back then with a penny or 2 hunts
and almost gave up - I hunted all kinds of land spots in New England since then and Im primarily known
as a water hunter now - sample of stuff from last 20 yrs
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/members/29748-albums.html

Keep at it and you'll be rewarded

 

[trapperart]

Thanks for sharing your excitement, you and your son can now share many hours together. Good luck to you both. Art

 

[angelito1]

the greatest treasure was found not in the ground, but with the time spent with your son.........

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Thanks for the kind words guys. This site is a lot of fun and has tons of good info.

Congratulations on a fun hunt.

It was a blast. Night digging... felt like I was digging worms for fishing trip or something.

That's great! I wish someone would have spent time and pointed me into the Treasure Hunters dream when I was a kid.
Your boy will always remember the time you spent together. Can't put a price on that.
Good finds too!

I had a lil Radio shack unit, never found anything but had a ton of fun pretending. Anytime with my son is always fun!

Congrats on the new equipment, first search and the best part Stretch Da Truth? MD'ng with you son - priceless!

I am psyched! Love my toys and love this hobby. Win, win, win!!

Sounds like you found plenty. Happiness fills up a finds jar pretty quick.

That is soooooo true. I think we filled the jar the first time we both swung.

I started in 1975 at age 12 - I had many a day back then with a penny or 2 hunts
and almost gave up - I hunted all kinds of land spots in New England since then and Im primarily known
as a water hunter now - sample of stuff from last 20 yrs
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/members/29748-albums.html

Keep at it and you'll be rewarded
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A local guy!! I will check out your finds. We wont give up. Looking to have fun plus the thrill of the hunt is the best part.

Thanks for sharing your excitement, you and your son can now share many hours together. Good luck to you both. Art

I was a bit excited. He was as well his first try. It is addicting I believe. We look forward to what is in store!

the greatest treasure was found not in the ground, but with the time spent with your son.........

That is soooo true! He is the best!

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

I started in 1975 at age 12 - I had many a day back then with a penny or 2 hunts
and almost gave up - I hunted all kinds of land spots in New England since then and Im primarily known
as a water hunter now - sample of stuff from last 20 yrs
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/members/29748-albums.html

Keep at it and you'll be rewarded
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WOW! You have quite a huge and nice batch of finds. I would say you have had an ear to ear grin many days when you come home.
Congrats and keep it up!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on hunting with your son!

 

[BARKER]

Hi; You two have just captured the true heart of Treasure Hunting. May God Bless you Both with many finds and adventures together. We await your future Posts. PEACE:RONB

 

[Doc Arey]

Your hooked!

 

[Loco-Digger]

You found more treasure than 31 cents. The time you spent together is priceless.

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Congratualtions on hunting with your son!

Thanks! We did have a lot of fun and it was only in our yard. Cant wait for more!!

Hi; You two have just captured the true heart of Treasure Hunting. May God Bless you Both with many finds and adventures together. We await your future Posts. PEACE:RONB

Thanks Ron. Precious times with ear to ear smiles... both of us! We cant wait to go and explore more. A couple of warm "teaser" days and back to cold! We will post up our finds for sure as my son even enjoys the forum.

Your hooked!

You know it brother!!!!

You found more treasure than 31 cents. The time you spent together is priceless.

Thanks Loco. It was only 30, to make it even. The Wheatie goes in a special jar!! Good time and that lil TPro is a pretty decent machine. It has some really cool features. We were gonna trade tonight, he was gonna detect and I was gonna be the digger but at 30*, we stayed in and did some other stuff.

Happy Hunting everyone and thanks for the kind words!

 

[kha924]

I got a new detector a couple days ago was ready to throw it in the weeds after about an hour you did much better than me i only found a pull tab and small junk....good start sounds like you have a good team going..

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Thanks and don't give up. Watch some you tube vids on your detector, read the manual and read it again. Throw down a penny, nickel, dime and quarter and see what happens when you pass over them. Change settings and do it again and again and again. This worked for me. Give it a try and I wish you luck. We are having a blast.