Garrett424
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2014
- Messages
- 3,164
- Reaction score
- 2,284
- Golden Thread
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- Location
- Granite, Maryland
- Detector(s) used
- Teknetics Omega 8000
Teknetics Delta 4000,
Deteknix XPointer,
Fiskar's Big Grip Digger & my old Army Trench shovel for the tough jobs
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
So I got a sweetheart deal on an Omega 8000 a few days ago. I've been wanting to upgrade for a while now and I think I found a really great fit. Hopefully I'll be able to step it up a bit this year.
So anyway I haven't had much time to use it but I did manage to squeeze in a couple of short hunts and dig up a few things. I haven't gotten any silver or gold yet but I'm working on it.
My coolest find so far (imo) was my first trolley token; good for one fare......
It's from the United Railway and Electric Co., Baltimore, MD. The company was in business from 1899 to 1935 but I have no clue what the date on this one would be. It's really small, maybe the size of a dime. I thought it was just a button at first until I took a closer look. It was pretty deep but rang up loud and clear so I was pretty impressed.
I also dug what I think may be an interesting button or pin fragment. I have no clue what it is but if anyone can identify it I'm all ears...
The front has an eagle emblem reverse has the letters "L.I I.". I have no clue what that may mean; if anything.
Then there was a 1910 Wheatie in pretty rough shape (my oldest yet), a gold plated eagle pin (that I thought was gold at first) and one old skeleton key (my first and only) thrown in from an earlier hunt using the Delta.....
I know there's nothing fantastic at this point but I haven't had any time and the spot I hit is one I've hunted steadily for almost two years. I think I've gotten most of the good stuff out but you never know.
I wasn't really expecting anything over the top. My goal was to get out and use this new machine and get a feel for it. After using the Delta for as long as I have I basically just slid right into the Omega and was digging targets in a matter of minutes. The two are very similar in many ways. Like the Delta, the Omega definitely loves small, round targets which is excellent for hunting rings and coins.
I do know (or at least hope) that I shouldn't be missing too many targets with this one and I feel really good about the deal I made.
I hope to have some decent weather so I can get out for a good solid day or two and see what pops.
We'll see.
That's about it for now.
Thanks for looking and HH.....
So anyway I haven't had much time to use it but I did manage to squeeze in a couple of short hunts and dig up a few things. I haven't gotten any silver or gold yet but I'm working on it.
My coolest find so far (imo) was my first trolley token; good for one fare......
It's from the United Railway and Electric Co., Baltimore, MD. The company was in business from 1899 to 1935 but I have no clue what the date on this one would be. It's really small, maybe the size of a dime. I thought it was just a button at first until I took a closer look. It was pretty deep but rang up loud and clear so I was pretty impressed.
I also dug what I think may be an interesting button or pin fragment. I have no clue what it is but if anyone can identify it I'm all ears...
The front has an eagle emblem reverse has the letters "L.I I.". I have no clue what that may mean; if anything.
Then there was a 1910 Wheatie in pretty rough shape (my oldest yet), a gold plated eagle pin (that I thought was gold at first) and one old skeleton key (my first and only) thrown in from an earlier hunt using the Delta.....
I know there's nothing fantastic at this point but I haven't had any time and the spot I hit is one I've hunted steadily for almost two years. I think I've gotten most of the good stuff out but you never know.
I wasn't really expecting anything over the top. My goal was to get out and use this new machine and get a feel for it. After using the Delta for as long as I have I basically just slid right into the Omega and was digging targets in a matter of minutes. The two are very similar in many ways. Like the Delta, the Omega definitely loves small, round targets which is excellent for hunting rings and coins.
I do know (or at least hope) that I shouldn't be missing too many targets with this one and I feel really good about the deal I made.
I hope to have some decent weather so I can get out for a good solid day or two and see what pops.
We'll see.
That's about it for now.
Thanks for looking and HH.....
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