Half (cart) Horse Shoe - from when ploughs were pulled by horses!

[DavidBeard]

I found half a (cart) horse shoe today (well its treasure to me!) - I can't tell you much about its age but its from the era before tractors, the time when ploughs were pulled by horses!
Its massive - 7 1/2 inches high - would be 7 inches wide (if I had the other half).
Here are the pics:

 

[Montana Jim]

I have a pile of horseshoes... I like digging them!

That big sucker is probebly off a big-ole draft horse.

 

[deathhare]

Yeah or maybe a big mule.
Or from a Sears & Robuck horseshoe game.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

That is a large horseshoe, the few I have found here are small. The people around here were poor and used ox, I have found hundreds of ox shoes, but only 3 horse shoes. What kind of trash are you digging? Don't take this wrong as I do not take sides or care what detector anyone uses but, you have an entry level detector and depth will be a problem. I see your NG150 has discrimination and sensitivity controls, discriminate as little as possible and max out (most sensitive) the sensitivity best you can without falsing. That should give you a little more depth. Sorry if it seems I am slamming your detector but I just want you to be aware it will only get down a few inches in depth. HH, Mike

 

[DavidBeard]

...The people around here were poor and used ox...

Thanks Mike - The people around here (me included) are still poor - Yeah I know its an entry level detector - It was a Christmas present from someone who loves me very much - I needed to get out of the house more!
Perhaps I'll get another one at a later date when finances are slightly better.
Best wishes,
David.

 

[CRUSADER]

...The people around here were poor and used ox...

Thanks Mike - The people around here (me included) are still poor - Yeah I know its an entry level detector - It was a Christmas present from someone who loves me very much - I needed to get out of the house more!
Perhaps I'll get another one at a later date when finances are slightly better.
Best wishes,
David.

As Mike says, Disc Low & Ses. high.

Your still find things in ploughed fields, I pick roman coins off the top all the time

 

[CRUSADER]

Forgot, its probably late Victorian.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

When I first got my detector, I cranked up the discrimination as I didn't want to find nails and bottle caps, just the silver and gold, LOL. I detected a castle built in 1107 that had a town built around it on one side. I only ever dug a few WWII brass ammo casings and a religious pendant from the early 1700s and a few iron pieces after a few years and countless hours, vowed to never go back to that castle. I eventually figured out I had to less discriminate, but not much and there were no detecting forums back then, I couldn't even get a detecting magazine back then. After 13 years, I found the forums and a guy familiar with my detector told me to drop the disc all the way down, I did and was getting 8" deep. You might consider detecting at the parks and kiddie play lots, it would help you learn your detector and it is great to find a hand full of spendable change or battery money and a few silver rings and the occasional gold item, LOL. Speaking of batteries, I use rechargeable batteries as I could not afford the batteries I need when I can hunt 10-15 hrs a week. It is frozen hard here. HH, Mike

 

[DavidBeard]

When I first got my detector...

Just been pricing up the Minelab XT70 (the first on your list of many) - Its my Birthday in July - perhaps it'll arrive then! Or should I push for the Minelab Explorer SE!!!!!
Seriously - When I'm out of the "entry level" stage - (only been doing it for 3 weeks) which detector should I consider buying?

 

[detector de metales]

Nothing wrong with your detector, after all when you first start out you want to be able to learn as much as you can.. You came to the right place! There are a lot of finds between 2 and 3 inches! Take advantage of everything it has to offer and when you get enough money saved up consider a new one. I think a lot of people buy the most expensive detector they can and then find out the hobby isn't for them ( Just look at EBay and you'll see my point). I didn't ( and still don't) have the best detector money can buy but I have found many many items and have enjoyed this hobby to the fullest!.. As "Cru" said there are many items just beneath the surface and you found something pretty cool... I've only found one of those! Take advantage of the people on the forum, maybe even see if you can go on some hunts with them ( I'll tell you I've learned a lot from other people teaching me what I was doing wrong). Be patient, look and research all the detectors. See if you can try out a few before you buy one. Money is short for a lot of people. Keep it simple, you can't go wrong..
Just my rant!!
Enjoy the hobby and welcome to the best Treasure hunting website in the world..

J2

 

[CRUSADER]

When I first got my detector...

Just been pricing up the Minelab XT70 (the first on your list of many) - Its my Birthday in July - perhaps it'll arrive then! Or should I push for the Minelab Explorer SE!!!!!
Seriously - When I'm out of the "entry level" stage - (only been doing it for 3 weeks) which detector should I consider buying?

XP Goldmaxx Power - but it just jumped £200 becuase of the Euro.

 

[DavidBeard]

Nothing wrong with your detector....
....Enjoy the hobby and welcome to the best Treasure hunting website in the world..

J2

Thanks J2 - Feeling good about it (and this website) I've been waiting for a metal detector for years, so I know its not going to be a short-lived hobby - I'm getting some great local search permissions too.
Best wishes.
David.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

The big thing is, you need to decide how much you are willing to spend for a detector. It is hard to go wrong on a mid priced detector these days, for the most part, they are all good machines, you just have to learn them. The little Garrett Ace 250 priced around $220ish is an awesome machine for the price but it is really an entry level detector. You may consider buying used, I bought my Minelab XT70 used with 3 coils, about $1100.00 worth and paid $625.00 with shipping (about £450), it was only about 6 months old. I have noted that prices in the UK are crazy high, must be Joan Allen having the market on most detectors sold in the UK. A few things to consider about a detector, weight is a big deal, where you will be detecting, salt water beach detecting? I have used several brands of detectors and prefer the Minelab and I'm considering upgrading to a Minelab Etrac. Figure out what you want to invest, then do some research on detectors. White's, Fisher, XP, Garrett, Tesoro, Minelab are a few of the best sellers, some have better warranties than others. Having a display or just a tone machine does not make a detector better especially in our case where civilization has been walking around for so many years, a tiny silver Saxon coin could sound and VDI as junk. The best detector will not find a gold coin unless you get the coil over it, LOL. Good luck, any questions just ask and don't get discouraged. HH, Mike

 

[CRUSADER]

XP Goldmaxx Power

 

[Silver Searcher]

Hi David...... if you are planning on upgrading your machine I would go for a secondhand one that's what I did when I first started, you can pick up a used Tesoro Lobo for less than £300 they will winkle out anything, you can then keep this machine for a while and when you come to sell it again it should hold most of the price you paid. It's also a very easy detector to use

 

[CRUSADER]

Hi David...... if you are planning on upgrading your machine I would go for a secondhand one that's what I did when I first started, you can pick up a used Tesoro Lobo for less than £300 they will winkle out anything, you can then keep this machine for a while and when you come to sell it again it should hold most of the price you paid. It's also a very easy detector to use

That is a good suggestion, they run close to the XP Freq at 17.5Khz (XP 18Khz). I had a Lobo & its good, I recently gave it to Shaun7 & you can see the results for yourself.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Hi David...... if you are planning on upgrading your machine I would go for a secondhand one that's what I did when I first started, you can pick up a used Tesoro Lobo for less than £300 they will winkle out anything, you can then keep this machine for a while and when you come to sell it again it should hold most of the price you paid. It's also a very easy detector to use

That is a good suggestion, they run close to the XP Freq at 17.5Khz (XP 18Khz). I had a Lobo & its good, I recently gave it to Shaun7 & you can see the results for yourself.

I think the Lobo's better, just heavier :P

 

[CRUSADER]

Hi David...... if you are planning on upgrading your machine I would go for a secondhand one that's what I did when I first started, you can pick up a used Tesoro Lobo for less than £300 they will winkle out anything, you can then keep this machine for a while and when you come to sell it again it should hold most of the price you paid. It's also a very easy detector to use

That is a good suggestion, they run close to the XP Freq at 17.5Khz (XP 18Khz). I had a Lobo & its good, I recently gave it to Shaun7 & you can see the results for yourself.

I think the Lobo's better, just heavier :P

I don't think better, just better value for money (now that the XP is £739). The XP has better depth on most items with the settings Woody gave me. The Lobo is belt mountable, so not that heavy compared to the Cortes which is not