Has anyone ever thought of this?

dirtdigginfool · Apr 4, 2014

Sparky, while I have yet myself to find my first ever elusive golden gem, the old timers tell me...DIG DIG DIG...and it will come. They also say to find gold...find lots of silver!! Good luck and make sure to post whatever you find! We like it all..even though gold is nice.. thanks..ddf

AusTexDude · Apr 4, 2014

Another good point... if you are finding a lot of 70s style pull tabs you are probably in a honey hole. Since those things ring up as rings most people dig and remove them. If there is a lot is means the spot probably has not been detected ever.

Diggin-N-Dumps · Apr 4, 2014

sparkgirl said:
Thank you all for the suggestions...as I said above, I don't detect JUST for the monetary gain, I truly DO enjoy it! But when you're living from paycheck to paycheck it would be nice to find something of value that would help pay for gas and other expenses associated with the hobby... that's all I'm saying

Found a cache of pennies (about 15) in a local park last night...all total about 35 pennies last night from one park (3 of those being Wheaties!)

Happy Hunting!

I can tell you one thing....your machine will pay for itself in no time. Over and over

MrMikeJackie · Apr 4, 2014

Being that your from mass and live in one of the oldest states in our union, your already ahead of the game. What you say you don't want to do is exactly what you should do! Research, research, research, then get in the water. Find old swimming areas and hit them hard. Get a good water machine and scoop and you won't believe what's out there in the water. Northeastern beaches tend to be on the cold side, cold water shrinks skin, rings fall off, a few hundred years of this and imagine how much is out there. GL HH, your ny neighbor, mike.

MuckyBottles · Apr 4, 2014

sparkgirl said:
Thank you all for the suggestions...as I said above, I don't detect JUST for the monetary gain, I truly DO enjoy it! But when you're living from paycheck to paycheck it would be nice to find something of value that would help pay for gas and other expenses associated with the hobby... that's all I'm saying

Found a cache of pennies (about 15) in a local park last night...all total about 35 pennies last night from one park (3 of those being Wheaties!)

Happy Hunting!

"An impatient metal detectorist goes broke"

conveyors5 · Apr 4, 2014

Soccer field sidelines, beaches, ponds are pretty good

Peyton Manning · Apr 4, 2014

how about a changing room while someone is tanning?

gman7665 · Apr 4, 2014

Check the local Lost and Found ad's in the newspapers

gunsil · Apr 4, 2014

There is no substitute for LUCK !! I went detecting with a friend in MA and lent him my ATP. Second place we went, an old farm, he finds an 18K wedding band along the dirt driveway. Next time we do an access road to a cemetery, and he bangs a Tiffany sterling ring with a tiny diamond. The beach hunters find the most gold jewelry, but it takes luck to find more sporadic gold. My best was a fine diamond engagement ring on a school field, just luck. And like the others say you gotta dig all those pull tabs, lead sinkers, a lot of foil, and other low conductor junk. If everybody found enough to pay off their detectors in a short time there wouldn't be all those used detectors for sale. I am sure there are many on this forum who have hunted for several years with hundreds of hours in who have never found one piece of good gold jewelry. So, are you feelin' lucky

empty_pockets · Apr 4, 2014

...You just receive 26 perfect answers and a lot more will follow......

dirtscratcher · Apr 5, 2014

When I first started I hit totlots often and found gold and silver more than I do now with better detectors and hunting a lot more hours at a time. Seems sport fields and totlots produce more gold at least where I live.

trainer · Apr 5, 2014

...however after investing a lot of money in the detector, diggers, pinpointers, accessories, gas and travel...I'd at least hope to break even at some point! It's just frustrating to keep finding penny after penny after penny......I'm not complaining, just saying...I wanna find that first gold ring!
Sparky you are getting frustrated , don't go out there thinking of all those riches ,like I said enjoy your self and you will see many things start to happen. I did the same thing too, spent a lot on the best and never was able to understand... why me ? while my friend hit it big , go out there and wear your red shoes and say there's no precious metals like gold and silver then click your heals three times and listen to the wind , if you start to hear the munchkins singing follow the yellow brick road then your in trouble, go home and take a nice hot shower.

aliciakay1981 · Apr 5, 2014

bought a 10k braclet and a 14k necklace at a yard sale today for .50 a pc. didnt even get my hands dirty.....thats the BEST way to find gold. :laughing7:

i have yet to dig a gold ring but i do try, i have a bucket of pull tabs to prove it, over 2 yrs i have tried, and every time i go a huntn' i feel "todays the day" i was told its 5% skill and 95% luck and i believe that, enjoy the thrill of the chance you might, i do, and except everytime you go fishing you might not get a bite.
best of luck dont give up