I give up, Lucky Little Kid did it again!

[willpond & LLK]

Got home from work and my new hunting partner wanted to hit the yard again. 20 minutes into the hunt I have a crushed beer can, 5 pull tabs, a 11" length of lead bar. My daughter has 6 pull tabs, a wad of tin foil, and a sardine can key. She moves to the side yard within minutes I here her Tesoro beep. "Dad, come dig this coin for me" out pops a clad dime from 2" under the sod. Before I get the plug back in and stomped down, she has another signal. This time she wants to dig, being part prairie dog she hit the ground, digging, checking the dirt, and then the hole. Then I notice her turn up her discrimination until the tone stopped "I think its a penny Dad" at about 5" down she pulls out a 1945 Wheat Cent! At this point I wasn't sure if I was proud or upset that I didn't find any coins. She then said she wants to go and check the area where she found the Franklin Half, now I'm just carrying the trowel. She is sweeping slow, nice overlap, listening to any chatter from the detector then BEEP BEEP. No more than 6" from the hole she dug for her half, a good signal, she turns the disc. up to max. still a strong BEEP!!! "I'll get this one Dad, this is a good one". From 4" down, out it comes a 1962 "D" silver quarter. That's it, I retire, I'm now the official trowel carrier for my six year old kid! (Got a secret spot to take her, she should get some old copper, I wrote an article for the Gold and Silver annual 14 or 15 years ago about this site, time for her to find some big copper!).

 

[ModernMiner]

Hilarious post.
Your daughters a cutie. I wish I could get my kids to detect with me.
Congrats to you both on the silver!
Next she'll hit a gold piece of jewelry and REALLY be hooked.
-MM-

 

[tpmrcp]

Awesome, I would be so proud!

 

[creeper71]

Since I don't have no kids I live my dream of detecting with my child thru your post... That is so awesome.. she is really good at detecting...your a very good teacher!!

 

[relichunters]

That just amazes me how a 6 year old knows all about MDing and knows about discrimination and everything. You taught her really well. I have only found 1 non-clad coin. Want to rent her out?

 

[watercolor]

Will, I'll bet she's on the Banner before the end of August

You're going to have to talk to the Moderators on the forum into
having a special Charter Membership rate for "Children 12 & Under"

I know what you're going through, bud and I'm sure you couldn't be prouder!

watercolor

 

[Ron B]

Great story, great finds!
AND, I've got to get me a pair of those lucky hunting shoes!

GRB

 

[crazyjarhead]

You've created a monster Nice job, she's hooked for life

 

[Bartman]

Great posts, I've enjoyed reading them both. You must be envious and proud all at once.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

You both seem very proud, WTG

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[jgas]

I love hunting with my kids. They are still surprised that money grows in the ground and not on trees...LOL....jgas

 

[Prober]

The little cutie did it again! She's a natural!

 

[creekhunter]

That's great, my daughter used to love to hunt with me until the teenage years came around keep at it with her, really enjoyed the read.

 

[bootybay]

I am just totally dumbfounded at your daughters age and how well she knows..my god, How long has she been doing this? This little girl is gonna end up on the cover of western n eastern magazine I tell ya... she sure is something else and your are so very fortunate as well.. I bet your beaming from one end to the other.

 

[Admiral de Salee]

What a treat for your girl to find out firsthand how cool the old silver coins (the copper too, for that matter) were compared to the modern junk.

I have a retired friend whose wife is more often than not lucky at the casinos. I told him "anytime she needs a ride, you'd better just carry her down there".

Same with your daughter. She obviously has the touch, knack, whatever. Be Daddy Digger and Loot Bearer and more power to both of you.

Tell her Congratulations from one of the 'adult' MDers who hasn't found a silver coin yet this season.

 

[hogge]

NICE GOING! Got 3 girls myself and the 2 youngest are interested in MD'ing. Congrats

 

[kane23]

I took my son with me to a lot once when he was three. i gave him a trowel and said find some treasure. A few minutes later he ran over yelling that he found treasure. he handed me a coin and darned i was. it was a buffalo nickel. Kids will amaze you......Kane23

 

[ivan salis]

a young kid can learn things much faster than adults do and they grasp ideas quickly -- thus their easy to train and learn fast --seems shes on the ball no doubt

 

[pointdlr]

You are lucky to have a NBTH. Natural Born Treasure Hunter. I have 2 little ones who aren't quite old enough to join the club. I'm hoping they take to it.
Regards,
Jon Dickinson
www.prehistoricartifacts.com

 

[windrun]

Ahh, a very awesome!

Your daughter must be love with the metal detector very much! I am very sure that she will become professional metal detector someday!

Many kids use the metal detector and give up the toy, because they didn't find anything. Keep trying till BEEP!

Richard