Garrett424
Silver Member
- Jun 20, 2014
- 3,164
- 2,284
- Detector(s) used
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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
I Got Smoked By an 8 Year Old Girl Today and Couldn't be Happier........
So I have a friend and she has two younger kids; a 13 year old boy and a beautiful, amazing little 8 year old girl. I've been calling her "the cutest kid on earth" since she was 4 years old. She truly is an amazing and really talented child. She draws incredibly well for her age. I have a pic she did of me playing guitar hanging at work. It actually really looks like me and is very detailed.
She's wanted me to take her treasure hunting for months and I made her a promise that I would. Her Mom and I just been having a hard time working it out schedule wise. The last time we had it planned a hurricane showed up and messed up our plans. She's been asking me for so long yet she's also been so patient about it.
She even drew a very elaborate picture of us treasure hunting and gave it to me a while back. Her Mom said she worked really hard on it for a couple of days. I have that one hanging at work too.
Anyway, we finally managed to get together for a hunt today for about three hours. She was SO excited when I got there she could barely contain herself.
So a few days ago, I worked out a little plan with her brother to plant a little 18K gold plated girls ring with one pink stone and two fake "diamonds" on either side so that she would at least find something she would like if our luck wasn't too good. I dug the ring about a year ago.
We hiked through the woods to a field where I've had pretty good luck in the past. I haven't found any really old coins there but I have scored some nice gold jewelry, a War Nickel and a 1947 Rosie just a week ago.
So I gave her a nail apron to put on with one pocket for trash and one for treasure. Then I adjusted my old BH Tracker IV as short as I could make it and got her all set up. I literally had to help her swing it for a little while. She's a tiny little thing. I also appointed her my official "pinpointer girl" and off we went. I was the official hole digger since I'm bigger.
Of course we immediately began digging the usual clad and lots of trash. She was all smiles when she found her first of three zincolns.
I had her brother distract her for a few minutes while I planted the ring. A little while later I kinda' led her to it and she located the target.
I have to say; when she pinpointed the target and pulled that ring from the hole it was as if she had found the greatest treasure in the entire world. She was SO happy and SO incredibly gracious. She hugged me, she thanked me again and again for taking her and told me this was the most fun she's had in "years". She couldn't wait to show it to her Mom.
I can't begin to describe the joy that she (and I) had.
This is an old pic of the ring from the day I found it. It was one of those heart stoppers and even had me fooled for a bit at the time. It's marked 18K HGE, which means it's triple plated and very convincing.
She also plays soccer and really loves it so I had her brother plant one more thing while I distracted her; a "silver" soccer ball I found a few weeks back. The ball is actually plastic but I think the clasp is silver.
We casually led her to the general area and sure enough, she found it. It's the one on the bottom.....
She says she'll be putting that one on a chain.
So that part was over, she was beaming with pure, unadulterated joy and we hunted some more. A few more nickels, dimes, pennies and quarters showed up as well as more pull tabs and lots of other trash.
She was getting a little tired and "freezing cold" so we decided to hit a few more targets before we wrapped things up and headed back. I took off my hoodie, put it on her over her jacket, rolled up the sleeves and zipped her up nice and snug. Then, off we went one last time.
She got a really bouncy hit. I figured it was more trash but of course we dug it anyway 'cause it might be gold. We flipped over the plug and she pinpointed the target.
She pulled the target from the hole and it turned out to be an 1895 Liberty Head V nickel, only the second one ever found with my equipment!! I just couldn't believe it given the many times I've hunted this field. The oldest coin I found there was a 1939 nickel; plus, she found it with my old $30.00 Tracker IV! It was bouncy because of the copper/nickel composition.
I didn't have a camera on me but I'll get a pic of the V Nick' to post next time I'm over there; probably in about a week or so.
Bottom line; I dug trash and clad and not only did she find the planted ring and soccer ball; she found and dug the 1895 V Nick' all by herself and walked away with the best and oldest find of the hunt; plus the oldest coin ever pulled from the field as far as I know.
So, both her brother and myself got smoked by a tiny little 8 year old girl. Her poor brother didn't find much of anything but he was happy for her.
I couldn't be any happier. It was priceless. This was definitely one of the best hunts ever. It's not always about the treasure.
She was so excited to finally go on her very first treasure hunt and walked away with a nice old coin and a nice little ring; clad in genuine 18K gold with genuine imitation diamonds and jewels. She LOVES the pink stone. Plus she has a "silver" soccer ball to put on a chain.
Seeing the pure joy in this child's eyes truly made my day and hopefully, this hunt will be as unforgettable to her as it is to me. This is one of those days that just makes you feel really, really good.
Oh, she wants a metal detector now. I think she may just be hooked.........
So I have a friend and she has two younger kids; a 13 year old boy and a beautiful, amazing little 8 year old girl. I've been calling her "the cutest kid on earth" since she was 4 years old. She truly is an amazing and really talented child. She draws incredibly well for her age. I have a pic she did of me playing guitar hanging at work. It actually really looks like me and is very detailed.
She's wanted me to take her treasure hunting for months and I made her a promise that I would. Her Mom and I just been having a hard time working it out schedule wise. The last time we had it planned a hurricane showed up and messed up our plans. She's been asking me for so long yet she's also been so patient about it.
She even drew a very elaborate picture of us treasure hunting and gave it to me a while back. Her Mom said she worked really hard on it for a couple of days. I have that one hanging at work too.
Anyway, we finally managed to get together for a hunt today for about three hours. She was SO excited when I got there she could barely contain herself.
So a few days ago, I worked out a little plan with her brother to plant a little 18K gold plated girls ring with one pink stone and two fake "diamonds" on either side so that she would at least find something she would like if our luck wasn't too good. I dug the ring about a year ago.
We hiked through the woods to a field where I've had pretty good luck in the past. I haven't found any really old coins there but I have scored some nice gold jewelry, a War Nickel and a 1947 Rosie just a week ago.
So I gave her a nail apron to put on with one pocket for trash and one for treasure. Then I adjusted my old BH Tracker IV as short as I could make it and got her all set up. I literally had to help her swing it for a little while. She's a tiny little thing. I also appointed her my official "pinpointer girl" and off we went. I was the official hole digger since I'm bigger.
Of course we immediately began digging the usual clad and lots of trash. She was all smiles when she found her first of three zincolns.
I had her brother distract her for a few minutes while I planted the ring. A little while later I kinda' led her to it and she located the target.
I have to say; when she pinpointed the target and pulled that ring from the hole it was as if she had found the greatest treasure in the entire world. She was SO happy and SO incredibly gracious. She hugged me, she thanked me again and again for taking her and told me this was the most fun she's had in "years". She couldn't wait to show it to her Mom.
I can't begin to describe the joy that she (and I) had.
This is an old pic of the ring from the day I found it. It was one of those heart stoppers and even had me fooled for a bit at the time. It's marked 18K HGE, which means it's triple plated and very convincing.
She also plays soccer and really loves it so I had her brother plant one more thing while I distracted her; a "silver" soccer ball I found a few weeks back. The ball is actually plastic but I think the clasp is silver.
We casually led her to the general area and sure enough, she found it. It's the one on the bottom.....
She says she'll be putting that one on a chain.
So that part was over, she was beaming with pure, unadulterated joy and we hunted some more. A few more nickels, dimes, pennies and quarters showed up as well as more pull tabs and lots of other trash.
She was getting a little tired and "freezing cold" so we decided to hit a few more targets before we wrapped things up and headed back. I took off my hoodie, put it on her over her jacket, rolled up the sleeves and zipped her up nice and snug. Then, off we went one last time.
She got a really bouncy hit. I figured it was more trash but of course we dug it anyway 'cause it might be gold. We flipped over the plug and she pinpointed the target.
She pulled the target from the hole and it turned out to be an 1895 Liberty Head V nickel, only the second one ever found with my equipment!! I just couldn't believe it given the many times I've hunted this field. The oldest coin I found there was a 1939 nickel; plus, she found it with my old $30.00 Tracker IV! It was bouncy because of the copper/nickel composition.
I didn't have a camera on me but I'll get a pic of the V Nick' to post next time I'm over there; probably in about a week or so.
Bottom line; I dug trash and clad and not only did she find the planted ring and soccer ball; she found and dug the 1895 V Nick' all by herself and walked away with the best and oldest find of the hunt; plus the oldest coin ever pulled from the field as far as I know.
So, both her brother and myself got smoked by a tiny little 8 year old girl. Her poor brother didn't find much of anything but he was happy for her.
I couldn't be any happier. It was priceless. This was definitely one of the best hunts ever. It's not always about the treasure.
She was so excited to finally go on her very first treasure hunt and walked away with a nice old coin and a nice little ring; clad in genuine 18K gold with genuine imitation diamonds and jewels. She LOVES the pink stone. Plus she has a "silver" soccer ball to put on a chain.
Seeing the pure joy in this child's eyes truly made my day and hopefully, this hunt will be as unforgettable to her as it is to me. This is one of those days that just makes you feel really, really good.
Oh, she wants a metal detector now. I think she may just be hooked.........
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