I love this hobby, 2 firsts today!

[jtshombre]

I've had my White's M-6 for 12 days today. I've been finding the usual pennies, trash, and some clad. My very 1st night I got the detector, I found my 1st silver, a beautiful 1927 Mercury head dime. This hobby is like crack, if I don't get to swing my detector, for at least a little while daily, it's hard on me.

Today is my day off, so I went over and hit the old armory in town, found 2 pennies, 1 Canadian, a shell casing, and the usual trash. I then headed over to the fairgrounds where I found my Mercury Head, and right off the bat found my 1st Half, a bicentennial Kennedy that was reading a steady 50 cents. I found a dime and a couple of more pennies, then I came home, ate some lunch, and since the wife was having the Avon lady over, I figured I'd rather be detecting. So back to the fairgrounds, found 3 pennies, a token, and on my last dig a BARBER Quarter!!! I liked to choked when I saw silver in the hole! It's really worn, but strangely the date, 1907, is clearly legible. This one area of the fairgrounds has produced 2 mercury heads, one for me and one for a buddy, and this Barber half, so it's clearly still got potential.

Man is this hobby fun, I love looking at everyone's finds everyday, and even tho I may not post everyday, I love reading the forum. Keep swinging friends! Take care...

 

[BobPA]

What a great start. Welcome to TreasureNet.
Bob

 

[DFX-SE Gregg]

welcome and continued good luck!

 

[halfdime]

You're right, this hobby is a blast, especially when you find good stuff! Welcome aboard.

 

[Jack(IN)]

Congrats and it gets better and better!!

 

[Ima Swinger]

Way to go JTS !!!
That's two thing that I don't have yet.
Nice work !!!

Ima

 

[renegade_7]

Good to hear of your great finds. Those older sites are really confusing, just when you're sure the goodies are gone, out pops another. Again, never truely hunted out. WTG

 

[Prober]

Welcome fellow M6 user. It is addictive. I've been trying to rest up for three days and each of those 3 days I managed to get out for a couple hours to metal detect! I guess I don't really need rest. Congrats on the old coins. I haven't really tried to find any old ones, concentrating instead on tot lots and parks with tot lots. I've been happy with clad coins and gold and silver jewelry. I suspect that if I found an old coin worth a lot of money I'd change my mind. I do like finding jewelry though.

 

[Bertman]

WOOHOO jtshombre... That is totally awesome :P ... Just one thing, was it a quarter or a half?

Welcome to Tnet... BTW, we want pics ...

HH Robert

 

[piggman1]

I know what you mean about being addictive. I've tried 3 times to go today and every time I start to swing, it starts to rain. Congrats on the finds!

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Yep, you got it bad...I like to froze my rear off last winter. I found a gold ring on one of the snowiest days we had all winter. Great finds and there's a whole lot more out there just laying there waiting on you. You know, it only takes a place as big around as your finger to hide a silver dime or a nice diamond ring. Best of luck to you. It's the greatest hobby in the world. And welcome to Treasure Net

DANGLANGLEY

 

[Fozzy]

Very nice finds. I'm still waiting for my first half!

 

[MoTwister]

It's a very addictive hobby. When I first started detecting a couple of decades ago I would go out 6-8 hrs every day and I believe I developed one of the first cases of "Tennis Elbow" before it even had a name. All my doctor would call it was acute inflammation of the elbow. Good Luck with future hunts and welcome to the hobby.

 

[texan connection]

That is one smokin hot start, I'v only found one mercury, and never found a half, I LOVE THIS GAME. Albert

 

[jtshombre]

Sorry, I guess I was a little excited in my 1st post. It was a Kennedy half, and a Barber quarter. I still look at it in amazement. Did a little swinging yesterday and it was back to reality, crushed cans & broken light bulbs from the rides I guess at the fair. Did find 3 pennies tho, better than nothing. Any other M-6's users have any tips on nickels, I've found one, a 1940D basically because it was laying on top of the ground and my detector pinged on it during a pass. I get lots of pull tab/5 cent hits, but as you more experienced folks know better than me, it gets tiring digging pull tab after pull tab. Oh well, it's fun, my wife says I'm possessed, I told her you just never know what the next hit will bring, and you'll dig out of the ground! Take care and thanks for the kind welcome!

 

[RUDY2003]

Welcome JTS. This is more than a hobby for most.
It's very addictive. The people areoun me that kid me I think secretly want to do it too...
Great finds, keep it up...

Keep safe...