Obsessive
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- Joined
- Apr 16, 2017
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- Location
- NW Portland, OR
- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus/MI-6 w/ HF/XF/LF
Tesoro Cibola / Land and Sea pinpointer
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hey guys and gals,
New forum member and metal detectorist here. My only previous experience was when as an 8y.o. I received a Radio Shack model as a gift. I dug a bunch of trash out of the front yard and my detector somehow disappeared.
Anyway, many moons later and I'm still digging trash. I've done three good trips now for detecting with about 20 hours of swing time total.
I thought I'd share my experiences thus far.
First time out: Went to a section of a park that used to be an RV campground -- I think between the 1940's and 90's. It now sees little attention. Lots of tabs and tops, a few cool junkers for my first official outing, and a little bit of clad.
Second time out: Combed a larger area of a park around the more obvious congregation points like trees, walkways, tables and center sections of fields. This also turned into my first experience detecting in the dark. Fortunately my pinpointer has a white led light aimed forward.
Third time out: Worked a small section of the same previous park and about a mile of beach. Not thinking I tossed the trash before I took a pic, but it was the usual tabs and caps with a few nails and fish hooks mixed in. I actually found a 1956 D Wheat Penny on the beach and got excited for a second because there were a few more targets in that little area... but the other targets were all new issue pennies from the last 5 years or so. However, this technically qualifies as my first Wheat Penny find with a detector
. This also turned into another after dark excursion, fortunately I had a flash light this time. Note to self - dedicate a headlamp to my md'ing gear bag.
It amazes me somtimes just how precise these things can be. There also seems to be something about round, metal items - no matter how small - that always seem to ring through strong and clear.
Like this little bit:
Anyway, I think Im learning a lot about what to listen for. But Im noticing that when I get a choppy signal I'll work at it for a bit trying to get a good signal. Sometimes I'll get that choppy signal to ring clear, and dig to find trash. Sometimes I can't get a solid tone but I still dig it anyway and its also trash.
P.S. Please sign my petition to ban pull tabs, bottle caps and screw tops. 
Its frustrating because I know this town has quite a bit of history. First it was indian land, of course. Then farm land, of course. Then starting in the mid-to late 1800's through early 1900's is was like a resort town. Granted a large portion of the island is fill, a lot of the homes were built in the early 1900's after the big SF earthquake, then during WW2 the place had a massive influx of people. That said Im sure its been worked over well and built over several times it seems, but there's got to be somewhere around here I can find a sliver coin or two. I'll be so ecstatic when I find my first silver coinage ever!
That said, to date I've found over $5 dollars in (mostly spendable) clad coins and an uncounted number of pennies over my 3 trips! At this rate another 300 trips and I'll have covered my start-up costs.
New forum member and metal detectorist here. My only previous experience was when as an 8y.o. I received a Radio Shack model as a gift. I dug a bunch of trash out of the front yard and my detector somehow disappeared.
Anyway, many moons later and I'm still digging trash. I've done three good trips now for detecting with about 20 hours of swing time total.
I thought I'd share my experiences thus far.
First time out: Went to a section of a park that used to be an RV campground -- I think between the 1940's and 90's. It now sees little attention. Lots of tabs and tops, a few cool junkers for my first official outing, and a little bit of clad.
Second time out: Combed a larger area of a park around the more obvious congregation points like trees, walkways, tables and center sections of fields. This also turned into my first experience detecting in the dark. Fortunately my pinpointer has a white led light aimed forward.
Third time out: Worked a small section of the same previous park and about a mile of beach. Not thinking I tossed the trash before I took a pic, but it was the usual tabs and caps with a few nails and fish hooks mixed in. I actually found a 1956 D Wheat Penny on the beach and got excited for a second because there were a few more targets in that little area... but the other targets were all new issue pennies from the last 5 years or so. However, this technically qualifies as my first Wheat Penny find with a detector
. This also turned into another after dark excursion, fortunately I had a flash light this time. Note to self - dedicate a headlamp to my md'ing gear bag. It amazes me somtimes just how precise these things can be. There also seems to be something about round, metal items - no matter how small - that always seem to ring through strong and clear.
Like this little bit:
Anyway, I think Im learning a lot about what to listen for. But Im noticing that when I get a choppy signal I'll work at it for a bit trying to get a good signal. Sometimes I'll get that choppy signal to ring clear, and dig to find trash. Sometimes I can't get a solid tone but I still dig it anyway and its also trash.
P.S. Please sign my petition to ban pull tabs, bottle caps and screw tops. Its frustrating because I know this town has quite a bit of history. First it was indian land, of course. Then farm land, of course. Then starting in the mid-to late 1800's through early 1900's is was like a resort town. Granted a large portion of the island is fill, a lot of the homes were built in the early 1900's after the big SF earthquake, then during WW2 the place had a massive influx of people. That said Im sure its been worked over well and built over several times it seems, but there's got to be somewhere around here I can find a sliver coin or two. I'll be so ecstatic when I find my first silver coinage ever!
That said, to date I've found over $5 dollars in (mostly spendable) clad coins and an uncounted number of pennies over my 3 trips! At this rate another 300 trips and I'll have covered my start-up costs.
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