Tangelone
Jr. Member
- Nov 30, 2017
- 27
- 45
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett ACE 400
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
My Ace 400 came in today so I ran out for the last hour of light after I got home from work. My nephew followed in tow thinking we were about to “find gold”.
I got oriented and walked around in an area behind my parents house that’s an overgrown field with lots of traffic from the neighborhood over the years. I started by promptly digging up my first pop can then a few pull tabs that sounded pretty darn good. My nephew (he’s 11) swiped the ground and got a signal. We dug it up and wouldent you know it, it was an old costome jewelry heart. He yelled “SILVER!” It was awesome.
I went on to dig up a few clad coins and a recent bullet, maybe a .38? Anyhow, we also dig up a bunch of trash and carried it out.
I realized a few things already:
1. I gotta slow down and focus more on my pinpoint before digging, we were peetty close but I knew I was rushing it.
2. I discovered the importance of a diggers shovel, and one that’s sharp.
3. A pair of knee pads would be helpful.
I plan on getting a bucket and burying a few different coins at different depths and going over them to see what they read and writing that down on a piece of tape that will go on the detector.
Anyhow, it was a blast and I can’t wait to give it another go tomorrow afternoon!
I got oriented and walked around in an area behind my parents house that’s an overgrown field with lots of traffic from the neighborhood over the years. I started by promptly digging up my first pop can then a few pull tabs that sounded pretty darn good. My nephew (he’s 11) swiped the ground and got a signal. We dug it up and wouldent you know it, it was an old costome jewelry heart. He yelled “SILVER!” It was awesome.
I went on to dig up a few clad coins and a recent bullet, maybe a .38? Anyhow, we also dig up a bunch of trash and carried it out.
I realized a few things already:
1. I gotta slow down and focus more on my pinpoint before digging, we were peetty close but I knew I was rushing it.
2. I discovered the importance of a diggers shovel, and one that’s sharp.
3. A pair of knee pads would be helpful.
I plan on getting a bucket and burying a few different coins at different depths and going over them to see what they read and writing that down on a piece of tape that will go on the detector.
Anyhow, it was a blast and I can’t wait to give it another go tomorrow afternoon!
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