My First Time....

[TampaNative]

After thinking about this hobby for years, last week I pulled the trigger and bought a White's Coinmaster Pro for my first detector. I was finally able to get out with it for the first time just now, and I hit the beach volleyball court in our subdivision. I know, I know- not the most exotic location for a hunt but it was close to home and I need to just get some time in to learn the machine. I thought I'd also be able to hit the tot lot there, but it is mulched and not sand so I didn't think there would be much lost there.

I learned a few things today:

1. Diecast toy cars ring up as coins- anything from a penny to a quarter; they also will jump around on the ID screen from type to type. (I found 3 toy cars- the deepest one was about 8 inches down).

2. I found $.56 in current clad (two quarters, a nickel and a penny)- the machine solidly ID'd the denomination of the coin every time.

3. Pennies seem to fare the worst in the ground- the one I found looked very rough.

4. A house key I found ID'd as a penny ( I think)

5. Digging in the sand with my scoop is relatively easy and it is nice to be able to just shake the scoop and see your find laying there. Something tells me it is going to be much harder work when I start to hit some of these historically significant fields I am eyeing and have to break out my new Lesche.

I only spent about 45 minutes out there but I am glad that I was finally able to get out! I look forward to having more time to get to know my machine.

 

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[allen]

welcome to the greatest hobby on earth
and to the best website on the internet !
Good luck on your future hunts and we
all like to see pictures of your finds !!

 

[Jaichim24]

Welcome to the hobby. Just a comment, plenty is lost in mulch, you should hit the tot lot. There are not many that are sand.

 

[jimbob450]

The penny you found was probably one of the newer ones. They
are not copper anymore. Happy hunting and keep at it. Jimbob

 

[Lookin]

Sounds like a great start to me! Not so much for what you found, but for the fact that you are learning your machine! Win-win learning and earning!!!

HH

 

[Erik in NJ]

Congrats!! It'll only get better as you continue and find older sites. Yes the modern zinc cents disintegrate terribly in the ground - sad really that they've made coins that self-destruct in the ground! It's amazing how many other items come up in the cent range! Enjoy your time detecting!!

 

[teleman 2525]

welcome aboard looks like your starting the right way to learn your detector keep it up and have ablast

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

I remember my first time. I met her in a closet at a party.
Chris

 

[Indiana Digger]

Welcome to the Forum!

I'm a Newbie, too. In the short time I've been posting here - I can tell you that these members are the nicest, most helpful and most knowledgeable bunch I've ever run into. You can learn a lot from this board and other parts of this website.

Ok, administration...where's my cookie?

Best Regards and Happy Hunting!

~Indiana Digger~

 

[goldguru]

Hit the TOTLOT...Looks of goodies get lost in the mulch..pay close att to the swing sets those are my favs necklaces rings all get ejected in the swings path ...GL

 

[Lookn4Seated]

THose mulch tot lots are AWESOME for jewelry, especially when the ground gets too hard to dig. That mulch just comes up in nice frozen clumps, and breaks apart easily to close back up. Welcome aboard and GREAT SUCCESS!

 

[TampaNative]

Thanks for the words of encouragement, everyone. I guess I'll be going back to hit the mulched tot lot- I just assumed that if someone dropped something on that surface it would be easily seen and recovered.

I'm looking forward to getting in some measurable time this weekend, and will report back if there is any success. Everyone have a good weekend!

 

[mrtim]

Some of my best jewelry finds have been in tot lots, I hit one the other day that was mulched with recycled shredded tires, the easiest digging I ever had, even found another cell phone (my 6th). Sounds like you are hooked on this awesome hobby. I once found a 14K size 14 Horseshoe ring with 14 diamonds (lots of 14's, i know) in a tot lot that was appraised at over 800 dollars back when the value of gold was low.

My point being the same as everybody else---Don't skip the tot lots

 

[spitfire55]

Hello and Welcome to the site that is the most interesting place you'll ever visit on the internet.
All I'm going to add to this interduct ion is "JUST HAVE FUN ON ALL YOUR HUNTS".
Keep an open mind and you'll be OK.