New Hobby! 2 Weeks of Metal Detecting

[jbm367]

Is it normal to find things like this? I've been detecting for 2 weeks now and have found all this...




























Oldest coin was 1908 V nickel
Buffalo was 1917
Jefferson nickel was 1944 (looks silver)
Liberty quarter couldn't find date
Washington 1941,1964
Liberty half 1945
Mercury dime 1945
Wheat pennies 1926, 1930,1942,1943,1950,1952

Hyvis motor oil token no date

Any info would be much appreciated

 

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[vpnavy]

Dang it - two weeks - you are doing fantastic jbm. Thanks for sharing...

 

[mr helton]

It's certainly not normal to find a buffalo nickel that isn't black or red.

 

[jbm367]

I have a discovery 2200 and just ordered a Garrett AT Pro. One of my dads friends gave me the 2200 and said he never used it. An older gentleman told me where an old general store used to be on the corner near his house. The weird thing is I've been over there about 5 different times and I seem to find different coins right beside where I had dug the day before. Can anyone tell me why I didn't find all the coins in one day... All of the silver coins were found in a radius of about 5 feet. I don't see why the detector didn't pick them up the first day. Setting and discrimination was all the same

 

[jbm367]

Mr Helton, it was very dark red, all I could tell about it when I dug it was that it was the shape of a nickel. I dropped it in vinegar and hydrogen peroxide and then scrubbed it with an SOS pad and it turned out like this. Lots of scrubbing!! I did this with the V nickel too.

 

[wvwildman]

nice finds congrats HH

 

[Ronzie]

That's a great start to the hobby.

 

[RocknRoll]

Is it normal to find things like this? I've been detecting for 2 weeks now and have found all this...

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Oldest coin was 1908 V nickel
Buffalo was 1917
Jefferson nickel was 1944 (looks silver)
Liberty quarter couldn't find date
Washington 1941,1964
Liberty half 1945
Mercury dime 1945
Wheat pennies 1926, 1930,1942,1943,1950,1952

Hyvis motor oil token no date

Any info would be much appreciated

1943-1945 Nickels are 35% silver. Some 1942 nickels are also......need to have large mint mark on the back at top center of coin

 

[jbm367]

1943-1945 Nickels are 35% silver. Some 1942 nickels are also......need to have large mint mark on the back at top center of coin

I think it's a P in the top center

 

[Woodswoman]

That is so NOT NORMAL Wow ! Great finds indeed. You had super luck ! Keep it up.

 

[Fletch88]

I have a discovery 2200 and just ordered a Garrett AT Pro. One of my dads friends gave me the 2200 and said he never used it. An older gentleman told me where an old general store used to be on the corner near his house. The weird thing is I've been over there about 5 different times and I seem to find different coins right beside where I had dug the day before. Can anyone tell me why I didn't find all the coins in one day... All of the silver coins were found in a radius of about 5 feet. I don't see why the detector didn't pick them up the first day. Setting and discrimination was all the same

It can be your hunting style ie. swing speed, overlap, and grid pattern. Slow is always better with good amount of overlap. Also some targets may have been masked out from one direction, but picked up from another. Looks like you're off to a good start! HH

 

[TheTreasureAddict]

You got a virgin area, lots of old stores only know about by locals out there, keep it up, you might find a cache out there somewhere.

CB

 

[NJcigarman]

When you get the AT Pro hit those spots again. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

 

[cudamark]

Like Crackbadger said, you found a site that hasn't been hunted before. It's normal to find items like that there. In a public park that's been hunted a lot, it's very uncommon to find coins like that in a two week span these days.

 

[pong12211]

Wow that's impressive for the first two weeks.. Congrats on the success..

 

[RocknRoll]

I think it's a P in the top center

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It is......nice silver coin find!

 

[WheatbackDigger]

The 1943 wheatie almost looks copper. I am sure it is not, but it supprises me it didn't turn into a rusted slug

 

[Ryno]

Nice job, keep up the great work.

 

[Old Dude]

Do you check your holes again after you've recovered an item? As someone posted, sweep in every direction, not just one way. A more conductive item or one more shallow could have masked those targets. Goes to show return trips are a good idea.

 

[Woodswoman]

Beautiful finds ! Congrats to you ! Keep it up