Newbie Finds

[Al Bundy]

So I've been scouting different areas around where I live in order to have a better idea of where to detect when I can afford a more capable machine. Luckily I've found a few promising sites, and managed to walk away with a few goodies in the process (not counting digging my weight in trash). I'll post a few of the finds here. I apologize for being pic heavy, and the low quality lighting in the pics.

 

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[Truth]

Thanks, and I've disclosed one of those spots in your large cent thread in the LA section.

On your info under Location you put the “The Boot”. You weren’t talking about The Boot Bar Uptown were you? Lol

Yeah I saw where you put that thanks. How many years ago was that because I’ve been in that exact spot. Lots of trash around those 4 or 5 Oaks.

 

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[Al Bundy]

"Newbie" finds? I only found my first silver from the ground a month ago...but it was an eyeball find, which makes it even better!

Nice,I haven't found any surface finds yet. "Newbie" as in referring to the amount of time I've been detecting, about a year.

 

[Al Bundy]

Holy smokes, all bucket list. Newbie, uh no

Thanks. Hoping that my second year detecting is as good, or better than, my first.

 

[Al Bundy]

On your info under Location you put the “The Boot”. You weren’t talking about The Boot Bar Uptown were you? Lol

Yeah I saw where you put that thanks. How many years ago was that because I’ve been in that exact spot. Lots of trash around those 4 or 5 Oaks.

Lol no, but I went to college right across the street from there. And within the past year. I've counted more than 4 or 5 oaks in that general area! Maybe try using a smaller concentric type coil if you haven't already.

 

[Truth]

Lol no, but I went to college right across the street from there. And within the past year. I've counted more than 4 or 5 oaks in that general area! Maybe try using a smaller concentric type coil if you haven't already.

In the 80’s early 90’s I lived a The Boot also got arrested there once. Lol I’m going to Audubon Park tomorrow and see what I can get on the Magazine St side.

 

[park pirate]

Your doing awesome, but your soil is unforgiving...

 

[sprailroad]

OK, I would say you have scouted out some rather "Special" spots.

 

[DetectorMoe]

Nice digs...

 

[Rookster]

Wow, great day.

 

[Trezurehunter]

More capable machine ? Looks to me like the one you are using is very capable ! Those are some excellent finds.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Dude you are rocking it with the Bounty Hunter, Congrats on all those keepers. It's not the machine, but the location and how well you understand your detector. A majority of my keepers could have been found using a beginner to mid level machine.

 

[against the wind]

Really sweet assortment of finds. What machine are you thinking of upgrading to?

 

[tamrock]

Wow! I picked up a tracker IV at a thrift store for $35.00. I found a manual online and have only tried it a couple times. I also found some headphones for $5.00 at the Thrift store, but found that not having a volume control is gonna cause me go deaf, but I have lots of earplugs. My neighbor knocked on the door one day and asked if I by chance have a metal detector? I said I did but I don't use it that much. He said he lost his wedding band in his garden. Well after a few nails, nuts and bits of wire we found it. I should probably get that thing out more and see if I can finally experience the excitement of using a metal detector. It's just that I've always been one who hunts with his eyes and that's only good for what's on the surface, but they do work very well in discriminating the junk.

 

[civil_war22]

Dude if you’re finding that stuff with a bounty hunter just imagine what you’ll find with a upgraded unit

 

[BeenFishin]

I remember a post somewhere and some guy said he went out with his wife in the woods and he got skunked but his wife pulled a spanish something er rather with the tracker iv. Cant knock the bountyhunters as much as you want to. It was my first purchased machine off craigslist for $50. Let my friend use it before he got his own. It still found stuff.

Youve got a great spot there and i bet now youre hooked into this hobby with all those sweet find! Congrats!

 

[civil_war22]

I remember a post somewhere and some guy said he went out with his wife in the woods and he got skunked but his wife pulled a spanish something er rather with the tracker iv. Cant knock the bountyhunters as much as you want to. It was my first purchased machine off craigslist for $50. Let my friend use it before he got his own. It still found stuff.

Youve got a great spot there and i bet now youre hooked into this hobby with all those sweet find! Congrats!

First detector I had back in the early 90’s was a radio shack one. Little $99 one that had the cheap little instrument panel with the almost like CB radio dial and a little Red push button pin pointer. I found my very first civil war bullet about 4 inches down with it on my parents property and I was ecstatic. Anyone can find what they want it just have to be the right place at the right time.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Fantastic hunts, love the old coin shooting!

 

[RudyT]

I can’t believe you would want to use another machine!! You have some amazing finds my friend!!

 

[sawmill man]

Gos to show the talk of expensive machines aint allways right, more like location, location, location. good job.

 

[RustyGold]

Awesome job AB! Just goes to show it’s the hunter and not necessarily the hunted.