Newbie first time finds!

Linsey

Greenie
May 13, 2014
11
29
NORTHEAST PA
Detector(s) used
Garrett Ace 350
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Today was the first day I was able to get out and try my new Garrett ace 350 that my wonderful husband got me for my birthday. I have wanted a Metal detector for years, but we couldn't afford one. So we decided to detect near an old stone wall we have on our property that was on the edge of an old field. It hasn't been used as a field for probably 100years. I found the expected shotgun shells, pull tabs, and 22 casing at first. But within an hour of being out I found a cash of coins! Two shield nickels (one 1867, one in rough shape), a two cent piece ( 1866) and an Indian head penny (18-9)!! So exciting! Two of them were about a foot deep! There were more signals there, we just ran out of time. Definitely going back soon (: I never thought I would find coins my first time out!!
 

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Msbeepbeep

Gold Member
Jun 24, 2012
15,787
24,131
MA
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M-6, pro pointer, pistol probe
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All Treasure Hunting
Very nice old coin finds! Your property is very generous giving you all those goodies! Congrats! Be sure and go back there may be old silver!
 

Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,424
30,111
White Plains, New York
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Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Great finds - Congratulations!! :occasion14:
 

topdogintampa

Full Member
Apr 19, 2014
193
85
Tampa Bay
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro,Teknetics Gamma 6000, Treasure Com TC3X
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Awesome first dig! Congrats! :hello2:
 

Portadrillmini

Jr. Member
May 8, 2013
50
33
Blairsville, Ga 30512
Detector(s) used
MineLab Eureka Gold - 15" RockCrusher- PORTADRILLMINI Gold Driller Auger sampler Unit -Gold Lab Clean Gold Concentrator-5" Dredge-Keen A52 Sluice- BlueBowl Cons clean-up - Microwave Gold Kiln
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
good deal !!
 

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Linsey

Greenie
May 13, 2014
11
29
NORTHEAST PA
Detector(s) used
Garrett Ace 350
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks everyone! I was so excited! My husband said the look on my face when I found that first coin was priceless (:
 

FamilyFun2010

Full Member
Apr 16, 2010
145
30
Morehead, Ky
Detector(s) used
Bounty Hunter, Whites Spectrum XLT, Whites TRX pointer
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Make sure to follow that wall as far as you can and hit both sides of it! I bet there is some BIG silver in there somewhere! Good luck!
 

CRUSADER

Gold Member
May 25, 2007
40,868
45,491
ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
27
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
XP Deus II v0.6 with 11" Coil
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Lucky start, you jumped a few steps,,,,congrats
 

Ahab8

Gold Member
Oct 15, 2013
8,408
8,288
Topsham, Maine
🥇 Banner finds
2
Detector(s) used
Teknetics T2 SE w/15' SEF Coil/ Minelab GPX 4500/2 Garrett Pro Pointers/3 Sets Killer B Headphones/ Koss Headphones/ Detekniy Wireless headphone Adapter
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
What a great post I can almost hear your excitement :-) Really nice finds there and you are officially hooked. Trust me there's worse addictions out there
 

el remolino

Hero Member
May 26, 2013
611
389
West Texas
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT PRO
Whites MXT
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Holy Smokes, that is fantastic.. I bet you still have a big smile on your face! Congratulations
 

holeDiver

Sr. Member
Dec 14, 2013
339
140
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Vary nice finds congratulations my vary first day out I went out in the middle of no were I found a flying eagle 1858 and a barber 1892 I was on cloud nine I thought it was easy just go to an old place an find old stuff but reality shows that's not how it goes It took me about 3 to 4 months to find my next old coin or even something worthwhile but persistent will pull off I hope your love for the hobby stays like as mine did good luck an happy hunting

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Carolina Tom

Gold Member
Apr 4, 2014
10,059
17,063
Charlotte
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1
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XP Deus V3.2 9" & 11" Coils, AT Pro, ProPointer AT, Lesche 55, 75 & 80LT
Primary Interest:
Other
That is an awesome start! Congrats.
 

ModernMiner

Gold Member
Jan 9, 2007
13,951
4,149
North Carolina
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5
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6
Detector(s) used
Minelab Manticore , Tesoro Silver uMax
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Fantastic coins. Congrats & welcome to Tnet. :thumbsup:
-MM-
 

Ia.FurTrade

Bronze Member
Aug 9, 2008
1,891
1,233
Southeast Iowa
Detector(s) used
Equinox 800, E-Trac
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Nice find's !! Your Indian is an 1859 "fattie". ( no shield at the top of the wreath on the reverse )
 

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