AlwaysBusyJ
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- Joined
- Feb 9, 2013
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- Location
- Washington State
- Detector(s) used
- Teknetics Delta 4000
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hello all, new to metal detecting here. A few already welcomed me in the newbie thread. I just got into metal detecting, thought it would be a nice "easy" hobby to try when I wasn't out gold prospecting, but I'm quickly learning it's not as easy as it first appeared! Having fun already though. I live in Washington state and travel all over the northwest looking for new interesting places to check out. I've always wanted a metal detector since as long as I can remember, and it was a conversation with someone at work last week that finally convinced me to get one and take a shot at it. I ended up with a Teknetics Delta 4000. I kinda wanted one that would be better for finding gold since I like to prospect here and there as well... but the better ones for that seemed a little outta my price range. I figure if I stick with it I might save up and get one just for gold hunting later on. Anyway, I took my new detector out for a spin yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by how little it weighed, I think the box said it was only two pounds! It kinda felt like a toy and at first I was a little afraid I might break it if I swung it around too much! But after getting a hang of the controls I started finding items left and right. It pinged so much I thought no way was there that many things buried underground! But the more I dug the more I found. Seemed like the detector was pretty accurate at identifying the type of materials I was finding too. I found my first item within a few feet of stepping out of my car...
My very first find: A dog tag!
It didn't take me long to get hooked, I was trying to dig up every last little thing that pinged. I ended up finding what appeared to be the remains of buried rail road track.
I was searching not too far from where an old fort was built in the 1830s and run into a few items I think might be from that period, but since I have zero experience identifying these types of things perhaps I'm just seeing what I want to believe rather than what it is.
Maybe an old button or even a bullet?
This was a very heavy metal object, one edge was flat and the other side looked like it had a sharp edge carved into it almost like a very rough blade??
Not sure if you can tell from the picture but the center of the item was raised a little more than the edges but I have no idea what this is.
And last but not least, my very first coin! It was only a nickel but hey, it counts...
I might not have found an ancient treasure trove yet, but I had a great time on my first outing getting to learn how to use my detector. After I got home I read that the area I was in had a fort nearby that had been used as an ammo supply and a fur trading post too. And there had been a few conflicts with native Americans long ago. So I suppose it's not out of the realm of possibility that I might be able to find some neat items in the future when I go back. Hopefully I'll find more interesting things in the coming weeks and months to share with you all!
My very first find: A dog tag!
It didn't take me long to get hooked, I was trying to dig up every last little thing that pinged. I ended up finding what appeared to be the remains of buried rail road track.
I was searching not too far from where an old fort was built in the 1830s and run into a few items I think might be from that period, but since I have zero experience identifying these types of things perhaps I'm just seeing what I want to believe rather than what it is.
Maybe an old button or even a bullet?
This was a very heavy metal object, one edge was flat and the other side looked like it had a sharp edge carved into it almost like a very rough blade??
Not sure if you can tell from the picture but the center of the item was raised a little more than the edges but I have no idea what this is.
And last but not least, my very first coin! It was only a nickel but hey, it counts...
I might not have found an ancient treasure trove yet, but I had a great time on my first outing getting to learn how to use my detector. After I got home I read that the area I was in had a fort nearby that had been used as an ammo supply and a fur trading post too. And there had been a few conflicts with native Americans long ago. So I suppose it's not out of the realm of possibility that I might be able to find some neat items in the future when I go back. Hopefully I'll find more interesting things in the coming weeks and months to share with you all!
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