Ricardo_NY1
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Hi Everyone,
I'm new to the forum, posted an intro here about a week ago. This weekend was my first real metal detecting weekend with my first metal detector, an inexpensive BH 1100. A couple of weeks ago I went out to a beach for a little while just to try it out. Didn't really have the time. Yesterday and today I went out to a local park. I'm new at this and was digging quite alot of junk, caps, tabs, etc. Finally I got tired and set the thing to discriminate against everything but silver and copper. With that I started getting some result. Day 1 it started out with a penny. My confidence leverl soared with that. Then came a dime, a quarter, followed by a couple more times. 60 something cents of modern coins but my day was made. I figure if I could find those, I can find others. Today I went back out and pulled out a couple of dimes, 3 pennies, one was a 57 with that wheat pattern in the back, and my favorite and best find so far, a 1940 quarter. I was about to give up on that signal, but persistance made it happen. The other coins I would pin point by grabbing chunks of dirt in my hand and passing them over the coil as I dug, the quarter just happened to be right there looking at me as I uncovered about 2 inches of dirt. I had a good time, my confidence level has been raised a little, and I know I'm hooked. I took a couple of pics, nothing has been cleaned. Comments welcome.
I'm new to the forum, posted an intro here about a week ago. This weekend was my first real metal detecting weekend with my first metal detector, an inexpensive BH 1100. A couple of weeks ago I went out to a beach for a little while just to try it out. Didn't really have the time. Yesterday and today I went out to a local park. I'm new at this and was digging quite alot of junk, caps, tabs, etc. Finally I got tired and set the thing to discriminate against everything but silver and copper. With that I started getting some result. Day 1 it started out with a penny. My confidence leverl soared with that. Then came a dime, a quarter, followed by a couple more times. 60 something cents of modern coins but my day was made. I figure if I could find those, I can find others. Today I went back out and pulled out a couple of dimes, 3 pennies, one was a 57 with that wheat pattern in the back, and my favorite and best find so far, a 1940 quarter. I was about to give up on that signal, but persistance made it happen. The other coins I would pin point by grabbing chunks of dirt in my hand and passing them over the coil as I dug, the quarter just happened to be right there looking at me as I uncovered about 2 inches of dirt. I had a good time, my confidence level has been raised a little, and I know I'm hooked. I took a couple of pics, nothing has been cleaned. Comments welcome.
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! Thanks for sharing, those are some pretty good digs.
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I have found a few silver dimes and wheat pennies. Wait till you hit your first ring. Those are really cool! Don't sell your BH 1100 short. It may not go as deep as the high dollar machines, but the BH's are sweet little machines! I have a BH 505 and it finds some great stuff. Welcome to the forum. You can't find a better bunch of people than this forum. They are great for advice and help. They sure can make you jealous though with the fantastic finds some of these guys and gals make. Happy Hunting and welcome to the addiction!
