fellow detectorists?

i have just purchased a decent metal detector, hoping to hit some beaches soon, find some coins

any fellow detecorists on here?

rich

 

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Yep. I've got a Garrett ACE 250 with a 10 x 14” EXcelerator search coil. Works well. I just gotta get out. I live in Edgerton Kansas so we've got a lot of history spots including the Santa Fe Trail and The battle of BlackJack. A lot of parks here too.

 

I bought a new model Garrett Ace 350 with the DD Pro-formance search coil for my wife and I a couple months ago. We've found several copper Memorial pennies, nothing major yet, but it sure is fun.:yes:

 

I checked out a yard a while back and found around $10 in modern currency in about an hour. I've also found some wheat pennies. I haven't used the detector much though. I had a generic one once and found a 2 cent piece, a dozen of wheats, a merc, and a 5 cent piece. Duh maybe I should have kept the generic one.

 

I have a metal detector.... it's nothing special just an older Radio Shack one and I really want to get out and do some exploring with it. There's a local metal detecting club I hope to join when I have a little spare time.

 

Got an ace 350 for christmas and done a little detecting so far.

 

I do some detecting as well. Too hot to do any in the summer, so I'm looking forward to winter to get out again.
Guy

 

At first i thought that you were crazy..... then I saw your from California

 

Well California weather in the summer is like a Spring/Fall day compared to here in the Houston area!!!!! I would be out all the time if I was there!!!!!! Our mornings/evenings are almost mid 80's.

I guess it's all about what you are used too.

 

I detect a little, I've only found casings and an unfired bullet

 

Here are my Bahamas finds. Only a short time on each beach.

 

Well, it's 7am and it's already 112 outside. Supposed to get over 120 by noon. I live in the Mojave Desert, so it's a bit toasty. Add about 80% humidity to that and you see why outside activities wait till winter around here.
Guy

 

I have White's DFX. I'd like to get out and detect but we're in a heat wave as well.

 

First question is why???? But I understand. Didn't know people in Cali actually lived there ;-))!! I have family in L. A. & SF, so that's the only weather I know about in Cali.

 

We are in drought times, but Texas weather for summer is always hot & humid!!!!

 

I have a White's DFX.

Great machine.


I hit my first gold ring of the year on Saturday.

A very small Lady's wedding band, 14kt no engraving.
Plus about $9 in junk coin.

Sunday a gold(?) earing and about another $9 in junk coin.

 

Nice finds, Frank!

I've been scouting a few areas via Google Earth that I want to detect the next few weeks while on vacation in Utah. There's an old townsite I want to check out. Anyone know if there are procedures I should follow before digging up federal lands? It's not a designated historical or natural site and it's on public lands, but I don't know if I still need to do anything else before exploring the site.
Guy

 

Coleguy
I was just on vacation in PA. and I saw a lot of those signs that had a picture of a metal detector with a circle with a line thru it. NO RELIC HUNTING. I dont know about private land but heres is a link I found on Treasure hunting laws that was interesting.
These two links are good stuff.
Big Ed
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=201840.0:thumb:
http://www.metal-detecting-ghost-towns-of-the-east.com/metaldetectinglaws.html

 

I have a cheap Bounty Hunter that my wife bought me several years ago, I use it from time to time, my earliest find was in the backyard of our old house - a 1917 Wheat, and several from the 40s and 50s under an elm tree.

 

By the way, my avatar was my first ring find with my DFX.