Went hunting again today.

@Shrews1994
My last detecting trip a few days ago..

 

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That's just great finds lol.

 

True to a certain extent, but my ancient Compass M.D. (detects everything... including ring pulls, horseshoe nails and bottle caps) went nuts about 25 years ago on a three oz. nugget. I was actually looking for Chinese coins at the time. Needless to say, I wasn't at all disappointed.

 

Wow! That's amazing. Mine detects the smallest piece of metal. Way too hard to find. But I do find it though if it takes me forever. It found something that looks like a meteorite. I don't know we're to go to get it looked at

 

Oh and I totally forgotten about this. One quick day I took my brother to the park to play football and I took my detector and searched real quick I found this. Looks like a hunk of silver! It's heavy too. Could y'all tell what y'all think it is? Could be led but led doesn't have this type of color. My camera make things look a little darker than what it is

 

I use Urceri smart hunter. I got it at Christmas. I got it out a few times in the winter only went when it hit 40 outside so it wasn't long. I dig every thing it beeps on. You could do the settings on it to only detect certain things. I keep it all on .

 

Looks like a petrified Chicken McNugget from the 1980s...

 

Lol eww.

 

Hard to say but it looks like a hunk of metal slag from a smelter.

 

I have several, but I like my Fishers best. I have a couple of CZ"s and a water detector, along with a Garrett GTA 550.
For whatever reasons, coin collectors also seem to be attracted to metal detecting.
I have found some old/rare/PM coins and jewelry, but its the exception not the rule.
I find that detecting can be very frustrating given all the rusty nails, pop tops and aluminum cans you dig, but just a ring or two will make it all worthwhile.
Keep digging and you will find your treasure.

 

Looks like a piece of slag. But I cannot imagine where such a large piece would come from in the middle of a field.
Usually, something like that is from soldering, and the slag is just small bits. But a chunk like that would be from a large job.
Its possible that its something valuable. Where does it ring up on your metal detector?

 

Well there is still some frost in the ground but not much. I got out for a little while found the most corroded memorial cent I have ever seen, one clad quarter and a well worn and somewhat bent 1920 Mercury dime!

 

Lead is heavy, but very soft.
Its possible that its silver, but where would it come from?
Slag from a smelter seems like a good guess, but just sitting there out in a field with no explanation?
Essentially, something caused it to become slag. If it were from a natural process, there should be more of it and at least a general indication locally. But if its an artifact of some human process, why is it sitting by itself in the middle of a field?
Mystery.

 

Shrews you should get a pinpointer to help with the detector. Theyre about $100. I have a Garret. It turns on or off. No sensitivity setting. Once you get within 2 inches of the object your main detector found it will start vibrating pulsing and beeping. The pulsing goes faster as it gets closer to the object until its a solid pulse and tone when youre right on it. Saves alot of time.

 

I never found these useful.
Its just one more thing to carry and fool with.
The detector field projects both above and below the coil. So I lay the detector down near the hole, and run the plug over the coil. It will sound off when its in there. You can just keep waving handfuls of dirt over the coil til you find it.
This method also gives you the discrimination built into the detector.

 

I had persistent back pain for years that interfered with all activities including detecting (digging). I began using a Hang Ups inversion table and within a month my detecting sessions had increased in time dramatically. They're relatively inexpensive ($100-300) and several brands to choose from. Worth a try.

 

Nice finds!

In the Metal Detecting world, that is referred as A Coin Spill or a Pocket Spill.

 

That’s a mystery to me. I fall in line with those that said slag. However that is a mighty large hunk to find away from a major smelting operation.

 

I like that Minnesota quarter...

I just can't WAIT for the "U.S. Counties" quarters to come out!... I read about it in The Onion.

 

That’s only after the tribute series to sixty years of post it notes runs.