Finds from Metal Detecting?

donot give up on metal detecting you never know what you find.we live in upstate ny and the weather been great so we been doing some extra metal dtecting and been finding some silver rings and some old dimes my 8year old son found 1832 well i geuss it a 1832 date very hard to see.try some hiking paths,or old parks never can get everything,also try different setting on your detector.enjoy your hunting!

 

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It is hard at first to find items in the hole. I bought a hand held pinpointer, they are like a mini detector and are used to find the item quicker in the hole. When you get within a few inches of a metal object in the hole you dig, the pinpointer will go off like a detector would. I would not detect without one. I have one now that hooks right up to the detector and used the detectors batteries and sounds off in my headphones.
Thats the reason so many people buy detectors then they sit in a closet. Its not as easy as it sounds or looks. You have to learn what the detector is telling you take time to do that. Best way is to bury various coin types in the ground in a clean area of ground (one minus junk targets). Bury them say around 5 inches down and listen to what each coin sounds like at that depth and go out and dig only those targets. You will be rewarded. The old stuff is 90% of the time down at least 4-5 inches. Stick with it and you will be rewarded. Jim

 

Jim's idea is excellent, setting up a test area is good practice, and, since you know what is buried and the various depths, a good way to get to know your machine.

 

What one did you buy?

 

Ed:
Who are you asking?

 

treasurehunt i was replying to the person that was having a hard time with the metal detector on finding things.my son and my self went out again this past weekend and found two more silver pentents a couple of old wheaties in the thirties and about 4.00 in new stuff.i have a whites dfx and he has a whites m6..im looking for that big box full of good old coins ..lol...keep hunting folks.

 

I have been thinking about getting into detecting, just as a side hobby. Can any of you recommend a detector thats not going to break me?

 

I made my own detector...I bought the parts from
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/

in a kit...I have used it here and there but I never find anything that is worth a damn. I found a necklace and some keys, cans and the like.

 

Ed:
I am also prejudiced toward Whites detecotors, and have used them since about 1989.
They are excellent machines.

 

bq--
check out Whites web site, they have very good machines, see note above.