Metal Detecting - 2 Tokens & Pocket watch

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  1. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Hi all,
    Did a short 3 hour detecting hunt at my local park. Found US Coins and Tokens..
    Totals
    25C - 13 each
    10C - 7 each
    5C - 9 each
    1C - 23 each
    2 Tokens - Arcade & Restroom
    1 Pocket Watch (modern)
    2 - Misc Metal
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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Rest room token? When I gotta go, I gotta go and I shouldn't have to use no token............ devil.gif
     
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  4. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    That's a cool watch. And you know that you are covered if you ever happen to be in Indianapolis lol.
     
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  5. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    This was my mantra in Munich. Didn't have the requisite change to get into the restroom at the train station. Was almost a bad day.
     
  6. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    The French have a better bearing on things......pissour. Given the option though, I'd rather .............never mind.
     
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  7. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    The English have an entirely different bearing on things...When I lived there, it was a free for all haha. The world is your urinal. London. :vomit:
     
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  8. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Things are much better in the country.........
     
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  9. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    And we've totally hijacked Paddys' thread.........sorry dear fellow, but that token needed to be addressed. devil.gif
     
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  10. awesomeitems

    awesomeitems Member

    Great finds PaddyMan, the pocket watch looks really neat.:)
     
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  11. DUNK 2

    DUNK 2 Well-Known Member

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  12. DUNK 2

    DUNK 2 Well-Known Member

    Dang it @green18, I just noticed you beat me with the restroom joke.
     
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  13. DUNK 2

    DUNK 2 Well-Known Member

    @paddyman98 I do have a serious question. Before I ask, realize that I know absolutely nothing about metal detecting.

    How often do you go back to the same location and still have a productive hunt?
     
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  14. Noah Finney

    Noah Finney Well-Known Member

    I went detecting today with my garret ace 200 and found 4 wheat cents and a 1940s belt buckle.
     
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  15. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    The wife and I went antique hunting today, but I didn't find a blasted thing that I wanted.............but she did, Lord help me.......
     
  16. 1916D10C

    1916D10C Key Date Mercs are Life! 1916-D/1921-D/1921

    You ain’t kidding.
     
  17. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    I like that last watch! Have you ever reunited an owner with something lost? Also, what do you do with coins no longer fit for circulation?
     
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  18. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Parks and beaches (sand) are great. Just know that there are recently dropped top finds and then there is old buried finds. So when I go to my local park 75% of the items are recently lost items.
    Also I have different sized coils. When I feel like digging for deeper items I use my large coil, since it detects deeper. So every hunt varies.
    The seasons can also affect my finds..
    Summer = more people at the beach more finds
    Winter = less people less finds

    Then there is the weather. I get better signals after it rains when the ground is wet than after a few dry days. A day after a storm at the beach creates cuts in the sand revealing items not detected before. Low tides are better than high tides at the beach.

    Metal Detecting is an art with science and meteorology involved!

    Get it? ;)
     
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  19. DUNK 2

    DUNK 2 Well-Known Member

    Thanks @paddyman98! Metal detecting has always interested me, I’ve just never taken the time to understand and get into it.
     
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  20. COCollector

    COCollector Well-Known Member

    Hey Paddyman, what metal detector do you use?

    Is there a $300-ish detector you'd recommend?
     
  21. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    I have the AV Minelab CTX 3030
    $2500.00
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    So for you..
    Garret has some nice detectors called the
    Ace series.. Ace 400 is what I recommend.
    www.kellycodetectors.com/catalog/search/result/?c=&q=Ace+400
     
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