Metal detecting anyone?

I live in N.Illinois, don't think there was any fighting around here. These were found a short distance from a training/transition camp. The person losing the Mass. button was a long way from home.

 

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So what it looks like you found was a souvenir token that they sold at The Barcelona Zoo in Spain where Snowflake was kept. Here is some info from the GuinnessWorldRecords.com website - Quote - "Little Snowflake was a unique male albino western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) who lived at Barcelona Zoo from 1966 until his death from age-related ill health on 24 November 2003. Unlike full albinos, Little Snowflake had blue eyes, suggesting that he was a chinchilla albino, caused by a recessive mutant gene form called chinchilla (also responsible for white tigers)." - Unquote

 

I'm confused.. How do you detect glass if your detecting for metal? It's called Metal Detecting not Glass Detecting Just bothering you. Nice finds. I'm the opposite. I have founds thousands of coins, tokens, medals and artifacts. I will post a few one day.

 

If I find glass then I'm stuck there like a fly on, well you know...LOL

 

Wish I had a detector with a number system. These two were at a stoop in an old part of the city.

 

Thats interesting It made it from Barcelona to Denver Wish I hadn"t nicked the patina

 

I've been thinking of getting a detector but I'm not sure that there is a lot of area around here to use it. None of the parks allow it which leaves private land. How do you people arrange it with property owners?

 

I usually hit a lot of heavily used paths. looked for buildings being torn down. I have a couple of private areas next to the Tennessee river to hunt this summer on vacation

 

There is a young guy on Youtube that goes by the name nuggetnoggin. He has a lot of great detecting videos and bottle hunts. Check him out!

 

An old dump will be full of metal trash such as iron and such so when you dig the signal you may end up seeing glass or bottles, if you see glass you can be pretty sure you are at a dump.

 

Does everyone have pinpointers and the detectors? Are there brands to stay away from?

 

Not everyone does. Mine are both tonal. My old White Bounty Hunter has a V.U. Meter and my Tesoro has only tonal. I bought what I could afford at the time. Most all have a discrimination mode regardless, it just takes practice listening to the tone. It's always best to stay with the best brands though, Whites, Tesoro, Garrett, & Mine Lab ( very pricey but used extensively by our soldiers overseas ). The only one to stay away from for sure is an old Radio Shack brand model, they did not put much effort into their units.

 

And that's likely where we will spend the rest of our day. LOL.

 

I've tried the direct approach, just walking up and asking, with the detectorist proviso that any holes you dig will be filled in to look like it was never dug and any garbage found will be carted away. This works well with farmers. But I had an incident where I asked and got permission from a second home owner from the city only to have her lawyer show up 15 minutes after we shook hands, to tell me to leave the property asap. You won't always win but do always respect their final decision, it's the law and good common sense.

 

Old stone walls, like coin markers are also an excellent way to metal detect or to find dumps with bottles and other artifacts. using a compass try to find the southern end of the wall as this is most likely where the dump is to be found. It would carry away any odors associated with leftover meats and other organic trash by way of prevailing northern winds. If just looking for bottles, try to find the remains and holes of old out houses. It was a place, when trousers went down, that coins fell out and were lost forever, not to mention, trash was also buried in them as a last layer before the outhouse was moved and the hole filled in.

 

Here in Denver there is a city that owns the mineral rights. there isnt any metal detecting or gold panning etc. 5000$ fine. I have had a lot of luck with my Bounty hunter. It was the high end model when I bought it. I would love to have a White or a Garrett. I am Cheap it took me a couple of years to pay this one off.

 

I have always wanted to find some old coins I have found a few silver coins but mostly clad and gaming tokens.

 

I hunt construction sites and street/sidewalk tear-ups. Check your local city council meeting notes on the city website for construction news.

 

Well How does it Do? I have a few buddies that are in that business.

 

You won't get rich, but occasionally you get a cherry. Depends on what you collect or how much you're into history.