Metal detector finds

I went to a nice park today that had nothing but pea gravel covering the whole sight..made for some easy pickings. This was all I could round up and 3 quarters that are still soaking.

I'd like to see and hear some other stories about people out searching for treasure. HH

 

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And I forgot to ask if I was a millionaire,and if so I'll give it to keep this sight running smooth.

 

I used my uncle's "minesweeper" in the 1990s to search a local hilltop where Hessions had fired cannon. The Battle of Iron Works Hill. Too much fallen leaf debris, 4 inches down was 1970s cig foils, beer can tabs, and bog iron rust spots everywhere. I love that the new detectors dont just beep over any metal, they have a magnetic sensor that tells you the metal. I tested my fathers new Whites detector on coins in his yard.

 

My Grandparents live right outside Gettysburg and I always dreamed about running over that place.

 

My finds.. Almost every other weekend -

 

Very nice https://www.cointalk.com/members/paddyman98.44615/love the cars! Do you find many brass waterhose sprayers? I find one almost everytime I go out. And if I may ask,what's the oldest coin you have ever found?

 

I haven't done much detecting because of tresspass laws in my area. The few good spots are scoured by regulars. I've done respectful woods detecting and found a lot of railway tidbits or old style nails at ruins. Battlefields have a legal loophole of private property for searching. The monet/minnie balls recovered sell cheap still. Every time a hurricane hits Florida I dream of Atocha type spanish treasure that's been stuck in a reef or sand buried. The goodies wash on the freshly exposed sand thats just revealed its own secrets...

 

So this is what I got for and hour at the park not too bad.

5xquarters 1xcanadian
7xdimes 1x Grateful Dead button
1xnickel One of the coppers was a 56
13xzincions wheat. Not a bad hour!
7xcoppers Paddyman I'll never beat your hauls lol.

 

10xcoppers,6xzinc rots,4xdimes,and one fake silver necklace. I'm taking the stone out to go in the little bag I keep stones in. HH all!

 

This is from the other day. I didn't realize the little ring was gold. 2nd photo 4 golds.

 

Very nice Michael, it's always nice finding free gold. Keep posting your finds, I love to see all this cool stuff. What kind or rig do you use? I only have a cheap one but it works well enough,but it took me a while to learn the sounds it makes for certain metals. I'm saving to get a better one. I'm looking for one in the $200 range,can you recommend something?

 

Been using a cheap one and it works fine. The only problem is the cheap caps for the 9 volt keeps breaking a wire. I have a friend who has been fixing it for me, I know what needs to be done but I don't have the skills or tools.
Here are most of my silver (and gold) and dollar coins and halves over the last 2 years.

 

Here are some tungsten and stainless steel rings. There's one ss ring not pictured which is a size 14. Must have belonged to the Incredible Hulk. The ss ring I am wearing with the Celtic knot design is a size 10.

 

3 silver rings today

 

The ground here is like cement, and has been searched to death. So I am hunting clads. The silver is a bonus. 2 golds this year.

 

That's alot of small dollars,wow.

 

I didn't mean to double post. I must have thought there were 2 threads. Sorry.
The dollar coins have been a little slower this year. Although I am only going out on Sundays. Last year I went Sat and Sun.
I was happy with the Eisenhower, and it was a spot I searched before and missed. I prob got a signal and thought it was an iron bar or something.
I went through 2 LONG silver droughts of 2 and 3 months, and the last month or 2 have been good for that.