Metal Detecting

[*bengalfan74*]

(01-04-2018, 10:50 AM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: My Dad and I dabble with his every now and then.  He's found old coins before, but nothing real expensive.  I found one of his old toy cars in the yard of the house he grew up in.  That was pretty cool.  He remembers that car, but not what happened to it.  His good friend found some old gold coins out in the farm field a few years back.  I guess back then the town held a carnival every year (1900s-1920s) where this farm field is now.  I wonder how much farm equipment he dug up first before he found that gold? 

Digging junk is just a part of it you have to accept lol. When I'm on an old house site I dig everything. If you don't you're taking a big chance of passing up something really cool ! I once had a super great signal coming up like 99 reading on my Garrett detector, this was at a 1890's house site. I was pumped thinking silver dollar. It was a small brass bell laying straight up and down giving off that good round signal. HAHA

Can slaw, aluminum cans chopped up by lawnmowers, pull tabs, rusty nails, the little foil tops off of juice bottles all give off signals like good targets. If I'm on a newer site like at a public park on the beach or something I'll often start passing some of those iffy targets.

I bet I've found a dozen or more ole matchbox/hot wheels cars and a couple of the old army jeeps and trucks.

I just hunt real laid back and lazy and I really enjoy it. My buddy I detect with is 20 years younger and detect's with a fist, I don't even try and keep up.

I'll post a small part of his coin finds today.