Went Tresure Huntun' (Metal Detecting) around an old farmstead. Returned with the spoils of conquest
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I wish I had a metal detectors. I could less about what I find, but the fact that I found it, and it's old makes it worth something to me. I'd be happy with 12 buttons and a dial from a washing machine.
[QUOTE=l33tkill;30590283]Thanks! It took 3 years. All in a mile radius.[/QUOTE]
Care to answer a few questions?
[QUOTE=credesniper;30598595]Care to answer a few questions?[/QUOTE]
Depends
The last time I used my metal detector last summer on the beach I found a hoe, five nails, and a long metal pole....
[QUOTE=ZachPL;30598852]The last time I used my metal detector last summer on the beach I found a hoe, five nails, and a long metal pole....[/QUOTE]
At the beach? What a shitty beach
[QUOTE=l33tkill;30598821]Depends[/QUOTE]
Can you reccomend a good starter metal detector, and how did you find all those things within a 1 mile radius over 3 years?
[QUOTE=credesniper;30599479]Can you reccomend a good starter metal detector, and how did you find all those things within a 1 mile radius over 3 years?[/QUOTE]
I would recommend anything from Garrett. Most preferably the "Ace" series. I've personally used the 150 and 250, but have never got around to trying the 350. The 250 and 350 both have a "pinpoint" feature that helps you determine the approximate location of the metal. It helps so you don't dig a larger hole than you need to, and it saves time! I might also recommend the "pro pointer". It's a separate device that pinpoints the EXACT location of the metal in the hole. Thus saves even more time! The 250 would be a great starter for anyone looking to get into the hobby. If you do make sure you get a sturdy shovel/knife/pickax, or bring 2 just in case anything happens to your main tool.
I detect in Pensacola, Fl. There's a lot of history in that city. They have buildings there that date back to the 1700's, and some locations don't have a "history landmark" in the area (even though it's 250+ years old). Thus giving me full rights to detect there. I've been sticking to a single field for about a year now, and most of my finds came from there. I'll continue to search there until it's picked clean.
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Right now I'm using a Garrett Metal Detector GTI2500. It works wonders!
I've always wanted to try hunting in Florida. The state is packed with history and i'll probably have more luck finding things there than an empty field in Kansas
[QUOTE=Esrange;30609722]I've always wanted to try hunting in Florida. The state is packed with history and i'll probably have more luck finding things there than an empty field in Kansas[/QUOTE]
You would think the beaches down here are a prime location to hunt...they're not. The only thing you would find in the beaches are "square" nails, and pocket change. Forts and old towns is where the big stuff is at. Ghost towns are also neat to detect at. When I lived in Utah my dad and I would go up into the old mining shafts. On a 105F day the shaft would be about 40 degrees cooler, which gave us another reason to hunt in there. We only found nails and old bottles, but we found out why they abandoned the shaft. The gold that they were trying to mine turned out to be pyrite (fools gold). I can say it fooled us the first time, because we were looking at a wall glistening with the stuff. We thought we had it made! I find metal detecting to be more of an adventure than a "treasure hunt."
I've done some light research on Kansas, and I might have found something for you to try. It's in Englewood. Here's the link for you. It's basically an old ghost town
[url]http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gtusa/usa/ks/englewood.htm[/url]
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In early February, 1886 with the town only a year old, the Chief reported the following businesses in operation:
-two hotels-the Cattle King, and the Englewood House
-four dry goods/grocery stores
-three drug stores
-two lumber yards
-a newspaper (first issue April 1885)
-a restaurant
- the Post office was established Feb 04, 1885
-many other businesses also listed.
There were also plans to build a church and a school.
1887 was the peak year for this first boom. Some 5000 residents were counted in the entire county. Ashland and Englewood were the leading cities, and no individual population estimates are available. In 1980, only 2599 residents appeared on the census![/quote]
That would be your best bet if you want to find old relics and such.
My brother went with his new metal detector in our backyard awhile ago.. he found an old bed, an old barbeque, and the goddamned rear end of a truck..
I was able to go out Wednesday and found something!
I went to an empty lot maybe 10 minutes away from me. The lot has been used for all sorts of things, like church gatherings, flea markets and such. Most notably a church rummage sale that went on there about a month ago.
I didn't find much other than this, just a few loose coins like pennies from the 60's and 50's.
I think this came from the recent rummage sale, it wasn't buried too far down, maybe an inch, it was practically sticking up out of the ground.
It's about 6 1/2 inches tall, pretty heavy for it's size so it might be silver. I can't read the stamp on the bottom. I see an S, two likes and like a circle. I'm getting a silver and gold testing kit sometime soon so I'll definitely test it.
My mom started to polish it but it looks like she gave up halfway through, so I'll probably finish it.
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Ive found numerous bits of metal in a beach in Normand when a school trip. Too bad they were shell casings from the locals trying to drive away the seabirds.
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