The weather is really nice the past couple of days here, so I decided to go out detecting around the house. We moved here is July and I haven't had time between work, kids and moving to do anything else. Well the kids are at school and I'm home by myself and the wife didn't leave me a list to do so I figured I go out and see if I could find some spare change or something around the new place. I have had this machine over couple years but never have found alot of time to use it. I have found plenty nails spent shells and other junk... But nothing with any value until today. Found my 1st coin.. I am getting better at pin pointing items so I'm not digging a half acre up at a time. I'm on my way to being rich!!

Won't make you rich, but it's a start!

Congratulations Salem trapper! I don't remember my first coin anymore to many years ago. Detecting is like so many other things. To find a lot you not only have to get out a lot. You have to be where there are things to find.
It can be as addictive as many other things.

Mac

Of course not finding a "to do" list was a high-value find as well!

Redknot I had a small to do list I also had yesterday day off since I have to work the weekend so I got my list done yesterday so today would be a do nothing day! Do nothing days I have found out are worse than a list of to do's boredom is a killer

I prefer water detecting. It's easier and for me, it's been more productive when it comes to finding jewelry and coins.

If you had a dime for every time...

Try to get on "the curse of Oak Island" show. They seem to find about as much you are. That would be a "Top Pocket" find for them.

The first coin I ever found metal detecting was a 50 peso, Mexican coin. I asked for a metal detector for Christmas one year and received one from each set of grandparents. My brother, 2 friends and I were using them in a grass field behind their house in a grid pattern. We kept finding a lot of junk, mostly aluminum pull tabs. I did find a small lock. A neighbor came out and asked what we were doing. We told him and then got called in for lunch. When we came back out I found the Mexican coin and between us we found 87 cents in pennies, nickels and dimes. None of the coins were buried. I'm sure the kindly neighbor seeded them for us to find.

Keith

To bad it’s only worth a penny.

What year? Is it silver or clad?

Bob it's 2003

Yes

I saved my first find and put it in a 2x2. It will never be worth more than face value, but it is kind of cool to have the #1.

Nox 800 now
previously Ace 300
AT Pro

Wait til you find a quarter! The rush is real haha

Cool find. Any find aside from rusty nails and pull tabs is fun.

Just detecting in my own yard I've found a few coins, mostly pennies. And I found a loaded 30-30 cartridge.

And there must have been boys living in this house in years past... Because I've found lots of Hot Wheel/Matchbox cars... It's usually just pieces of them. Probably lawnmower victims.

My detector isn't nice. In fact it's Amazon bottom tier. It was pretty frustrating starting out but things got better when I added a pinpoint detector.

I've been thinking if I could get permission I would go detect under the bleachers at the high school... I could probably make enough in one trip to buy more batteries. Lol

Mike

Mark K
I wish I would have put my first coin in one them little holders and marked it. I may still have it if it wasn't a newer coin. I sold a few coins when I first started detecting but would guess unless it was older it went in pile. Was actually mostly all wheatie that I sold. For the most part I have kept everything I found that wasn't straight up trash. I even save the little bit of trash copper lead brass. Anything worth putting in a load going for scrap.
I know I still have the first gold ring I found and any ring that wasn't returned to owner. Even have one nice stainless ring I like that Ive been wearing for years. Got couple other titanium rings and another small piece. Set on bass of the lamp by my chair. Rings aren't even worth anything at pawn shop. So I have them right here to look at for inspiration.
Anyway Im not one to get rid of things. So I got a card board box with 33 years worth small items in it. Even modern clad what I didn't loose playing cards or spend on a soda.
I'd love to have a Nox and it may be my next machine if I decide to sell my gold items. Maybe I will hit the lottery or find big gold bar. Lol.
Here are my 3 junk rings and little eagle pin with runestone. 1975 was the year I graduated so set it there. Not sure what the pin was made for? My little shrine reminds me to just go do it.


Mac

These two rings are genuine 1733 Fleet shipwreck treasure. Found about 20-30 feet apart.

The real deal. Probably the best find I will ever make unless I hit pirate gold.

For a fun day picking up or digging clad check out your local high school football And baseball bleachers. Half of it will be laying in the first 1/4 inch of sand. Lots of trash under there. It will certainly help your discrimination game.