My name is Iskuli. I am the daughter of Adawehe. Adawehe has been metal detecting for 45 years. He bought a White’s Classic ID ProScan 800 for his 13 year old grandson last Christmas. His grandson, my son, used it a few times, but did not develop an interest in treasure hunting. The treasure-hunting bug, on the other hand, has bitten me. Before leaving that Christmas, he gave me guidance and instruction “on steroids,” and I was able to avoid rookie mistakes through his tutelage. Consequently, I have found 11 rings, 6 silver coins and over $100.00 in new money. Not bad for a treasure hunting newbie!
My dad moved from Oklahoma to Texas in May. He brought with him a brand new toy, the famed: Minelab Explorer 2 that he had purchased a week before moving down here. It appears the Explorer 2 does everything, except the dishes!
Now begins a tale of two intense people, who are competitive by nature, and obsessed by choice, with the passion of metal detecting…
Our 1st day of hunting since Christmas: Only 45 minutes of daylight, and I convinced Dad to go for a quick hunt at the local lake park a few minutes from home. He cautioned me that with his “new” detector, I shouldn’t be disappointed, if he finds more coins and jewelry than my “little” inferior machine. Less than 10 minutes after starting the hunt, my “little” machine helped me find a nice silver wedding band. As I teased him with the find, I mentioned, “It was like David and Goliath today.” Born that day is the on-going saga of the weekly hunts we will share with all of you through posts on TreasureNet.
May 24th – June 11th: Each time we hunt we have 2 categories we compete: The best find, and the most coins. Just as I was getting a little big in the britches, Dad found an 1899 Barber Quarter in rocky, sandy beach soil; with clay base about 8 inches deep. This is an area I assured him I had already “hunted out” weeks before. He left the coin in the 8” hole, so I could test David, and when I swung the loop over the quarter, I didn’t even hear a beep. The display showed the quarter, but the sound wasn’t there. Hmmmm, I learned something important about David that day. If coins are deeper than about 5 inches, the sound is a whisper and very minimal, but the display will still show there is a coin in the soil. A few days later, a different “hunted out” place by me, my Dad found 1926s Mercury Dime in rocky soil about 5 inches deep. He also found a silver ring that should have been mine! Dad is now recommending we go to ALL of the areas I say I have hunted out….Did I mention I am beginning to dislike Goliath?
Needless to say, Dad was very confident that Goliath, and the so-called learning curve with Explorer 2, did not apply to him. Soon after the above hunt, I found another ring and a few Wheaties. He found nothing, squat, zilch, unless of course, you count a bunch of 8’’– 10” deep cans. Two hunts later he discovered that his machine was only partially plugged in…OOPS…. Note to ones self: “Check yourself, before you wreck yourself!” All machines work best when plugged in, with batteries that still have juice…Duh!!
In the local downtown park (est. 1857), a park that had been hunted by many, many detectorists, in 95 degree Texas heat, what I found, 3 inches deep, had me jumping up and down, running around in circles, and making a bee-line for my Dad who was hunting 200 feet from me yelling, “I don’t know what it is, I don’t know what it is, but it looks old” He looked at it, and then at me, and said, “Holy cow!” “You just found an 1876 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR.”
Last but not least, I found a beautiful sterling silver ring with 3 awesome red stones, 3 inches deep, in sand at the lake. As of this writing, I still don’t know what kind of stones are in the ring.
My “little machine” has kicked some serious Goliath butt lately. But never fear, Goliath is down, but not out. My dad has been watching his video, reading his owners manual, and assures me that David is “going down” our next hunt! He is watching our mailbox like a hawk in anticipation of his platypus. He assures me that the only reason David has been able to compete is because his loop is too big for the trashy area we are hunting.
Who will be victorious next week, David or Goliath? Who are you cheering for? We'll attach pics in our next post. Until next week….Adieu!
My dad moved from Oklahoma to Texas in May. He brought with him a brand new toy, the famed: Minelab Explorer 2 that he had purchased a week before moving down here. It appears the Explorer 2 does everything, except the dishes!
Now begins a tale of two intense people, who are competitive by nature, and obsessed by choice, with the passion of metal detecting…
Our 1st day of hunting since Christmas: Only 45 minutes of daylight, and I convinced Dad to go for a quick hunt at the local lake park a few minutes from home. He cautioned me that with his “new” detector, I shouldn’t be disappointed, if he finds more coins and jewelry than my “little” inferior machine. Less than 10 minutes after starting the hunt, my “little” machine helped me find a nice silver wedding band. As I teased him with the find, I mentioned, “It was like David and Goliath today.” Born that day is the on-going saga of the weekly hunts we will share with all of you through posts on TreasureNet.
May 24th – June 11th: Each time we hunt we have 2 categories we compete: The best find, and the most coins. Just as I was getting a little big in the britches, Dad found an 1899 Barber Quarter in rocky, sandy beach soil; with clay base about 8 inches deep. This is an area I assured him I had already “hunted out” weeks before. He left the coin in the 8” hole, so I could test David, and when I swung the loop over the quarter, I didn’t even hear a beep. The display showed the quarter, but the sound wasn’t there. Hmmmm, I learned something important about David that day. If coins are deeper than about 5 inches, the sound is a whisper and very minimal, but the display will still show there is a coin in the soil. A few days later, a different “hunted out” place by me, my Dad found 1926s Mercury Dime in rocky soil about 5 inches deep. He also found a silver ring that should have been mine! Dad is now recommending we go to ALL of the areas I say I have hunted out….Did I mention I am beginning to dislike Goliath?
Needless to say, Dad was very confident that Goliath, and the so-called learning curve with Explorer 2, did not apply to him. Soon after the above hunt, I found another ring and a few Wheaties. He found nothing, squat, zilch, unless of course, you count a bunch of 8’’– 10” deep cans. Two hunts later he discovered that his machine was only partially plugged in…OOPS…. Note to ones self: “Check yourself, before you wreck yourself!” All machines work best when plugged in, with batteries that still have juice…Duh!!
In the local downtown park (est. 1857), a park that had been hunted by many, many detectorists, in 95 degree Texas heat, what I found, 3 inches deep, had me jumping up and down, running around in circles, and making a bee-line for my Dad who was hunting 200 feet from me yelling, “I don’t know what it is, I don’t know what it is, but it looks old” He looked at it, and then at me, and said, “Holy cow!” “You just found an 1876 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR.”
Last but not least, I found a beautiful sterling silver ring with 3 awesome red stones, 3 inches deep, in sand at the lake. As of this writing, I still don’t know what kind of stones are in the ring.
My “little machine” has kicked some serious Goliath butt lately. But never fear, Goliath is down, but not out. My dad has been watching his video, reading his owners manual, and assures me that David is “going down” our next hunt! He is watching our mailbox like a hawk in anticipation of his platypus. He assures me that the only reason David has been able to compete is because his loop is too big for the trashy area we are hunting.
Who will be victorious next week, David or Goliath? Who are you cheering for? We'll attach pics in our next post. Until next week….Adieu!
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