Found 5 Mercury dimes yesterday and got two on VIDEO !!! LUCKY

[john37115]

Hi folks I thought you might enjoy a little video I made of the Etrac detecting a 10" and 8" Mercury dime.
I don't know how I got lucky enough to get them on video but I did. I would have recorded all 5 that I dug yesterday but the other signals were a bit more iffy so I decided not to take a chance of wasting my memory card OH WELL!!
This is my first real attempt to put some time into making a video where I actually played with some effects and stuff
let me know what you think.

John

 

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[Bridge End Farm]

congrats John

cool video of discovery

great post

 

[wildcatman71]

great vid....

 

[zaxfire69]

I gotta try one of those Minelabs. Awesome finds friend.

 

[Lookin]

Awesome hunt and video! A little "Blair Witchy" there for a bit, but an awesome video! Thanks for sharing. I think I'd be pounding that location!!!!

 

[silverfinder]

Great video - great narration, great music, and great fun. Felt like I was out there.

 

[The Beep Goes On]

Cool

HH!
Beep

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[tank014]

Awesome finds. I do have one word of caution though. Please be careful using a shovel like that in park grounds. We all need to remember what image we are giving when we go to public places like these and start digging large holes with shovels like that. I don't mean to be a downer but I just want to make sure that our hobby lasts.
Thanks and HH,
Frank

 

[nova]

You got the ideal machine. That is amazing those deep coins and a good solid beep.
Thanks Frank, glad you mentioned that. I enjoy the hobby to much to have it stripped
away like some states already have.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice Finds John-old silver is fun. HH.

 

[mrhinman]

A little "Blair Witchy" there for a bit, but an awesome video!

I agree there... try to keep your camera pointed where your audience wants to look, not elsewhere. Sometimes zooming back a bit helps the audience see the "bigger picture" and makes it easier for you to keep the cam steady.

Great job with the editing... you use Cyberlink PowerDirector or Pinnacle Studio or something else?

 

[Arthur-Canada]

Next time we have to try that baby out up here in some Canadian parks.

 

[moonshine]

outstanding video, very well done.

 

[Arthur-Canada]

Awesome finds. I do have one word of caution though. Please be careful using a shovel like that in park grounds. We all need to remember what image we are giving when we go to public places like these and start digging large holes with shovels like that. I don't mean to be a downer but I just want to make sure that our hobby lasts.
Thanks and HH,
Frank

More to the point...it is not always the tools you use to recover the target but how you leave the ground after you are done. Finishing the video with a nice shot of the buried hole would go a long way to educate these over zealous parks people that it can be done with little or no damage to the grounds.

 

[john37115]

Thanks for your support everyone. It is very difficult and time consuming to make one of these small videos.
I spent about 20 hours on editing and clipping to make this video and I found it very enjoyable.
The problem I found in capturing the video whilst trying to dig your hole ( especially through this tough ground with a layer of gravel just underneath the grass) was holding the camera still let alone pointed in the right direction. Sorry for the Blair Witchy effect like I said this was my first experience with video-ing myself.

John

 

[john37115]

Awesome finds. I do have one word of caution though. Please be careful using a shovel like that in park grounds. We all need to remember what image we are giving when we go to public places like these and start digging large holes with shovels like that. I don't mean to be a downer but I just want to make sure that our hobby lasts.
Thanks and HH,
Frank

I agree totally. It a great video and it is also sending the message that it is OK to dig big old hold in public properties without proper filling in. Which it is NOT.

This is one of the reasons many towns had been or try to restrict metal detecting.

I also don't want to be mean but we need to be careful to preserve the hobby.

Happy Hunting

I see your point guys, the only problem is with this property is the gravel underlayment that covers about 99% of this fairground. It can be from 1" to 12" deep and is just under the grass. It was actually suggested to me by several Fairboard members that have been there watching me dig to use a big shovel or a pick ( their WORDS ) because the ground was so hard. Ordinarily if I were in a landscaped area or digging in nice sod in someones yard, then yes I would be using a Leshe handtool ( only because they look less obtrusive, not because you dig a neater hole ) BUT in this ground it is physically impossible ( I've tried ) to dig a hole with a small hand trowel. That being said I detect on average about 20 hours or more a week ( for the past 8 years ) and dig thousands of holes, I have become very neat with the larger shovel with much practice. I assure you I am one of the most anal persons you'll ever meet about leaving a neat appearance to my backfilled holes.

 

[rig runner09]

NICE

 

[KirkTN]

OUTSTANDING!!! 5 Mercury Dimes in a two hour hunt on a site that has been hammered, I must say you are one of the Top detectorist going today. About the time I think the Old Fairgrounds is hunted out you manage to bring it back to life. I know what you mean about the gravel there at the fairgrounds. I've nearly sprained my wrist and ankle diging there. Good video too Brother. I felt like I was there!

Attention: In John's defense he is a pro all the way. He knows the detectorist's code of ethics like the back of his hand. We've detected together hundreds of times and I can tell you first hand John is not only a perfectionist but an artist when it comes to retrieving targets while leaving the ground looking natural once the target it retrieved. He doesn't get in a hurry. He also hauls off any junk he digs, and gathers up any surface trash that he comes across while detecting.

John is an inspiration and a great role model in the areas of preservation, and promotion of our wonderful hobby of metal detecting.

P.S. Yes, I am his brother, still, the truth is the truth! He is always welcomed back by the property owners. Bravo Bro!

 

[Captn SE]

John,

Thanks for spending all your time and effort into videotaping yourself. I enjoyed the video...it really reminds me of all the videos my buddy and I did back in '07 and '08 of digging deep silver. The big difference between your vid and ours is that the camerman and the md'er were the same in yours, while my buddy was the cameraman and I was the md'er. When someone is videotaping you, you can make a much smoother, less jittery, and thorough (from signal to dig to target recovery) without interruption. I don't think I would ever make a vid on my own. Too difficult...I need both my hands for digging in the turf. I commend you for being the cameraman and the detectorist!!

With that said, you did very well finding 5 mercs and just 1 wheatie. If I had that kind of silver to wheat ratio for the whole year, I'd have over 1000 silvers.

HH,

CAPTN SE
Dan