I would love pointers on detectiing in the snow so I don't ruin my detector! I have THE WORST cabin fever right now
however finding that mercury was amazing...I remember I had to sit down lol...I couldn't believe it! Haha
Sparkgirl , most of my friends don't get me and my love for metal detecting but they usually do seem to perk up if I find something interesting and listen to me tell tell the story just as I listen to them go on about finding the perfect pair of Manolo Blahnik's on ebay,it's all in the hunt,lol. A Mercury dime is on my wish list to find,I think they are the prettiest coins that were minted. I can't tell you how to clean up those old crusty coins but you can do a search or I'll bet someone else will chime in soon. Yes Ringfinder I am very lucky but it was actually my mister that got me interested in detecting.I know not alot of women metal detect...at least it seems that way...don't understand it, it's so fun and fascinating!
I felt the same way that until I found something specific I wouldn't be a "real detectorist" lol...except my target was a gold ring...which I still haven't found.btw
totally unrelated question...last night I was counting my clad from last years hunts and noticed a lot of it was very crusted...some pennies had holes in them, some were bent, etc....but you could still tell they were Pennies...I want to cash them in at the bank...is there a certain condition they have to be in? Can they refuse to accept the bad ones? I'm gonna buy a rock tumbler and clean them up more, but that certainly won't fix the one with the hole in the middle lol
The only time I detect in the snow is when I get a call for help - I am part of a website called the ring finders, people lose their rings quite a bit while having snowball fights, shoveling, cleaning their car off etc. So, it's more of a pin-pointed area I search. Otherwise, no detecing while the ground is frozen and covered in snow
