new things found at depot

[boojagirl]

 

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is there a way to clean the things I have found? or would that ruin them? Also would it be worth it to search the grass along the roads going through alleys? I don't want to bother if there is little or no chance of finding anything.

 

[Deerhunter24]

The grass along any alleys would be a great spot for old coins to lurk. Just don't give up. When I first got my metal detector about 4 years ago I didn't find anything. Probably because I only used it in my back yard. You've got to go to places where coins were lost. Try to find some places near where u live to search such as parks and schools. This will help you learn how to use the machine properly. Just don't give up.

I gave up after a few months. However, two years after that I decided to give it another chance as I had not found a coin yet. In the first two years, I probably used it 10 times, but most of the times were in the first month of getting the detector. I picked it up again June 25th, 2004. I went to a local park and told myself I would find a coin. It took about an hour, but I found a Canadian Dime. In hte next hour or so I managed to find a few more coins and a Silver Ring. To say the least...I was hooked. Just keep at it. Since June 2004, which hasn't been quite two years yet, I have dug over 3,000 coins total including 50 silver coins, over 300 wheat pennies, and 25 Indianheads. Just keep at it. I'm still learning too. I hunt with people who find 5000-7000 coins a year!!! It can happen. You just need to search the right places and really, really get to learn your equipment.

Deerhunter24

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Boo
Looks like you are hitting some stuff now. I know you are working with a inexpensive machine and thats ok ,because you can still find alot of great stuff. You really need to learn the machine,no matter what brand so that you dont miss the good stuff. The best way to do this is to lay money out on the ground....pennies..dimes...and then rusty old metal...screws nails bottle caps pulltabs etc . Space them apart and go over each item and listen to the tone. This is going to really help you in the field . Put a nail and dime next to each other and listen closely. There should be some type of discriminator button or knob on the machine ...turn this back and forth until it tunes out the nail and only picks up on the silver. Keep practicing. Its takes awhile to learn, but once you know your machines signals you will be able to really start finding things and have a better time at it. You said you didnt like the manual...but you have to know what each control is for.
You are going to have some problems hunting near the tracks because your machine will pick up the rails, if you have it in the all metal mode...
Maybe there is a metal detecting club in your area or someone on this forum who lives near you that can help you out.

And definitely search those alleys...anywhere that there was foot traffic. But go slow...Make sure you are swinging the detector in a paced pattern..slow slow is the key....with the cheaper models the beep is sometimes delayed and you need to swing back over the place you were a few seconds before...once you find the spot hold your detector over it and make sure you have the right so you aren't digging for no reason.

Best of luck...I am glad you joined the forum ..there is a ton of information here...and even tho some of it you wont understand right away, the more you hunt,the easier it becomes to understand what people are talking about.
Keep up the good work,....and get those girls a digger!

 

[boojagirl]

ok, I will try the alley ways, there are lots of them around here, the best luck will probably be the ones that go past places like the Dairy Queen and stuff, I plan on looking by the river again later in the summer when the water warms up and more people go swimming and at the depot after the concert thing starts.