Newbie from New Mexico and Oklahoma

[GirlWithWolf]

I dont use a pinpointer, never have. The only time I can see the practical use is if you are on someone's lawn or a park and wish to keep your dig holes smaller. The pin point on a Nokta simplex does take some practice to master thats my only complaint. Sounds like its a package deal the Nokta and the pinpointer, which sort of looks like a little flashlight for that price. you might wish to check out kellyco.com for prices, bundles and deals.

Thank you, that will save me some money, which is always good. I'll check out that site and see what I can find. Thanks again for the guidance.

 

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[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[RGINN]

Another book I should have told you about. Get that Oklahoma and Oklahoma Treasure Tales by Steve Wilson. Should still be easy to find where you're at and your Dad may already have it. You're right in the middle of where a lot of those treasure stories are about.

 

[Older The Better]

Don’t use a pinpointer either, I put my shovel in and pop up the dirt then set the detector nearby and grab a hunk and waive over the coil… if nothing beeps I check the hole again make the hole a little bigger and go again…. Always check your hole again before you walk away sometimes there’s more than one item

 

[GirlWithWolf]

Welcome to the forum!

Thank you.

Another book I should have told you about. Get that Oklahoma and Oklahoma Treasure Tales by Steve Wilson. Should still be easy to find where you're at and your Dad may already have it. You're right in the middle of where a lot of those treasure stories are about.

Thank you. I searched Oklahoma treasure on Apple Books for those, they aren't there but I found 3 others and one is just $4. I'll try it and see if I can find the ones you recommend. I'm definitely within driving distance to some interesting sites. The ranch we were on the land owner told me there used to be two cabins there until the 1950s and though some resort in the Wichita Mountains was a safe haven for outlaws, many wanted to send observers to make sure there was only friendly faces there. So they'd stay in the cabin until the party returned to say the coast was clear. He listed some names but Jesse James and Belle Starr stick out the most.

Don’t use a pinpointer either, I put my shovel in and pop up the dirt then set the detector nearby and grab a hunk and waive over the coil… if nothing beeps I check the hole again make the hole a little bigger and go again…. Always check your hole again before you walk away sometimes there’s more than one item

Thanks for the advice, I'll do that. I know what you mean about more than one item, the coins I found Sunday had to all be dropped, lost, whatever, at the same time. They were grouped together too closely, at least in this newbie's opinion.

 

[RGINN]

That Museum of the Great Plains down there should have that. And any treasure books by J. Frank Dobie, get those. Never loan those books out cause it's hard to get them back. I'm just really jealous of where you live cause it was my favorite part of the country to explore. Since you're a good trustworthy person, I'll maybe give you a lead to where you probably can find some treasure. I'll think about it for awhile, haha! IF I tell you, you'll understand why I have to think about it. Take care.

 

[Old Bookaroo]

GirlWithWolf: Welcome to TN! Every state has a bureau of mines and geology (different states, different names for that department). Most of them have a wealth of information that is either free or very low cost. And it is generally far more reliable than most treasure hunting "literature."

Since you are in New Mexico, check out:

Gold Panning in New Mexico

geoinfo.nmt.edu

It's a useful collection of information - and it's free!

2.0 - Here's another dandy package of New Mexico information:

https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/guides/rockhound/RockhoundGuide.pdf

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

 

[GirlWithWolf]

GirlWithWolf: Welcome to TN! Every state has a bureau of mines and geology (different states, different names for that department). Most of them have a wealth of information that is either free or very low cost. And it is generally far more reliable than most treasure hunting "literature."

Since you are in New Mexico, check out:

Gold Panning in New Mexico

geoinfo.nmt.edu

It's a useful collection of information - and it's free!

2.0 - Here's another dandy package of New Mexico information:

https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/guides/rockhound/RockhoundGuide.pdf

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

Thank you for the info. I’m not in NM as much as I used to be but still go a lot and consider it home. I’ll check this out and know what to look for in the place that is about to be my new home.