What find got you hooked?

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

I had been a lurker on Tnet for 4 months learning my new detector, hitting the mulch and tot lots, reading about all of the cool finds. Maybe going out once a week for an hour or 2. One day decided to hike a bit into the woods where I knew there was an old chimney. About 10 minutes at this site and out popped this coin, looking cleaner and brighter than the dozens of clad coins I had found up to that point. Holding that small piece of buried pristine history definitely was what got me hooked. My first silver coin.

Anyone else have a coin or find that set the hook really deep?

 

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[Pacific_Searcher]

My best friend found a 1912 Barber quarter barely sticking out of the ground next to a well on his grandmothers property in 1992. He gave it to me cause he didn't care about old coins. Fast forward to 18 months ago I bought my first detector (now have 3 and a pointer). Fast forward to 3 weeks ago same said best friend just bought his first detector. (hes not getting that barber back)

 

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[mk4125]

...a brass ship stencil found in the shallow end of a harbor. Hooked for life.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Bought my house in 2005. It's in an old coal mining town, established in 1893. I decided to buy a Titan 3000xd metal detector to see if I could find any history. The very first target was this coal miner's check tag. When the the miner's went in to the mine, they would grab there tag off a board, and then return it when they came out. Alway's wondered how it got in the yard, if it's supposed to be on the board. A little story on this picture. I didn't know what it was at first, so I went on the interweb, and finally found out what it was. During the research, I ran across a guy that has a huge collection of tag's from across the US. I contacted him to see if he would be interested in adding it to his collection. I tried to take some pictures of it to send to him, but couldn't get the letter's to show, so I wound up tracing the letter's with Window's Paint, so he could see what it say's. Turn's out he didn't have one, so I sent it to him. Kinda wish I still had it.

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I bet! I wouldnt have been able to part with it.

 

[White Wolf]

Found this whistle (British Policeman's one) couple years ago after 3 months using MD. It was a very unexpected find for that small park in Cobourg,Ontario. I started to LOVE this hobby after I found this. Cheers!

 

[creskol]

I'm so sorry that you experienced such a profound loss. Thank you for what you wrote. I also found your quote quite powerful.

Thank you very much Z.K.

 

[creskol]

Sorry to hear about that. Losing a lady friend is certainly a tough one, and Ive lost a couple over the years. Nothing that tragic though, fortunately. Take it easy.

Thank you Old Pueblo!

 

[Old Pueblo]

Found this whistle (British Policeman's one) couple years ago after 3 months using MD. It was a very unexpected find for that small park in Cobourg,Ontario. I started to LOVE this hobby after I found this. Cheers!

Very cool find.

 

[Gridwalker306]

When I first started, I found a few cool things to keep me interested. But then a few months into my detecting I became HOOKED, and things went into overdrive when I found a Morgan and two Barber halves in the same hole.

 

[tjb200]

It's not what I found that got me hooked. What got me hooked is the thought of what I could find.


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[Eu_citzen]

Not a find really, but a coincidence. I early on had an interest in rocks & prospecting. At the same place I was prospecting a guy had a shop, selling MD's.
One day I figured I'd try it. And I was hooked, but not thanks to a specific find, but the thrill of the hunt. Besides having an interest in history didn't help..

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice coin find, congratulations!