Hey there folks. Josh from Seattle. Ive had my 250 for a week now.. been out of the hobby for a couple years but was quite into my XLT a couple years ago before I had to sell it. I didn't think I'd ever like a detector as much as I did the spectrum but the 250 is a trooper.
My hunt has been limited to my front yard and a local park, but I think I've done quite well, considering. My first target, no kidding, about two feet from my porch steps, gave me a two-for-one wheat and a 1953 roosey! 10 minutes later and about 10 feet away I found a key attached to a holed 1958 Australian silver florin. How random is that? It's on my key chain now. A couple pieces of cheap jewelery also turned up, but I think my favorite find was the Match King striker lighter. The house is from 1900 or so, and I saw a very similar lighter on ebay saying the lighter was from the early to mid 30s.
Two days later, few blocks away at the local park... I was in the 'dig everything' mentality while I was still acquainting myself with it.. I got one of those nickel hits that jumps around faster than a barefoot kid on blacktop. I dug it anyway and at about 5 inches pulled out an 1897 V nickel. In Seattle! Heck I didn't even think we were around back then.
I'll put some pics on when i can find the cord that attaches my computer to my camera. Great tips, great forum. Especially liked the pinpointing vid, very helpful.
My hunt has been limited to my front yard and a local park, but I think I've done quite well, considering. My first target, no kidding, about two feet from my porch steps, gave me a two-for-one wheat and a 1953 roosey! 10 minutes later and about 10 feet away I found a key attached to a holed 1958 Australian silver florin. How random is that? It's on my key chain now. A couple pieces of cheap jewelery also turned up, but I think my favorite find was the Match King striker lighter. The house is from 1900 or so, and I saw a very similar lighter on ebay saying the lighter was from the early to mid 30s.
Two days later, few blocks away at the local park... I was in the 'dig everything' mentality while I was still acquainting myself with it.. I got one of those nickel hits that jumps around faster than a barefoot kid on blacktop. I dug it anyway and at about 5 inches pulled out an 1897 V nickel. In Seattle! Heck I didn't even think we were around back then.
I'll put some pics on when i can find the cord that attaches my computer to my camera. Great tips, great forum. Especially liked the pinpointing vid, very helpful.
