Awaiting quattro

[greedykind]

I just bought a minelab quattro and am anxiously awaiting its arrival.Wher are good places to start.I know parks ,bus stops etc.But i have heard old churchs,plowed fields,even woods.Thanks charlie

 

[njnydigger]

Anywhere that's legal to hunt is fair game. I am new to this forum, but, have been detecting for roughly 2 years now. Try keeping it simple in the beginning. Hit some of the local parks, beaches, lakes, etc. It's going to take you roughly 60 to 100 hours just to become "one" with your machine. That is a typical time range across the board for all makes and models. Finally, keep this in mind...it's not so much the detector, but rather, the user who makes the magic happen. Live, breathe and eat learning your machine and try to research older, "virgin" sites through the internet and history books. Using these methods will produce spectacular results

 

[wyohunter99]

Some of my hot spots are empty lots where old houses and shops have been.....

 

[edjcox]

The well worn beaches and swiming holes... People lose rings due to cold water and shriviling hands...
Get a sandsifter..

 

[greedykind]

Is there a specific site you go to to view history of a certain region?

 

[kschae4]

I like historicaerials.com.. I think I found it on the maps forum ? A website where you can view aerial maps of land going back to 1931 in many cases...
It's a good tool for metal detecting, specifically to see how the land usage has changed over the last 70 yrs or so..Not every city had been mapped, but many have that I'm interested in. Some streets may appear mis-named (relatively few) but all in all it's a great research tool..

HH

 

[greedykind]

Thanks .How about a place to look up the coins ya found?And what accessories should i buy to make my days in the field a little easier?Headphones,pointer,

 

[Prep1957]

I use old plat books the older the better.Also taking an Original old plat book out to the landowner is a real ice breaker sometimes it will get you into places on its own it may even show picture of property or house.I do pick up plat books around 1932 before the crash times were good and everyone had an advertisement lots of pictures.Get a good coin book I was finding 3 cent silver coins thought they were tokens for about 5 years threw them in junk token box with non us coins a lot of the civil war tokens I found were worth more than most coins I were finding.I like hunting civil war era spots that had house on it in a plowed field for some reason the silver coins come out black and hard to clean I sell them to coin dealer as is collectors still like them.I found all my 1/2 dimes and 3 cent pieces in plowed fields civil war relics I find I trade in beef to farmer friend who is civil war expert/nut.I hunt central Illinois but still find civil war stuff around these old long gone houses.

 

[greedykind]

Check this site out it look very helpful.Show even where the church's were.Wow.Thanks for the info prep.http://www.censusfinder.com/mapky.htm

 

[Prep1957]

Great site trying hard to just find time for this site and youtube.

 

[wesgtt]

Am in Orange County Ca... where on the internet does it reference virgn locations? Would like to find some in my area...
Thanks.
Bill