At my last school presentation, a young boy tugged at my arm & asked if I would like to metal detect his yard. Now this happens at every talk I give, but with some adult groups it's led to some sweet permissions. So, I calmly asked if he lived in an old house? The boy said, "REAL old, like 1700's". Now that got my attention 
To make a long story short, we set up a meeting through his father, and I met him & his older brother on Sat. to teach them about detecting in their own yard.
I brought an F75 & a T2. They were very interested & listened well, & seemed to pick detecting up right away....
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I wasn't sure how long their attention span would be, but they lasted the entire day & said they were having a ball. They were building up quite a collection of all different types of relics. Pocket knife, ox shoes, flat buttons, wheat pennies, etc....
But I kept telling them there had to be some silver coins in the yard someplace & how it would come out shiney....
Finally, in the afternoon they saw what I was talking about when this popped out of the plug....
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They were very excited they had found their first Barber quarter! Their dad was right there to share in their joy.
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I snapped this photo right after they found it......
their excitement was priceless & you can see it here.
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This is what the hobby is all about, & the F75 worked very well for this with the sensitivity turned way down & disc up a little. I tought them to just dig solid, repeatable signals. They kept everything that was found for a start of their own collection.
They said I could come back anytime which will be great.....
HH,
Bill
To make a long story short, we set up a meeting through his father, and I met him & his older brother on Sat. to teach them about detecting in their own yard.
I brought an F75 & a T2. They were very interested & listened well, & seemed to pick detecting up right away....
[attachment 62552 barber4.jpg]
I wasn't sure how long their attention span would be, but they lasted the entire day & said they were having a ball. They were building up quite a collection of all different types of relics. Pocket knife, ox shoes, flat buttons, wheat pennies, etc....
But I kept telling them there had to be some silver coins in the yard someplace & how it would come out shiney....
Finally, in the afternoon they saw what I was talking about when this popped out of the plug....
[attachment 62553 barber1.jpg]
They were very excited they had found their first Barber quarter! Their dad was right there to share in their joy.
[attachment 62554 barber2.jpg]
I snapped this photo right after they found it......
their excitement was priceless & you can see it here.
[attachment 62555 barber3.jpg]
This is what the hobby is all about, & the F75 worked very well for this with the sensitivity turned way down & disc up a little. I tought them to just dig solid, repeatable signals. They kept everything that was found for a start of their own collection.
They said I could come back anytime which will be great.....
HH,
Bill
