I use a bounty hunter I bought at wal mart would like to upgrade but really not sure what to buy.So far Ive found 1 large cent,1 liberty half, 3 mercs, 9 silver rosies,7 silver quarters, 1 indian head, 44 wheats,& lots of clad. I never find any jewelery of any kind. I work 24hrs on 48hrs off so have lots of time to look for coins. also enjoy looking at everybodies finds on this site.
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New hobby kinda addictive
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Chris in Hamilton (Canada)
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Read the Metal Detector Forums within this forum, they may help you decide what to buy. And if you have a dealer close by who is knowledgeable and carries many different types of machines, go look, tryout and ask questions. WalMart's Bounty Hunter will find stuff for you but it does not go very deep into the soil where the real old treasures are......and those are even hard to find with an expensive machine. Do not expect to find much jewelery in the soil.....most of that is at the beach where it falls off in the water.
There are lot of different machines out there and many are very good.
You didn't say where you live, but if you ask others in your area what they are using, and look towards the detector that is the best for you kind of soil, you should do great. You don't have to spend 500+ to get a real good machine. Good luck !
mike
You didn't say where you live, but if you ask others in your area what they are using, and look towards the detector that is the best for you kind of soil, you should do great. You don't have to spend 500+ to get a real good machine. Good luck !
mike
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live in Ill. also close to ill. river. I know my detector doesnt reach very deep. Think im leaving lots of good coins behind. Never find nickels why is that? My detector is a bounty hunter says pioneer 505 on side? Its easy to use just turn on & go. Want one that will reach deeper coins but still fairly easy to use.
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Welcome Darin,
Your perception of the addictive qualities of the hobby is correct.
As you're reading this, there are groups of less assertive employers, spouses, family members, and even clergy, meeting to draft a multiple step therapy program to help us poor unfortunate souls rehabilitate our lives. I really doubt that these efforts will have any significant effect.
Unfortunately, some municipalities and one state, if my information is correct, have enacted statutes prohibiting detecting on specified and general public lands. "Ouch!"
I doubt that even a new amendment to the constitution will be able to completely eradicate the results of the uncontrollable desire of the majority of us. Were such an amendment to become law, we would only take our activities deeper underground, a goal toward which we're already diligently striving.
Our obsessive compulsive needs to get into our detecting clothes, travel various distances, sweep our motley instruments, kneel on terrain from sand to tundra, dig holes in mud and asphalt, and get dirt under our fingernails, all to find the elusive items of urban and rural archaeology, are rapidly evolving into the most basic survival instincts known to humanity.
Welcome to the resurgence of the way of our ancestors, the hunter gatherer society.
Respectfully,
The Nutty Teacher
Your perception of the addictive qualities of the hobby is correct.
As you're reading this, there are groups of less assertive employers, spouses, family members, and even clergy, meeting to draft a multiple step therapy program to help us poor unfortunate souls rehabilitate our lives. I really doubt that these efforts will have any significant effect.
Unfortunately, some municipalities and one state, if my information is correct, have enacted statutes prohibiting detecting on specified and general public lands. "Ouch!"
I doubt that even a new amendment to the constitution will be able to completely eradicate the results of the uncontrollable desire of the majority of us. Were such an amendment to become law, we would only take our activities deeper underground, a goal toward which we're already diligently striving.
Our obsessive compulsive needs to get into our detecting clothes, travel various distances, sweep our motley instruments, kneel on terrain from sand to tundra, dig holes in mud and asphalt, and get dirt under our fingernails, all to find the elusive items of urban and rural archaeology, are rapidly evolving into the most basic survival instincts known to humanity.
Welcome to the resurgence of the way of our ancestors, the hunter gatherer society.
Respectfully,
The Nutty Teacher
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The Nutty Teacher
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Hello Elson,
Thank you for your reply.
It's good to read your posts again.
Respectfully,
The Nutty Teacher
Thank you for your reply.
It's good to read your posts again.
Respectfully,
The Nutty Teacher
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