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John 'n' W.Va
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Any playground especially if it has wood chips. Anywhere in an old section of town, like collage park. When they are replacing sidewalks or remove sod for any reason, is a great place to look for coins. There are a few old public beaches around town or go to Cocoa about 4
o when people are leaving. Stay away from places like Eola park, there is too much trash for a newbie to handle and you need to develop your coin recovery skills. They don't like a bunch of holes in their nice grass.
o when people are leaving. Stay away from places like Eola park, there is too much trash for a newbie to handle and you need to develop your coin recovery skills. They don't like a bunch of holes in their nice grass.Mick in Dubbo
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Hi Simpleman.
John gave some great pointers. Pity for your sake he's bailing out of your area.
There is a tonne of places to hunt in. It comes down to how good your imagination is. Here's a few to get you started. Beaches,school's, bus stops, parks' fairgrounds, swimming holes, public pools, old dancing halls, vacant lots,trailer parks,flea markets, camping sites, boat ramps, lover's lanes,any site that has had any sort of out door gathering, under the cloths line, around sporting fields (particularly along side lies, under bleachers, under fences and any convenient shade close to a playing field), race tracks, places where illegal gambling took place away from the prying eyes of the law, any historical home in your area (you could offer to cut their lawn in exchange for the opportunity(that's been done before)), ghost towns eta. I think that you might be getting the idea by now. Just remember, a lot of the places that have mentioned above, will require you to get permission to hunt there. If you are game enough to simply ask, you will be surprised at how often you will be granted permission. Always treat that trust with respect and if somebody says no, then at least you will not be wondering about it's potential anymore, or you may find something that you can offer in exchange for the opportunity. Again; it just comes down to your imagination as to how you approach things.
Good luck and post your finds. Sharing your experiences on the forum can be fun too.
Mick Evans.
John gave some great pointers. Pity for your sake he's bailing out of your area.
There is a tonne of places to hunt in. It comes down to how good your imagination is. Here's a few to get you started. Beaches,school's, bus stops, parks' fairgrounds, swimming holes, public pools, old dancing halls, vacant lots,trailer parks,flea markets, camping sites, boat ramps, lover's lanes,any site that has had any sort of out door gathering, under the cloths line, around sporting fields (particularly along side lies, under bleachers, under fences and any convenient shade close to a playing field), race tracks, places where illegal gambling took place away from the prying eyes of the law, any historical home in your area (you could offer to cut their lawn in exchange for the opportunity(that's been done before)), ghost towns eta. I think that you might be getting the idea by now. Just remember, a lot of the places that have mentioned above, will require you to get permission to hunt there. If you are game enough to simply ask, you will be surprised at how often you will be granted permission. Always treat that trust with respect and if somebody says no, then at least you will not be wondering about it's potential anymore, or you may find something that you can offer in exchange for the opportunity. Again; it just comes down to your imagination as to how you approach things.
Good luck and post your finds. Sharing your experiences on the forum can be fun too.
Mick Evans.
Thanks for the good advise! I just got my Garrett Ace 150 and put it together. I wanted to practise and have been shooting in my dirt driveway and around a couple of trees in my yard. I found these odd looking staples which I found out later were used to secure a black mesh down onto the ground, use to stop weeds as one would use to put mulching on top. I found a metal molly bolt, five memorial pennies and a wire coat hanger! With this I have about two hours of shooting, helping me get acquainted with my metal detector.
I hope to get my kids involved and they found a couple of memorial pennies and an old metal coat hook this evening, just before dark. The idea of finding treasure really got them excited! We plan on some major excursions in the future with the two littlest ones grow a bit more.
Simpleman
I hope to get my kids involved and they found a couple of memorial pennies and an old metal coat hook this evening, just before dark. The idea of finding treasure really got them excited! We plan on some major excursions in the future with the two littlest ones grow a bit more.
Simpleman
Mick in Dubbo
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Sounds like you're on track. Unfortunately, we've got to dig up the rubbish as well as the good stuff. As you get to know the machine better, you will get better at figuring out which is which, but if you don't dig them, you don't learn. Enjoy the 150. Not many people posting about it, so it will be good to hear how you get on with it.
Mick Evans.
Mick Evans.