I have just started MDing and I don't seem to be doing as well as you guys.
First of all my wife just makes fun of me and my little boy dreams of finding anything worth value. She just laughs at what I have brought home so far.
The first time I went out, I started in the yard.
After a few hours I came in with a fishing sinker, broken pipe, a brass hook.
My wife just roared.
The next time I took it with me to the beach in Long Island.
I only spent 45 minutes on the beach but came back with a martini shaker and a lot of trash.
I got more ribbing.
I decided I needed more education.
I read the book again.
I also got a DVD on how to detect.
Best 20 buck I spent.
I learned a lot from that DVD.
With my new found knowledge I went to the beach by my house.
I got there at 9:30 am.
Too late, the beach was already filling up.
I decided to try the next day earlier.
The next morning I got up and headed to the beach.
It was 6:30am when I arrived.
No one was there.
I went to my truck to grab the detector, pouch, and sand scoop, and headed back to the empty beach.
I thought of all the coins, jewelry and gold I would find.
Just as I was walking on to the beach a small tractor zipped by me from the NYC Parks Department.
Attached on the back of the tractor was a "BEACH CLEANER".
This device had a 8' sand sifter and was cleaning the beach.
It has teeth like a comb that went at least 8 inches deep into the sand removing anything and everything from the sand an dumping it into the back of this machine....I should have bought one of those. Someone is making out.
I couldn't believe it.
I thought "WTF"
Then I saw that the tractor could not do below the water line and since I was out here already, might as well try again.
I dodged the tractor and headed for the water.
After 20 minutes I found my very first coin.
A penny
date????
1978
Oh and its Canadian.
Well at least I found a coin.
I spend another 3 hours and came home with a total of 57 cents.
All current dates but I found something.
At least I know the thing works.
I walked in the door to my house.
Showed her my findings.
She just laughed and laughed and laughed.
I keep reading the stories here and in the mags.
I still have hope that some day I will come home and she will be floored by the gold ring I find.
Still trying
CrazyLes
First of all my wife just makes fun of me and my little boy dreams of finding anything worth value. She just laughs at what I have brought home so far.
The first time I went out, I started in the yard.
After a few hours I came in with a fishing sinker, broken pipe, a brass hook.
My wife just roared.
The next time I took it with me to the beach in Long Island.
I only spent 45 minutes on the beach but came back with a martini shaker and a lot of trash.
I got more ribbing.
I decided I needed more education.
I read the book again.
I also got a DVD on how to detect.
Best 20 buck I spent.
I learned a lot from that DVD.
With my new found knowledge I went to the beach by my house.
I got there at 9:30 am.
Too late, the beach was already filling up.
I decided to try the next day earlier.
The next morning I got up and headed to the beach.
It was 6:30am when I arrived.
No one was there.
I went to my truck to grab the detector, pouch, and sand scoop, and headed back to the empty beach.
I thought of all the coins, jewelry and gold I would find.
Just as I was walking on to the beach a small tractor zipped by me from the NYC Parks Department.
Attached on the back of the tractor was a "BEACH CLEANER".
This device had a 8' sand sifter and was cleaning the beach.
It has teeth like a comb that went at least 8 inches deep into the sand removing anything and everything from the sand an dumping it into the back of this machine....I should have bought one of those. Someone is making out.
I couldn't believe it.
I thought "WTF"
Then I saw that the tractor could not do below the water line and since I was out here already, might as well try again.
I dodged the tractor and headed for the water.
After 20 minutes I found my very first coin.
A penny
date????
1978
Oh and its Canadian.
Well at least I found a coin.
I spend another 3 hours and came home with a total of 57 cents.
All current dates but I found something.
At least I know the thing works.
I walked in the door to my house.
Showed her my findings.
She just laughed and laughed and laughed.
I keep reading the stories here and in the mags.
I still have hope that some day I will come home and she will be floored by the gold ring I find.
Still trying
CrazyLes