I spent a few hours down at a large waterfront park today. I focused my time on one small area, going slowly,and came up with only 3 mem cents and a pocket full of junk. Still, there are many acres of parkland down there stretching the length of the downtown waterfront, so the opportunities are still vast in that one area alone. I am trying to learn whether to dig or not based on whether the signal is solid or a iffy broken tone. Even when using my concentric coil and the pinpoint button some signals indicated a target 3 or 4 inches long. After digging some pieces of aluminum and a 4 or 5 inch long nail I figure these were probably trash targets. Still learning.
One gentleman stopped and took an interest in what I was doing since he was thinking about buying a detector himself. After asking him the usual questions about what kind of searching he was interested in and what type of area he told me he had a piece of property up in New York where an old hotel dating from 1880 had once stood, and after digging a number of bottles he had developed an interest in buying a detector for coins. I gave him the names of a few manufacturers and mentioned that his best bet was to research on the Internet to get started. I did tell him that since the site was in the NY area it was probably more mineralized than Florida and that was a factor to keep in mind. I admit I had to do some guessing here as I am sure not all of the Northeastern states are equally bad.
All in all it was not a bad day. The heat was not as unbearable as I thought it would be even though it was in the 80's. The breeze off the water probably helped. I rewarded myself for my efforts by getting a chocolate malt on the way home. There are still lots of places I have an interest in, including some vancant lots in my neighborhod where buldings once stood. According to the Sanborn maps of the area they date to the early twenties or late teens so I have hope still. Wish me luck and thanks for reading.
One gentleman stopped and took an interest in what I was doing since he was thinking about buying a detector himself. After asking him the usual questions about what kind of searching he was interested in and what type of area he told me he had a piece of property up in New York where an old hotel dating from 1880 had once stood, and after digging a number of bottles he had developed an interest in buying a detector for coins. I gave him the names of a few manufacturers and mentioned that his best bet was to research on the Internet to get started. I did tell him that since the site was in the NY area it was probably more mineralized than Florida and that was a factor to keep in mind. I admit I had to do some guessing here as I am sure not all of the Northeastern states are equally bad.
All in all it was not a bad day. The heat was not as unbearable as I thought it would be even though it was in the 80's. The breeze off the water probably helped. I rewarded myself for my efforts by getting a chocolate malt on the way home. There are still lots of places I have an interest in, including some vancant lots in my neighborhod where buldings once stood. According to the Sanborn maps of the area they date to the early twenties or late teens so I have hope still. Wish me luck and thanks for reading.