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  1. J

    My first year in review...

    Today marks the end of my first year of metal detecting. The year was filled with many learning experiences, as well as some great finds (I won’t bore you with all the images). In this year I purchased and operated a Bounty Hunter Land Ranger Pro, which found lots of interesting finds. It’s also...
  2. J

    Two hunts and a nap in between them.

    Pretty darn good day out metal detecting Sunday with my new Minelab Equinox 800. Just got it Wednesday, but it’s been too hot and humid to hunt until today. I love having two machines that are essentially the same, so the transition to the backup machine will be virtually seamless if need be...
  3. J

    First 19th century find

    Was invited today to detect a site that was built in 1850. Only dug three coins in three hours, but the second signal on the Nox 600 was this 1888 Flowing Hair dime. It was only down 5-6” deep, and rang in 26-27 on Park 1, Sensitivity 22, 0 Ground balance & recovery speed 2 . The front is in...
  4. J

    Have not posted in awhile, but still hunting!

    While I have not posted in awhile, I still get out several times each week and scour the schools, parks, city lots and anyplace I can swing my Nox 600. Here are some of the finds from recent hunts. The most recent was this week when I hunted my daughter and her husbands city lot that they’re...
  5. J

    Bonus Hunt Day...Thanks, jim tn!

    Thanks to jim tn for reminding me about woods detecting once my open parks froze over. I took his advice and headed to one of our local Metroparks for an afternoon of hill climbing and detecting the floor of the woods. I managed to get a small amount of clad on the sides of the walking trails...
  6. J

    Pretty much frozen out for now.

    Unless I drive south about an hour, I’m frozen out of detecting for the foreseeable future. We have gotten very little snow, but no shortage of sub freezing nights and barely freezing days without sun...typical NE Ohio winter weather. Got out today for about 3-1/2 hours and all the bare ground...
  7. J

    First vintage headstamp

    Got out yesterday from noon till 3:00 and hunted a new section of a very large park. The ground was frozen where there was no grass, but the areas with grass were just a little crunchy to dig in. Found ring #7. The stone is cracked and the band was very mangled, but it’s sterling and I was able...
  8. J

    Finds before the storm and tornado!

    It rained all morning yesterday, so,I didn’t get out until 1:00. By 2:45 the thunder was rolling and I saw lightning getting close. Got back in the truck just as the sky opened up, and it rained for the next four hours. Nearby a tornado actually formed near a lake, which is unheard of in NE Ohio...
  9. J

    Good 2019 Kickoff

    Two day combination while the ground is still able to be dug. Looks like we’ve got at least another full week of above normal temps and below normal snowfall. "I'll take it!" Most exciting find...2013 Hot Wheels car. I love finding these guys. Following closely are the trio of wheat back...
  10. J

    Second day with the 5x8 coil.

    The sun came out and it was comfortable enough to go swinging. Getting comfortable with the 5x8 coil on the AT Max, and hoping to close out 2018 with one more hunt tomorrow. Uploaded at Snapagogo.com
  11. J

    Two days of nice weather and a new coil...

    Between the revolving door of company and all the craziness of Christmas, I was able to get out to the new school I’ve been hunting. I managed a handful of clad and my very first Mercury Dime...1943S. I was amazed that it was barely 1” below the grass roots. Sure feels good when you hit silver...
  12. J

    Five month finds recap

    As the calendar year comes to a close, I just wanted to share with you folks the fun I’ve had for the past five months. I’ve bought five detectors and two pinpointers to help the economy along, and spent a lot of hours out in the sunshine, heat and now the cold, swinging a stick and digging...
  13. J

    "You’re not going to get anything here."

    "I see guys here all the time metal detecting, and they say all the good stuff is gone from here. You’re just wasting your time." This was the advice I received this morning from a fella walking his dog in the park I was hunting. Interestingly, I was digging a quarter from 8” when he walked by...
  14. J

    "Silver and round, and I dug it from the ground!" Equinox 600

    Had a really good day at a new location I haven’t hunted before. Turned out to be quite the cash cow, and I’ll be back tomorrow to finish reaching my goal,of $100 in coins since starting this hobby July 22nd. I only need $2.50 to hit the goal. Silver quarter, sterling ring and bling ear ring...
  15. J

    Two schools and a three ball day

    Hunted two schools today for a total of six hours, and got three balls at the first one, along with my first silver coin and Wheatie with the Equinox 600. The second site gave up some coinage, but not a single nickel. Every nickel signal I dug turned out to be a pull tab. Go figure... Nothing...
  16. J

    Three ring day!

    Hunted this morning for a couple of hours before getting my eye examination, and picked up the little aluminum ring with some clad. Stopped back after my exam and hunted 2-1/2 hours, and picked up the rest. Hit a coin spill that had 4 quarters and three stinking Zincolns. The class ring must...
  17. J

    Sure was cold out there today...

    No great finds for the almost 2-1/2 hours I hunted this afternoon, but if you look closely, you’ll see that these coins have been in the ground for quite some time. Today’s hunt was at a site I hunted just a couple of months ago with my AT Max. I went over a lot of the same areas using my new...
  18. J

    She said..."Don’t be gentle with me!"

    I received my "new to me" Equinox 600 a couple of days ago. I went through the firmware upgrade and spent yesterday just going through the manual and getting familiar with all of the menus and options. Two previous owners since June, and neither owner applied the upgrade. I’m not sure they even...
  19. J

    Slim pickings in the brutal cold... $2.02

    This was the last hunt before the bitter cold chill factor temps sent this old man back into the house. I can handle the cold, but the winds get to me after awhile. Looking forward to a couple of weeks in Cape Coral after the new year. Beach detecting with Mama, and maybe do some shark tooth...
  20. J

    Today’s finds from well hunted schoolyard

    Went to a closed elementary school this afternoon that me and Ohio Fred have worked many times, and worked the grassy areas near the paved recess pad. I saw lots of holes left by others who were detecting the site, and some of these finds came within a couple of inches of those holes. I’m...
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