2 gold 2 silver and a sore arm :stretcher:

[lazyaussie]

hi all made it back to the tot lots around the in laws area with the ace 250. hit 10 tot lots today took me 5 hours they were full of goodies.
first lot i got half a gold chain + $15 third lot gave up the 10k amethyst white gold ring fifth got the 1926 silver threepence ninth lot gave up the silver friend charm.
all up i got 135 coins for $63.90 + two foreign coins, 116 pull tabs 3 keys 3 rings and a ton of junk.
it"s funny i"v been hunting for old silver coins twice this week and i get my oldest at a tot lot ha ha ha.
all i can say is i love my ace enjoy the pics
lazyaussie

 

[SpokaneDigger]

Holly digfest!!! thats alot of targets.

 

[cwilk]

How in the world do you average almost 50 cents a coin? Man we have to get our US $1 coins into circulation. Great day and well worth a trip to the inlaws. Nice that you could get out for 5 hours too.

Chris

 

[Goes4ever]

you did ALL that in 5 hours? wow you are fast, I could spend 2 hours on one tot lot easy

 

[slingshot]

Great finds! l was wondering if you take the time to pinpoint or just pinpoint while in motion. I had a hot day about a month ago (Smokin' Ace post) and I was just lifting the coil and coming back with the next sweep and pinpointing while the coil was in motion. I'm practicing this for whenever a competition event comes in our area. Thanks

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Lots of targets you dug up ..Some nice jewelry..

 

[John(Tx)]

That's alot of trash you found there but that is how you find the gold, that's the way to do it. HH John

 

[liltracs]

Nice pile of gold. You shouldnt even be feeling the sore arm with a pile like that.

 

[lazyaussie]

hi all i"v recovered a bit but still alittle sore in the arm area
cwilk the answer is $2 coins makes a big difference to the $$ count.

Goes4ever it"s all about speed, recovery speed, swing speed. i use a small telescopic garden rake so i don't have to bend down to dig saves time and if a lot has not many finds i only hit the hot spots, the swings, slide, around play equipment then move on to the next lot. time = money.

slingshot i use pinpoint it helps ID the target before i dig if it"s a large target (eg coke can) i leave it in the ground and move on to the next. it usually takes 4 quick swings all up to locate the target about 2-3 seconds and another 10 seconds to recover the target so its pretty quick.

John(tx) tell me about it. as you said no trash no gold and i like my gold matey arrrr

 

[Uncle Willy]

Nice haul bud. Some of my most interesting and most valuable finds have been made in tot lots and playgrounds.

Bill

 

[Yaridnac]

HI lazyaussie,

Lots of great finds, you were busy,busy. What size coil did you use? The sniper coil? and do you use headphones on the 250 or the integrated speaker?

 

[lazyaussie]

thanks bill yeah the tot lots are a gold mine my gold count has gone up heaps since i started hunting them.

Yaridnac i use the standard coil and headphones that cover the ears with volume control are a must have not only does it make hearing the tones better it gives you the choice of talking or not talking to people while detecting. if i talked to all the people ( kids & adults ) i"d get very little detecting done !!!!

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

You're a man after my own heart Lazyaussie. Great total. I bet that threepence was a surprise. It must have been a 50% one in goldie range. I love 'em playgrounds when I hit the big smoke. Just pull out the UBD and line 'em up! I had a similar day to yourself today. Set a new person best record, but with a non Garrett machine.
If you are interested in a bit of a tip to save yourself from a sore arm. what I do, even with the Ace, is that I change arms at a regular interval. It feels weird at first, but you get used to it real quick. You can go all day like this. I've done it a few times.
All the best.
Mick Evans.