HOW MUCH A YEAR

[Davlin617]

Just out of curiosity, What's the most someone has made a year turning in there coins,gold,silver and such?

 

[John-Edmonton]

I don't flip my finds over for cash. I cherish them and collect them.

 

[Davlin617]

Is that what MD do? Being new I'm just curious as to how much someone could make in a year with there findings.

 

[awhitster]

I don't flip my finds over for cash. I cherish them and collect them.

Ditto. I only spend my clad and nno wheat pennies....on gold and silver coins...................now I'm saving for another metal detector.

 

[dirtydon]

Lets see. Last year with the price of gas, batteries, bug repellant, permits, corn plasters and back rub, subtracted from the finds, I think I lost about $350.00 Not a bad year considering all the enjoyment and exercise I got. Maybe next year could be better......Get Dirty....Dirty Don......

 

[treasurefiend]

Well I am on my first year of metal detecting, but I too am going to save all of my old coins and jewelry. But my clad coins I will spend. I see it as a hobby that gets me outdoors and not a 2nd income. Below is what I found so far.

 

[pedrod]

Agree with everyone above.

Definitely not a second job. I try to get all my work done during the day and bust out of work at 5 or 6pm to get an hour or two in before I get home.

Once my real job is taken care of then I can go out and PLAY! in the end its a hobby not a job or source of income.

Pete

 

[Uncle Willy]

It's a hobby not a profession. If you plan on making a living you're in the wrong gig.

Bill

 

[awhitster]

Below is what I found so far.

You dug up a shooting monkey?

 

[Terry in PA]

Never sold any of my finds.Cashed in my clad from time to time. I don't hunt much of the newer stuff only the older relics and coins.

 

[Da Yooper]

I sold some of my finds this spring (native copper and silver)and bought a Garrett GTI 2500 about $900 bucks. All my clad I am saving for another detector. I keep all the old coins and neat stuff for my own collection.

 

[bob1350]

I only take the Clad coins to the coin machine - so far approx 40 dollars and a pound of junk clad that the machine won't take

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah I'm to much of a miser to part with my goodies.

Bill

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

Around $6 or $700 a year. I usually spend my finds on more detecting stuff. Once I stop doing that, I'll spend the finds on other interests. ie Radio control planes and possibly paragliding gear down the track. Not bad. Having one hobby financing other hobbies.
Mick Evans.

 

[david764]

I have had my ace 250 since february 2008 and this is the clad coins i have found. I do not cash mine in i will continue to collect them. I don't detect for money; i do for the hobby.

David

 

[Aussie Chris]

I have been gold detecting since 1981 and no idea how much gold in that time, a lot. I usually spend the clad (after cleaning) and sometimes when I want to buy something worthwhile I will cash in gold, silver etc.

Have been coin detecting with an Ace 250 since Feb 2005. Have got A$5,000 in clad with it. My wife is wearing A$12,000 worth of diamonds rings found with the Ace and the GTI 2500. Total with the Ace about A$20,000

Since I have had the GTI in January this year, A$1,014 in clad and about A$5,000 in jewelery. Diamond ring, two 18 ct gold rings, gold chain etc.

Chris.

 

[cwilk]

I wish I skipped this post. Man Chris, that is a lot of swag! Since the Australian Dollar and US Dollar are getting close to par it makes thinking about it in terms I can grip a lot easier.

I am closing in on $2500 in total finds for almost 14 months with Garrett machines. I never kept track before I got really addicted. Used to hunt 8 or 10 times a year before last June. I only value my jewelry and silver coins at melt regardless of rarity or if they contain diamonds etc. I sell much of my non wearable or damaged or cheap jewelry and keep the nicer stuff. I sold one ring I wish I had kept.

Yankee Chris