I've been detecting now for 14 months, I haven't posted many find photos during that time. I've only managed to find a total of 18 silver coins, 5 silver rings and 1 - 10k gold ring. Weekend before last I went hunting at an older local park/school from the early 1900's, with a group of about 6 other local friends that I hunt with on occasion.
They're from the metaldetectingoregon.com group, which is an excellent local detecting site that has been a huge help in my learning curve. My 3rd dig, 4 inches down out pops a shiney BB, man I thought I'd been suckered again for a moment, then thought NO WAY could that BB be giving me a 12:43, and 13:45/46! So I scanned again and target was still in the hole, much to my relief! Another inch down and out pops the 1914 Barber dime, I was so surprised to see that coin that I pulled out my phone and texted it to my buddy that had just left, who texted back NO WAY!
That silver dime was my 1st and last for the days hunt as I had arrived later than the other guys had, I don't want to tell they're stories for them so suffice it to say that several of them had a very good silver coin count, including ones personal best day of 8 silver coins, including an 1897 barber dime! We all had a great time hunting this "hunted out" park, which is apparently not so hunted out after all, but it has been hunted many many times over the years and just goes to show no place is ever really hunted out!
Silver coins aren't so easy to come by in our area (Portland OR) as we do not have any real coin history here until the mid 1800's, and then it was scarce. Of course those with more experience than I have, find more than I do so hopefully in time my find will Improve.
I didn't start detecting until I retired (unfortunately for me!) but after I started I hunted most every day from 2 to 6 hours, and it took me 8 solid months of detecting before I found my 1st silver coin! The 1st 6 months with an AT Pro, and with my CTX 3030 after. I was on a mission, my hunting has slowed some now but not too much.
Almost all of my bucket list coins are still on my "to find" list, and many of them I'll probably only find if I take a trip to the East coast, but I sure was happy to find my 1st Barber silver coin!
Next month my wife and I will be traveling to the Frederick Maryland area to visit her family, and I plan on taking my detector with me, I can't wait for an opportunity to hunt back there!!!
So, if anyone from that area reads this, I would appreciate very much any tips and info on locations that I could hunt in without worry of getting arrested and having my detector confiscated! I love it back there, so much history there I can feel it all around me when I'm there. I'll only be there for a week this time so I need to get busy researching where I can hunt. Thanks for reading this and happy hunting!
They're from the metaldetectingoregon.com group, which is an excellent local detecting site that has been a huge help in my learning curve. My 3rd dig, 4 inches down out pops a shiney BB, man I thought I'd been suckered again for a moment, then thought NO WAY could that BB be giving me a 12:43, and 13:45/46! So I scanned again and target was still in the hole, much to my relief! Another inch down and out pops the 1914 Barber dime, I was so surprised to see that coin that I pulled out my phone and texted it to my buddy that had just left, who texted back NO WAY!
That silver dime was my 1st and last for the days hunt as I had arrived later than the other guys had, I don't want to tell they're stories for them so suffice it to say that several of them had a very good silver coin count, including ones personal best day of 8 silver coins, including an 1897 barber dime! We all had a great time hunting this "hunted out" park, which is apparently not so hunted out after all, but it has been hunted many many times over the years and just goes to show no place is ever really hunted out!
Silver coins aren't so easy to come by in our area (Portland OR) as we do not have any real coin history here until the mid 1800's, and then it was scarce. Of course those with more experience than I have, find more than I do so hopefully in time my find will Improve.
I didn't start detecting until I retired (unfortunately for me!) but after I started I hunted most every day from 2 to 6 hours, and it took me 8 solid months of detecting before I found my 1st silver coin! The 1st 6 months with an AT Pro, and with my CTX 3030 after. I was on a mission, my hunting has slowed some now but not too much.
Almost all of my bucket list coins are still on my "to find" list, and many of them I'll probably only find if I take a trip to the East coast, but I sure was happy to find my 1st Barber silver coin!
Next month my wife and I will be traveling to the Frederick Maryland area to visit her family, and I plan on taking my detector with me, I can't wait for an opportunity to hunt back there!!!
So, if anyone from that area reads this, I would appreciate very much any tips and info on locations that I could hunt in without worry of getting arrested and having my detector confiscated! I love it back there, so much history there I can feel it all around me when I'm there. I'll only be there for a week this time so I need to get busy researching where I can hunt. Thanks for reading this and happy hunting!
