Haven't been seeing much on the Omega 8000, or the 8500, for that matter, of late and I hadn't been swinging one of mine for a while, either. So, dusted off the 8000, put a fresh 9 v battery in and headed out for some coin shooting.
I live in a community that has banned "digging on city property," not metal detecting, just digging. Yep! None of our cities finest ever enforce this "no digging" law, but at least two of the Park Rangers, do. I have "talked" with each, more then once. One time one of the Rangers got a little testy and was thinking about writing a ticket, (he thought he remembered me from a previous occasion) and I kinda let it drop that our Major and I work out together every morning early, five days a week. (Together being in the same building.) He finally decided not to write a ticket, but in no un-certain terms informed me that recovering coins with a screw driver was still considered digging.
Our, little community has enacted all the usual pandemic precautions that most areas across the country have, but like most also, encourage letting its citizens get out for some recreation and fresh air. Most city employees are either down to part time or on leave of absence. Figuring Park Rangers were probably on leave of absence, I headed off to a spot that holds a arts and crafts type festival annually and typically harbors decent numbers of easy recovery coin drops.
And, it did. Hunting it several afternoons last week with my Omega 8000 and trusty screw driver, I popped 86 quarters, 125 dimes, 37 nickels and 106 cents and 1 small sterling ladies ring, for a total of $36.91 in change. (left a fair # of zincers for next time)
I have plenty of places to hunt without bending/breaking a city ordinance against (digging), but I am a little frugal and just hated to let those pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters lay to just rot away.
Everyone stay safe. HH jim tn
I live in a community that has banned "digging on city property," not metal detecting, just digging. Yep! None of our cities finest ever enforce this "no digging" law, but at least two of the Park Rangers, do. I have "talked" with each, more then once. One time one of the Rangers got a little testy and was thinking about writing a ticket, (he thought he remembered me from a previous occasion) and I kinda let it drop that our Major and I work out together every morning early, five days a week. (Together being in the same building.) He finally decided not to write a ticket, but in no un-certain terms informed me that recovering coins with a screw driver was still considered digging.
Our, little community has enacted all the usual pandemic precautions that most areas across the country have, but like most also, encourage letting its citizens get out for some recreation and fresh air. Most city employees are either down to part time or on leave of absence. Figuring Park Rangers were probably on leave of absence, I headed off to a spot that holds a arts and crafts type festival annually and typically harbors decent numbers of easy recovery coin drops.
And, it did. Hunting it several afternoons last week with my Omega 8000 and trusty screw driver, I popped 86 quarters, 125 dimes, 37 nickels and 106 cents and 1 small sterling ladies ring, for a total of $36.91 in change. (left a fair # of zincers for next time)
I have plenty of places to hunt without bending/breaking a city ordinance against (digging), but I am a little frugal and just hated to let those pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters lay to just rot away.
Everyone stay safe. HH jim tn
