Young new blood

[Ronstar]

So my other student in tow is a young man with an intense interest in this hobby. Last year his parents bought him a Garrett Ace 250, and recently a cheap carrot knockoff pinpointer, but nothing else, just that. I worked with his father and he was a student in my wife’s 2nd class a few years back. We only made it out once last year but we did make a few clad coin finds.
Yesterday we made an afternoon of it. Went to a big intramural sports field and took off on a wandering pattern. Yes, he dug aluminum wire, beaver tails, zincolns , etc but one has to start somewhere right? I hit on a shallow quarter so I called him over. He correctly identified it on his screen so I said dig it. Bingo! His first bigger coin! Now the poor little guy doesnt have a trowel or a shovel so I stayed kinda close. He was still getting mostly pennys and trash but did find a dime and another quarter. Meanwhile I was getting dimes, nickels, and copper pennys…….

We moved over by some baseball diamonds with back to back cage style backstops. I was scanning for coins and jewelry and he was learning that getting too close to the wire backstop was problematic. At one point I noticed he was excavating a rather large hole so curiosity struck me. He said he was on a strong dollar reading ! Ok, lets let him dig most likely a chunk of iron and a learning moment achieved. Nope, the little dude pulled out a really old yellow brass water faucet from close to 10” down!!! At first he was a bit disappointed but when I told him it could be valued at $5-6 scrap cash his eyes lit up!!!
Not sure who taught who what lesson but how many times have I been over that area? Almost three hours having fun with a very nice mannered young man, priceless.

 

[Donna(NJ]

So my other student in tow is a young man with an intense interest in this hobby. Last year his parents bought him a Garrett Ace 250, and recently a cheap carrot knockoff pinpointer, but nothing else, just that. I worked with his father and he was a student in my wife’s 2nd class a few years back. We only made it out once last year but we did make a few clad coin finds.
Yesterday we made an afternoon of it. Went to a big intramural sports field and took off on a wandering pattern. Yes, he dug aluminum wire, beaver tails, zincolns , etc but one has to start somewhere right? I hit on a shallow quarter so I called him over. He correctly identified it on his screen so I said dig it. Bingo! His first bigger coin! Now the poor little guy doesnt have a trowel or a shovel so I stayed kinda close. He was still getting mostly pennys and trash but did find a dime and another quarter. Meanwhile I was getting dimes, nickels, and copper pennys…….

We moved over by some baseball diamonds with back to back cage style backstops. I was scanning for coins and jewelry and he was learning that getting too close to the wire backstop was problematic. At one point I noticed he was excavating a rather large hole so curiosity struck me. He said he was on a strong dollar reading ! Ok, lets let him dig most likely a chunk of iron and a learning moment achieved. Nope, the little dude pulled out a really old yellow brass water faucet from close to 10” down!!! At first he was a bit disappointed but when I told him it could be valued at $5-6 scrap cash his eyes lit up!!!
Not sure who taught who what lesson but how many times have I been over that area? Almost three hours having fun with a very nice mannered young man, priceless.

You brought a lot of fun and joy to a young newbie. Hopefully he will continue on the path of curiosity and knowledge. I remember reading about metal detectors in a science magazine as a kid. Unfortunately didnt have a penny to my name. I barely had a bicycle !!!! ))))) Now Ive lost count of my detectors !!!!

HH
Donna(NJ)

 

[Dirtmover]

Donna summed it up nicely! How kind of you to help him learn the hobby. I hope that you had as much fun as he did.

 

[DWerk]

And he goes to school this week with stories that put him on his own throne, a big smile and high hopes of the gold he will find this summer.. Great job.