Just a little info about me: Ever since I was little I've always wanted to hunt for and dig buried treasure. I remember asking my parents to get me a metal detector for x-mas but they never did. So the years passed by and the thought of metal detecting slipped from my mind. The 1st time that I actually held a detector was back in 1999 when I was in the USMC as a 1371 Combat Engineer. It was just a basic detector that just had a needle gauge that would peg when the coil was passed over a metal object. I thought it was the coolest thing ever!!! We were training on them to find land mines and I.E.D.'s, luckily though I never had to use them in a real life situation.
A few years after I got out of the Marines the thought of treasure hunting crept back into my mind so I did a quick search on youtube to see if anybody posted any videos. Man I was blown away at all the great videos and finds that people were making!!! I swear the thought of metal detecting for old coins never crossed my mind, I thought people were just using them to find jewellery and modern clad coins, DUH... That very day I ordered my Garrett Ace 250 and joined a detecting forum. I got my big jolt when on my 2nd hunt ever I found my 1st gold ring, it was a mens 18k wedding band and I found it while looking for surface finds on a frozen sledding hill, I knew I was hooked for life!!! Here I am almost 3 years later and I still get stoked when I unearth an old coin or relic that was lost who know how many years ago.
Metal detectors: Minelab SE Pro w/ SunRay pinpointer & Garrett Ace 250 Digging tools: Lesche digger, True Temper digger, and a $10 small D-handle shovel Video camera: Sony Webbie & 2 tripods Video editing programs: Movie Edit Pro 15 & Adobe After Effects
1.9g 14k white gold earring 6.0g 925 bracelet 4.8g sterling pendant 6 Silver rings Oldest Penny - 1868 Indian Head (Semi Key date) Oldest Nickel - 1902 V-Nickel Oldest Dime - 1899 Barber Oldest Quarter - 1903o Barber Oldest Half - 1950d Franklin
Indian Head Cents: 5 Wheat Cents: 160 V-Nickels: 3 Buffalo Nickels: 12 War Nickels: 2 Barber Dimes: 1 Mercury Dimes: 12 Silver Rosie. Dimes: 9 Barber Quarters: 2 Standing Liberty Quarters: 1 Silver Wash. Quarters: 5 Franklin Half Dollars: 2
Total silver coins found in 2010 = 34
Q: When did you start metal detecting detecting as a hobby? A: In February of 2008 with a Garret Ace 250
Q: What the oldest coin that you’ve found? A: A dateless Matron Large Cent (like 1816-1839 or so)
Q: How many times do you go metal detecting a week? A: 4-5 times for anywhere from 4-8 hours a time.
Q: What would be a good a good 1st metal detector to start out with? A: I would recommend the Garrett Ace 250.
Q: How do you know where to look for old coins? A: I don’t exactly have a plan when I hunt, I just go metal detecting a lot, on most days I don’t find a single old coin – that’s why I don’t post a new detecting video 4 or 5 times a week.
Q: Do you sell your finds? A: No - I save all of the old coins and jewelry that I find, I do spend the clad though.
Just a little info about me: Ever since I was little I've always wanted to hunt for and dig buried treasure. I remember asking my parents to get me a metal detector for x-mas but they never did. So the years passed by and the thought of metal detecting slipped from my mind. The 1st time that I actually held a detector was back in 1999 when I was in the USMC as a 1371 Combat Engineer. It was just a basic detector that just had a needle gauge that would peg when the coil was passed over a metal object. I thought it was the coolest thing ever!!! We were training on them to find land mines and I.E.D.'s, luckily though I never had to use them in a real life situation.
