Advice to all the newbies...let's talk about zinc and gold!

[DIGGER27]

Wrote this on 11-9-11
Today is 12-29-11 and I have to edit this thread with my newest gold find!
See my newest post, # 84 page 5.



Tons of newbies onboard, lately, more coming on every day.
Welcome to one of the best hobbies you will ever have, and to the best forum on the net regarding this great thing we do.

I know plenty of you have lots to learn, and it can be very confusing when you are just starting out.
Hang in there...we all went through this stage, and with patience and practice the confusion fades away and the real fun begins!

We are after all treasure hunters, aren't we, each and every one of us.
What could be more exciting, fun, and rewarding than that?

This post is about something I learned a while ago, and since there are so many new people here now I thought I will pass it on.

This is about digging all those stupid little zinc signals.

Hate doing that?
Sure ya do...or you will.
I mean, who wants to break their back or their knees digging a silly zinc penny, right?

There are so many of these compared to most other signals, besides the trash ones, that is.

The problem is, if you pass these by 100% of the time, and make no mistake lots of hunters do, well, you might just be missing something good... real good.
Maybe even one of those once in a lifetime finds.

When it come to zinc, there are so many things in this world made up of this metal besides modern pennies.

I myself have found pins and jewelry, tokens galore, including this one that is one of my most cherished finds.
It was 4 inches deep and showed up on my F2 and sounded just like a zinc penny.






It is huge and interesting and rare.

In many searches on the net and in all the token sites I can find, I am the only person to have posted a picture of this particular one from the city of Birmingham.
The company that made and distributed this in 1922 had stores in other cities and states, but I can't find any other evidence that anyone around here, or anywhere, ever dug a Birmingham one up before.

On another forum, one member told me there is a well respected book about tokens on the market, and the author mentioned that there are some others in existence.
5 others...that's it!

Did I mention thrill of a lifetime?
This is what I meant!

Now lets talk about another metal we all seek...GOLD!

You need to know that this is the metal that can be found here, there, and everywhere under the ground we search.
Unfortunately for us, that is also exactly where it could show up on our detectors...here, there and everywhere!

Depending on the size, shape, and soil conditions it can be found anywhere, from almost near iron all the way up into the silver side.
The type of karats have an effect on this too.
The purer the gold the more conductive it is so if you are lucky enough to come across something very rare like 22 or 24 karat gold, it could most certainly behave just like a clad or silver dime and quarter...also very high conductors.

As you will see if you read these forums that for the most part, gold is going to be found in the foil, nickel and tab areas because a large amount of gold objects and rings and pendants are the size that seems to fit in these areas, well.
But not all of them.

The bigger pieces and rings might, can, and frequently do show up right where our least favorite coin to find does also...zinc!

I have been telling people for awhile to dig that zinc.
I have done this since the day I started in this hobby and I will do it till the day I can't lift my detectors anymore.

Here are three, (now 4...bonesquat just joined the club!), reasons why from some members and myself about why it is a good idea to do this.

All of us used the great little F2 to find our prizes, but no matter what you swing the rules are the same.
Do a search on the net and you will find many others have dug zinc and have been surprised, with all kinds of detectors, too.

Basically, all the whistles and bells in the world can not ever tell you 100% what you are really scanning, and you will never truly know till you dig your target and hold it in your hot little hands.

Read the threads, look at the pictures and decide if you want to be one of those "cherry picker" type of hunters or like me, a "dig it all'' kind of guy.

It's a hobby, do it the way you want and enjoy the heck out of it, however, think about some of those zinc signals you already have, or in the future, might pass by.

The words I live by doing this hobby are simple...

"Dig it all...you just never know!"

HH





http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=92116





http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=72110


These next two are both mine!
31 grams of 10k gold, total.




http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=80674



http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=97471






http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=95750


You see? DIG THAT ZINC!

[sllingshot47]

Originally Posted by DIGGER27

Tons of newbies onboard, lately, more coming on every day.
Welcome to one of the best hobbies you will ever have, and to the best forum on the net regarding this great thing we do.

I know plenty of you have lots to learn, and it can be very confusing when you are just starting out.
Hang in there...we all went through this stage, and with patience and practice the confusion fades away and the real fun begins!

We are after all treasure hunters, aren't we, each and every one of us.
What could be more exciting, fun, and sometimes very rewarding than that?

This post is about something I learned a while ago, and since there are so many new people here now I thought I will pass it on.

This is about digging all those stupid little zinc signals.

Hate doing that?
Sure ya do...or you will.
I mean, who want's to break their back or their knees digging a silly zinc penny, right?

There are so many of these compared to most other signals, besides the trash ones, that is.

The problem is, if you pass these by 100% of the time, and make no mistake lots of hunters do, well, you might just be missing something good... real good.
Maybe even one of those once in a lifetime finds.

When it come to zinc, there are so many things in this world made up of this metal besides modern pennies.

I myself have found pins and jewelry, tokens galore, including this one that is one of my most cherished finds.
It was 4 inches deep and showed up on my F2 and sounded just like a zinc penny would have.


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It is huge and interesting and rare.

In many searches on the net and in all the token sites I can find, I am the only person to have posted a picture of this particular one from the city of Birmingham.
The company that made and distributed this in 1922 had stores in other cities and states, but I can't find any other evidence that anyone around here, or anywhere, ever dug a Birmingham one up before.

On another forum, one member told me there is a well respected book about tokens on the market, and the author mentioned that there are some others in existence.
5 others...that's it!

Did I mention thrill of a lifetime?
This is what I meant!

Now lets talk about another metal we all seek...GOLD!

You need to know that this is the metal that can be found here, there, and everywhere under the ground we search.
Unfortunately for us, that is also exactly where it could show up on our detectors...here, there and everywhere!

Depending on the size, shape, and soil conditions it can be found anywhere, from almost near iron all the way up into the silver side.
The type of karats have an effect on this too.
The purer the gold the more conductive it is so if you are lucky enough to come across something very rare like 22 or 24 karat gold, it could most certainly behave just like a clad or silver dime and quarter...also very high conductors.

As you will see if you read these forums that for the most part, gold is going to be found in the foil, nickel and tab areas because a large amount of gold objects and rings and pendants are the size that seems to fit in these areas, well.
But not all of them.

The bigger pieces and rings might, can, and frequently do show up right where our least favorite coin to find does also...zinc!

I have been telling people for awhile to dig that zinc.
I have done this since the day I started in this hobby and I will do it till the day I can't lift my detectors anymore.

Here are three reasons why from some members and myself about why it is a good idea to do this.

All of us used the great little F2 to find our prizes, but no matter what you swing the rules are the same.
Do a search on the net and you will find many others have dug zinc and have been surprised, with all kinds of detectors, too.

Basically, all the whistles and bells in the world can not ever tell you 100% what you are really scanning, and you will never truly know till you dig your target and hold it in your hot little hands.

Read the threads, look at the pictures and decide if you want to be one of those "cherry picker" type of hunters or like me, a "dig it all' kind of guy.

It's a hobby, do it the way you want and enjoy the heck out of it.
However, think about some of those zinc signals you already have, or in the future, might pass by.

The words I live by doing this hobby are simple...

"Dig it all...you just never know!"

HH



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You see? DIG THAT ZINC!

Pardon this little tightwad, but, uh-well-the pennies can pay for the batteries.

[DIGGER27]

Originally Posted by sllingshot47

Pardon this little tightwad, but, uh-well-the pennies can pay for the batteries.

I have actually dug enough to pay for 2 very, very nice diners for the beautiful wife and I.

Money is money...it all spends!

[Gauntlet]

There is absolutely no truth in the OPs post, please keep ignoring those zinc penny signals

[DIGGER27]

Originally Posted by Gauntlet

There is absolutely no truth in the OPs post, please keep ignoring those zinc penny signals

So all your competition avoids zinc, huh?
You are sitting on a dug hoard, aren't you?
Admit it!

[Gauntlet]

Originally Posted by DIGGER27

so all your competition avoids zinc, huh?
You are sitting on a dug hoard, aren't you?
Admit it!

From what I see, yep.

Big negatory on the latter though

Or I just ain't found it yet

[dogpound]

Originally Posted by Gauntlet

There is absolutely no truth in the OPs post, please keep ignoring those zinc penny signals

yes and don't forget to discriminate out nickels and pulltabs too

[JBEXPRESS]

Originally Posted by dogpound

yes and don't forget to discriminate out nickels and pulltabs too

They should ONLY dig the Iron

[DIGGER27]

Originally Posted by dogpound

yes and don't forget to discriminate out nickels and pulltabs too

So basically everyone should buy an E-Trac, look exclusively for deep silver coins and leave everything else for us hold outs, huh?

Sounds good to me!

[WildDigger]

I dig it all even when I know it is trash.

[DIGGER27]

Originally Posted by WildDigger

I dig it all even when I know it is trash.

I have read literally thousands of posts on different forums, advice columns, everything and anything to get better and learn all I can.

One big thing I have learned is that some of the most successful hunters also are the ones that dig some of the most trash, too.

Sure you can cut some of the trash out with information you can get from high end machines, or by just getting good with whatever machine you are swinging, but the bottom line is you just never know 100% till you dig it.

If it is a solid tone I dig it, and for the last few months I have been digging some of those iffy targets too.
Guess what?
Some of those iffy signals were good targets trying to fool me...but they didn't...I captured them too.

DIG IT ALL..then you will be sure.

Dig all the zinc signals too, or just leave them for me because I will be happy to clean up your areas of all these pesky zincolns if you give me a chance.
I don't own quite enough gold to satisfy me just yet!

[carcur]

dug 4000 pennys last year also got some gold
curtis

[DIGGER27]

A picture's worth a thousand words...or 42.9 grams of gold.

Congrats!

[sllingshot47]

I spent mine on batteries.

[Silversmith45]

Originally Posted by DIGGER27

One big thing I have learned is that some of the most successful hunters also are the ones that dig some of the most trash, too.

I'm glad that you came to Kansas to get rid of all of the trash. There's plenty of it here. With everything that you've found, I can't believe that you haven't found an older coin. You should be able to now.

[PhotoRob06]

Zinc:
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=92167
Zinc:
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=84297
Zinc:
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=72110
Zinc: (not the 2-cent)
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=72929

[hillbillydigger]

Originally Posted by PhotoRob06

Zinc:
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=92167
Zinc:
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=84297
Zinc:
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=72110
Zinc: (not the 2-cent)
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=72929

Wow very NICE finds there PhotoRob! I especially like the Indian head penny under the shrub. Thanks for sharing about these 'Zinc' finds. I will stop ignoring zinc now that I am more accustom to my detector.

[GrayDetecter]

If it pulls my chain, will dig it!

Even with modern technology, soil conductivity and aged ears, DIG IT!

One never knows!

[deedee7]

Well,Back home to Ca,from spending 9 days on Oahu,,best treasure was spending time with my family..no luck on the West side area,2 pennies,1 nickel,lots of bottle caps then drove to North Shore,lots of screws,nails,bottle caps,found a broken silver necklace,over on Waimea found some coins,water was too choppy.Went to Waikiki,found a gold toe ring @ least I hope its real.I had some loud signals kept on digging & got louder,felt like I was going nowhere,then it was a metal pipe..I really try to listen to the sounds of metal ,coins,& gold it all sounds same to me..Feeling discouraged,I must be doing something wrongThe next day went down to Hilton around 4:30 am again same loud signals,kept digging nothing showed up so I gave up thinking it was a metal pipe again,sometimes I'm digging about 2 feet & it sounds loud ,then I give up again b/c I think its just another pipe,can someone give me some pointers on using my whites surf PI,going to bed will return in the morning to read on some infer from all of you,Love & Aloha

[deedee7]

also when they say work the cut,on the west sand what do they mean???