AirmetTango
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Well, not sure what happened to my original post - it seems to have vaporized. Here it is again:
Hi everyone! I'm brand new to the hobby, having purchased an Ace 400 that arrived just last week. I'm already having a great time getting used to the instrument, and even had my first "real" hunt.
First, I recruited my 8 year old daughter to "seed" the backyard with 4 each of modern quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. She had a blast hiding them, and I learned a lot about my detector as I hunted them down. Much to my surprise, not only did I find all 16 of the "plants", but I managed to dig up an extra penny
Since our place is only about 12 years old, I really wasn't expecting to find anything, so even the 1964 Lincoln Memorial penny was a cool surprise!
I also got permission from the property owner to hunt an old 1919 school building & grounds that's in the process of being turned into senior housing. Unfortunately, when I arrived on-site, I quickly learned that I wasn't the first to hunt the property - not only did the construction guys tell me that I was about the 10th detector they'd seen out there since they started working, but I also noticed several plugs from previous visitors as I was detecting. It was clear that the property was probably hunted out, but I pressed on. I dug a few pull tabs and a bottle cap that fooled me, a modern key (bent), a 2016 dime, 2008 penny, and a partially crushed jingle bell - but I also managed to get one interesting "keeper". A small charm of what looks like a little girl wearing a coat with "PENNEY'S" written across the bottom (see photos). I have no idea on age or where it might be from (J.C. Penney promotion of some kind?), but I thought it was pretty cool regardless!
So, in my first week, I've got 12 cents in clad, and an interesting charm - I'll take that as a decent start for a noob!
Hi everyone! I'm brand new to the hobby, having purchased an Ace 400 that arrived just last week. I'm already having a great time getting used to the instrument, and even had my first "real" hunt.
First, I recruited my 8 year old daughter to "seed" the backyard with 4 each of modern quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. She had a blast hiding them, and I learned a lot about my detector as I hunted them down. Much to my surprise, not only did I find all 16 of the "plants", but I managed to dig up an extra penny
Since our place is only about 12 years old, I really wasn't expecting to find anything, so even the 1964 Lincoln Memorial penny was a cool surprise!I also got permission from the property owner to hunt an old 1919 school building & grounds that's in the process of being turned into senior housing. Unfortunately, when I arrived on-site, I quickly learned that I wasn't the first to hunt the property - not only did the construction guys tell me that I was about the 10th detector they'd seen out there since they started working, but I also noticed several plugs from previous visitors as I was detecting. It was clear that the property was probably hunted out, but I pressed on. I dug a few pull tabs and a bottle cap that fooled me, a modern key (bent), a 2016 dime, 2008 penny, and a partially crushed jingle bell - but I also managed to get one interesting "keeper". A small charm of what looks like a little girl wearing a coat with "PENNEY'S" written across the bottom (see photos). I have no idea on age or where it might be from (J.C. Penney promotion of some kind?), but I thought it was pretty cool regardless!
So, in my first week, I've got 12 cents in clad, and an interesting charm - I'll take that as a decent start for a noob!
