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First Outing...

30AnvZ2830AnvZ28 Posts: 1,619
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Well, for the first outing I dont think I did half bad. S

Spent a couple hours in a local baseball park.

Total $1.55 in common change. 2 quarters found side by side... and a pretty cool first... a 5 coin honey hole. A dime, a Nickle and 3 pennies.

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  • goldrush00013goldrush00013 Posts: 2,478 ✭
    For your "maiden voyage" that is great!

    Keep diggin and learn your machine well!

    I'll bet we'll be seeing you post some Wheaties or better before long.image
    Analog Rules! Knobs and Switches are cool!
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  • 30AnvZ2830AnvZ28 Posts: 1,619
    Yeah. I really like the way the Ace 250 is so simple. I had a lot of problems up here in Minneapolis with the Nickel icon. Every time It hit... it was an old pop tab. I got used to the sparatic hits vs the good ones... but I finally just deleted the Nickel and had it ignore that signal.
  • CROCKofCOINSCROCKofCOINS Posts: 1,545 ✭
    >>... but I finally just deleted the Nickel and had it ignore that signal.
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    Just remember...some Gold falls into the same area as pull tabs--- ie: small rings image

    Jerry
    CROCK of COINS
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  • demodiggerdemodigger Posts: 1,012 ✭
    the very first day i detected was august 2 1986. i actully kept a data log during the first few weeks. back then i was amazed how i could locate stuff in the ground. seemed like everything was cool, even junk. here is my first day:

    1 1895 indian cent, 9 memorials, 1 quarter, 1 nail, 1 combo lock and 1 copper tube.

  • 30AnvZ2830AnvZ28 Posts: 1,619
    lol... Im not keeping track of trash... but heres my plan...

    Anything not of modern change will be carded, dated, location, ect... in 2x2's, and put in a book. I will put all modern change into my 5 gallon change jar where the rest of my change goes... but I will keep a written track of how much I do find... and keep it running... so years from now... I know how much I have found $ wise.
  • demodiggerdemodigger Posts: 1,012 ✭
    well i checked my old binder. turns out, i kept track on paper till around 1992. that was when i left to tour the world with the marine corps. anyway, kept track of everything including locations. it sure is interesting to see my old notes from 20 years ago.
  • 30AnvZ2830AnvZ28 Posts: 1,619
    hahaha... I just got back from touring the world with the Marine Corps. Its been fun... thats for sure...
  • demodiggerdemodigger Posts: 1,012 ✭
    there was a guy in my platoon in okinawa named bennett.
  • IndianHeadManIndianHeadMan Posts: 826 ✭
    COngrats
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