Any GLPer ever done 'metal detection stuff'?

i did it for awhile when i lived in the philippines, found some cool stuff on the beach , 400 dollar baht chain.stuff like that ... but technology is 100x better now..that was 20 yrs ago

I do it quite a bit. Best find so far was a gold latch from a jewelry box found in the footprint of a very old, torn-down house.

Was the first find on the first day. Poof! Hooked!

I do it every time! I live in the beach. There were some days that I dug out the equivalent of 50 dollars in coins and not even counting the ammount of jewelry. Of course there times where weeks go by and I only get bottle caps and garbbage...

I've done it for quite a few years. If you are interested take a look at the forum on treasurenet.com all things metal detecting and related..

You have to invest in a decent one with a detailed meter/sound scheme, or else you just hear a 'BEEP' and dig up coke can pull tab #145,798.

Upper model Fischer ones are pretty good,...look for ones that have a different sound with different materials, or a meter with a needle that shows you what type of metal it's detecting.

BUT...depending on the site you're searching, what registers as scrap metals can still be good finds.

I hit the local beaches after the summer season is over and have found numerous gold rings that people have lost in the sand or lost swimming and have washed up.

I've also checked my local town history and hit a few places that are now empty lots but have uncovered a few civil war coat buttons, old railroad conductor hat badges, etc.

thx

Low tide sandy swimming/surfing places, early morning - shovel and sieve (plastic shopping basket)... can be very lucrative.

What states have you all detected in?

It is a total waste of time because now you can hunt Pokemon...

I did it in the 80s-90s and a little after that. Got a little old for it and as more people got into it it could be dangerous as land owners began to get fed up with people who did not take the time to fill up the holes they dug.

I strictly hunted for civil war relics and have quite a few relics from the war.


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wrong generation :)

Quebec

This dude channel is interesting.

Texas here. Awesome thanks for that I'll have to check out some of his videos.

Please share what kind of relics you found.

im on the ..threshold.. of buying a new one .just gotta dig deep in my pockets for the coin .still trying to choose what color it should be. i don't want to discriminate

Right next to you. Im lucky i have a good one at work ill grab for the weekend...

When I was living in Germany some kids had one and found a tub of grenades and guns hidden dueing the war. They didnt get to keep it lol.

A couple of 12 lb cannon balls. artillary shells, hundreds of bullets (shot and dropped) U.S. breast plates, U.S. belt buckles, U.S. and CSA buttons. Shrapnal, aand many other odd pieces