Metal Detecting

Carpe Mortem · 04-12-2014, 12:06 PM

It's that time of year again! Anyone else into treasure hunting?

I rock this piece of crap bad boy. I've only been into the hobby a few years so I started off with something moderately priced on a whim, and now spend a good chunk of warm days wandering the beaches.

Came across what appears to be an old lock pick last summer. It's something very old, rusted, and metal, vaguely shaped like an L. What's been your coolest find?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 04-12-2014, 12:27 PM

I don't metal detect* ffs but once found a penny/half penny from the 1800's in my back garden.

Lost it.

Found nothing else.

What's your best find?

Astronomer · 04-12-2014, 07:55 PM

I don't do metal detecting but love it when I hear about people finding cool old stuff so feel free to share...

When I was doing some outdoor landscaping a year or so ago I found an incredibly old horseshoe. I thought that was pretty cool. I love just thinking about what used to once be on the land that now houses my home!

Carpe Mortem · 04-12-2014, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Christian Benteke

I don't metal detect* ffs but once found a penny/half penny from the 1800's in my back garden.

Lost it.

Found nothing else.

What's your best find?

Probably that old lockpick. It's really not worth getting into the hobby hoping to find gold, because chances are pretty slim. You gotta be more interested in the excitement of finding REALLY old ****. For instance I once found a Mountain Dew can that had to be from the late 60s or something. Sure, it aint worth a thing, but pretty cool to find a piece of history.

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Originally Posted by Astronomer

I don't do metal detecting but love it when I hear about people finding cool old stuff so feel free to share...

When I was doing some outdoor landscaping a year or so ago I found an incredibly old horseshoe. I thought that was pretty cool. I love just thinking about what used to once be on the land that now houses my home!

Hope you held onto it and hung it on the wall, that is pretty cool! Like I said above, that's what it's all about. Finding cool stuff, not finding a fortune. Although I wouldn't scoff at finding a few hundred bucks or more worth of jewelry on a lazy Sunday haha. Fingers still crossed.

Carpe Mortem · 04-12-2014, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

I thought that this was gonna be the name of your new journal.

Aptly assumed!

FRED HALE SR. · 08-14-2014, 04:11 PM

Saw a guy at Sunset Beach find a diamond ring once where I was Surf Fishing. Had to be at least a 5,000 dollar ring. I no haves a metal detector, but i've found cash at several places.

The Batlord · 08-14-2014, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Fondo

I was interested until they made it illegal in my country :P

Why is metal detecting illegal in Slovakia?

04-12-2014, 12:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
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04-12-2014, 12:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	I don't metal detect* ffs but once found a penny/half penny from the 1800's in my back garden. Lost it. Found nothing else. What's your best find? Last edited by Cuthbert; 04-12-2014 at 12:29 PM. Reason: Posted 'collect' instead of 'detect'

04-12-2014, 07:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	I don't do metal detecting but love it when I hear about people finding cool old stuff so feel free to share... When I was doing some outdoor landscaping a year or so ago I found an incredibly old horseshoe. I thought that was pretty cool. I love just thinking about what used to once be on the land that now houses my home! __________________

08-14-2014, 04:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
FRED HALE SR. Neo-Maxi-Zoom-Dweebie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: So-Cal Posts: 3,752	Saw a guy at Sunset Beach find a diamond ring once where I was Surf Fishing. Had to be at least a 5,000 dollar ring. I no haves a metal detector, but i've found cash at several places. __________________ " I slashed and burned thru my 15 minutes of fame."