This was my first hunt. I spent about two hours at a recreational park and got a variety of things; mostly coins. This first object looks to be a rock but is very heavy for its size. Maybe two – three times the weight a rock of that size would be. I am trying to determine what it is comprised of.
I found quite a few coins, but in one spot I think i found about 8.
I checked the dates, nothing before 1952 and nothing after 1989,..so I think 1989 is probably when they were left. They were pretty deep, nothing was found above 4 inches.
I need some help though. Just as I was getting ready to leave I got a hit about 6 inches deep. I dug up an object very heavy for its size. Its rather rounded on one side and had a more flatter side on the back. I honestly dont know any more details besides it being really heavy. See attached image.
The other objects were a fishing weight, what looks to be some sort of hinge, or part of a lyre and finally what looks to be part of a bullet but not sure.
Overall I had a great time. It was starting to get dark, but I have so much more to dig there.
Any ideas on the heavy object?
So for about the past 10 years, I always thought it would be fun to have a metal detector. Finding things buried in the earth, not knowing what it is until you finally find the little bugger is something cool to me. I just cached in some Foxwoods Dream Points for a new Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II metal detector and it just arrived through FedEx. I have been reading and watching videos on metal detecting to get a head start and have learned many things so far. My first trip was today, July 10th, on old farm land. It just started to rain shortly before I got there but once it slowed down, I tried it out. What I learned very quickly was, this is not going to be easy. Out of everything I have read, one thing I over looked was how ore it would make you. But this is good, it keeps you active.
I turned it on and started down by a little creek. Right away I got a ding. I looked at the LCD and say it was 2 inches below the surface, on the low end of the spectrum. I finally found the object and noticed it was a bolt. Neat. I have much to learn about how to discriminate certain objects and how to make the metal detector do most of the work, and not me.
This first trip was just a test. I wasnt expecting to get much, but I was able to experience and learn many things. Some things I took away: Being water. Wear old clothes. Keep your loot bag closed – If you kneel down and get up and kneel and get up you can spill your loot. I ended up there for about 1 hour because it started to rain again, but ended up getting some interesting thins.
My final findings for my first day was: A bolt. A large screw. A quarter sized piece of Iron. A fairly new quarter and two new pennies. Nothing of value but worth learning the tool I was working with.
I will post some pictures soon..
Hi im Tim and I love to do experiments and take adventures online. Professionally I am a Digital Media Producer out of Boston, MA and design, develop and produce interactive media.
