August 19, 2007

I found $6.10 today at the local college campus and a silver catholic medal as well. It was quite warm but not as warm as it has been lately. I started at 4 pm and ended at 7pm I will be shipping the detector to Fairbanks Ak. on the 24th of this month in anticipation of the upcoming trip to Alaska in early September.

DFX Journal July 27, 2007

I went to Haydenville church and I was suprised to find that the yard was almost devoid of targets. I did find some newer coins there but only one wheat cent.

New Detector on the Horizon?

There are rumors circulating that a new detector is now being developed by a well known company whose name I am not at liberty to reveal. It is supposed to blow away all other machines. I am not certain that a prototype is being tested so, I will update this blog as soon as I find out additional details on this matter.

Too Hot today July 9, 2007

I was thinking of going out to hunt today but it was in the 90's and that is too much to risk heat related illness. It is not worth it for just a little change. It is predicted to cool down later this week so I will try then.

DFX Journal July 1, 2007

Today, I found $6.39 Included were 14 wheat cents an 1892 indian head cent and a 1961-D silver dime.

DFX JOURNAL June 29 2007

I wanted to go hunt today but it rained during the first part of the day. I will go tomorrow since it will be sunny and cooler then. I will have 4 hours to look. Since it rained it will be easier to find the things I want to get. Will continue tomorrow night.

DFX JOURNAL June 15, 2007

Today I searched in Middleport, Ohio. It was near an old football field. I started by the old brick sidewalk where there was an old wrought iron fence which looked very out of place there since the field was probably constructed sometime in the 30's or 40's when solid concrete stadiums were the popular style of construction. The fence dates prior to the stadium and I started to scan along the edge of the brick walkway. I found several wheatback pennies. I was then determined to get a silver coin or two there. after slowing down to a crawl I finally found a 1959-D roosevelt dime. I also had to change batteries as well.

College Green

Last two days at the Green $11.15 and $10.11 respectively more later.

The DFX Journal June 6th 2007

I had set a quota of 14 quarters for each outing and so far, I have only missed this goal twice. I was able to get $39.90 this week and added 10 additional silver coins to the yearly count this year.

May 25th The DFX Journal

Today, I continued to hunt the strips along the sidewalk next to the curb. I recovered 2 silver dimes a mercury(1941) and a roosevelt(1950-D) I also recieved permission to hunt in a private yard. I only got a mexican coin and an aluminum token. When I asked the owner about previous occupants he said that a 104 yr old woman lived there for many years. There were no children. My next project is to look at the census record to see where the large families lived here.

Curb Popping

There is an almost untouched area in every town that is very productive. Running paralell to most sidewalks in many neighborhoods are miles and miles of grass between the sidewalk and street. I recently found a gold ring there that I traded for a nearly new Tesoro Stingray II water detector worth $749.00 new. Just today, I located 2 mercury dimes and a large cent in a short strip. This can also open doors to search yards as well which could lead to more treasure being found. So, there you are a great opportunity for a great hunt! Enjoy.

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FINDING SILVER AT AN OLD SCHOOL!

Today, Saturday March 24th was a very good day to go out to hunt. I decided to hunt a school just 18 miles from home. when I got there, i found the place just as I wanted (no one there to bother me) The grass was low and I was able to get the coil right on the ground. There was some interference from a nearby power line, but it didn't hinder detection much at all. After about 2 hours, I finally unearthed the first silver coin (1942 Mercury dime) I also found a token from the November elections of 1922. Then after a 1/2 hour to 45 minutes, I found my 2nd mercury dime. I also found $4.70 in newer change. So it goes to show that no place is truly worked out.

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The Beginning

Welcome to the Metal Detective!! This blog consists of entries related to the sport of Metal Detecting relic hunting and other activities involving the use of metal detectors. For a detailed history of my detecting career see http://tinyurl.com/yx688y Any additional comments are welcome here. You are welcome to post your links to any sites here as well. If you have a blog of your own, I would like to trade links with you. Thanks and have a good day.

I first heard of detectors around 1966. I saw an ad in an outdoor magazine called ARGOSY.
It wasn't until 1971 that I finally got my first oportunity to purchase my first unit. It was a Jetco Treasure Hawk. It was the BFO type(beat frequency oscillator) Though I never found one single coin with it, I was searching an old abandoned home when I recieved a weak signal over top the pantry cupboard which was built into the wall. At first I thought it was a pipe but I then recalled that the house was without wiring or plumbing. I had to tear out the trim around the top of the shelving. i reached into the space there and grabbed onto what felt like a piece of pipe. As I pulled it out and was ready to throw it out the window I caught sight of what turned out to be an old flintlock pistol!! After that I was suddenly addicted for life!!