I love the places that have been detected to death. I can concentrate on deep silver and gold rings.
I should probably sell a gun and buy a detector again but just can not bring myself to do it. It would get me out of the house more I guess but I never had much luck with one. Of course the one I had was an el cheapo entry level model when I was young.
Been detecting since 85. Have a Tesoro Silver Sabre and a Tesoro Cibola. Anyone thinking about getting into it,I would suggest getting a simple machine 1st. The high dollar ones are difficult to learn,and may frustrate you. Also,there is a Metal Detecting group called Central Oklahoma Metal Detecting Club. Similar to OSA. Members get together at a planned hunt,and then go out to eat.
The TTTHC had planted hunts for painted pennies and dimes and had prizes for them when redeemed. They had chili contests and Christmas parties. Every month they had a find of the month contest along with oldest coins, relics displays etc. More than a few times I won the century club patch with coins over 100 years old.
What is TTTHC?
I had planned to build my own detector, but life kinda got in the way. :/
It's a fun hobby. You just have to find places to detect where someone would have lost what your looking for.
Wherever you go and whatever you hope to find go slow, really slow or you will miss things.
Wherever you go and whatever you hope to find go slow, really slow or you will miss things.
Except for a few places i detect once every year or two, most of the placed i go are away from the OKC area.
Look for neighborhoods built from the 40's to the early 60's where houses are being remodeled.
Look for old maps on the internet and find where places used to be that are no longer there.
Always ask for permission before detecting and always fill in your holes.
Look for neighborhoods built from the 40's to the early 60's where houses are being remodeled.
Look for old maps on the internet and find where places used to be that are no longer there.
Always ask for permission before detecting and always fill in your holes.
My grandson and I were detecting a old neighborhood in Kansas City that was being razed for KU hospital expansion. We found 30 small brass plates with small square perforations in them. Turns out that they were harmonica reeds from back when Union troops were camped there. Apparently, churches sent care packages to troops and included harmonicas. When you are in hostile territory, you don't make noise with a harmonica and they got tossed.
