First swing for a detector newbie.

[nucopia]

So I decided to splurged on a brand new detector over the weekend($62 on eBay) and to my suprise it was delivered this morning, only took two days and free delivery.
When I got home in the afternoon and found it waiting for me , I decided to put it together and have bit of a sweep out the back yard flower bed, to see how it worked.
This is what I found after a short 30 minutes before it got dark.

ONLY need another $61.95 in coins an it will have paid for its self ..bahahahaha

 

[TheSilentBugler]

Looks like it works mate

Happy days, only need 1240 5c the get your money back.

 

[Sandta]

And thats how it begins ....

 

[Ramjet]

Warning... addictive hobby ahead

 

[TheSilentBugler]

Beginning to think it's a serious illness.

 

[Sandta]

Beginning to think it's a serious illness.

Nothing we cant handle :lol:

 

[nucopia]

Went for a swing today in the local park for 30 minutes while. The wife was shopping.
Only need another $59:95 and the eBay detector is paid for !

 

[silver]

And you've saved a few feet in the process nucopia.

 

[nucopia]

I actually dug up a lot of bottle caps cans a long piece of iron strapping and a few ring pulls all when in the garbage.
The two coins were the easier finds just under the grass every thing else required I dig !

 

[Potbelly11]

Still haven't used mine! I have some catching up to do already though...

 

[Goldpick]

Look at it this was way, that's 40x improvement on what you made on your first outing, so starting to make some headway on paying off the detector. Next time hopefully you start to latch onto some of those really useful $2 coins, they really add up in a short amount of time.

 

[nucopia]

Went with my daughter to the park I was at Thursday night.
We found a lot of junk , $2:32 in coins a toy military scout car and my first piece of jewlry.

Scout car , no wheels but over all in ok condition.

First piece of jewlrey, BFF's love Emma

Sterling silver wooo hooo !

 

[Goldpick]

Sterling silver, well done! What brand is the Scout car, Dinky Toys, Corgi, Matchbox?

 

[nucopia]

It looks very similar if not the same as your Dinky toy, as above .
I cleaned underneath but I need a magnifying glass to read the lettering.
I can see that it is undercoated in white and the top coat was olive green .
Oh and the turret swivels too..

 

[Ramjet]

Hey congrats on first silver.I reckon the scout car is almost as cool. Great stuff.

 

[nucopia]

Best part was doing something fun with my daughter who very quickly took to helping me and was good at checking with the MD any dirt i pulled out of the holes.. She also kept a good count lol heaps of ring pulls ,bottle tops, aluminium cans wire an amost completly rusted tent peg..

 

[Brian]

Silver already! Your picking some good spots to scan. Be rich any day now.. lol..

 

[Ramjet]

For my grandkids n nieces/nephews I always plant a few coins in the sand or bark at the play equipment. That way they are sure to find something to spend

 

[nucopia]

I hope so Brian another $40 odd bucks it will have paid for its self.
Yeah Ramjet she enjoyed helping me, even suggested a few places I never thought of.
I might take her with me tomorrow and see what we can find.

 

[silver]

car and coins have been there a while,...well found.