My first day and first coin! :)

[juan]

G'day there everyone,

am totally new to this hobby. Trying to learn fast.

This morning I picked up from the post office my new pride and joy - my first ever metal detector - a Minelab X-Terra 705 (Dual Pack).

Had other stuff to do so wasn't till this arvo that I got a chance to put it together. I did it the quick way - just watched a youtube video on assembly and gave it a go.

Now, I have used a metal detector before, but that was in the army almost thirty years ago - can't remember much of that. But the thing that struck me was how light the thing is - it is awesome.

Just had to give it a go, so I switched it on and played in the tiny patch of lawn in my back yard. Still don't understand all that "ground balancing" stuff etc, but justed turned it on, set it to "treasure" and went....

My first find was a small sliver of metal:

 

[juan]

Then within a couple of minutes I found my first coin!!

Unbeleivable, but when I cleaned it a bit I saw the word "Afrika" More cleaning and made out the year 2008, "Afrika", and "uMzantsi" - the reverse side is far more deteriorated but could sort of make out a large number 5 - a google search reveals it as a 5c South African coin

So my first find in my own backyard is a foreign coin!! Even if it is newish and worthless - I am stoked

Here is my treasure:

 

[juan]

I stopped there as it is only a tiny backyard and my better half was concerned with me digging the only piece of lawn

By the way, the metal sliver was about 4 inches down, the coin about 3 inches. I know that a few years back this yard was renovated by the owners (we rent) so that could explain a reasonably fresh coin being so far down?

 

[Biggest Kev]

Hi Juan,
First coin on your first hunt well done, I have the Xterra 705 only had it for a few weeks I found plenty of info on this forum and watched video's on YouTube, it won't take you long to get your head around it, good luck look forward to reading your future posts. :Y:

Cheers
Kev

 

[roy cobb]

Well done there juan the 705 are a great detector and you will have a lot off fun with it

 

[pete165]

Well done. Keep up the good work. You will find many more. I too have a 705. It is a great detector.

 

[golddiggerart]

Good onya Juan, I did the exact same thing, witched it on and did the settings then off I went digging up the lawn... :Y: