How Many Clad Hunters Are There Here?

[ugadigger]

That just HAD to be memed.

Haha the most non interesting man in the world!


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[Huckleberry]

I have only been swinging a coil for 3 years, and I like to hunt everything. Hunt the woods, and old houses for relics and the ever elusive silver, but I also hunt clad. I have (as far as I know) exclusive permission to hunt a 40 acre elementary-middle-high school campus that gives plenty of clad finds. I suppose that I have found enough clad to pay for my detecting gear. I enjoy it, and hey, it's money. However, I detest zincolns. Hopefully they will start making pennies from cardboard, so I won't have to bother with them.

 

[pescadore]

I love to see posts when folks post a good clad hunt. It is far more realistic in my area than those that post multiple silvers and 2-300 year old coins. I always try to respond to clad posts however many or most will just view and not even respond.

 

[John-Edmonton]

I love to see posts when folks post a good clad hunt. It is far more realistic in my area than those that post multiple silvers and 2-300 year old coins. I always try to respond to clad posts however many or most will just view and not even respond.

I often wonder what would happen if a clad forum opened up? Would it work? It could cover such topics as:

-How to get more clad?
-Hotspots for clad
-What read as a clad coin actually was a _______?
-Hunt clad with dad
-Best detector for clad

 

[TorqueMaster]

I suppose when it comes right down to it, I'm a clad hunter. It's what I expect to find. I hope I find a lot. Of quarters, anyway. I wish coins were more popular here, especially the larger denominations. Envy places where they have even larger denominations to find. Of course the non-clad finds are what keeps it interesting. Old coins, rings, hot wheels, tokens. And oddly, non-metal items that turn up -- some find marbles -- I seem to have a growing collection of little green army men, and even one white stormtrooper (from a galaxy far far away)!

 

[pescadore]

I often wonder what would happen if a clad forum opened up? Would it work? It could cover such topics as:

-How to get more clad?
-Hotspots for clad
-What read as a clad coin actually was a _______?
-Hunt clad with dad
-Best detector for clad

I like the idea of a separate section for Clad finds. You probably would get a lot of posts from folks that do not post because they don't feel like their post can compare to the incredible finds posted here every day. Don't miss understand me, I love seeing those type of finds too but I just feel like they unintentionally intimidate the ones that only find clad, toys, etc.

 

[Coinboy]

I hunt COINS, if they are clad, silver, or even a zinc penny I’m happy! Many hunts I just find change and at the end of the year I spend a while counting it all up. Pretty fun actually!

 

[ugadigger]

I like the idea of a separate section for Clad finds. You probably would get a lot of posts from folks that do not post because they don't feel like their post can compare to the incredible finds posted here every day. Don't miss understand me, I love seeing those type of finds too but I just feel like they unintentionally intimidate the ones that only find clad, toys, etc.

I agree that there are probably lots of clad lurkers who would post if they were given a section. I think clad hunters are the “dad bod” of the detecting hobby lol!


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[georgeinsc]

I am primarily a coin and jewelry hunter. I greatly enjoy seeing a silver coin come out of the dirt. Never found but one silver coin on the beach. yes i dig clad. Over time it adds up.

Clad fishing gets me out in the great outdoors. Gives me much needed exercise. Allows me to buy Silver coins that i might want. Or use the money for other things.

The beaches give me a quantity of clad, the occasional piece of silver jewelry and even rarer a nice gold piece.

I have almost no interest in relics. But the neat thing about this hobby is there is room for all of us to enjoy what we do and what we find.

 

[KingTotsalot]

Clad hunters don't usually get recognition, as their finds aren't old or special. Yet, a lot of people who detect just don't live in an area which has a nice three hundred year history. The nice thing about clad hunting, is depth isn't a high priority. Most clad coins are in the top 3 inches. Quality of discrimination is paramount, as is the ability to know your machine to the point where you can guess what is under the coil with good accuracy. Some folks find an astonishing amount of clad, > $1,000.00. Good, regular clad hunters also tend to find a higher then normal amount of rings.

Years ago, a dealer once told me that over 90% of detectors sold will at one time or another be used to look for clad. Also, the majority of people buying detectors don't even look for old coins or relics. They just putz around occasionally, digging everything. And, he also said that most of the metal detectors sold will be sitting in a closet collecting dust within a year. It appears people think we all get rich and live a life of plenty.

My greatest benefits are exercise and friends. Of course I do make some decent finds occasionally too. I have observed in my past 20+ years that the most successful metal detectorists are not the ones with the most expensive equipment, but the ones who hunt most often. They know their machine inside out, know where to hunt, and also know where not to hunt for good returns.

What do you think? What kind of a hunter are you..................

Can you guess from my name? Ha ha. And clad was what it was all about! Over $650 the first year which for me started in March, ending in December. Another 2 months, then I was diagnosed with cancer and had to have a port installed, right side and KT is right handed so no swinging for 8 months..during treatment KT took up coin roll hunting, halves, and now the darned virus has shut down the banks...dump banks that is...so waiting for that to end...was buying some rolls of silver halves, but price of silver shot up and ended that too!

In my 1 year of totlot MDing I only found 1 silver rosie and it was a 64! Ha ha. But KT loved finding all that clad! Never picked back up MDing because the knees are ruined from all that clad digging.

 

[cruiserkev]

I enjoy finding coins of any age, denomination or type. Foreign currency, tokens, commemorative or souvenir coins, pocket spills, play money, good 'ol mundane clad and even train crushed coins make detecting worth while to me.
Of course finding old silvers, gold, copper or bronze ones are the best for show and tell and the prestige that goes with it but most of the time I don't mind if all I find is a bunch of clad on a hunt.
To most people, clad is boring. They have no idea how quickly it adds up. I've dug somewhere around $4k in the last decade. I still can't believe so many coins get lost over the years and am happy to keep digging them up.
Clad has more than paid for my last 3 detectors, all the accessories I've purchased plus much of the fuel costs getting to and from detecting sites. Sure helps around Christmas time having some clad to cash in too, saved me a few times already.
With a little persistence, this hobby pays for itself, keep digging up clad!

 

[John-Edmonton]

I agree that there are probably lots of clad lurkers who would post if they were given a section. I think clad hunters are the “dad bod” of the detecting hobby lol!


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Twenty Plus years ago, the relic hunters really looked down on clad hunters. There were constant wars on forums, people got banned and a lot of clad hunters went in hiding. Fortunately, most metal detector users now get along much better. Yet, it is the clad hunting numbers that keep most of the big manufacturers in business. Maybe, late this year, a moderator can pin up a post to the effect of "what I bought with my clad." I bet some of the items purchased by clad hunters would turn a few heads!

 

[stetam]

Twenty Plus years ago, the relic hunters really looked down on clad hunters. There were constant wars on forums, people got banned and a lot of clad hunters went in hiding. Fortunately, most metal detector users now get along much better. Yet, it is the clad hunting numbers that keep most of the big manufacturers in business. Maybe, late this year, a moderator can pin up a post to the effect of "what I bought with my clad." I bet some of the items purchased by clad hunters would turn a few heads!

Bravo! Here's what I got with last years $220 in clad.

 

[John-Edmonton]

Bravo! Here's what I got with last years $220 in clad.

You have some wonderful silver purchases there! And very easy to dispose of, at a profit too!