Amazing first year.

Mg240

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My first year: March 2016-March 2017.
Most of my finds have come from curb strips and old home sites with no houses around. For the first 7 months I used an ACE 150. For such a basic machine I found a lot of good coins and a few relics. September last year I upgraded to an AT Pro. I started out going over all of my previous spots and found quite a bit more that I missed with the ACE. At first I was chasing silver and digging mostly high tones, my finds started to slow down. After a month of not finding much I realized that I was being TOO picky about what I would dig. So I decided to slow down and start digging more solid tones and faint high tones. It started to pay off, I was finding V nickels and GOLD. Recently I got the Garret 5x8 coil, and it is awesome. I found 5 rings in one week with it. All in all I must say I am hooked for life. And I must also thank all of the forum members who have indirectly helped me whether they know it or not, the amount of wisdom in this forum is amazing.
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Nice finds! Congrats and thanks for your service in the USMC.


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Amazing is an understatement, congrats on so many great finds!
Thank you! I still am learning though and a lot of days I dig nothing but trash, but I have come to realize that's part of the game.

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Thank you!

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I use metal detecting as a way to cope with my time in Afghanistan. I don't think about anything when I detect.[emoji6]

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Looks like yer hooked! Ahhhhhh yesssss....I too have found some of the merry widows packaging lol. Found mine outside of an old high school.
 
Looks like yer hooked! Ahhhhhh yesssss....I too have found some of the merry widows packaging lol. Found mine outside of an old high school.
I found both in the same lot that also had a couple of wedding bands. Hmmm.

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That's a very impressive 1st year there. You've definetly learned your detectors , and probably even paid them off with those finds. You've obviously done your research into some good areas. Looking forward to seeing more of your finds.
 
What a fantastic collection of finds, congrats. I also just upgraded to an AT Pro so this is inspirational!
 
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