What are your detecting goals for 2015?

[Tony Two-Cent]

The new detecting season is upon us. Do you have any metal detecting goals for 2015? Is there a certain type of coin or relic you'd like to discover? Do you want to find more silver this year? More coppers? More gold? Please share your goals for 2015.

[MangoAve]

Idk if I can be specific. I'm not picky. I do want more coppers and more silver. I would sure like a a gold coin. Jewelry is nice but I still think the coin would be better. To me, there's more history behind the coin. Maybe I can go a slightly different direction and my goals would be to hit more private properties and to fine tune what I'm looking for. I still need to know the VDI for a trime and a gold. I am sure my machine doesn't have any variation between the VDI for a silver whether it's a capped bust, seated, barber, or where designs diverged, a rosie vs a merc vs the previous list or washington vs SLQ vs previous list.... ect.

[Dan]

The only goal I set is to beat my previous years clad total by $10.00. Last year was $126. I'm kind of limited on my hunts, usually only a few hours at a time a couple days a week. The last couple of weeks my hunts have been fantastic....so I'm a happy camper for the rest of the year whatever else I find. :grin:

[chief5709]

I've got a few new spots to go to this year, so I'm looking forward to that. I would like to try water hunting this year.

[freemindstuck]

A gold coin would be nice. But I think meeting, while metal detecting, a beautiful rich girlfriend who is as obsessive about metal detecting and never nags might be an easier goal. ;-)

[Digger Don]

My number 1 bucket list coin is a Two Cent Piece.
a couple of Seated coins would be nice as well.
And yes, MORE SILVER COINS in general

[del]

Tony my goal is to get out more this year , the finds will happen .

[Rgorman]

Tony, I have but one goal for 2015. I hope to stay healthy enough to get out there hunting as much as I can, and I too believe that the finds will come. As you will see soon!

[MangoAve]

Tony my goal is to get out more this year , the finds will happen .

Are you doing the Pequot hunts again this year?

[aloldstuff]

Tony, yes another year is upon us. Here it is March 19th and I have yet to get out....:girlcry:. This is the year that I will be really concentrating on farm fields, looking for the coppers and early silver.

[Clad killer]

Good question tony,
i enjoh the hunt itself, so I guess I hope to get permissions and then research the property then be able to go out and have me a good old fashion treasure hunt

[Trooper Bri]

Cool thread Tony.

I decided late last year to make this year the one of permissions. I live in the right area for it, and am already off to a good start with a foot in a good door.
A nice CT copper would top my list. Colonial finds or silver after that. Being fairly new I'm not picky.

[Isaac]

For me my goal is 1. My first plate, CS or state issued civil war militia button (will take either or) and to have fun! :)

Mostly I just want to have a ton of fun detecting this year and meet new people, so far so good :)

[lee]

oh for a reale i can actually see the date on.......that's what im after this year i think.

[MangoAve]

How many posts in will you put forth your goal, Tony?
:poke:

oh for a reale i can actually see the date on.....

...Soon you can hit that small field where the cobb came out of last year. The one you told me keeps producing every time it gets plowed.

[Tony Two-Cent]

How many posts in will you put forth your goal, Tony?
:poke:



My goal for 2015 is pretty much the same as it is every year. I am a coin person for the most part, so I am always looking for a type of coin that I've never found before. There are still many on my bucket list:

Trime
Fatty Indian Head
Franklin Half
Seated Half
Silver Dollar
Half Cent
Flying Eagle Cent
Three Cent Nickel
Any Gold Coin
Any Draped Bust Coin
Twenty Cent Piece

[lee]

How many posts in will you put forth your goal, Tony?
:poke:


...Soon you can hit that small field where the Cobb came out of last year. The one you told me keeps producing every time it gets plowed.
indeed mango , i have actually found a half reale in that field but it was wiped clean of any detail but as you said kris found that 1675 Cobb there so there must be more hiding among all the coppers .

[lee]

My goal for 2015 is pretty much the same as it is every year. I am a coin person for the most part, so I am always looking for a type of coin that I've never found before. There are still many on my bucket list:

Trime
Fatty Indian Head
Franklin Half
Seated Half
Silver Dollar
Half Cent
Flying Eagle Cent
Three Cent Nickel
Any Gold Coin
Any Draped Bust Coin
Twenty Cent Piece
you have really got to get your butt down our way tony mate, im sure we can knock a few of that list.

[Tony Two-Cent]

you have really got to get your butt down our way tony mate, im sure we can knock a few of that list.

Plans are in the works for the week of October 17-25, Lee. :thumbsup01:

[MangoAve]

Plans are in the works for the week of October 17-25, Lee. :thumbsup01:

Forrealzies? The ground should still be ok but might be a little chilly. Maybe only the seated, half cent, and flowing hair are more specific to this area vs your neck of the woods. I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of offers to get out with ya. Who knows, maybe I'll be part of it too.

As far as meeting goals. I know I will exceed last year, definitely. I never got a tally on the clad. I even used some; grab a few when I need a few stamps for bills.. and get the wtf happened to these coins from the clerk. :hystericallaugh: I have already been told I have a lot of potential in the sites I have lined up so I am sure I will be posting more finds this year.

[MangoAve]

Well you do hit mainly parks and greens, with the occasional place like the mill you took me to and when you got out with Lou, so the field might be the better bet based upon what you said came from it. You been itchin for it to be ready again. Was it only spring it's avail, or did you get to hit there in the fall after harvest?

[Tony Two-Cent]

Forrealzies? The ground should still be ok but might be a little chilly. Maybe only the seated, half cent, and flowing hair are more specific to this area vs your neck of the woods. I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of offers to get out with ya. Who knows, maybe I'll be part of it too.

My bucket list will definitely expand when I'm detecting in New England. For that excursion I would have to add ANY state copper, Spanish silver, colonial buttons, ANY coin or relic that can be attributed to the 1700s, etc.

[Robbie]

Iv`e collected coins since I was 7yrs old. Coins that were different always fascinated me. Now that I`ve been metal detecting (since 2011) I`ve found old coins I`d never seen before. And I`ve been able to add some to my books. I hope it gets better and I find more.

[Lodge Scent]

Found a pounded cellar hole site a couple of years ago. I always get a sense of satisfaction by working hard and getting a pounded site to give up a goodie or two. I've hit this site several times but it refuses to give up any goodies.:hairpulling: My goal/obsession for 2015 will be to squeeze one nice find from that site. If that nice find happens to be a Massachusetts copper that would take care of another goal :crossfingers:

[POKIE73]

my goal would be to be able to get out and hunt some didnt get to much last year i hope that i can get back to being able to walk a little more and hopefully improve never take your health for granted

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Only one item left on the bucket list...20 cent piece.

Goals for this years Dominican trip in April......5 gold or silver rings.
UK trip in Sept....Roamn silver.

Trust everyone will have a great year!

[BTV Digger]

Not picky as far as finds. Just love to get out, search those old cellar holes and find a few early VT relics. A few old coins and early farm relics will surely come, but what they'll be...ahhh that's the fun of it all! I guess if I had to put something down, it would be to find a coin older than my current oldest coin (1841 right now).

John

[GA1dad]

I'm hoping to accomplish 3 things in 2015

1800's coin of any type
First silver coin
Upgrade my machine

[Honeyman]

I'm new enough to the hobby that I don't have any goals. I just want to get out there and start finding & learning.

[mownomo]

My goal is too not just settle for the same ol' places to hunt, but do more research and plan the hunt with some sort of logic. The thing is that I get excited and just jump out of the car (truck actually) and start swinging. I'm sure I have missed a lot of good signals from not thinking it through. Maybe I'm just trying to make up for all the lost time before taking up this addictive habit. :lol:

[MangoAve]

... and plan the hunt with some sort of logic..... I'm sure I have missed a lot of good signals from not thinking it through. ...

Have you seen the latest pictures on the GPS thread for routes? ...and you are thinking there's much logic? :hystericallaugh:

[Skamaniac]

Something gold would be terrific, but really I just want to get out there! With getting the house ready to sell, a new job, working 12 hours a day with 1:15 drive each way I'm about tapped out time-wise. I'm pining man!

[GA1dad]

I'm hoping to accomplish 3 things in 2015

1800's coin of any type
First silver coin
Upgrade my machine

This post has haunted me the last couple of weeks. I did accomplish 2 out of 3 goals.

1- Upgrade my machine ( I was using an Ace 350 ),, I did this one twice,,, now I swing an Whites MXT and a Teknetics T2
2- First silver coin,, found several after upgrading machines,, including a silver ring
3- 1800's coin,,,, this one has still eluded me.

How'd y'all do on your 2015 goals??

[Digger Don]

My number 1 bucket list coin is a Two Cent Piece.
a couple of Seated coins would be nice as well.
And yes, MORE SILVER COINS in general

Well, it is now December of 2015. I got everything I wished for this year.
3 Two cent pieces
2 seated coins
and 12 more Silvers than last year.
It's been a great year

[MangoAve]

Idk if I can be specific. I'm not picky. I do want more coppers and more silver. I would sure like a a gold coin. Jewelry is nice but I still think the coin would be better. To me, there's more history behind the coin. Maybe I can go a slightly different direction and my goals would be to hit more private properties and to fine tune what I'm looking for.

Apparently in this thread, which I commented on, there was a mention about Tony possibly coming up to the NE. AND I ACKNOWLEDGED IT and commented on it.... yet I completely forgot about it until Timmy was here. :disgusted::shame: Wait...did I just point out a mistake I made??

As far as the goals.. I def got more LC this year than last year. The firs year brought two: a wiped copper and the '87 CT. This year I came up with an 1818, 1820, 1839, 1846, and 1853 Matron series. 2015 also brought a KG2 old head and a 1734 counterfeit. Also a wiped thick copper and the Nova. Idk how I had to edit and add the Nova... Strike #2? (ref above)

Last year had 1 crusty IH and an ok 1890 IH. This year was more than that with an 1859, 1887 and 1901..all better looking too. No gold coin, unfortunately... but that one is a longshot. I do believe I hit more private places this year and I am sure that I got a lot more private places on my own this year. Jewelry... I prob did about equal this year to last. A junk earing and ring vs a silver earing from last year. Silver count is prob the same, but I did get better silvers. Mercs and rosies, I Washington and 1 war nickel last year, while this year brought about a walker and seated and a Barber half. Still Mercs, Rosies, but less of them. Fine tune what I am looking for....ummm... not sure that is a lucid phrase. 'Cuz I pretty much dig more questionable targets and come up with more odd finds and decent finds. Yet also more trash. I definitely have dug more items in 2015 which are worth more in historical terms. I'm thinking for the Excelsior buckle and the medals. Would getting two silver plate buckles this year count as more silvers??? The silver plate knee (oval) and the one currently in the banner. Sure count as more for historical value. Sash-buckles prob broke even with. But I sure as hell dug more buckles in general this year.