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[chief5709]

Welcome from an upstater (Saratoga area).

[Timewarpdigger]

Must be nice to have "REVERSE".

It does help from time to time especially when the bike dresses out at over 900 lbs. It's the little things that make it all worth while. LOL

[Boulder]

Hello Rick, and Welcome to the Forum from John in NJ...

[OxShoeDrew]

The amount of trash we dig has more to do with site location than machine. I find successful hunting takes as much time researching as it does actually digging. I hope you enjoy the forum and welcome!

[tanacat]

Welcome from Kentucky! I use V3i and Coinmaster. You know the saying "Where there's trash, there's treasure"...

There are nifty tricks with the V3i to rule out some of the trash. At least bottle caps from the silver (but then you may miss out on a good relic). It's frustrating when trying to find the gold though. I haven't figured out how to distinguish foil and pull-tabs from the gold. I prefer old homesteads in the country where there are likely to be relics, so I pretty much dig it all (and pack it out). Big trash might be hiding some smaller goods in the same area.

[tanacat]

everyone digs a lot of it. Doing homework on the history of a potential site can help narrow the search area to the better targets. In any case, have fun!

www.historicmapworks.com and www.historicaerials.com are two good sites for overlaying maps

[MangoAve]

Drew and ska are half right. You really need to learn how your machine reacts. But you can't know for sure every time as some large iron will ring up as coins. Location plays a part, too. The house I hit tues was from 1760. The fact the yard ended where there is a parking lot for a plaza with a liquor store is why there were so many empty cans and small bottle tops. The fact the house was a repo is the reason why all the other junk was there. Even the cellar hole I went to with an admin, del, had plenty of iron. I couldn't walk 3 ft without getting a quick false from iron. I even found a brand new nut. Probably fell off a bolt of something like a chain saw or other small equipment as they were cutting down trees. And the age of houses listed on an assessors site can be inaccurate. Two houses on my map from 1868 are neighbors. Obvi the houses existed on the lots before the map was drawn. One has the stone foundation which is much older than 1900, however assessors site has it listed built 1900. Maybe it was rebuilt in 1900 due to a fire. Research the property (if you can). The age of the property can tell you how old coins and relics can be found there. And as even said in my manual, junk like cans can ring up like coins. A washer or ring terminal sure rang up like a coin for me. Digging junk is almost unavoidable. Keep swinging the coil and don't get discouraged with finding junk. After digging almost 11 pieces of junk I stumble on one good find...

[Tony Two-Cent]

Welcome from Illinois!

I think everyone digs a lot of trash. Metal detecting is a hobby that takes a lot of patience and persistence, you have to keep trying a lot of different sites until you find some that pay off.

Best of luck!

[GreenHat]

Welcome from WV

[Otis Campbell]

Welcome to this forum, everyone here is very nice & helpful. They will give you any help you need.