Just getting back into the hobbie after a lot of years.
Retired,so I have time for a new interest.
There should be a Minelab Safari on my doorstep tomorrow.
Will be doing some bench testing and then I will be planting a detector garden with clad, silver, copper and a fair amount of trash to get acquainted with.
Also if anyone is in the general area , please introduce yourself .
Cant wait to get started again
Bigdob
Welcome to the forum, bigdob! It sounds like you are on the right track to getting back in the hobby. I lived in the Champaign area for the past 20 years and had a lot of luck detecting in the central Illinois parks. I recently moved to southeast Illinois.
I love my Minelab machine and I'm sure you will like your Safari. What kind of detector did you used to have?
Best of luck and be sure to keep us posted on your progress!
Lifetime totals:
10 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves
YouTube Channel: Tony Two-Cent https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmz...RlHTBIU42bUORg
That's a great machine, as you know. Sounds like you have a lot of experience. I wish you luck getting started again and congrats on your retirement!
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Welcome from western MA. Congrats on your retirement. Hope that Safari arrives soon and waiting to see your finds.
V3i- Prism IV- Pro Pointer
2020 GOAL: Any Flowing Hair coin
TOTAL 100 YEAR OLD COINS - -280
2020:
Silver: 11
Oldest U.S. Copper - 1795 Liberty Cap
Oldest U.S. Silver - 1829 Capped Bust Dime extra large 10C
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Welcome back to the hobby and to the forum.
I'm up here in Northern Illinois.
Looking forward to seeing your posts.
Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny
2024
Silver 5
Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1, barber qtr 1,
YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoU...FVGumMQ/videos
Tony
I had a Garrett Groundhog and an ADS Deepseeker
The Groundhog was a great machine that I spent a lot of time with, the Deepseeker not so much.
Then work got in the way and I sold them but that's all behind me now , retired and lots of time and we love to RV so even more opportunities .
Hope to look for gold in Arizona this winter and do some research on meteorite hunting as well.
The skies the limit
Bigdob
Welcome Bigdob , I hope you get to meet many of the great forum members in your part of the country . congrats on your retirement by the way .
Dan
"Honesty is an expensive gift ,
so don't expect it from cheap people"
XP Deus II , DFX ,TDI sl -
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