Not found by me lol but found by a friends father in law in 1969. Looks like some kind of older White's unit (maybe a Goldmaster 66TR 4B)?? Found in the greater Springfield, MA area. This was from an 8x10 black and white photo. Thought you might like to see what the ponds and lakes were giving up back in the good ol' days
Quality of pics is not that great, but some of the close ups can give you an idea of what was found.
Finding relics is in my blood
GPX 5000, CTX 3030, E Trac, Vista Gold
Oh man, those were the days. lol John (midas) had excellent results like that in the early 70's and 80's while shallow water detecting.
Boy. I wish I had started this hobby sooner!! crying01
SeabeeRon on the beach in Santa Cruz,CA.
From the land of the Bluenose.....yes the good old days!
From the land of the Bluenose.....life is a beach at least till the tide comes in and the Bud is all gone. Swish and dig at the drop of a dime!
What if they had the detectors that we now enjoy back then?
Regards, Ken
Minelab E-Trac, stock coil
There wouldn't be anything left for Angel to find!!Originally Posted by kenfen
SeabeeRon on the beach in Santa Cruz,CA.
What a shame that there is no virgin ground left! I knew guys who measured thier silver coin finds by the pound. It's no wonder that most of the original detectorists have no desire to go back out swinging.
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White's SM2
White's SM PI pro
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All the easy sites are hit, and you have to work harder at finding the deep ones. But there is also a lot more information available to locate old, non obvious places. Just look at how the Internet has made research more accessible. We can't just go to our local park and hit 20 silver coins, all 4 and above, in one day, but we can still find some virgin ground. It's just a lot harder now
Finding relics is in my blood
GPX 5000, CTX 3030, E Trac, Vista Gold
I don't know that I agree.
The detectorists from those days that refuse to detect now, wanted it easy, and no other way. Then there are those detectorists -- who I shall leave nameless -- who still love the hobby for the hobby, not for pounds of silver, and who did the work to keep finding the silver even though it's hard now.
George, those are great photos! I can't imagine finding that many rings in one or two trips. If you want my honest opinion, it would spoil me.
Minelab E-Trac/Sun Ray X-1 -- Minelab Sovereign GT/Sun Ray S-1 -- White's v3i/Sun Ray DX-1
Fisher CZ3D -- Tesoro Tiger Shark -- Garrett ACE 250
Who are you kidding......you just went over to Angel's house and took those of his finds of the past week!!!!! lol
2014 Goals: 20 Silver, 5 Large Coppers, 1 Gold Coin (not anticipating being able to detect much this year; NEW BABY HERE!!)
So Far: (0) Silver; (2) KG, LC 1807; (2) IH; (3) Buff
2013 Total: 36 Silver; 5LC (including 1 FUGIO)
2012 Total:101 Silver; 11 LC
Well, he wouldn't let me in the walk in vault lol
Finding relics is in my blood
GPX 5000, CTX 3030, E Trac, Vista Gold
Your post made me remember the old Scroog McDuck cartoons! rofl
SeabeeRon on the beach in Santa Cruz,CA.
lol lol
Oh man I love me some Scrooge McDuck comics...
Those finds are insane. I often wonder where the popularity of the hobby will go. I thinkt he high price of gold right now has more people interested. Silver coins are great but it takes a heck of a lot of them to equal the dollar value of one gold ring.
Minelab E-Trac - Minelab Sovereign GT - Bounty Hunter Tracker IV - Tesoro Compadre
Oldest find - 1804 Draped Bust Half Cent
Wow !!
V3i DFX 10 DD 6x10 DD 4x6 DD DX-1
All I can say is WOW !!
Yep, it was a lot of fun back then.
I live my life one target at a time
since '68
These are the good old days.
lol
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those were the days
im an american proud and free, a son of the south dont tread on me
Nice ! I too wish i had started earlier...
Someday, I wanna be a vampire
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