Recent content by Finster

I found this in our front yard, and thought at first (prior to cleaning) that it may be a womans wedding band. As I am cleaning it off at the kitchen sink, my daughter walks up and instantly tells me " that's my old mood ring". I was a little bummed until I got a really good look at it, and she...

I work at an elementary school ,which is directly behing my house. I walk out the back gate and I'm on school property. I have permission from the principal and talked with the county school security officer last weekend. The security officer was eyeballing me at first so I walked over and...

I was up at our cabin last weekend and went to an old campground just down the road. After reading alot of good info on here and with my new pro pointer I was determined to find some coins. It was fairly cold but some of the ground had thawed enough to dig and I was itching to get out. I was...

I received two new toys in the mail. A Garrett Pro Pointer ana a Lesche digging tool. What a difference that made! Today was my fourth time out with my Fisher F4 (Christmas present) and I had already broken two digging trowels and was fed up with generic junk. The ProPointer was the best choice...

Thanks for the warm welcomes. Here is my unidentified object from an old woodlot next to the school where I work. The area will be bulldozed this Spring for more houses. I did ask the construction foreman for permission and he said fine with him. At first I thought it might be a door knocker...

Hello Folks, I am new to this addictive hobby and hope to get out as soon as the ground thaws out. My Christmas present was a long awaited metal detector, a Fisher F4. I have been out three times and found $2.84 in coins and two unidentified metal objects. But it was so much fun! I am knocking...