Hey Everyone,
Well, I meet up with Cliff DFX and Sunny60 today and took them to our farm to chat about
MD'ing and check out their equipment. Needless to say they and I wanted to test the equipment
out in a hunt. I took them first to where the 1875-ish log home use to be, but they said due
to the land being bulldozed and pushed over the hill like it was with junk nothing good would
come of it. So, I took them to the second old home I know and gained permission from my
cousin's mother and we hunted.
Well, I used/tested Sunny60's daughter's MD a White's Prizm IV. Cliff turned it on for me
and I placed it on the ground where we were standing to ask some questions and a high pitch
came out of it. Well, I thought I broke it… Cliff and Sunny laughed and said you needed to
move it back and fourth. So, I did and it still had the broken high pitch noise coming from it
like before. Cliff put his MD'er over it and sure enough I was on something. When we dug it
up I had........ a 1967 quarter. MY FIRST FIND EVERRR! Well, we went on and in the next
five minutes I had dug up the 1953 nickel.
Then it happened. Within 15 minutes of hunting I was standing there between two trees with
my daughter and I had a high pitch noise. I dug the hole and found a square nail and
as told rechecked my hole and again I had a high pitch noise. I dug a little deeper and I
saw a silver item pop out onto the ground. I picked it up and asked the dumbest question of
all to Cliff. "...Hey Cliff what did you say the year had to be before it was called
silver?"… As I held it up Cliff and Sunny both looked at me and then came over to congratulate
me on my first ever silver find. It was a 1943 Liberty dime. Rookie luck!
I say,
One cousin's mother's land to hunt – Free
One borrowed Prizm IV MD –Free
To hear my dumbest question ever - Priceless
Well the next 15 minutes wielded a 5-10lb ax head, junk, and a 1942 wheat penny.
Over all there was about 1.5 hours of hunting and teaching me. Both Cliff and Sunny60
found good items. And I can say I am Hoooooookkkkked line and sinker. Now, I just have to
find a White's MD'er I can afford. As well as to get one of the most important items, Knee Pads…lol…
Cliff and Sunny60 told me to send in my find to White's, that my find was a very good one.
All I can say, is I can not wait to do it again.
Take care and be safe.
God be with you,
Tony