Found a few wheat pennies, and an old worn out mercury dime. Just purchased a sand scoop going to try my hand at some surf detecting at Pensacola beach and along Perdido Key beaches.
Very cool. Watch for coal and clinker dust. Broken glass and pottery, plates is another good sign. If ya do locate the school find the outhouse and dig it.Rather than post in the Christmas thread, I figure I would bump this old thread. My parents live on a chunk of family land that has been in the family since the late 1800’s. It is near Foley. There is a story of an old schoolhouse that my great grandfather burned down in the late 1800’s. Supposedly he got tired of going so he burned it. We have been metal detecting in the area we think it was located and have found 2 horse shoes, part of a cast iron pan and s few other tid bits.
Last Monday my son and I looked for a bit and found a handle, an old shotgun shell and an 8-point basket rack shed. I hope to get back over Monday and try to do some bush hogging to clear more area to “swing”. The shotgun shell says Winchester Repeater no. 12. According to my search these were produced between 1896 and 1938.
what would one do??? come back after dark and dig, dig, dig!are public beaches ok to try? no permit needed?
wonder if you hit a 6 ' wide area with a strong tone positive for gold and silver, what would one do?
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I am using a Garrett Ace 350. It belongs to my dad.Those are some really cool finds! Been a bit since I’ve done any detecting. What make and model detector are you using?