Beach Metal Detecting | Santa Monica, Ca. | First Hunt of 2022

[@adventuresinmichiganwlisa9852]

AWESOME JOB BILL+CHRISTINE💕👍🤓👍.congrats to the winners🎊🎊

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks Lisa!

[@lorrainemiale467]

Wow! You all did vreat. Happy 2022 may you find lots of nice treasures... Congratulations to the winners😃😃😃😃🤗🤗🤗🤗😎😎😎😎💥💥💥💥😂😂😂

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks Lorraine!!!! Hoping to find more cool stuff for everyone to come along with us.

[@diannesandenfebles2774]

Good hunt for the first of 2022 (or 2021). Hope the cupcakes are plentiful this year! Stay safe.

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks Dianne! Hoping there will be a plethora of cupcakes. :)

[@jimmyjamestreasurehuntinga1512]

WOW!!!!! I just couldn't believe my eyes, I won, I actually won a t-shirt! Thank you Bill and Christen, you guys are awesome, keep up the great work. I JUST SMASHED THE LIKE BUTTON 3 TIMES!!! 👍👍👍

[@christinethestringbean]

When Bill had shown me the winners. I got so excited too! Congrats Jimmy James!!!!!! Keep on hunting.

[@superbee-di5tp]

Congrats to the winners. Great first hunt of 2022. Can't wait for the next adventure. GL&HH

[@DigginSoCal]

Thank you superbee.... we had a great time and the beach was beautiful.

[@Looter8TreasureHunter]

More tent stakes for the collection. Nice hunt guys!

[@christinethestringbean]

Yes!!!! Bill was sooo excited!!!

[@lourdessilvadonascimento6015]

Santa Monica is beautiful!! Nice hunt! I loved!! 🇧🇷

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks Lourdes.

[@helensmith2839]

Congratulation to all the lucky winners enjoy your new cool shirts ❤👍

[@PNWDirtFishing]

You two are fantastic! You two make the shirts look INCREDIBLE! Thanks for all your support!! YAY for YOU TWO!!

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks Ronny and Tiff. Love you guys!

[@Downeastwaves]

Congratulations 🎉 7 lucky winners!

[@Downeastwaves]

We just came in from snow cleanup feet of ❄️ snow... oh to be on the beach swinging ❤️

[@detectorguy4565]

Great video as always. Nice new shirts.

[@DigginSoCal]

Thank you

[@jaywolf2519]

Those .22 shell casings were used as in a nail gun. You can see the "crimp" wave on the open end. Not that it mattered, just thought I'd tell you. Great 1st hunt! Congrats to the winners!

[@DigginSoCal]

Hum.... very interesting. Someone else thought they might be blanks to start a run on the beach. Either way, they are now off the beach....Thanks

[@chriskrasnai2453]

Ugh, it’s been so cold here in PA, I haven’t been out in awhile. Just got a few inches of snow and the forecast is frigid. I’m so jealous of you two:) anyway nice video as always. I look forward to them. You guys are always fun to watch. You’re at the top of my fav video list👍🏻😁 happy hunting and good luck!!🤞

[@DigginSoCal]

That is the one thing about CA that rocks. Thank you so much for the kind words and support. Frigid just sounds cold!

[@cyndeecollings9461]

Nice first hunt of the year keep it up. Stay safe and God bless

[@DigginSoCal]

Thank you Cyndee!!!

[@chuckjohnson4048]

You guys beat entertainment-wise 90 percent of what is on TV. You two are fun-ney. Thanks.

[@WeDigIt]

Great hunt you two, congrats Christine! Congrats to the winners! Happy new year!

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks We Dig It! Keep on hunting!!! Happy New Year to you too.

[@andreawikelfiske6192]

Congrats to the winners!

[@jerrydineen2827]

Well done Bill and Christine, awesome hunt. Congrats to the winners!

[@DigginSoCal]

Thank you Jerry... much appreciated.

[@BHiggles]

Nice shirts!!! Ahh coffee and metal detecting. It just doesn't get any better... WOW, look how dirty Christine's hands are during that coin spill! Progress.

[@christinethestringbean]

It’s all about baby steps. I’m actually a little more brave than people realize.

[@BHiggles]

@@christinethestringbean Of course you are!

[@Downeastwaves]

Excellent first hunt for 2022! Thank you 💕 that taking us along!

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks! Glad you came along for the ride.

[@Downeastwaves]

@@christinethestringbean I always enjoy you both!

[@flamingomtn]

Our beaches are SO bad right now...narrow sand, no depositors, and 2 detectors per square foot. I'd be super excited if I found a tent stake. Last time I did the beach, I got a fish hook and 6 pallet staples...off to the park for me. 🙂

[@christinethestringbean]

I know Marti. It can be so frustrating sometimes. It seems like the hobby is getting a little saturated, but it'll be okay.

[@curtbevington77]

Left early this morning to do my Saturday morning hunt... crazy cold and the wind was killer but I found my first silver for 2022.. no rings yet but coming home to a new video from you guys is almost as good!

[@christinethestringbean]

Wooooooooow. So awesome Curt!!!!!!! Congrats on the find!!!!!!!

[@shelleydetects603]

I love to find coin spills. Your beaches are so pretty

[@darrellhodges4928]

Shirts are awesome! Great hunt guys! Went dirt fishing today in Ohio, very cold. Got big silver today 925 huge 1oz. necklace with the Vanquish 540

[@christinethestringbean]

Congrats on the silver necklace!!!! Keep on swinging.

[@noraschwerdt1337]

Good hunt! Wish it was 68 here instead of 35. Congrats to the winners.

[@DigginSoCal]

Thanks.... Brrrr that is a tad cold for my likings.

[@metaldetectingbrooklyn9896]

Rockin the beach ☮&💟

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks MDB!

[@HurleyDeanSandpointIdaho]

Wow! Nice beach hunt. I think I will grab my metal detector and go to Sandpoint City Beach and metal detect. Oh wait! It is 25 degrees outside with two feet of snow on the beach. Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the wonderful work. Hi from Hurley Dean, Sandpoint, Idaho USA.

[@christinethestringbean]

Build me a snowman!!! Stay warm.

[@DigginSoCal]

SO cold.... I would probably be sitting in front of a cozy fire at that temp.... Cheers

[@acecarroll3382]

Yes I am looking

[@diggingoutsidethebox]

Awesome first beach hunt of the year. Some good finds. Congratulations to the shirt winners. I hunted a local community college today and pulled in my first foreign coin of the year... 1 Chinese Yi Yuan (2007). It must be iron clad as it is quite corroded on the reverse. Almost as bad as our US Zincolns for durability in the ground (of the 50 pennies I found today, 36 were zinc, and only one of those is likely 'spendable'). 😕Nevertheless, my first Chinese coin, so I'm good with the rust.

[@DigginSoCal]

Very cool. I like finding the foreign coins. As for the pennies, wow do we find a lot of useless zinc damaged coins. I was told in a previous video that they can be turned in but I think the comment said by the pound? Need to look into that. Thank you very much

[@diggingoutsidethebox]

@@DigginSoCal Oo, if you find how to cash in the damaged zincs, please share!! :-)

[@TarotBob]

Hi Bill & Christine - Another nice hunt, l always enjoy your beach adventures. Quick tip if you want to check for Silver and you don't have your test kit available, often known as the spit test. Use a small piece of aluminium foil (some sweet wrappers work) put a small amount of saliva on the foil, rub the unknown item and Silver is indicated with a bad egg smell. Don't do this with potentially valuable silver items like an ancient coin, because the test polishes the surface and you might want to keep the patina. Try it at home with a known Silver item, it works really well. Good luck on your next adventure.

[@DigginSoCal]

Dang, the stuff you can learn. Thanks for the great info. I want to give this a try. Awesome!!!

[@JMetalDetecting]

Nice hunt bill and Christine! 👍🏴‍☠️

[@DIG_5050]

Hi guys. Nice hunt on the beach. The sky looked beautiful that day at the start of your video and at sunset. I’ll have to wait a month or two before I can dig more holes-it’s only in the 20’s here today. My white stuff here is snow☹️. The boardwalk along the beach was sure busy with people. Gotta be a good taco joint close by there for sure. Maybe you can sell all those bottle caps glued to a shadow box frame as beach art, then add the proceeds to your clads for tacos and cupcakes. Keep Digging in the sand, B and C!

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks Dig 5050. Tacos do sure sound good! And then a cupcake for dessert!

[@chuckjohnson4048]

I'm just glad Christine dodn't take your advice @6:30 to check her piles on camera, whew. That was a close one.

[@Downeastwaves]

Lol 2021 yeah for new shirts! Good luck on hunt! Here's to 2022!!

[@christinethestringbean]

New Year! New Finds! New Adventures!

[@pamelamorris4530]

I always enjoy watching to see what you find. You two are both entertaining and funny. I look forward to your next hunt.

[@norcaldigger348]

You should consider going back to Redondo and Manhattan beaches. There is a lot less riff raff at those beaches. Torrance and Hermosa beaches might be good too. There are live cams of both Redondo and Hermosa here on KZbin. I found my first Iphone today at a local beach. One foot deep in the wet. It's trashed. Always looking forward to your next hunt!

[@christinethestringbean]

Hmmm.... That’s an idea. Interesting find!!!! Congrats!! Thanks for enjoying our videos.

[@mommachristinemetaldetecti5552]

Awesome video! You 2 do a great job cleaning up the beach I could not believe the bottle caps you found. Congrats on the clad and silver earring👍😃

[@DigginSoCal]

Thank you.... a clean beach is a happy beach. C def beat me with that silver earring!

[@maryhoard2930]

Good morning you two. Having coffee and enjoying watching you two having fun. Thank you for sharing your hunts and your finds just makes my morning. Good luck on your hunts and have a grand and Blessful day🙏❤

[@christinethestringbean]

Awwwwww. Thank you so much Mary. Glad that you came along the journey with us. There are more treasures to be found! Have a blessed day as well.

[@yurilukevich1523]

Omg that Lego bracelet was when my lil sis dropped at the beach and couldn’t find it 😭

[@DigginNorCal2770]

Good job on your first Silver for 2022 Christine and Bill did a awesome job as well.....good hunt guys

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks Diggin NorCal. By the way, catchy name.

[@DigginNorCal2770]

@@christinethestringbean lol Christine and thanks its my new channel for KZbin and im gonna take my GoPro Hero 8 with me on my first hunt so hopefully it will turn out ok

[@christinethestringbean]

@@DigginNorCal2770 Awesome. Good luck!!!

[@DigginNorCal2770]

@@christinethestringbean thanks 😊

[@diggingoutsidethebox]

@@DigginNorCal2770 Where in norcal are you diggin? :-)

[@fredclemons8923]

Good job guys as always I enjoyed the video, nice finds will catch you on the next one. 🇺🇸

[@DigginSoCal]

Thank you Fred

[@rudyceballos8471]

Hello Bill, and Cupcake, I watch your first vid of 2022, "awesome", I think that you said, that who ever found a ring would be the winner, well that means that Cupcake is the winner, right, she found a Ear (Ring) ha ha, Bill/Cupcake, keep those vids coming.

[@christinethestringbean]

Yes!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Rudy!

[@williamwethington7905]

That was a great hunt, so much change. Looked like a nice day weatherwise also. I have had my coffee and cinnamon roll and a great beach hunt video to watch so am set to begin the day. I believe you will find a ring before next Saturday's video. I am going to a park tomorrow where I found a coin spill of 6 copper pennies from 1963 to 1970, maybe will dig some silver. It is an old park. God bless and stay safe.

[@christinethestringbean]

Awwwwww. Thanks William. Hope the coffee and cinnamon roll was delicious. I haven't had one of those in a long time. Definitely hoping to find a ring to RING in the new year. Congrats on the copper spill. I hope you find lots and lots of treasures!

[@marcshea8921]

Nice mix of finds. The shell casings are from the starter pistol for the triathlons there.

[@christinethestringbean]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh. That’s why they are crimped. That makes perfect sense. Thanks for the intel Mark.

[@cbaine3405]

Cool find. Silver.

[@tarstakars]

The two-headed nail you found is called a duplex nail, they're mainly used to put together forms for pouring concrete. The reason for the second head on the nail it's so you can easily remove them from the forms when you're pulling them apart after the concrete sets

[@DigginSoCal]

Gotcha...now that you say it, it makes sense. thank you

[@lupelimp]

lidnos achados!!!

[@christinethestringbean]

Sííííííí!!!!

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Great finds enjoyed the video

[@جبلهزينورزانة]

wow very nice ❤️

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks!

[@ambersamusements5257]

Best tent stake reveal ever. Lol

[@chuckjohnson4048]

Been timing Christine's discoveries. She seems to be able to collect her target faster when dumps the scoop rather than shaking it.

[@christinethestringbean]

I agree!. Shaking the scoop can sometimes frustrate me. LoL

[@ianwilkinson3425]

Awesome hunt team. Couple of questions. Who is Gary, and how much for cupcakes in SoCal. Great work B and C👏🏾👏🏾👍✌

[@DigginSoCal]

Gary is our mascot. You can read about him in my only blog on the website. The bundt cakes C loves run around $3.50 and a real cupcake runs about can be anywhere from 3-6 bucks... your buying the name at some locs.....digginsocal.com/gary-the-seagull/

[@ianwilkinson3425]

@@DigginSoCal thanks B. Keep on swingin ✌👍🧁

[@imdiggingit202]

Great hunt guys! Happy new year, & happy hunting.

[@adventuresunknown1013]

Congratulations to the winners.

[@MetalDiggr]

I love me some Santa Monica! "Diggin" your videos! Subbed.

[@DigginSoCal]

Always an interesting place to visit.... Thank you

[@amyhofmeister2943]

Enjoy your video. It's winter here. Have 6 inch's of snow last night

[@rashel2510]

I have a RACER 2 and want to up grade what should i get next

[@DigginSoCal]

That is the million dollar question. I hate to tell someone which detector to buy. There are so many great machines. The best advice is to list what type of locations you plan on hunting and your price range. With that info, you can narrow down your options. For me personally, I love my Minelab Equinox 800 and have a total of 6 detectors. I hardly use my Ace Apex but others swear by it. So you can see why it is hard to advise.

[@EmeraldCoastSandSifter]

Lmao. “That’s a weird looking nail” yeah it’s long and pointy like the rest of them hahahahahahahaha

[@christinethestringbean]

LoL

[@paulsdogwalking]

first ring wins, this would be a really great time to be carrying one to plant christine, hint hint

[@christinethestringbean]

LoL.

[@michaelcooper1914]

Great job

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks!

[@scottjarvie6766]

I would love to be on the beach 🏖 right now hunting but I can’t deal with the snow ❄️ we have so when the sun ☀️ comes back and hot 🥵 I’m just going to say in the house and look at your videos good luck in 2022 👍

[@christinethestringbean]

That’s funny. In SoCal we only have two seasons: hot and slightly cool with a spit full cup of rain.

[@philipcallicoat3801]

Santa Monica CA 😎!!! The birthplace of the skateboard... Used to be called: "Dogtown"!?! Watch out for the throw away syringe 💉 plague...I cringe when you're feeling through the sand with your bare hands...😵 Stay safe and be Blessed 🌹

[@christinethestringbean]

Thanks Philip. Same to you!

[@mickeymelton66]

Christine, why use a sand scoop only as a shovel? Hugs.

[@christinethestringbean]

I don’t know, good question.

[@dawnthemetaldetective3083]

Y’all had a an excellent hunt!

[@DigginSoCal]

Thank you!!!

[@calgaryringfinder]

Thanks for the video. I am wondering where you get the tip cover for you Garrett pinpointer. .

[@christinethestringbean]

On Amazon, they sell a 3 pack with belt strap for around 15 bucks.

[@calgaryringfinder]

@@christinethestringbean Thank you.

[@christinethestringbean]

@@calgaryringfinder Let me know if you can’t find them.

[@vernowen2083]

Bill, what's your record on tent stakes? Wednesday I got 29.

[@DigginSoCal]

Ya know... I am not sure. I would have to go back. I had one hint at Huntington Beach where I felt like I got 100...lol. but wow, 29 is a heck of a lot for sure!!!

[@BenshobbyStuff]

another great video guys. very entertaining :)

[@DigginSoCal]

Thank you very much

[@edwardheida2919]

My first find of 2022 was a 45 slug at the park nearby. Probably an air drop from New Years night. Not sure if find is indicative of a good year or not.

[@christinethestringbean]

You could say you DODGED a bullet.

[@ohdannyboyjustadiggin]

I was watching really I was watching..lol You two killed it on the beach in this hunt.. Did you get your Cupcake?

[@christinethestringbean]

Yes! It was delicious!!!!

[@olympianwholesale6849]

I have a question i ordered the ckg scoop but its so loose where the pole connects to the scoop how did you fix that ?

[@olympianwholesale6849]

it is sooooo annoying

[@DigginSoCal]

I am not sure if they have fixed the issue. We have a wing nut on ours and it is tight. CKG is pretty good about responding. If yours is not getting tight, send them a message. I wanna say ours does come lose a little and C is always tightening it down. It is the weak link for this scoop.

[@olympianwholesale6849]

@@DigginSoCal yea the wing nut itself is tight but the pole is slightly loose so the scoop shakes around a lil

[@DigginSoCal]

@@olympianwholesale6849 We are going to the beach this weekend... I will take a look at ours and see if we have the same issue

[@Phats83]

What Mode do you have it on when on the beach ?

[@DigginSoCal]

We run the Vanquish on jewelry mode everywhere we hunt and just adjust the sensitivity. The NOX is a bit more complex. I run it on beach one in dry and wet and sometimes switch to beach 2 in the surf.

[@Phats83]

@@DigginSoCal ok thank you so much , I’m trying to get use to mine lol

[@exploringwithmattsteph1826]

Hey bill those 22 cases actually look like 22 blanks if you look towards the top you could see the crimps around the top if it was a regular 22 there would be no crimps on the top of that case.

[@christinethestringbean]

Yes. Saw that. Someone mentioned they’re blanks for the start of the beach events that are held annually.

[@Downeastwaves]

Please note, Christine's tent stakes are straight! Lol

[@christinethestringbean]

Which makes mine better than his! Ha!

[@Downeastwaves]

@@christinethestringbean exactly!

[@yaboythealien]

👽🍻

[@christinethestringbean]

🧁👑

[@nayb9809]

Be careful on that side of the pier, the homeless camps that were there for many months in 2021 might have left some unsafe finds if you know what I mean. Thank you for the great content.

[@DigginSoCal]

Thanks for the info. I totally know!!!! Sad we have that to worry about.

[@christinethestringbean]

Santa Monica always has tons of transients, which is something I always think about when we go to there.

[@nayb9809]

@@christinethestringbean sad but true.

[@edwardheida2919]

Back in early/mid 70’s when I was a teen the beach had its fair share of the 60’s decade drug and hippie culture people who needed a place to stay. Seems Santa Monica and Venice just hasn’t changed much. ✌🏼

[@nayb9809]

@@edwardheida2919 RIght? I grew up around Serrento Beach, north of the pier. We used to call it "Syringo Beach". Last spring, the camps along the beach were at an all time high. I've never seen it that bad.

[@stevewaters2974]

68 degrees...hmmm....want to trade for my 25? I'll do it straight up and you won't have to even throw anything else in! By the way, how many hours did you guys actually hunt for all that today?

[@christinethestringbean]

I think it was about 4 hours.

[@stevewaters2974]

I have the same Vanquish model you're using and Swinging that for 4 hours is no picnic with that 12-inch coil... you have to swing it slow or your arm will fall off.

[@christinethestringbean]

@@stevewaters2974 So true!!!

[@tombo552001]

Can you do a video on testing your jewelry finds?

[@christinethestringbean]

I think we’ve got one. I’m out and about but when I get home I’m going to link it.

[@nine4three5]

congratulations guys on your first hunt of the year. Look for me to join you with my own channel this year. Gotta get me some KZbin fame while the gettins good!

[@heathermurray9939]

:3.15 into your video I can hear voices in the background. Like a radio on, it sounds like someone is recording something

[@christinethestringbean]

You caught me. I listen to old radio shows when I detect... I didn't think the camera would be able to pick it up, because I had my headphones. TeeHee.

[@TV-oy5iu]

In Korea, the ground is frozen ... Can't detect metal. I'm envious of you two.

[@DigginSoCal]

yikes...sounds the same on our east coast. We are lucky I guess....

[@JW-fb5us]

Do you ever try in front of Del Coranado hotel?

[@JW-fb5us]

I had to stay there a few nites years ago. High rollers there!

[@philross2000]

nail no pop rivet yes

[@michaelcooper1914]

Sorry I didn’t win lol

[@DigginSoCal]

Well, we will have more so maybe next time!

[@edwardheida2919]

First

[@DigginSoCal]

Yea….

[@christinethestringbean]

LoL

[@jtobin9159]

guess they cant spell in Santa Monica!

[@natalykevrel4367]

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