METAL DETECTING AROUND AN 18th CENTURY MANSION

[@pondguru]

Finding anything is cool but pulling the occasional bit of silver up always brightens the day up. Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.

[@pondguru]

Best of luck if you do start detecting. Its a great hobby. Thanks for watching and appreciating.

[@pondguru]

The detecting videos show the best bits of my life. The work parts get in the way of what I'd rather be doing so I am altering my work and where I get income from to allow me more time. Problem is, building that up in addition to working full time is very tiring, hence the lack of videos lately, lol. In 2-3 months there will be a nation of videos coming as my plans are coming together quite well. Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.

[@pondguru]

It depends how deep they are much of the time and soil composition may also change readings of targets. An old penny can read from 12-38 to 12-46 but often bounces down to the mid 20's on ferrous if very deep. I suppose different countries will use different alloys to create their coins. Modern 2p can read up to 12-48 but they are made of muck and can be picked up with a magnet - usually come up looking worse than a coin buried for 100 years - lol. Thanks for watching, man.

[@pondguru]

When I go to a local park I have started digging all decent signals to try and find a ring or two. So far only ringpulls and modern coins. Thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

I have never failed to find a coin, wherever I go - even in the middle of nowhere, every field has a coin. Thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

Sounds like a good plan, man. Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.

[@pondguru]

I rarely hunt parks and live miles from the beach so I| don't keep a running total of how much spendable money I find - probably around £40-£50? Nearly all of the coin finds are pre-decimal pennies and half pennies with a scattering of silvers thrown in. I'd always go for the Garrett propointer. Thanks for watching and appreciate the videos.

[@pondguru]

I'm going the other way, from detecting to bottle digging but the two are so similar I can see why most people get involved in both. Best of luck with your hunts, man. I'll get into the Emmerson / Armstrong bottles one day when I least expect it I hope. Thanks for watching and appreciating.

[@pondguru]

It was just good to get out after a long period of no detecting. Thanks for watching and appreciating, man.

[@pondguru]

As far as I know all the predecimal stuff from Victoria to Elizabeth II was legal tender. Detecting finds (pocket spills) often have a mixture of early Elizabeth II, George V and worn Victorian coins so that would seem to be the case. Thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

No worries, man. Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.

[@pondguru]

That sounds like a fair idea of what that thing could be. I didn't give it much thought at the time but its a good explaination. Thanks for watching and appreciating.

[@pondguru]

As far as I know all of them will come apart quite easily. The one I use has a quick release lever on a couple of places on the stem which enables it to break down in a few seconds.

[@pondguru]

Thanks for watching and appreciating the videos.

[@pondguru]

I am saving the site in some of my previous videos as I know I have only done 2/3 of that field for the deeptech review video. Found a 1881 sixpence out the front of my place yesterday but very little else - there can't be much left out there now.

[@pondguru]

the only gold I have found was a huge ring - I gave it back to the lady who lost it 12 years previously. Thats in my 'Metal detecting videos' playlist. Thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

When I was young I used an old C-scope but when I got back into it a couple of years ago I got a Garrett Ace 150 and found a few things but then jumped straight to an etrac once I realised I could potentially make some good finds in my local area and wanted to go deeper with better discrimination. My mate uses a Garrett Euroace and it is an excellent detector. I would recommend that as a starter detector as it will last for years and still finds plenty of good stuff.

[@pondguru]

Thats the general though on that item, yes. Thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

The US viewers prefer to hear the sounds in the videos so I will have some sound as well as saying what the reading is next time no worries. Thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

The series of videos to watch is 'Worldwide Metal Detecting Finds'. I'm uploading part 5 in the next couple of days. If you're interested in what is being found around the world that series should provide some good viewing for you. Thanks for watching and appreciating.

[@pondguru]

Its been ages since I have found a pocket spill or decent silver so thats maybe a sign I either need new land or need to get out more. Thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

The guy who runs it lives very near to me and invited me up which was awesome. Best of luck with your future hunts and thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

They were just wet as I gave them a quick rinse to remove the soil. If I had soaked them in olive oil for a month or so it would give a similar effect and is the best way I've found to clean and preserve old copper coins. I've got a couple of coins soaking now - maybe I should do a video of them when they me out as sometimes even fine detail can be revealed.

[@pondguru]

Some fields are like that but once they are well detected you sure miss the excitement of multiple finds.

[@pondguru]

I'll have to get back up here as I'm sure there are still plenty of coins about. Thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

Sounds about right but I don't know what shops usually charge for anything in Ireland.

[@pondguru]

I have only failed to find a coin once or twice on very short hunts but have always found something of interest like an old button or musketball.

[@pondguru]

I put the copper coins in the 'bag of shame' and keep the silver in a coin collection. Any artifacts go into small display cases if they are of interest.

[@pondguru]

No worries, thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

I really don't have much idea at all. I went from a Garrett ace 150 to an etrac so missed out a huge chunk of affordable detectors. My mate had got a Garrett euroace which gets down to impressive depths and he has found deep coins with it - not sure of cost though.

[@pondguru]

It will vary from country to country so best search from Norway but over here they are around £1200 for an etrac.

[@pondguru]

No worries. Thanks for watching.

[@pondguru]

May well be. Another suggestion was curtain rail holder which I can see too.

[@pondguru]

The last coin shooting video I did, I found 8 coins in one hole - one of which was silver so that was cool. It was like a mini 'hoard' - lol. I really should do more ploughed fields but nothing much went on in my local area.

[@pondguru]

If you watch 'Metal Detecting Day and Night' (one of my latest videos) I clean up an very corroded silver coin on that one. I normally just use baking soda and water but sometimes spit and tin (aluminum) foil if it is really black. This one just needed baking soda. THanks for watching and appreciating.

[@pondguru]

The guy who runs the show up there knew I went detecting and suggested I had a look about in the grounds then I went up and gave it a good hammering with the etrac. Strange place as some areas had large concentrations of coins and other areas have nothing at all.

[@pondguru]

Not sure if you can exchange them at a UK bank but I don't think so. I think my oldest milled penny / halfpenny would be a George II one from the mid 1700's.

[@pondguru]

I already have. I think its called "Etrac coin shooting - coins, coins, coins". If not, its one of the other coin shooting videos on my detecting playlist.

[@pondguru]

I have had a few NFS buttons from this site and have been back there recently. No buttons that time and only one piece of silver again - within the first 5 minutes of the hunt. Video coming soon. HH

[@pondguru]

The old pennies nearly blow out my ear drums if they are shallow - it would take a fool to ignore that signal.

[@pondguru]

There's got to be gold up there somewhere but so far I haven't found any. Not even found much silver which is really strange as the etrac loves silver.

[@pondguru]

Yes, under the 'treasure act' anything which is of significance and/or silver / gold over 300yrs old is likely to be classed as treasure and is to be handed to a finds officer. It is then put to museums and if they want it you get a reward, if not you get it back. Sounds very similar to your laws.

[@pondguru]

Its only a few miles from my home. I was lucky enough to be invited up and I've been up quite a few times. Strangely found very few silver coins but hundred or more copper coins. No gold.

[@pondguru]

Its awesome getting these as its like an extra thrill when you crack one open. Sometimes they surprise you by throwing up the odd silver coin which is very cool.

[@pondguru]

No worries. Thanks for watching and appreciating. I don't mind people trolling my videos, man. They are better doing that than going out of the house and hassling people in the real world.

[@BeachHunter101]

Get a finds box to keep your treasure in, you can spend the modern and scrap the junk good luck!!

[@pondguru]

There is a half penny (pre-decimal) comes out of the hole I dug from 1:00?

[@pondguru]

No worries. I should get the chance to make more vids next week - weather permitting....

[@pondguru]

I've found my fair share of junk lately - hence not many detecting videos from me in the last couple of months. Hopefully the finds will pick up as I get more time to go detecting toward the end of the year and the crops get cut down / fields ploughed. HH

[@pondguru]

Yeah, I have some great sites but little time to fully explore them.

[@pondguru]

I was hoping to finish a pond job today but thats not going to happen. Damn the rain...

[@pondguru]

It is a sony HD camcorder. I think the model is CRX340?

[@pondguru]

There are loads of tips videos in my metal detecting playlist on my channel, no worries.

[@pondguru]

The cartwheel penny of George III is a true monster. I haven't videoed any of these coming up but I have found a few.

[@pondguru]

Anywhere you can get permission really. Then research the history, ask the landowner for pointers and if anyone else had found anything previously then look for sites where houses may have been, footpaths, likely picnic sites etc. - see my detecting video 'research' in the playlist on my channel.

[@pondguru]

Generally I just talk to people and either pop the question or get asked to go on sites. Should be going to a nice one tomorrow which I was invited to so a video will follow (If I find anything)

[@pondguru]

I've no idea as I live well inland so have never detected the beach. Apparently the detectors I have (etrac and deus) are good on the beach but I'll probably never find out, lol. Best to search on google for Whites coinmaster and beach in the same search and that should bring up forum discussions and best settings.

[@pondguru]

That is a tragic law considering the amount of buried history in Poland. I would be tempted to still go out on a night though.

[@pondguru]

lol Would I go out for hours if it was a chore? Even if I don't find much of note it is still a good walk out in the countryside.

[@pondguru]

I expected a coin holocaust when I was out yesterday but ended up finding loads of musket balls on a new site instead - very strange day. Will be uploading that one soon. Thanks for watching.

[@metaldetectingforum]

Lovely surroundings, lovely weather and which appears a very busy day with all those coins found! Perfect!

[@pondguru]

I would have expected more silver and older coins from here. It will be be somewhere but I just need to keep searching I guess.

[@pondguru]

I've done a review of it in my metal detecting playlist. I don't leave home without it as it makes target recovery so much quicker.

[@pondguru]

The costs will depend on which country you are buying from so I'll do an equipment list and then you can do a Google search for sellers of each item to get prices in your country: Minelab etrac detector 18 x 15 SEF coil Garrett Propointer

[@BeachHunter101]

Hello Richard, I’m watching some of your old detecting videos and can’t believe this video is 11 years old and my comment is 10 years old. Time goes by so fast. I would love to see some new metal detecting videos from you. I learned so much back in the day from watching your fantastic videos. And I’ve found thousands of things since so I thank you. Take care. GL&HH for old times sake.. p.s was watching one of your worldwide finds videos that I featured in. Ged (peacehavens) was also in the video and i recently found out that he has since sadly passed away. Ged was another original detectorist here on KZbin. He will be sadly missed.

[@ThousandYardStare]

(my other channel) Nooooo...that is really sad to hear that Ged has gone as he seemed like a really nice guy. In a time or rampantly fake KZbin 'detecting' videos we surely need good characters like Ged but they're few and far between now - I only communicated with him a few times over the years but he came across as a genuinely nice guy. I still go out from time to time but as you know it takes an age to find enough to make a decent video. I'm glad you're still detecting and finding interesting stuff - best of luck when you're out. As far as I remember 'Good Luck and Happy Hunting' was the phrase of the day when I was making videos so I'll leave you with that.

[@pondguru]

In modern dollars?

[@pondguru]

On this trip about £2 for the sixpence and nothing for the coppers.

[@pondguru]

Even though it has been around since the late 1700's, this site hasn't thrown up and coins older than Victorian which is a bummer but there are of early 1900's coins as compensation.

[@pondguru]

lol There have been loads since this one - check out the playlist on the right side of this page for all my detecting videos.

[@pondguru]

No worries will do and hope to get out again this weekend.

[@pondguru]

Unless its silver it generally isn't anything to get excited about as the coppers don't come up in pristine condition. Some of the older ones (17th and 18th century) can be worth a bit if they are good. As silver doesn't degrade the coins tend to be worth much more and before 1920 they were sterling silver (92.5%). Many of the old coins in the US will be worth more in poorer condition as there aren't as many about as we have in UK.

[@pondguru]

I haven't found glod with mine yet but plenty of Americans seem to have success in their videos. i'm assuming that I just haven't passed over any yet... Thanks for watching, man. I should be getting to a couple of sites this week as I have a bit of time off mid week so more vids should follow.

[@pondguru]

lol Yes, of course I do. You can't tell I've been there. Even on ploughed land or seeded fields I make sure you can't see where I've been digging holes.

[@pondguru]

I always get permission to hunt wherever I go as I don't want any hassle when I'm out. I always phone to tell them I'm coming up too unless its around my house. Some farmers can be strange but the ones I know are fine. Finding out who owns land is the hardest part.

[@pondguru]

You are in the US so I don't know if you have any sort of treasure laws. Ours are for artifacts over 300 years old / precious metals so in the US I would presume that people generally keep what they find matterless of age. I'd imagine that most people keep some stuff, sell some stuff but thats up to the individual.

[@pondguru]

I think I'll go back up there soon as I could do with some coin bashing. Most of the land I have is fairly well done now. HH

[@sjohnson1776]

I never cease to be amazed at some of the comments people come up with. Like yours. Amazing.

[@pondguru]

Worth a try for military relics.

[@pondguru]

A downloadable beach permit is required in the UK but inland the permission of the landowner is enough.

[@pondguru]

That's the opposite of England. You can wander into any field and find a coin or musket ball etc. I'm not exaggerating either as every field I have detected in I've found a coin for miles around my house.

[@pondguru]

Found a sixpence today so that was cool as it was a very short hunt.

[@pondguru]

You're the second person this week to think I am Welsh, lol I live in North East England about 10 miles West of Newcastle and just go in the local fields. If you know any landowners ask them for permission or join a club as they often have some great land to go on. There's always the beach too.

[@pondguru]

I would probably go second hand for that budget as new machines won't offer many features or depth for $200. As for what is available in the US I have no idea. Over here I would go for a Garrett Euroace 350 as a starter machine as it will be a long time before you feel the need to upgrade. Not sure you'd get a used one for $200 but my mate has one and I have been very impressed with it. Much better than Ace 150 or 250.

[@pondguru]

Seeing as I regularly smash the metal ones with deep digs I can't see plastic spades faring much better.

[@pondguru]

They are realtree neoprene shooting gloves, yes.

[@pondguru]

Could well be. It definitely has held some sort of pole.

[@robotj9]

I think the thing that looks like a candle holder may actually be one end of a wall-mounted towel rack (hence the hole, it may be where the pole goes).

[@Full_Metal_Digger]

Nice finds guy! I'm a bit surprised those large coppers only come in as 12-41. Our U.S. large cents (early to mid 1800s) ring up 12-47 (the same as our modern clad quarters) nearly every time. HH, Dave.

[@pondguru]

I made a video of it. It is in the 'Metal detecting videos' playlist. Its called 'Gold ring lost for 12 years - returned to owner'

[@pondguru]

I go through lean spells too. Today was only a short hunt but was saved by a 1881 sixpence and a couple of musketballs. It will come good, no worries.

[@pondguru]

The probe is a Garrett Propointer.

[@TXCoindigger]

Very nice. Abundance of coins and nice silver. Must be a thrill to hunt a spot so old. Great video. - Brett

[@texaswader]

Wow I didn't think that hole was going to stop giving up the past there for a moment! Thanks for sharing...very good video.

[@pondguru]

Another one coming tonight...

[@pondguru]

People just loose them. I suppose it would be mostly when they were sitting on the ground.

[@pondguru]

For an entry level (but very good) detector the Garrett Euro Ace costs £279 online. As with anything there are fanboys who will cuss up other detectors but I've found the euroace very impressive. I use a Minelab etrac and wouldn't swap it for anything else as I hunt deep pasture. I got mine from Joan Allen in the UK.

[@MichaelSwan66]

beautiful green color on the two stuck together pennies in with that coin spill nice silver & fire button too:) great hunt and finds :)

[@JYPBOB]

the brass thing looks very similar to a modern day curtain rail holder but better designed with the screw which i assume would tighten on the rail

[@pondguru]

Yeah, I'm sure the British Museum would be fighting for a hoard of manky copper coins - lol. Thanks for watching, man.