Another Newbie

[DougsGraphics]

Just popping in to say hello! I've been wanting to do this again for a very long time. When I was a kid of about 12, I built a detector from a kit and was hooked the moment I found my first nail -- followed by a gold coin at my great grandparent's homestead. That was a lifetime ago -- now I'm all grown up and for my birthday was just permitted by the wife to purchase a minelab explorer II. Now I can't wait! It should be here mid week and I'm itching to try it out! I'm thinking hookie from work late this week!!! I'm liking the looks of this on-line community, and can't wait to announce my first finds!! So... hello to everyone from New Mexico from DougsGraphics!

[PAPPY]

WELCOME back to our GREAT HOBBY. WELCOME to our FAMILY here at TREASUREQUEST. If you need anything...JUST HOLLER...PAPPY

[rip]

Now how about the story behind that gold coin !

[DougsGraphics]

I was poking around the old homestead while my dad visited with my great uncle who then worked the farm. The home was nearly falling over at that time. I had my new detector and was finding all sorts of rusty nails and miscellaneous pieces of unknown rusty metal trash. So much I was getting tired of digging things up. I was around the side of the house. Just one more... I was surprised to find a coin -- unlike any I had ever seen. I ran over to dad and uncle. They new it. It was an early (I think about 1901) 1900's $5 Liberty Half-Eagle. It was pretty beat-up. As I recall, I sold it to the local coin dealer shortly after. Wish I had kept it!

[John's Detectors]

Hi Doug and welcome, thanks for sharing that story with us. It's really cool to get posts like yours Doug. Well the Explorer is going to be quite a change from the kit detector you built way back when and be sure to show us some of your finds too. Chat with you later and God Bless ya.

John Tomlinson, CET
John's Detectors

[rip]

When i was a kid i used to hunt the local fairgrounds and there was an area were we found most of the older coins.One day a friend bought a detecter off of my dad,he was searching a spot that i had gone over many times and i always dug a ton of bottle caps,well he also dug a pile of caps but then he popped out a 5 dollar gold coin !

[RingDancer]

Welcome and loved the story! Wishing you luck in finding another one of those gold coins!!!

HH
Pat

[billintx]

welcome on the board doug. I llived in El Paso all my life then moved after retiring to central texas. Wiushed id stayed closer to New Mexico though.
A helpful book you can get at the local library is "New Mexico Place Names" which is a book of ALL the mail drops ever in NM it includes directions to each including range name to get you within 220 feet of the place.So if relic hunting or coing for them oldies go for the book and enjoy life.
P.S. be sure and post them finds here for us to enjoy too.

[DougsGraphics]

Thanks all for the warm welcome. And special thanks to Billintx for the advice! You'll all be sure to hear of any finds!

[Dugday]

From 1 Doug to another Welcome aboard. You will find a lot of friends here along with a great amount of help and information.

Doug