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« on: February 19, 2010, 03:22:39 pm »
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Hello everyone,

I am brand new to the hobby of metal detecting. The first thing I do when I begin a new hobby is find a good forum to begin learning, so here I am. I just bought an Ace 250 and have been having fun learning to use it at the local parks. I live in Florida on the East Coast very close to Sebastian, so I hope to hunt on the beach as well. So far, I have only logged about 20 hours or so, but I am getting pretty comfortable with the machine. I haven't found anything too spectacular yet, but I've found a decent amount of clad. My best finds so far are 14 quarters out of one hole in a park near a concession stand (can't imagine how someone would lose 14 quarters and not know it), a 1976 bicentennial quarter, and a German?? 2 cent coin. I've also found some junk jewelry and TONS of garbage. I just got permission to hunt on some land that was an orange grove back in the 1920s, so I'm going there tomorrow. There are three houses on the property that are owned by the family that gave me permission to hunt the old grove. I hope to get permission to hunt the yards too. I look foward to learning as much as I can!

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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2010, 04:36:06 pm »
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 Welcome from SC...I've never used the 250, but have heard good things about it. Good luck with it, and hope to see some great finds from Florida.

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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2010, 01:38:34 am »
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Hi calla969

Welcome with us, Ace 250 is a good one. Best wishes

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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2010, 05:09:16 am »
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Thanks for the wishes guys. I am off to the old orange groves this morning, I post back if we find anything. I am going with my uncle and brother. They both have Ace 250s as well.

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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2010, 10:32:06 pm »
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Hi Calla.   Welcome to metal detecting.  You'll find you either love it or hate it.  I've got a feeling you're one of the ones that will love it.

Happy Hunting.

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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2010, 10:33:42 pm »
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HI and Welcome from Galveston Island

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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2010, 09:37:46 am »
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Thanks for all of the welcomes and wishes everyone. I am definitely going to enjoy this hobby. The old orange grove didn't turn out to be anything great. We found a couple weird odds and ends, but nothing special. We decided to finish up the day at a park that produces a ridiculous amount of clad. It is a great way to salvage a poor start. I am getting tired of digging pennies and dimes though, I want to find something a little more interesting. I guess I just need to start doing some research.

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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2010, 03:32:48 pm »
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Thanks for all of the welcomes and wishes everyone. I am definitely going to enjoy this hobby. The old orange grove didn't turn out to be anything great. We found a couple weird odds and ends, but nothing special. We decided to finish up the day at a park that produces a ridiculous amount of clad. It is a great way to salvage a poor start. I am getting tired of digging pennies and dimes though, I want to find something a little more interesting. I guess I just need to start doing some research.


If you are close enough to return to the site, look at the nearby large shade trees and search there. The grove workers need a shady spot to rest and have lunch. They also need a place to go to the bathroom so look for places where Portapotty type boxes were set up. Sometimes open tents for shade were set up along with tables for dining. Break areas at different locations also were provided for itinerant workers. Look for dirt roads along side the groves where trailers with water and possibly food were parked as they worked.

The grove itself may have been a bit of a disappointment but you have only just scratched the surface of your site.

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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2010, 06:16:42 pm »
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GoldDigger, thanks for the tips! that sounds like some real good advice. There are some real nice oak trees at the back of the grove, on the same piece of property but not where the grove was. They would be a great place to get some shade. Tips like that really help. This hobby really makes you stop and try to envision the past. It makes it very interesting. Lickily, the spot is only a couple miles up the road, so I will be back. Thanks again.

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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2010, 08:12:47 pm »
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calla969, About orange groves in Florida.... Ahmmm... I'm new to MD also. I have a ACE 150,
I found an old school site here in Tampa (1900-194?) that was converted to an orange grove after the school burned in 1960. The grove was abandoned and is now grown up with trees except for a few wild tangerines. I spent a day on the site and recovered mostly post 60's junk. I got to thinking about it and from my childhood I remember the cultivation method used with groves is the Disc plow. This is very effective in burying stuff that is on top. You will find aluminum cans at 8 inches that have a crease in the middle where the disk caught them.  Eight inches is as deep as a 150 will go. Also the sand is extremely fine and metal objects disappear fast.  I found a washing machine gear, diecast, weighing about a half pound at about 8 inches. I used a post hole digger to dig a test hole in the center of the burned out school site and found nails and ferrous scrap down to 2 and a half feet. I'm thinking here that sandy locations like the grove swallow up metal objects at a rapid rate and you might need a deep seeking machine to find them. Its a big learning process and I'm just starting out. gambol

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