Any treasure hunters or metal detectors here?

I'd rather watch paint dry. No thank you.

Scruffy got a metal detector as a Christmas present one year when he was a kid. Complete waste of money.

That thing sat in the corner of his room for 8 years until he graduated high school.

I'm thinking about buying one and searching for civil war shite

Look, another thread for arrogant people who don't know they are just like everyone else.

Do you bring a day laborer or equal with you to work the shovel and dig holes? because frick that if not

I'm an electronic archeologist. I've found a ton of stuff from Louisiana's colonial period, civil war, etc on up to modern times. Baton Rouge is a great spot for detecting and New Orleans is too, naturally.

If you want more info, go to the Treasurenet forums and read up on recommendations for beginners. Look for a local club and join up. Read a few issues of Western & Eastern Treasures magazine.

Buy a decent detector to start to avoid frustration. You might even be able to buy a used detector locally from a hobby store. Once you put on your headset and start detecting, you forget about onlookers. To be honest, most people want to stop and ask if you've found anything, not ridicule you.

Found this once.

I have a metal detector but have only searched on family land. The most interesting thing I've found are two .58 caliber minie balls in my front field. I know there were troop movements around here during the Civil War. I've found some old wheat pennies, a tax token from the 19 teens, an old ID bracelet with my grandfather's initials on it, and a couple of other knick-knacks. I got tired of it after a couple of years, but the old detector is in the garage if I ever decide to get back into it.

There is a good message board for the hobby called Treasure Net.