New to this but a few days in now.
Loads of horseshoe's and junk but dug this beauty a little earlier. Ive cleaned it up with a brush and toothpick. The gems are lose and can fall out. Looked closely for the other gems in the hole and dirt but nothing.
None magnetic, assuming silver. About 7 inches deep. Can depth be used to add context?
Cant see any stamp or ID now its cleaned up. When should or shouldn't i use water?
I'll take it as a good luck charm!
Took out my brand new Vanquish 460 after practising in the garden for an hour or two. It was pasture land with quite a lot of longish grass. If anything i was getting returns everywhere. Digging loads, and just getting lots of old farming litter.
Decided to start heading back to the field entrance and got a hit a little different to the others that had all been wire. It confused the hell out of me after i dug it as i couldn't find it, even though the pinpointer was going nuts...turned out to be the tiny head of a nail rolling around with the other bits of dirt.
I was then done for the evening but had another return just next to it...though ok one last hole and hit a massive piece of metal that looked like a rock.
It was the shoe.
I wonder if the nailhead was from the shoe..it looks like it. It funny if i found that tiny part first and its lead me to the massive hunk of metal after.
Im now really tired and dirty. Its tougher than i thought...nobody mentioned that! Made sure i took everything and filled every hole.
Will be back there tomorrow.
Just asking the more experienced if anything i should know before i pull the trigger.
regton is offering £30 off if you order with them. Are they decent? Ive seen them sponsor a couple of major youtubers. Unless anyone knows a better offer.
Ill probably get a cheap pointer for the time being, if anyone can recommend one.
Starting to sort permissions, i live semi rural, fields everwhere, sandy beaches everywhere and dont even mind paying to join organised digs/joining groups so not too worried about getting them. Most of my hobbies i pan out over years so happy to take my time. As long as what i buy is good quality and will last years to come im happy.
Should i join the NCMD too, seem like a good idea for the cost. Seems insurance is then covered?
Thanks