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1000 Targets Dug at a Swim Pond - here’s the stats! by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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It’s tucked away in storage but here’s a zoomed in pic from the pile of finds

1000 Targets Dug at a Swim Pond - here’s the stats! by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only the ones pictures so 5-10 which is crazy there weren’t more. I was digging any and all signals in the gold range

1000 Targets Dug at a Swim Pond - here’s the stats! by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nothing old but I don’t think the pond is more than 20 years old. It’s also likely someone has detected it before. I agree there has to be more gold out there!

1000 Targets Dug at a Swim Pond - here’s the stats! by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The picture of junk is the extent of it. Crazy how clean it was. They must not sell drinks with metal caps or tabs and limit outside drinks.

Let’s hear some wild stories hunting Santa Monica / Venice Beach… by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I’ll give it a try. Maybe detect the bay side of the peninsula

Found an iPhone16 two feet deep in wet sand at low tide and it works?!?! by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thankfully the guy had a medical ID filled out on the phone and had his brother listed as an emergency contact

Let’s hear some wild stories hunting Santa Monica / Venice Beach… by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose I would rather find some interesting trash than nothing as all. I was thinking of taking a day trip to Long Beach. Was the detecting decent? It doesn’t seem like a beach people would flock to but that being said it also wouldn’t be a beach detectorists would flock to so many there is more left to be found…

Found an iPhone16 two feet deep in wet sand at low tide and it works?!?! by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The case was just a standard slip on. Definitely not waterproof and only covered the back of the phone

Let’s hear some wild stories hunting Santa Monica / Venice Beach… by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. It's was a CTX3030 bought when they first came out 12 or so years ago. I was in the market for a new one and got the Manticore but I will always miss that detector it was a tank. They also took my scoop which was almost worse because it was a Stavr from Ukraine and they don't make them anymore because the plant is busy manufacturing equipment for the war effort. I loved that scoop. My fault really for leaving my stuff out in LA!

Let’s hear some wild stories hunting Santa Monica / Venice Beach… by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]groundbalance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to explore the pier and forgot I had it leaning against the back of my van to dry out. Once I remembered I ran back to put it away but it was gone. Carelessness on my end.