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March 27, 2021
March 27, 2021
Ryerson School Field West
Hello
and
welcome
all
to
a
new
season
of
metal
detecting
with
Metalman9.
Certainly
the
year
has
started
off
great.
A
month
called
March
that
felt
more
like
May
with
warm
weather,
sunshine
and
a
quickly
receding
snow line. The frost is at about 4 to 5 inches deep in the ground.
It’s
time
to
test
out
the
new
equipment,
the
Minelab
Equinox
800.
Just
look at that smile Eh!
A
short
5
minute
walk
and
I’m
here,
Ryerson
School.
And
the
outing
did
not disappoint.
I
worked
a
path
from
the
entry
gate
to
centerfield
and
back.
Sounds
far?
How
does
2
½
hours
later
sound
like?
It
is
the
magic
of
metal
detecting.
Time
disappears.
Just
when
I’m
thinking…
Ok
I’m
done
now.
Time to turn in and Bam! Another hit.
It’s
still
too
soon
for
me
to
truly
assess
the
Equinox
800
but
so
far
so
good.
It’s
like
getting
into
a
new
car.
It
takes
a
while
to
figure
out
all
of
the
features.
The
Equinox
800
is
certainly
a
very
sensitive
detector.
We
laughed,
we
hugged,
we
cried…
Just
kidding.
It
detected
some
fairly
small
metal
items
like
the
zipper
latch
at
3
inches
with
a
good
repeatable
signal.
Repeating
a
signal
is
key
to
detecting
and
retrieval
and ultimately discovery.
21
cents
found
all
total.
And
just
like
last
year,
the
age
of
the
coins
found
are
mostly
1970’s
and
80’s.
The
oldest
coin
found
was
the
dime
dated
1973.
It’s
the
era
when
this
neighborhood
was
built.
It’s
strange
to
find
a
house
key
in
two
pieces.
Not
an
easy
item
to
break
in
half.
The
pull
tabs
and
the
Canslaw
(shredded
pop
cans)
seem
to
register
a
specific
signal,
a
9,
as
do
the
pennies
at
23.
With
time,
practice
and
excess
digging,
it
will
become
easier
to
determine
what
the
signal
are
and
what
merits
being
dug
up.
The
shotgun
shell
base
is
from
a
much
older
shell
from
when
the
cartridge
was
made
of
cardboard.
Also
old
are
the
Mason
jar
ring
pieces.
My
theory
is
that
the
school
yard
was
first
leveled
with
“Fill”
that
came
from
elsewhere,
then
soil
and
sod
were
added over top. Hence the older finds at 4 and 5 inches deep.
So again, welcome all to Metalman9 and lets go detecting…
Roger
March 2, 2021
March 2, 2021
Article for Collectors
The
following
was
shared
with
the
members
of
the
Winnipeg
Philatelic
Society
and
the
Manitoba Coin Club through their respective publications in March, 2021.
Website: https://www.metalman9.ca
What’s
to
do
was
the
question.
The
pandemic
was
on
and
what’s
to
do.
How
do
you
combine the fun of the hunt with the love of history, research and social distancing?
Metal detecting! That’s how.
It’s
strangely
similar
to
stamp
collecting
in
many
ways
and
both
hobbies
dove
tail
well
together.
Again:
history,
the
hunt,
research
and
it’s
kind
of
a
solitary
endeavor.
Stamp
collecting
ties
us
over
late
fall,
winter
and
into
early
spring
while
metal
detecting
picks
up
from
there,
late
spring
through
summer
and
into
early
fall.
And
a
few
added
bonuses:
You
get
lots
of
exercise
walking
and
bending
and
digging
and
lots
and
lots
of
fresh
air.
Oh, and social distancing from the middle of a farm field is easy.
Metal
detecting
was
something
that
I’d
always
wanted
to
do
but
never
really
quite
found
the
time
for.
As
do
quite
a
few
people
from
the
conversations
that
I’ve
had
with
friends
and
family.
Almost
everyone
knows
someone
or
knows
a
guy…
or
I
saw
a
guy
in
the
park the other day…
So
here
it
is:
Meatlman9.ca.
It’s
how
I
decided
to
answer
that
burning
question:
What’s
to
do.
It’s
what
I’ve
been
doing
for
the
last
year.
Check
out
the
website.
Enjoy
the
many
stories
and
pictures
of
a
hobby
that
I’m
passionate
about.
Pass
the
site
on
to
others
that
may
also
enjoy
the
same
ideas
and
most
importantly,
stay
posted
and
keep
checking
in
as
I
have
a
full
slate
of
new
outings
and
adventures
coming
up
for
the
spring of 2021.
Fellow club member: Roger Fontaine.
Membership has its privileges.
