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Aloah! :)

My name is James From Swansea, am 21 years old and am a newbie to the detecting community.

Have browsed the site for about a month before eventually pursuading my gran to give me her metal detector, because shes part of the Glynneath Historical Society and is getting a bit old now...and its probably not in the old gits will either :D

I first took it out for a little test run on swansea beach sunday night. Only found 1 thing which was odd... a Kansas American cent about a foot under the sand. Obviously being my first time with a detector finding something at least...i was quite happy :P

Although i do know it didnt float from Kansas to Swansea mind... im pretty sure Dorothy didnt throw Cents out of the window when she was floating to Oz. Someone has probably found it in thier purse after coming back from the US and thrown it away.

Anyway, the detector isnt a very expensive one, she paid £100 for it in swansea about 4 years ago, but its a little bit better than a toy. So it will do my newbie ways for now :)

Nice to metet you all :)

Welcome to the site James, enjoy yourself, it doesn't matter what detector u have as long as it works , and you've proved it does just that,   what make and model is it,,  it is better to start of with a cheap one , rather than wade straight in with an expensive model, that way, if you don't enjoy the hobby, you haven't lost a lot .

hope to see you at a rally soon , regards Mike

Have'nt lost a lot Mike!?!...so far he's nicked a detector off his poor old granny! and is up 1 cent ;) ...lol ;D

Good point Nobby.....lol

Hi mike, im in work at the moment I can have a quick check for you when I get home. Yeh i really enjoyed myself sunday, it really could be something I could get into. I saw that ring you found in aberavon, nice find! Im actually from Baglan myself and wouldnt mind popping down there for a scan with someone one day :)

H  James i didn't find the ring at Aberavon ,that was another member i found one similar in Somerset, nice finds when you get them though , iv'e never tried Aberavon , but i might one day

Ah right my apologies.

So where are some good sites to go around south wales then? For things like Coins etc? Id like to find a few coins to get me started :)

If you like beach work , then obviously, the more populated beaches like Barry and Porthcawl are the best,,, if your after history then you really need to get on land , the best way is to join a club , and use their land , and of course DW rallys , or you can try and find your own land by getting permission off a land owner.

THE BIG no no , is never detect without permission.

Yeh i thought that...

Id imagine myself living on a farm, opening my curtains in the morning to find some little sh*t digging up my field....

Time to get my other hobbie out.... my gun :D haha

welcome to the site James, feel free to ask any questions you may have. theres a really good club in swansea you may want to check out if you decide to stay in the hobby. let me know

Welcome to the DW forum

Respect for getting something worth while off your Granny,I only every got a bag of sweets and a thrupence now and again  lol


As Mike Said best way is to Join and Club and use there land plus picking up tips and tricks along the way.
Theres a new club started near you in Neath/port talbot
contact  "Napoleon" on the forun

all the best in your new hobbie
Phil

Hi James welcome to the site mate Join a club and  F.I.D. well worth while see you on a rally 8)

hi james im also from swansea, im looking for a buddy to go scanning with if you fancy it sometime, im 29 from morriston,

alright james keep on swinging.try it in your nans garden to get to know its signals.you get a lot of foreign coins on the beaches.apparently 90 percent of the gold rings are under water though so i been told or near the low tide mark

you got to start somewhere, i started with an old field master
and i got a lot of good finds with it, so take your time with it
and get to know it on the signals side of it, but most of all enjoy it.