Vintage “fly fisherman” watch fob found beside an old oak tree.
|
The Mythical Beast and the Harvest
|
Chicago, IL (March 13, 2023) – A manticore is a mythical creature that features the head of a human, the body of a lion, and a tail of a scorpion and was first mentioned around 400 B.C. However, there is another, contemporary beast amongst us – Minelab’s new metal detector of the same name. With confidence, I can say that the MANTICORE is a beast, and with its new metal-detecting technology – especially Multi-IQ+ – the modern machine provides an edge in finding both more and deeper targets.
|
I’ve retrieved a lot of coins and vintage items in the last several weeks with my new MANTICORE. Finding targets as deep as 10-inches gives me an edge where other machines and detectorists have either missed or could not hear the targets well enough to dig them. The MANTICORE makes me feel like I am detecting an area that has never been hunted before.
Lately, I have been detecting an old school lot in the lovely Sunshine State, and more specifically, Pensacola, Florida. I’m retired from the United States military, affording me time to spend hours metal detecting, and I’ve been on a run with Lincoln Wheat pennies and silver coins. The new MANTICORE is a “silver slayer”.
|
Silver coins found with the MANTICORE.
|
Although I mainly like to detect vintage coins, I sometimes detect relics or even rings. For example, I was detecting near an old tree at a recently torn-down school and heard that distinctive high-pitched tone. If you’ve ever swung a Minelab machine you understand what I mean. After careful digging, I recovered a vintage “fly fisherman” watch fob of what appears to be of bronze composition. When uncovered, it was crusty and unrecognizable, but quick use of my electrolysis machine cleaned it up nicely.
Among other treasures, I found two foreign coins: a 1949 República De Honduras coin as well as a 1967 British penny with the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II displayed on the front. Young children amaze me with the things they bring to school…and often lose.
|
Foreign coins were found in a trashy area with the 11″ stock coil.
|
While learning this new machine, I have found over 130 Wheat cents. And my site being an old school from the 1940’s, one can assume that milk must have cost one or two pennies back in the day by the huge amount of Wheaties on the grounds. I enjoy finding Lincoln cents because it helps provide dates of activity in an area from the past. I have uncovered coins with dates ranging from the early teens up through the 1950’s; however, most are from the 1940’s. Originally from the farmlands of Ohio, this reminded of harvests from my teenage years. More specifically, a wheat harvest. As if finding coins weren’t enough at my now new favorite area to detect, I have found other mentionable items.
|
Over 130 Lincoln Wheat pennies were retrieved from one lot.
|
Pensacola dates to the 16th century and was first established by Spanish explorers. This town and its surrounding area is rich in military history. It is not uncommon to retrieve a Civil War Minié or round ball anywhere in town, as well as the occasional military uniform button. Pensacola was also prominent during World War II, with a large Navy Base just west of downtown that remains in use today. I enjoy detecting a local city park because it is situated along Pensacola Bay with miles of beautiful scenery and near the base. Detecting here is intriguing because it not only surrenders bullets from the War Between the States, but buttons from the Second World War.
|
Civil War Minié balls and WWII-era buttons.
|
Although Minelab’s newest detector, the MANTICORE, has been recently released, it’s an instant beast and worth the cost. Having such a technologically advanced detector gives you an edge over other machines, which is important if you want to dig older and deeper items that others have missed.
Happy hunting!
|
Franklin half dollar, Wartime, Buffalo, and 1940s-era Nickels.
|
ABOUT MINELAB:
Minelab is an Australian, multi-award-winning business that has successfully scaled world markets to command global leadership in its key areas of operation. Based in Mawson Lakes, South Australia, with regional offices in Cork, Ireland; Dubai, UAE; Monterrey, Mexico; Itajai, Brazil; and Chicago, U.S.A., the company specializes in advanced electronic technologies. Since its origins in 1985, Minelab has been the world leader in providing metal-detecting technologies for gold prospecting, treasure hunting and landmine clearance. Through devotion to research and development and innovative design, Minelab is today the major world manufacturer of handheld metal detector products. Over the past 30 years, Minelab has introduced more innovative and practical technology than any of its competitors and has taken the metal detecting industry to new levels of excellence. Minelab is a Codan Limited company (ASX: “CDA”). To learn more about Minelab, visit minelab.com.
|
|
|
