April 2015

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE
EMPIRE STATE METAL DETECTOR ASSOCIATION
Volume 14, Issue 04
Upcoming Meetings
April 27, 2015
* Wed. - May 27, 2015
June 29, 2015
July 27, 2015
August 31, 2015
Find of the Month
April – Toy
May – Coin
June – Jewelry
July – Misc.
August – Relic
President
Tim Myers
67 Haswell Rd
Watervliet NY 12189
518-669-3312
tmyers3@nycap.rr.com Vice President
Peter Teal
504 Nathaniel Dr
Schenectady NY 12303
518-810-9461
peter@peterteal.com
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Secretary
Robert Francis
5 Meadowbrook Dr.
Slingerlands, NY 12159
(518)434-0163
roberfranci@hotmail.com
Treasurer
Lisa Conrad
41 Magee Dr
Glenmont NY 12077
518-449-2911
rlaconrad@aol.com
Topic of the Month
April – Identifying Colonial
Coins – Tony Carlotta
May – Beach & Water
Hunting
June – Park Ranger – Topic to
be determined
July – DVD Metal Detecting
(previously started but not
finished)
August – Guest Speaker???
September - Club Hunt &
Picnic Review
October – Proper cleaning of
coins/finds
November – Getting ready for
winter/Next year topics
http://www. esmda.org
Presidents Message
Well the weather finally seems to have given us a
break. It was 60 degrees today and we‘ll be out
detecting tomorrow! Can‘t wait! Now is the time to
get together with others in the club and go out
detecting. This is one thing I keep stressing; say hello
to the person next to you at the next meeting and make
arrangements to go out detecting. Get their phone
number or e-mail address and meet up with them. I
really think it is one of the best parts of metal
detecting. Yes, we all hope to make some great finds,
but the socializing is the best part of an organization
like this. Take the time to meet some great people, get
to know them a little and go out detecting. Don’t miss
out! We are going to try to get a few group excursions set
up for the summer. We do need help from club
members to set up these detecting days. Remember if
you have permission to detect a farm field or some
other private property, ask if you can bring a few
members with you for a day of detecting. Members
keep asking for these group days so let’s get a few set
up. Again, we do need your help with this! This month we have Tony Carlotta coming to our
monthly meeting to help you identify colonial coins
and large cents that you have. Tony is a real expert, so
don’t miss out on this opportunity! Please do not bring
currency, silver coins or modern coins. Let’s have fun
with this but please don’t waste Tony’s time. The first 10 oz. silver bar raffle has started out great!
Make sure you get your tickets. Silver prices are back
up a little and you just can’t go wrong with it. At the
next meeting we will pick our first winner and start the
raffle for the second 10 oz. silver bar. We should have the 2015 Club Hunt Form up on the
web site shortly after the April meeting. This is our
45th annual picnic hunt. Remember the ‘early bird’
prize that we give away each year and get your
registration done early. Also get ready for the gold
coin raffle. It will be given away at the club hunt!
This has always been one of the most popular raffles
we have each year. The club hunt is only 6 months
away. Not to early to start thinking ahead! Happy detecting
Tim Myers
REMINDER: The May meeting will be held
on Wednesday May 27th due to Memorial Day.
Come join us at the monthly meetings, 7 pm at the SW
Pitts Fire Company located at 226 Old Loudon Road in
Latham, for a great time. Don’t miss the chance to
meet with other club members to exchange tips, show
off your finds and maybe win one of the nice coins
available in the coin raffles.
April 2015
Minutes of the February 2014 ESMDA Meeting
Treasurer’s Report - reported balance of $1,070.79 – motion made
and passed to accept the minutes & report.
Old Business: Review list of suggestions for 2015 Club Hunt &
Picnic
New Business: Nominations of Club Officers: Tim Myers President,
Bob Francis Secretary, Lisa Conrad Treasurer and George Smith for
Vice President. George appreciated the nomination but asked to think
it over until the April meeting.
50-50 Winner: Pete Stofa
Coin Raffle:
1709 Two Reale – Angelo Primo
1743 George II ½ Penny – Pete Stofa
1857 Flying Eagle Cent – Marie Fryc
1897 V Nickel – Jim Race
1909 Barber Half Dollar – Bob Francis
Find of the Month - Relic:
Heel Plate – Tim Myers…………. 1 vote
Thimble – Jan Satterlee …………. 2 votes
Lock – Jon Jasewicz ……………. 16 votes
Topic of the Month: Field & Forrest Safety – Bob Francis
From comments received after the presentation it went well.
Remember: first aid, nutrition and water are your essentials! Build
your own “go bag” for the type of hunting, weather conditions,
terrain and duration of your hunting trip.
Suggestions brought up last year on how we can improve the Annual
Club Hunt and Picnic were vote on:
These items were passed by majority vote:
• Extra canopy for registration and/or displays – more space for
eating
• Rack – for metal detectors (get them off the tables) – it was
suggested at this meeting that a rope or wire be strung between
two support posts.
• More pennies for warm-up hunt – from 200 to 300 suggested
• Reduce the number of tokens for the two main hunts to
eliminate weaker prizes – bring it down to 8 tokens per
quadrant and bring up the token values slightly (Currently 80
are planted reduce to 64)
• Increase tokens at warm-up penny hunt and give away the
weaker prizes
• People must use headphones – it is on the registration form
• Strongly suggest attendees use machines other than pulse
induction or eliminate the use of pulse induction machines many complains of interference this year – suggested at this
meeting that we add the “strongly suggest” part it to the
registration form – we will work on that
These items were voted on and were not passed:
• Mega phone or PA system so everyone can hear announcements
• Limit size of coil to standard coil – it may also help reduce
interference from large coil machines
• Multi-frequency machines be set to one frequency to reduce
interference
• Increase the size of the fields so we are not walking all over
each other, maybe decreasing machine interference
• Make it one big hunt using all the main fields – that way
attendees won’t be running over each other and may reduce the
chance of detector “frequency” interference.
• Idea presented to add copper tokens for the main hunts it would
slow down the search if you have to look for more than just
silver
This item was shelved while a proto type could be developed or
found:
• Someone saw a coin planting tool – maybe make a prototype to
test. It would help volunteers plant faster with less bending, it
may also help make the coins a universal depth
We are always open to new ideas and suggestions to make your metal
detecting experience a good one. So if you have an idea tell us!