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Annual Prospecting Poetry!!Old Santy Crashed His Sleigh One NightOn Christmas eve of ‘62,Well, things was lookin’ mighty blue.There’d been a crash, a wreck all rightA prairie mishap one dark night.But let me backtrack just a bitSo you can ponder all of it.One special night so long agoFound Santy Claus all set to go.Away up North one winter’s night,The sky was filled with stars all bright.And on that Eve, old Santy flewHis magic reindeer sleigh, it’s true!But later on a storm arose,The worst one ever I suppose,The wind commenced an awful blowThat filled the air with ice and snow.Old Santy couldn’t see at all,And then his sleigh began to fall.His reindeer froze, then couldn’t flyNo matter how they fought to try.So down it went, the sleigh and deer . . .This filled old Nick with dread and fear‘Cause in his sleigh were all the toysFor countless wishful girls and boys.A dreadful drop, a jarring crash,All Christmas hopes it seemed to dash.Old Nick was groggy, light of headAnd mighty lucky he wern’t dead.The racket woke a skinner oldA muleteer if truth be told.Snug in the fort he’d heard the soundOf something crashing to the ground.Jake left his bed all safe and warm,In Benton’s fort assailed by storm,Then grabbed a lantern off the hook,Threw on his boots to take a look.No other souls awoke that nightThe soldiers, freighters, slept right tight.So Jake took off to look aroundFor what had crashed into the ground.The snow had drifted rather deepSince he’d retired for his sleep.So through the gate he left to seeThe site of such calamity.Outside the fort, an awful sightRevealed itself by lantern light,A busted sleigh and reindeer too!Old Santy Claus was turnin’ blue.Montanny winters sure are cold,They favor steely men and bold.So Jake the skinner acted quickTo save those reindeer and Saint Nick.The deer he quickly tucked awayInside a stable filled with hay.And by his fire he propped Saint Nick.But things were lookin’ mighty sick‘Cause Santy Claus was out of it.His reindeer too, the whole durn kit!Who now to take the gifts and toysTo all those wishful girls and boys.Yes, Jake was in an awful fix!He needed stuff like magic tricksTo find a way to save the nightAnd get old Santy’s sleigh in flight.A thinkin’ some, he shook Saint NickTo see if Santy had a trickTo help him on his new-found quest.Yet, Santy didn’t look his best.But all at once, in Santy’s hand,Appeared a bag of northern brand.And on it words, “Pure magic dust”,Jake knew right then this was a must.For in the back, a stable stout,Held eight old mules. They’d help him out!Those mules could fly, with magic dust,And Jake had earned their life-long trust.So in a flash, out back he flewTo coax his mules that job to do.No purdy names his mules they had‘Cause Jakey’s mules was mostly bad.As Patch, and Bob the oldest two,Why any livin’ thing they’d chew.They’d tear a chunk from hide or hairAnd once they whupped a grizzly bear!While Mike and ornery, nasty BingWould kick their hooves at anything.A dance girl once had flitted pastAnd caught herself a hammered blast.And Patch who had a taste for beerHad once romanced a long-horned steer.Old Sam possessed a nasty moodHe’d use to pitch off any dude.But Jack was just an ornery sortA little wide, and awful short.Now Jenny, she was sort of cuteTo skinner Jack, that old galoot.So Jack approached his fractious crewAnd let them know just what he’d doBy cussin’ loud, with swears and such,If troubled times they brung him much. Then findin’ harness, tack and kitJake started singin’ songs a bit.‘Cause every skinner oughter knowSome songs to sing to start the show.His mules perked up, their ears they cockedAnd on their heels they gently rockedFor singin’ soothes the savage beastOr calms it down, a bit, at least.So Jake commenced to sing a song,It wasn’t loud nor awful long,But just a shorter sort of thingThat Jake dreamt up that night to sing.“Yippy ki-yi-yippee, ki-yippee ki-yewMy home’s in Montanny, the gold is here too,Yippy ki-yi-yippy, ki-yippy ki-yayMy home’s in Montanny but Santy I’ll play.Yippy ki-yi-yippee, ki-yippee ki-yeeMy home’s in Montanny, but Santy I’ll be.Yippy ki yi yippee, ki yippee ki yewMy home’s in Montanny, but this job I’ll do.”Then Jake began to sprinkle dustA needful thing, a surest must!Them mules, their eyes grew mighty wideAs wings they sprouted on each side.Like Pegasus they rose right quick.That magic dust worked mighty slick.Alarmed, Jake staked them to the treesTo stop them flyin’ off like bees.Yet on the ground lay Santy’s sled,All bent and lookin’ awful dead.But magic dust is sure strong stuff.A pinch or two was just enoughTo perk that sleigh and make it shine.Now Santys ride was lookin’ fine!The toys were scattered in the woods,But Jake corralled them children’s goods.He set them back in Santys pack,That Christmas Eve all dark and black.Off to his shack Jake softly trodWhere Santy gave his head a nodTo give permission to old JakeOn Christmas Eve those toys to take.A buff’ler robe Jake swiftly foundAnd wrapped it tightly all around.Then up he climbed into that sleighWith mules hitched up to fly away.Those brutes of his looked mighty calmThat magic dust, a healin’ balm.The storm abated at that time,And to the sky that sleigh did climb.Without a hitch of any sort,Jake cleared the walls of Benton’s fort.Well Jakey made old Santy’s runOn Christmas Eve, and it was funA slidin’ down those chimleys blackWith Santy’s loaded goody pack.He stuffed the socks and left the toysFor all the little girls and boys.He snarfed the milk and cookies too.And sometimes sampled stiffer brewLeft out for him by kinder soulsWith Cheery Christmas warm-up goals.A snort or two, but nothin’ long,With Jake his fear was mighty strongIf Forty Rod too much he sipped,Old Santys sleigh might just get flipped!And that would prove an awful thingOn Christmas Eve with gifts to bring.At last—no more—his job was done.Jake finished off his Christmas runBy touching down old Santy’s sleigh.Of course, he put his mules away.Back to his cabin Jakey creptWhere by the fire old Santy slept.So off to bed went skinner Jake‘Til Christmas morn he came awake.But Nick was gone, his reindeer too!So Jake got feelin’ mighty blue.Yet, on his wall he found a note,And if I may, I’ll share a quote:“To skinner Jake, my truest friend,Old Santy Claus some help will lend.When Winter snows melt fast awayHead out to Alder Gulch to play.The rush won’t start ‘till ‘63The first to stake you’ll surely be.The map I’ve drawn will get you there.I figure that should make us square.”Jake found the spot without a hitch.The strike he made was filthy rich,And his good fortune was becauseHe’d helped out dear old Santy Claus.All the best of the season to everyone,Lanny

Dear BH, I've been in business since 1992. Minelab Certified Dealer. I advertise in ICMJ magazine. Pretty active on the forums. Al, the Mohs Surgery I had to remove that skin cancer was no big deal. Especially since they got it all 100%. The way information travels in our prospecting community is a little frightening. I had a customer come in the other day and (Honest to God!) he says. So I heard you had to have surgery for brain cancer, how are you doing? I'm doing great, but I didn't have brain cancer! You have to have a brain to have brain cancer. I'm a prospector, I need a detector and a pick, a brain is optional equipment. Merry Christmas! Doc

The Minimum Advertised price for the Fisher Gold Bug 2 has been US$764 for many years. I just noticed that at least a couple reputable websites are now advertising the Gold Bug 2 for $699. The Gold Bug 2 is getting a bit long in the tooth, having been in production since 1995, yet you can still argue that to this day no detector does a better job of getting the tiniest gold bits with its little 6" concentric coil. I am not sure if this is a temporary holiday price decrease, or just a response to all the new competition on the market. Still, I thought I would make a note of it for the Fisher Gold Bug 2 fans out there - you know who you are! Google search for "fisher gold bug 2" Fisher Gold Bug 2 metal detector

This one’s for you Mitchel: On the first day of Christmas my true Zed gave to me .... .... a specie near a pine tree. 2nd Day: Two bottle caps 3rd Day: Three hair pins 4th Day: Four screaming nails 5th Day: Five Golden Rings 6th Day: Six cans a-rusting 7th Day: Seven screws a-singing 8th Day: Eight foils a-fooling 9th Day: Nine bullets beeping 10th Day: Ten tacks a-tweeting 11th Day: Eleven lead bits laughing 12th Day: Twelve coins a-smiling Merry Christmas to all and to all a good hunt.

For you Simon:

On the first day of nugget huntin my detector gave to me a Cartridge underneath a rotten tree . GR

Took the 800 NOX out with new 15x12 coil for a quick swing along fresh water beach. And I have to say I was most Happy, this is the same beach I detected when I 1st received my 800 with 11 inch coil in March 2018, then detected again with 6 inch coil. Both of those coils found coins ( 1 1964 nickel ) the rest so far have been newer coins. But when I went over same ground with the 15x12 coils I found 10 more coins ( no silver ) but these coins were deep, I'll say in the 15inch to maybe 20 inches in depth, hard to tell because ground is really wet and water table hasn't dropped much. Was running Park 1 with a little messing with sensitivity. When reading 21 to 32 it was always a coin, to bad I couldn't tell if coins were laying flat or on sides. Now I would like to start digging 13 / 14's to see about finding nickels, I have been cleaning beach up of crap, so maybe a couple of more coins are in my future. Happy Hunting

Beautiful and so true! BTW Thanks to a new Ipad I have discovered Australian Country Music...Slim Dusty is tops- may he rest in peace. fred

you done good, pardner! fred

The video was what I needed. Thanks Tom. Evidently I was experiencing an ID.10T error. I didn't know what I was doing. I'm now back on vibrate and good to go. the TRX is working fine, its the operator that has the problem. HA. HH Mike

Jim, Your expressions of appreciation always astound me, and I'm grateful you enjoy my attempts at poetry as it's just for entertainment and my own enjoyment more than anything else, so I really am impressed by your ongoing kind words, truly. As for poetry, some people like it, and many hate it, so that's why I always post it with a strong warning as I don't intend to offend by writing it, but to some folks it's like a strong deterrent to the enjoyment of words. Thanks again, and all the best to you and yours during this festive season, Lanny

GPZ and the SDC compliment each other for sure, but since the GPZs latest software upgrade I`ve found I can now run in normal, sens max, rather then difficult before the upgrade on a lot of my ground, this leaves sweet bugger all for the SDC. Which is a remarkable when you compare the Z `s 14" coil to the SDC`s 8" coil. The Monster is really not in the same league in my ground, it does get pieces on the bony ground but if there is any depth both the SDC & the GPZ win. But considering the difference in cost, the Monster is no slouch, plus it makes a great pinpointer when used retrieving deep targets the 19" Zs coil finds. For me these 3 detectors travel together. Tis true with the SDC you must listen for those squeaks, as with detectors in general.

On the first day of detecting my detector gave to me, a copper coated Daisy BB (in a tree). Yup! All the best, Lanny

I'll give you the key that my buddy told me on the SDC (even though I don't use one). Listen to the squeaks. Don't dismiss them. I am sure Gerry already showed you the best way to set it up. Me personally, if I could have just two machines, it would be the GPZ and SDC. (I already have the GPZ and could only afford a GM1000 as a semi-replacement for the SDC) Good luck out there!! Andyy

That would have been a heart stopper if it was not plated. Nice design too. I went out today again to a different beach. This beach is loaded with small rocks that read a solid 1. I dug those all day long because of that earring but no gold for me today.

Jim, The short answer is no. The main point of the video was to demo the sounds of the pulse machines with a short example of why I prefer one to the other. The sound of the TDI on a bobby pin is the same on the TDI longways or however you want to pass it across the coil. With a nail, if you hold it a certain way, you can get it to respond on the edges of the coil and not in the center, and if you whip it rapidly by the coil, you can get it to give a double beep. That's what I would do in the field with the TDI before I got a GPX...circle all around the target and speed the coil up really fast. If I ever got it to give a double beep, then I reasoned it was a nail and moved on. If the nail was bent or rusted more on the head...you wouldn't get the double blip. I've owned all generations of the TDI...from the Pro, to the regular big box (even the tan colored box through hole design), to the SL and the one in the video was the new Beach Hunter. IMO, a mono coil seems to help this somewhat but the stock dual field coil makes it tough to ID a nail. Not sure how the mono coils handle bobby pins...the Beach Hunter version is the only one I have tried on the beach, and you are stuck with the 12" DF coil for now. On the GPX side of it, on the bobby pin I can get it to entirely null on it or to give that slight high warble sound with the way it is held. On the nail, if its within a few inches of the coil it nulls on it no matter how its held or oriented. The distance from the coil seems to matter most...and how aggressive the iron disc is set. If its set too low then it is more easily fooled by deep iron. At the same time, if it is set too high, then you can pass over deep non ferrous targets...it will blank those out. I tend to balance it. I try to run it as low as I can and try to find the breaking point of it at each site. If I'm getting fooled by too much deeper iron, then I will bump it up a number or two.

Oh can I ever relate to this! I, too am cursed to digging foil for a long time. I frequently hunt a old large park that is full of trash. One day I hit a spot where I.’ve pulled several pieces of silver, when I hit a solid “1” that appeared to be kinda long and shallow. It didn’t give the iron grunt, but I wanted to ignore it. I actually walked away but curiosity got the best of me. I plunged my digger in and was couldn’t believe what was hanging from the plug. I sliced it in two, but I quickly found the other half. It’s plated, but sure made me aware of what I could be passing up.

...a lead shard the size of a flea.

Something to think about is that being centered up over the target should give your most accurate ID. With the bigger, longer coil there is more opportunity to be off center wich could produce bouncy or different target IDs. Bryan

Tiftaaft My 15” coil arrives tomorrow so I was searching forums for tips/problems before I start using it. When I read your recent post, I thought I’d share what I’ve learned. The jumpy VDI might be reduced if you back off on the recovery speed (RS). I found this when using the 11” coil, when I can, I back off the RS when swinging over a jumpy high tone and it does calm down. Try ithis with a variety of high-tone targets and see if it helps. From what I’ve read, most guys swinging in test gardens find that it is necessary to use a RS of 4-5 with the 15”.

One bottle cap two boot tacks and a target I could never find. Sorry it’s as near as nothing you can get! Chuck

Doc is ALIVE and BIGGER, BADDER and BOLDER.. We go back a lot of years my friend and like I always say. You can be the norm and a follower or you can be one of the select few and a leader for others to follow. Glad to see you spread your wings even more so. Most of us dealers don't have the room to carry all the different accessories you do, so I gladly recommend Doc. After all, us 20+ year Senior Minelab Managed Partners have learned a thing or two and sharing knowledge helps everyone. See you next month Doc.

“A giant crater that was formed when a meteorite smashed into Earth, has been uncovered deep below Greenland’s ice sheets. The 31-kilometre-wide cavity was discovered by an international team of scientists who believe it was caused by a “rare” meteorite that struck Earth as recently as 12,000 years ago. Evidence suggests the crater was formed when a kilometre-wide iron meteorite penetrated seven kilometres into the Earth’s crust. Since then it has been buried under the thick ice of the Hiawatha Glacier in northwest Greenland. It is the first time ever that an impact crater of any size has been found underneath one of Earth’s continental ice sheets.” Click here for the rest of the story

Daniel Teague Published on Dec 5, 2018 Some of you guys were curious as to the tone differences between a Minelab GPX and Whites TDI. This is the GPX 4800 and TDI Beachhunter and a little bit of why I like the GPX better when it comes to relic and beach hunting.

Lunk has inspired me to start a thread about the Twelve Days of Detecting (it is the season as he says)! So, to start off the 'contest' we need suggestions for the lyrics that go with: On the first day of nugget shooting my detector gave to me ... ???? (On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree ... got it?) Let's pick out the best one and then a couple of days later we'll move on to day 2. I think we should leave day 5 lyrics just as they are ... 5 Golden Rings!

I have been hunting with my 15" coil for the past 3 weeks or so, and I have seen a shift in the ID's compared to the stock 11 and the 6". For example, my first hunt I noticed that the two 1911 Wheats I dug, both were ID'ing in the upper 20's. (27 - 30). In between the two wheats, I got a solid high tone that was id'ing in the mid 30's (32 - 37) which ended up being a 40's rosie. In my subsequent hunts, I have found that the nickel range is pretty solid (12-13) and zinc pennies usually don't come in above 20... so pretty similar to the other coils... but higher conductors... copper pennies and above, all seem to be coming in more bouncy and with several points higher on the id scale. Yesterday I dug a clad quarter at about 3 inches... solid 35. I don't mind... I am digging anything in the nickel range and above a 17 without question anyway... but was just wondering if other 15" users have see the same results. By the way, my standard setup is Park 1, 50 Tone, Recovery 5 or 6, IB 0 on the new firmware. I have disconnected the coil and re-installed it, run a factory reset on the machine, and even reloaded the update to see if any would change the results. No change. Having said all that... I am really enjoying the performance of the 15 in my ground. Definitely a good addition to my arsenal for those wide open parks and sports fields! Tim.

Well after 31 years I put my office building up for sale. We remodeled and put it on the market. For those of you who have visited my business you know what a great location it was, close to the Las Vegas strip, airport and convention center. However, it was a really high crime neighborhood. To be honest I had real reservations about whether I would get a buyer. But God always provides. So who do you think bought my office building? The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. My office building will be the new home of the Neighborhood Criminal Justice Center. So you know what that means? In two years, after they clean that neighborhood up, all the property values will go up. That's OK. I am glad to have left something for that neighborhood that will be positive. There are a lot of nice people that live in that area. Fact is, that a professional office building is not really the proper kind of structure to run a Metal Detecting Prospecting Supplies and Accessories business out of. I am always amused by how information sometimes get twisted in this industry. I have heard every rumor imaginable. Some people heard I had sold my office building, so somehow that translated into "Doc died." "Doc went out of business." "Doc isn't a Minelab dealer anymore." "Doc got into financial troubles." Rumor 1. Not dead. Rumor 2. Not going out of business I expanded business. Rumor 3. I am one of a select few Minelab dealers that is a "Managed Dealer." That means I deal direct with Minelab, not some go between distributor. I am also one of a handful of dealers that is a Certified Minelab Gold Machine trainer. Bottom line I am a Minelab dealer, I have been for 25 years. Rumor 4. I have been very fortunate in life financially. I sell metal detectors as a hobby business. I am 68 years old and I could have retired 25 years ago. I am a psychologist and years ago I developed some written psychological tests, back in 1977. Those tests are still used by over 850 companies around the world to screen employees. So I have always had a steady income stream from my testing business. I have invested my money very wisely in safe investments over the years. I own my 8 year old home, free and clear. I owe no one anything. I have no debt. I started selling metal detectors because I loved the hobby and my wife would not allow me to stay home and retire. (I mean who in the hell retires when they are 43 years old?) You have helped Doc's Detecting become one of the largest suppliers of Metal Detectors and accessories in the Southwest and we needed to expand. To that end, March of 2017 we moved to a new location. We have rented a 4500 sq foot Office warehouse in Henderson Nevada. Unlike the old location, this is a beautiful location. 1180 Wigwam Parkway, Suite 110, Henderson Nevada. This is the largest warehouse West of the Mississippi dedicated solely to Treasure Hunting and Gold Prospecting Equipment. From Metal Detectors to Sluices, to Gold Pans and classifiers to Picks and digging tools. We primarily do mail order, but if you would like to drop by for a cup of coffee, please call for an appointment. Thank you for your support over the years, it is you that have made Doc's Detecting Supply grow into the company it is today. By the way if you would like my free 51 page color catalog, PM me with your mailing address. U.S. residents only please. Doc Doc's Detecting Supply 1-800-477-3211 Visit my YouTube channel DocsDetectingSupply

Thanks for the info Swamp. Very much appreciated. Best of luck!

Are you volunteering to post your masterpiece? Please do! I'd love to read it. If you're hinting at something else . . . . All the best, Lanny

Ok, here is a simplified 'list' version of the lyrics. We want to fill in some reasonable finds and a little fun too! On the first day: On the second day: On the third day: On the fourth day: On the fifth day: Five Golden Rings On the sixth day: On the seventh day: On the eighth day: On the ninth day: On the tenth day: On the eleventh day: On the twelfth day:

Merely letting you know Doc had a surgical procedure latter part of Oct.. Everything's ok as far as I know, however trying to get a hold of him via the forum is probably not the best way to go right now.. I'd try him directly at the info posted OP.. Actually, here's that info ( I don't think Steve will mind I also include his web addy as well, given this circumstance:) http://www.docsdetecting.com 1180 Wigwam Parkway Henderson, Nevada 89074 Ph. 1-800-477-3211 Swamp

great piece of work Lanny.

Many thanks long-timer and old bull-o-the-woods, much appreciated, truly! All the best, Lanny

JW, It was indeed almost an epic, but I kept it just under book length . . . It did take quite a while to throw a loop around all those word in order to corral them to be able to slap a brand on them (having some fun with western slang, hope you don't mind). All the best to you and the missus during this holiday season, Lanny

We've had the great pleasure of reading your countless narratives about searching for those sassy gold nuggets in the wilds of British Columbia for many years now Lanny. It has been an indescribably wonderful experience. Your literary work rivals or surpasses anything I've ever read. And of course, each year we look forward to reading your latest Christmas poetry, it is an established ritual with us. Christmas wouldn't be the same without you in it. Your admirers, Jim & Joanne Hemmingway

D'ohhh..! That's the fourth day of nugget shooting (...sends kiwijw a pdf re lyrical structure & composition..) ? Swamp

Congrats on the nice earring. One just never knows unless you dig. Best of luck!

I hope you find one. They do recover really fine gold. I like to use the le trap pan for final clean up. The front area where it is scored works great to get all of the black sand out. The first pic is from a couple days. The second pic is from what was in the sluice from the pic I posted earlier.

That is tops mate! I read it all out loud and it flows.... what a beautiful passage about the Land Of Oz... Thank you my friend!

D'oh..! That's the second day of nugget shooting, assuming hand full = two.. Swamp

On the first day of nugget shooting my detector gave to me, a full day's use on store-brand batteries..

Actually this is not about an economy model cost savings measure on ML's part but is sort of the way the detector design community is headed as they move heavier into digital signal processing. It is not even clear to me that the CTX 3030 flagship detector has true all metal mode (as opposed to simply a zero discrimination pattern). I do not own a CTX, just went through the manual in detail, so I am sure a CTX expert will set me straight. But I can tell you with certainty, the Deus @ $1500 does not have a true all metal mode (Gold Field mode being the closest approximation). Point is, this is not about saving cost. It is about the the detector designers favoring digital signal processing over transmitting the raw unfiltered signal. All metal mode is not something you will automatically find on many high end detectors. So the OP's statements like, "When I pay $650.00 for a machine I expect it to have that option on it -period. Their is no excuse why it does not" that imply the lack of a true all metal mode is an Equinox oversight or that all high end detectors have this feature, is not consistent with many high end detector designs of recent years (though true metal is still a feature on a number of recently released detectors). Though I do understand why you like it, Maltfoto, my point was there are ways you can use the Equinox zero disc mode to your advantage without losing a lot of capability vs. true all metal and, as I discuss below, the 800 would have been more suited to your feature preferences and detecting style. The move in the detector community away from including All Metal Mode or at least the marketeer's imprecise use of technical terms that have kind of blurred the line between Zero Disc mode and (true) All Metal Mode is addressed in Steve's excellent Detector Mixed Modes Guide. This will better illustrate whey you will not find all metal mode on all detectors, even high end detectors, and also how it can be mitigated through mixed modes or intelligent application of available features on detectors which do not incorporate the feature. Regarding Equinox. Gold Mode available only on the 800 is probably the closest thing to a mixed mode. It invokes most features of true all metal mode through its use of VCO pitch like audio and true audio threshold for target acquisition and target ID at depth using the discrimination circuit. Though still not precisely true all metal, this weak signal mode is also the mode that is the ideal mode to test small gold target performance versus the Fishers. Again, it seems for the type of detecting Maltfoto prefers, the 800 would have been the better choice. Regardless, I think the 600 is a great complimentary detector that, despite its shortcomings, does still have advantages over the Fishers in some, if not most, scenarios. So hanging on to it and learning more about how to get more out of it with experience would be a great move by Maltfoto, if getting an 800 is out of the question. Thanks again to Maltfoto for kicking off a great discussion.

Lunk said: Tis the season for nuggetshooting Well, I think we need some lyrics for the Twelve Days Of Nugget Shooting so ...

Very good of you walkerrj. I’ll bet you’ve made some people real happy and thankful. Mike

I have seen them at Alaska Mining & Diving, give Brian a shout @ 907-277-1741. Good Luck Happy Hunting

My hunting partner and member of this forum, Flysar is with Ringfinders and covers this area (Pacific Northwest). His approach and the heartwarming stories he shares with me about reuniting families with their heirlooms are part of why I love this past time so much. He truly puts happiness back in people's lives. Much respect to him, proud to call him my friend. ~Tim

Amazing recovery of beautiful gold! Nicely done as you sure have some unique pieces there. All the best, and many congratulations, Lanny

Might join something like that when I retire. Right now time is so sort that its all about me when I get out with a detector. I tell people that if they really care about their jewelry item have it engraved with some sort of identification that will help it get back to them if they lose it. If not, and they lose it, a pirate like me will find it. Arrrg! I have found lost items for friends when they ask. Mike

More random stuff: https://photos.app.goo.gl/AfLJNhCfYyHyoRxs9

If you can find lead and aluminum you can find gold. The smaller the lead or aluminum you find, the better your gold prospecting skills are. Welcome to the forum - great first post!