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  1. Don't know if this has been posted before but worth watching. Gets good at the 3:30 mark.
    4 points
  2. From Wikipedia “By the 1840s, Indian peace medals had come to be known as a "presidential series" for which there was growing interest. The federal mint in Philadelphia started collecting dies for the previously issued medals. This began the practice of striking bronze replicas of medals for presentation to government officials or historical societies. Production of the bronze medals began in 1842 with the Jefferson medal. The dies of the Washington and John Adams medals were missing during initial production, however. The John Adams die was not collected until 1878, and the George Washington die was ultimately reproduced in 1903, completing the series.” Restruck in 2007
    4 points
  3. Time to share some finds i have been making with my Nox 800. From the Sierras to the streets of Reno i have been swinging as much as possible over the last couple weeks. I'm running in Park 1, sens. 19-23, manuel ground balance, 5 tone, and 5 recovery, but i also play with the settings some to learn the machine. Here are some coins and relics i just found over recent weeks. I'm new to coin hunting, only been hunting since the end of January, but i am falling for this hobby too much fun!😃
    3 points
  4. Been pretty busy lately organising our business and finalising last minute preparations for the global lockdown associated with current world events. I am so lucky to be able to self isolate in an area where I do not need to travel to go detecting, therefore contact with others is near zero. I encourage readers of this forum to understand the importance of not moving about where there are others present, the risks are too great at this time. Please do not respond to my comments about COVID19 on this thread, I am just explaining my own personal situation and why I‘m able to continue detecting thanks to my location and circumstances and do not want to seem to be encouraging others to take risks if they have to travel any distances to get to a goldfield. I am able to literally step out my front door and go detecting more often than not with my detecting buddy Mia. Here are a few pics of some of the gold I’ve found over the past week between tasks. Gold is a very big part of my usual income and now because our shop is effectively defunct it has become a vital component to our survival strategy. I live where I live for this very reason, having ready access to gold bearing ground was always the main driver for this decision. I am happy to share my finds here so long as it is not seen as rubbing salt into the wounds of those of us who can’t, the primary focus is about sharing something I love with others and I sincerely hope it’s taken that way.😕 Speci found sitting on an old timers pile Yesterday I revisited a favourite old gully where I found 1 1/2 ounces quite a number of years ago, there is always some left behind in scrubby terrain like this. Gold bearing gully Nice solid chunk that made me smile when I weighed it The aim is to ‘try’ and find an ounce a week to keep ourselves afloat during these trying times, any gold coming in is better than nothing! Going detecting and finding nothing is way better for my mental health than being stuck indoors and I hope my sharing goes some way to helping others cope with the magnitude of what is happening to all of us collectively.😔 I will not be mentioning this subject here again as there are plenty of other places for those discussions to take place, but felt I should explain where I‘m coming from in case it is seen the wrong way. JP Yesterdays take
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  5. Thankyou JP for sharing your knowledge and the large amount of time you have put into videos, clear explanations. With a zed with 14 & 19 i have been chasing bigger deeper nuggies in extra deep. I have recently slowed my swing speed down to incredibly Very very slow when gold is around and i seem to be able to get signals i miss with a slow swing speed. Not sure if i am imagining it How slow is too slow for optimal signal response for deeper targets??? Is there a general guide for faster to slower swing speed relative to settings/ gold depth? cheers RDD
    2 points
  6. And that set-up, combined with the already awkward weight and balance is what's causing more arm and shoulder fatigue and war-and-tear. I've owned Sovereigns and 6 or 7 FBS models and the weight and their balance takes a toll on me. I factor in my age and impaired health and mobility and had to part with my last Explorer Ii in 2013 or '14. I never extend my rods too far or make a wide sweep I watch those who do and not only to I get tired just watching them work that coil, but I see they miss sweeping a lot of ground. Why" They usualy don't overlp the coil enough, or at all, and they miss covering a lot of the terrain because the faster the coil is swept on those wide arcs, the faster the feet move, and that results in a lot of missed coverage. I also never use, or even like the thought of, an annoying bungie cord or other set-up. A detector ought to be designed to be comfortable as a hand-held device. The Equinox is an improvement over the FBS series. I like your idea of buying a 2nd Eq-800 just to have it set-up with a different search coil for different applications. I've done that for decades with a number of different detector models, and do so today. I have two Nokta FORS CoRe that each wear a different search coils, and I bought two Minelab Vanquish 540 Pro Pack to do the same with the two nicely-shaped and comfortably-balanced coils they come with. I borrowed the CTX-3030 and, using the stock 11" DD coil, I enjoyed using it as it did balance differently than my Explorer II's or SE Pro, but it was still awkward. If Minelab wanted to up the sale of an FBS model or even an Equinox model, all they would have to do is design them to work on 4-AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries, and configure them to fit in the Vanquish physical package! Matter of fact, give them lightweight and balanced search coils like the Vanquish 5X8 and 9X12, as well as the round 11" for those who like it better and the roundish 6" DD. For those who use and enjoy the Vanquish, can you imagine having an EQ-800 or CTX-3030 in that same configuration and feel? I know my Minelab model inventory would increase, as in double! Monte
    2 points
  7. I did the test on my ring and it showed up as a 24, my wedding ring that I wear showed a 12. My wedding ring is a 10K 2 tone gold ring with some small diamonds. My old ring that looks close to yours shows 10 k also, I think that the reason it rings up differently is because it has the hollow area in the top. It does have the 10K mark on the inside towards the top. Hope this helps.
    2 points
  8. Mate. I want to claim that Aussie coin. I’m sure I lost it when I was in the States in 2010. 😎🤪🤛🏻 On a serious note, I hope you guys are coping with the ‘beer’ virus and not taking anti-malarial pills for it. I’m hunkered down with Netflix and perusing my favourite forums. Keep safe y’all. 🔒☠️🇦🇺
    2 points
  9. Unfortunately it seems all the search engines are using popularity over content and meta tags now. Gone are the days when you typed in a query and ended up with what you wanted instead of some stinking irrelevant ad or topic. Really annoying. When we are allowed outdoors again I'll ask my neighbor, he's an antique dealer and probably knows.
    2 points
  10. Yes. Same target id range and almost identical numbers on targets. The tones sound similar but keep in mind the Vanquish 44 is three tones max.
    2 points
  11. I have a couple silver rings (with meteorite mountings -- remember those for the late 70's / early 80's?) that look quite similar in regards to the texture/casting. Each TID's at 32 on an air test with the Equinox.
    2 points
  12. The Mayor of El Paso issued a shutdown order of all “non-essential” businesses. First Texas Products - “FTP” (Fisher, Teknetics, Bounty Hunter) is in El Paso. A letter issued by the President of FTP, Tom Walsh. So it looks like the factory will continue activities for industrial and security products, but the Treasere/Hobby lines will not be open. Working from home, administrative and customer service functions will continue. Interestingly enough FTP has a lot of experience with working remotely. Their two most senior marketing folks as well as their chief engineer work primarialy from their respective homes in Colorado, Wisconsin and Oregon.
    1 point
  13. For those of you who know Keith Southern i believe you will find this an interesting test of the MDT. He used a dime placed under 2 of his area clay bricks. Bricks in most cases ... old brick, were made from the local soil...... so his are pretty hot with iron. For relic hunter around old homes this could grab you some missed targets.
    1 point
  14. Couple more passes this time with the Tejon so I could skim over all the can slag and got the usual clad, 59 nickel which is the age of the school and a nice old sterling kids ring. Has a makers mark inside I'll try to look it up.
    1 point
  15. My main problem is most of the time i go on the coast its on my day off after a week of hard graft.I tend to extend everything to the max and sweep slow and low and wide.Even with the nox i managed to f%@% my arm its going away now but i havent been out for a month 😉 Anyway i may one day get another CTX its a good machine to explore it offers a lot. Stay safe RR
    1 point
  16. JP, Either you have become a genius in the last 3 years or Im starting to finally understand what you have been talking about all this time🤠 comparing these audio files is really good training. Thanks for posting up..
    1 point
  17. Thanks for taking the time to look for the ring and then test it on the detector. Very kind of you.
    1 point
  18. Great finds, and wish you more luck in the future.
    1 point
  19. Congrats on the interesting and unusual finds. Excellent photos by the way. Good luck!
    1 point
  20. I tried a couple different google searches and google image searches with different key words too and not much useful, at one time in the early days the first hits would have given you a direct link to an identification page for free and you could have narrowed it down a number of ways, all you could learn right there I’m hooked, The information high intoxicating. I kept coming back for more like everyone else searching for answers, google was waiting on the corner with a sly inviting smile as though they expected my return. I was having to search harder now clicking more links it’s frustrating but I could still satisfy that restless need to know, it just took longer to get there and I’d find the information less rewarding the need to return becoming more frequent the empty feeling from conflicting advertisements making me feel anxious, sleepless and strung out unable to decide my own breakfast... I fear the street knowledge all that’s left, I need the answer to the mystery of the button, really nice button and great find best of luck finding about it sorry for the google rant🤪.
    1 point
  21. Good job on the ring, After awhile pounding the ground, choppy and jumpy signals always mean trash. Consistent strong tones are good or bad depending on the numbers. But it seems like you have already figured that out. Doesn't take long after digging a couple of hundred crap targets. When you think you've hunted it out go back again and you will be astonished at whats still in the ground.
    1 point
  22. Today afternoon ... after work I did a short comparison of my Teknetic G2 detector separation on 13 "Ultimate coils and also a small 3.5x 7" coil Nel Snake / cors chrew / .. in my standard deep and separation test .. Detector setting :, sensitivity 100, discrimination 40 .. Results of depth and separation: Teknetics G2 + .. 13 "Detech Ultimate Coil .... has reached 4-to 4.5 points out of 8 max. On this large 13 "Ultimate coil you really only get the average separation .. But deep profits increase by 3-5 cm compared to the Standard 11 "DD coil ... for targets like small and medium sized coins .. /up to 23cm for small/13mm silver hammered/ ..and up to 35cm for medium sized /50eurocent/ coin..-but it is already a border signal with ID... Tek G2 + ..3.5x 7 "Nel Snake Coil ... achieved excellent separation results ... 7.5-8 points out of 8 max ... and works great with this detector in the iron. The depth of detection will be up to 14cm.. for small/ 13mm hammered/coin-...and up to18 cm on medium sized/50eurocent/ coins ...
    1 point
  23. Hi maxxkatt, Several Nox users wanted a three tone setting for the Nox. With the Vanquish 340 and 440 you get that. To me, the tones are more immediate or fuller on the Vanquish than on the Equinox. The pitches of the three tones on the 340 and 440 are exactly the same musical tones as the highest silver pitch, nickel pitch and iron pitch of the default 5 tone settings on the Nox 600 and 800. Like phrunt, I think the tones and numerical target IDs for shallow to medium depth targets are more exact on the Vanquish. Numerical target IDs on shallower targets are less jumpy and the tones themselves whether over accepted targets or over junk/rejected targets are easier to recognize. Most junk targets are not quite as clear as coin/jewelry targets. Rejected shallower iron targets that false in the teens to low twenties also have easy to hear fractured mid or high tones. Deeper iron falsing and deep coin targets are more difficult to distinguish. The pinpoint function on the Vanquish is much easier to master even though you have to hold down the pinpoint button throughout pinpointing. The V10 coil is much less troubled by EMI than the (much more sensitive???) larger 11" Equinox coil. Ergonomics and adjustability of the Vanquish are outstanding. I love my Equinox. It is a serious detector for very hardcore, serious detecting. It always challenges me to be a better detectorist. The Vanquish is a really fun, no nonsense detector. Jeff
    1 point
  24. Nice going...long live the queen...Looking forward to more of your posts strick
    1 point
  25. Hi I have tested the Simplex+ a few weeks ago for a shop in France , and I now have a Vanquish 540 V12 and V8 since 3 weeks , so perhaps I can help you , even if I have not the 440 . Concerning the Simplex+ , there are a few things that I do not like , first I found it quite heavy , it weights 1,4kg and it is quite front heavy this mainly due the 11 coil weight. ( BTW there is only one coil available for the Simplex while 3 coils are available for the Vanquish ). The Vanquish 440 V10 weights 1,2kg so 200grams less than the Simplex+ , this makes a big difference … And you can even lighten the Vanquish using lithium batteries , or light 1300mAh Nimh , ending with a 440 at 1,15kg instead of 1,4kg for the Simplex. The other thing I did not like with the Simplex is the audio , there were some kind of lack of accuracy on the signals . On the Vanquish the targets sounds are very accurate even at depth , they are very similar to the 800 , also similar from the FBS family , Etrac and the older Explorers that I was using at the beginning of the 2000s. Actually I do not know the 440 but I imagine it is very similar to my 540 concerning the audio. The multitone on the 540 is more than excellent ... The TIDs I cannot answer on this , I never look at the TIDs on any detector , I just use my ears and only my ears ... A big plus on the Simplex+ the IP protection against water and humidity , while the Vanquish has no protection, just a box cover .. Apart from this IP protection , frankly I largely prefer the Vanquish to the Simplex , but it is just my opinion ... Hop that helps ...
    1 point
  26. Missed this one sorry...... Channel flipping is when a target is hitting the High/Low and Low/High response all at the same time. The GPZ does it a lot especially on solid small nuggets at depth. The audio can have a slight amount of it present in certain ground types, usually saturable ground or salty ground (quite often its a combination of the two). Channel flipping is also called a “confused signal” when it happens on a target. There are varying degrees of channel flipping, it can happen in one direction of the swing only, it can happen when the coil is held further away, one channel can be more dominant that another and can even swap about as the coil is moved in relation to the target. JP
    1 point
  27. You also need to take into consideration the nature of a DOD design coil, they are much slower than a DD coil for instance. This is why I always encourage users to maintain good coil control and even more importantly find the correct range of motion relative to the target. The GPZ is built for depth pure and simple but requires an understanding of its nature to take full advantage of the tech, slow and controlled is the best approach with the GPZ. With the NOX in Prospect mode I find a recovery of 4 to be about on the money any faster and you lose too much depth. If the salt signal is bad you can easily tell its presence by ground balancing with a pumping up and down motion, if the detector won’t settle using the pumping method then salt is present, you can leave the recovery as is and just sweep side to side when ground balancing or speed the recovery speed up to quieten it down during the coil pump method. JP
    1 point
  28. The B audio is the best for sure, that Low/High response is what I’m most keyed to listen for. JP
    1 point
  29. on the first image there are two prospectors one at the bottom and another among the posts in normal times the remains of the posts are not visible they are under the sand on this beach / over 5 years ago strangely, all the heads of Teller mine let's not get the swastika, only one of those found, year of production 1938 I also had to dig a very large amount of piece of brass detonator remnant
    1 point
  30. WTG!!!! wow Chris you hit a nice spot...it sure pays to live in or on the gold! fred
    1 point
  31. The weight,the weight!!!! I am fit and strong but my arm needed a week to recover even with a harness,another friend of mine was swinging his and even with the big coil no prob.................. The CTX is an excellent machine maybe deeper than the nox on the beach but the weight no chances i am OUT :) swapped it for NOX Number 1 RR
    1 point
  32. Pretty much expected.....everyone should contribute IF possible. Thanks for the update Rick. Cliff
    1 point
  33. Small acid test kit is the easiest way to take the guess work out. I recently found a 925 ring made in Italy and it rang in lower than a quarter or dime. Rings and jewelry in general vary based on how much metal, size and orientation so the numbers will be different.
    1 point
  34. I'd be looking in that flattened cartridge for a nugget! Nice bunch of finds. GaryC/Oregon Coast
    1 point
  35. I enjoy finding foreign coinage. I think its cool. Very nice dime!!! HH Mike
    1 point
  36. What is that Jefferson token? nice dime, some Oz person lost their beer money. fred
    1 point
  37. The problem with speeding up the Motion filter on a gold nugget machine is it kills depth and makes the threshold a lot more jittery to listen to. It helps smooth out salt signals but so does slowing your sweep speed. The GPZ Motion Filter at Ground Smoothing OFF is set to the equivalent to Very Slow on a GPX 5000. JP
    1 point
  38. Am I missing something here? Most finds don't appear very deep, yet the Minelabs couldn't find any gold but the AQ did?
    1 point
  39. I’d be getting the coil for a 24K and I doubt you are saying you are using a Hot Foot on a Goldmaster 24K? Presumably you are using it in some other machine like the GMT. At a minimum you would need to change the plug since 24K/GMK coils are not plug compatible with the GMT and earlier Goldmaster coils. But maybe you have done that, and if so it would be interesting to hear about it and how well it’s working. I would think there is a high probability of the Hot Foot overloading at higher gain levels if employed on the 24K or GMK. I would not hold your breath for a review. I’m in no hurry to get the coil and have no idea when I would get around to using it. Since I have the 6” concentric which would be my preference anyway this is just a whim purchase. It would take just the right circumstances for me to actually use it, like deep, crevice and pocket riddled bedrock or some extreme mineral ground. The bottom line is when I have a detector I have kind of a knee jerk thing about getting the available coils that go with it.
    1 point
  40. A bit further down and the other end of the contact. Virgin area, outside of known districts. poundage 🙂
    1 point
  41. All kidding aside on the the monster nugget size. What was the largest nugget ever found? Any photos? All you guys that earn a living prospecting for gold kudos to you, It's got to be the best job in the world.
    1 point
  42. Here’s a video I did yesterday of a GPZ7000 being Ferrite balanced correctly with a GPZ14 coil. You will notice the detector sounds ground balanced when pumped and waved over the ground nearby yet makes a signal over the Ferrite until Quick-Trak is triggered. If a coil continues making a signal on the Ferrite it will also generate noise associated with any X signal in the ground adding to general ground noise which will degrade performance. JP
    1 point
  43. I’ve missed something here obviously. As was mentioned in the threads bio I would prefer others not putting up photo or video material etc on these threads but you are more than welcome to have a discussion about any of the subject matter enclosed. I sincerely want to avoid conflict and keep the posts informative and friendly. However to be fair I have used an X coil as a means of demonstrating various behaviours that are detrimental to GPZ use which Minelab went to great pains to design out during development, poor Ferrite balance and Saturation noise are detrimental to working in my areas. In the interests of fairness I intend to film these again using a GPZ14 coil in the same locations to show the differences. This was not an attempt to discredit or create argument but to clarify comments I’ve made in the past on the subject. Showing what these detrimental behaviours actually sound and look like is educational I feel. If Phrunt wants to start a new thread with his video I’m more than happy to answer any questions as best I can so long as it remains amicable, for my part I will do my best to keep it that way. JP
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  45. Mitchell we have already determined you are Def lol.
    1 point
  46. The lowering pitch is the key in Audio B.
    1 point
  47. Well sure enough I found this big earring tonight ringing in at 8.
    1 point
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