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The wife and I spent a night at a small town beach area back in mid Feb...we brought our detectors just for fun...not my first pick as it's cold and windy most of the time with not many people but my wife likes these areas north of Petaluma as she grew up in that area...Lisa was learning her new Nox 800...she found a few coins and lots of trash...I got lucky as I did not expect to find a gold ring...at first I thought it was 10K but it acid tests 14K like it's stamped....not the prettiest ring but gold is gold....the little one is silver.... some lady and her 5 year old daughter were on their hands and knees watching as I sifted it out of the sand...they were as surprised as I was.. strick

Another hunt using the White's TDI. This might not look like much but these items came from a small area, maybe 20 x 20 that had been extensively hunted with two other machines. But keep in mind this area is also littered with coal waste and iron. None of these finds were surface finds, the nickel was about 4" deep and the knife around 5. I know without any doubts I had hunted this area clean with my other machine. But I can say, using the other machine I tend to listen and look for the constant, locked in audio and VID's. And I might add one more thing, the coal waste and iron tends to pull down the ID's of the other machines once the depth gets more than 4", which would explain the finds.

Nothing great to report...been doing very little detecting...made it up to the foot hills a couple times searching for that gold coin but it was not to be...raining and windy here in N. Calif this morning.. The Henry Clay pendant is kinda cool learn something new every day with this hobby. Stay safe out there! strick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay

Found this on social media.. had a bit of a chuckle, humour will see us through this thing..

Where did it say five new detectors or machines? I only read five new products. Maybe a pin pointer, backpack, hat. vest, and dog whistle? I doubt we'll see five new "machines" by end of next year from the five leading detector manufactures all together, but I do like all the positive thinking. 😀

Well 4 of the 5 are certainties. An upgraded, Multi IQ incorporated, slightly less weighty, improved target separation, easier to decipher display - CTX 4040. The CTX 3030 will be put to bed. A non water proof SDC guts in a Monster/Equinox shell that will come standard with a centre attachment, modified version of the original coil but also allow the use of the already marketed Coiltek SDC options. New version marginally cheaper than the old due to standard configuration of the head, rod, battery compartment, etc and be called the SDC 2.0. The original SDC 2300 will remain in the line up. A slightly lighter, more ground modes, more gold modes, more raw power, better EMI suppression, larger Sensitivity pot GPZ 8000. AU $1000 dearer than the old version currently and will plug and play to NF's new coils. The GPZ 7000 will still be available but drop to AU $8,500. The larger Sensitivity pot is mostly because Phrunt and JW can run at 20 so they figure they may as well push it out to 30 and see what happens 😜 Lastly, the good old GPX 5000 will simply see a long overdue makeover. No new tech but smaller box, lighter weight, incorporated batteries, addition of wireless options similar to the Equinox where proprietary or open market audio can be used. Finally, a factory standard completely wireless GPX! My neighbour's friend's cousin's auntie's dog's groomer didn't know what the 5th new detector was but Phrunt is probably right - it is probably just a Vanguish that comes in black, Camo, torquise or bright orange for the guys that sit them down to take a leak and then can't find them again! There's a few conspiracy theories going around the world at the moment, thought I might as well have a stab a few myself. I'd also be genuinely interested to hear who wouldn't buy the 'new' models outlined above or who would buy them. I recognise they are 4 higher end models and not at the entry level but I personally see all of those machines as very purchasable. Minelab, you watching? And yes, of course I am available for testing 🤣😉🤫 All good fun, N.E.

Thanks for all the advice guys. I've been plugging away at the information contained In these forums. As you can see if you view my cover photo, I went with the Nox 800. I liked the idea of maybe doing a little prospecting. Ive gone out a couple times, and this animal has a steep learning curve indeed. It is just so much different then a 100.00$ Bounty Hunter Tracker VI. I will continue to read from the quality advice I've found here on the forums.

I dug this button recently with the teknetics t2 se using the 5 " coil in factory default disc mode with 4 tone along an old sidewalk strip. The iron back is very corroded. it was a terrible bouncy signal but something about it said dig me and l was happy l did . l think it might date from 1880 - 1920 but I'm not sure. any info would be much appreciated .

We now have four coils for the White's Goldmaster 24K and GMX Sport. The two models have coils with different labels, but they are all compatible between the two models. White's GMT and MX Sport coils ARE NOT compatible with the GMT 24K or GMX Sport. There are: 8" x 14" DD 6" x 10" DD 6" (actually closer to 6.5") round concentric 4" x 6" DD This is not perfect but it gives you a pretty good look at the relative size of these coils. Click for larger version. Search coils for White's Goldmaster 24K and GMX Sport metal detectors

Its too bad we can't get Minelab to support the Gold Monster coil range like the coil range Whites has created for the 24K, my main gripe is a lack of a small concentric for the GM1000. A 6" concentric gm1000 coil would be awesome for that machine. Concentric coils was one of the main secrets of Gold Bug 2's success over the yrs, especially the 3x6 concentric, it was the best for small gold with that machine.

First antlers of the season! If you’re not a finder then you are a weeper! In my back yard in Colorado. No one for miles. Do you see both sides?

Time to shine your nozzle. I know there are many ways to do it. I used to like to buff the crap out one with my hands, but that took to long and my hands would get tired. So know I use a tumbler and they come out shiny...but sometimes takes more attempts. This collection has taken me a few years of detecting old yards. Most houses had one in the front and one in the back. In the winter time I use the tumbler and fish aquarium gravel to clean up many of my old brass items.

After sheltering in place for over a week, my son and I escaped to the desert to refine our social distancing. Instead of playing with settings on the 7000, I decided to work on my personal hunting technique concentrating on swing speed, 'range of motion' as JP calls it, coil control and listening for faint, vague changes in a steady threshold. My son took off to hike while I clambered down a boulder strewn and treacherous hillside with all my gear. I tuned up at the bottom and began to slowly cover ground I had already gone over in a previous post. Almost immediately I got what sounded like a small EMI tone-change in the threshold. But as I made my first boot scrape I saw my son waving from the top of the hillside and motioning for me to come up. I took off my headphones and heard him calling to me to come and help him. Now I am advancing in years and that hill is not for sissy's but he was insistent. A few minutes later I stood beside him out of breath and slightly put out, but when he pointed at a near-by prospect hole and said "can you help me get him out?" I was honored that he had asked me to come and help. Somehow a desert tortoise had fallen into the excavation. My son clambered down, lifted him out and handed him to me. We put him in the shade for awhile to let him calm down after being lifted and carried around. After awhile, refreshed and emboldened, he took off, snacking on Spring flowers and grass shoots as he went. My son continued his hike as I made my way back down through the rocks and resumed my hunting. My first faint change in the threshold produced a flake so small that, if it didn't go off on the detector, I would not have believed it was gold, it looked more like a slice of silica, but it was gold. (0.01g). The next flake was beside a basalt rock and I made out the signal in the midst of the sound the basalt was making. That's where swing speed (slow), and coil control makes the difference between finding a bit of gold or passing it up and moving on. Anyway, all in all, 5 stupidly small flakes - but all of them were found because I had decided to focus on what I was doing rather than what the detector was doing. Best to everyone in this strangest of times.

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I have all three Fisher coils made for the Gold Bug family and all have performed well coin and relic hunting. I found a lot of coins with simply the small (5" round) coil. I did not do well in the limited time I was gold hunting out West (on short trips -- I live in the Midwest where metal detectable gold isn't easily accessed) but that was neither the fault of the detector nor the coil. Even for coin and relic hunting, IMO if you are to get only one coil then the 5"x10" is going to be the most versatile. But as Steve has said on multiple occasions, the 5"x10" and 7"x11" are close enough in size and performance that getting both is a lot of overlap -- better to get one of those in the initial purchase and an aftermarket 3rd-party coil such as Simon's favorite Detech Ultimate 12" x 13" or Steve's choice -- NEL Snake / Cors Shrew 3.5" x 6.5" (or both) to maximize diversity.

Just what I do not want....people in bright yellow shirts traversing the desert...way too gimmick-y for me. fred

Nice sheds beatup!!! Brought back memories of my avid shed hunting days. Cancer slowed me down so hiking the steep stuff for sheds has stopped except for some detecting. Horn buyer was just setting up chair and Buying Antlers sign in town a few yrs back so I asked him to follow me home cause I wanted to sell my sheds. I kept a few of the best ones and here's what he drove off with. Averaged $9.30lb for these which was 7-8 yrs worth of shed hunting....

The size, quality, shape and depth of the aluminum will definitely cause larger, crumpled or wadded up aluminum to act like a mid to high conductor. If it read max depth, the Nox got that right. I have dug 12 to 14" deep, 2" square or so aluminum siding fragments, crumpled up into a blob aluminum cans and tightly balled up quarter sized aluminum foil that came in at 25 to 35. Did you check for iron before digging it? Were the high tone or tones a little fractured and crackly? If you didn't hear any iron and the tones sounded fluty and nice well, that could have easily been a silver quarter, half or dollar or a really large silver ring. I know it sucks but you gotta dig those. You and the Nox did good!!!!!! Jeff

Being hunkered down and housebound forces us to finally look at all that stuff we have collected and clean it up of get rid of it. As a kid here in Eastern Oregon I listened to radio and my special hero Straight Arrow. I collected and still have all of the Premiums he sold to us with a Nabisco box top. In 1987 I located 100 original Straight Arrow "Gold Nugget" Cave rings and re-create the offer to fellow Straight Arrow fans. So what am I going to do with all this stuff? Here's that offer and the "Gold Nugget."

Apologies if this has been posted before.

We all know why so let’s not go there. Here are a few ideas of prospecting and metal detecting related activities you can do at home. 1. Research. This is the key to all truly successful prospecting and metal detecting. You need good locations to do well, and they are getting harder to find every year. Time spent researching is never time wasted. 2. Take those detectors apart and give them the best cleaning ever. Make them look brand new! Are there spare parts you don’t have and maybe should have? Extra coil bolt and washers for instance. Think about this while cleaning the detector and get them ordered. 3. Check all those old batteries and discard the ones that need to go away. If you have detectors that have been sitting for too long, take the batteries out if they are going to keep sitting. Charge everything up that can be charged. 4. Time to clean house. Get that stuff you are never really ever going to use again up for sale or give it away. 5. Go though all those finds and get them in order. Maybe some need to go in the trash. The best may need a display case. Good time to take photos and post a story! 6. You know those bench test experiments you always meant to do but never get around to? Time for that and maybe a test garden or test tub to answer some of those questions for yourself that have been nagging you. 7. Change the oil in that ATV or generator. Service all your support gear and vehicles. Please add your own suggestions to the list......

Why is all the gold in California Ha Ha , I'm jealous, Northern California is not only beautiful but it has gold too!! I haven't found that wonderful color in about 2 years. It's kinda like fishing, If you don't fish for the fish your looking for you just might not find it. I think you just gave me the inspiration to focus on the yellow stuff. Great finds!!! and post some photo's of the scenery. It's been quite awhile since I've been there.

Thanks. I read the other thread. The Wooly administration of it and the connection to the social influencers is confusing for someone that tries to avoid all things 'social' on the internet. We are on Steve's social site. He could drop on a dictionary of key marketing words and increase his traffic. I'm glad that he doesn't.

Nice stag handle pocket knife, can you read the make on it?

OK, this is sort of funny. I notified First Texas of the error. They sent me the correct pdf and wanted to know where I got the one with the error. "Your website" I told them! Here is the correct pdf for those who would like it, and I updated the jpg in the original post so it is correct now. Thanks GB. Now let's see how long it takes for the link above to get corrected - I will delete the attached pdf when that happens. bounty-hunter-time-ranger-pro-new-2020.pdf

Horned gold I would say! Nice!

Don't you just LOVE gold showing up? Nice find. HH Mike

Totally agree w you Steve. My first 30hrs w the TARSACCI were FAR from pleasant to say the least! It’s a language all its own, and different from anything else I’ve used. However, as with any other machine you need to put the time in. Unfortunately, many are not willing to do what Keith has done, to not only put the time in but also FIGURE IT OUT and in BAD dirt! The TARSACCI is able to do some pretty “USUAL” things, (putting it mildly) and most have not been commonly known.....until now. With Keiths help we’re changing that! Thanks! Aaron

Congrats on the finds, keep swinging and stay safe.

Try hitting some of those mixed signals if there has been a lot of other detecting. Been finding a coin here and there in the signals mixed in with iron as the majority of people just think it's iron only or they try to cherry pick the easy stuff. That medallion is pretty cool, congrats. I usually like the odd historic stuff more than just an old coins.

I’d have done a factory reset in a heartbeat. If you’ve not done that way too early to be even thinking about a return for service. Far from holding off on resets mine gets reset fairly often, just about every time I make a major location change or even just change coils. I have no real evidence to back this up, but in my opinion the longer you go without a full reset, the better the chances of a glitch occurring. Especially for people that fiddle with the settings a lot.

Another thing to do... speculate about what Minelab is releasing next!

Nice try minelab.

I believe the answer to both is yes. Be sure to have a way to prove your date and time of posting such as date stamped photos or GPS points and a witness or two. Then be ware of some one predating an notice and posting elsewhere on the claim.

Besides working, I'm continuing my development of a 3x AAA to 9V adapter for my pinpointers. They work just fine, so I'm just tweaking my prototypes for better ergonomics.

These guys show them on their website but I’d be careful to confirm they actually have them. Just as likely you order then get told they are back ordered. https://www.metaldetector.com/whites-4-6-dd-coil

Old guy waiting for delivery of nox 600. First timer live in 1715 treasure coast area. Thank you for all your incredibly informative contribution as well as all others, I would be lost if not for all the advice herein. Will soon be posting a pic of a huge treasure find, probably a 50 lb emerald encrusted gold cross or that chalice thing they are always looking for.

Excited to see what’s coming!

I could make my own in the time it takes to wade through all the contest rules & regs.

Since I don’t use the 3 they mention I guess I won’t be participating. Besides Minelab already has all my info when I registered my warranty with them. All that for a what? Lol!

I managed to weigh through the first couple of pages and then realized it was all about Minelab taking control of all matters and even to locate my private info onto any other media they wish to use the collected information on and only for a neck wrap, I did a quick about turn and deleted my information.

I wasn't going to participate. It's more less a way for them to get free advertising on social media. As usual, great marketing strategy to say the least.

Bored to tears and holed up like everyone else, but I can't bitch too much as I got a nice warm place to hole up in and enjoy looking out the dirty kitchen window at our local elk all bedded down in the yard. Pic taken today...… We worry about corona and the elk worry about CWD....

What’s actually happening, from a scientific point of view, is as you sweep you are hearing ‘something’, that something is enough for you to continue passing the coil over the zone trying to get the target signal to manifest, incrementally without realising it you minutely adjust and refine the sweep speed, the range of motion (two very different things), centering of the coil relative to the potential target and finally gradually changing the height of the coil relative to the target and bingo the signal pops out of the ether. This sub-conscience incremental adjustment is a big part of the whole gamut of visual, tactile and audio sensory input associated with metal detecting. Sometimes the sweet spot is so tight that you ‘pop’ the target only every so often as you pass the coil in through the epicentre of the target zone, this happens a lot in saturable ground as the target signal can get blended in with saturation noise so you only have a few millimetres to play with between the saturation signal affecting the threshold and loudest target signal point, this is one of the reasons why I am not a fan of coils that saturate badly!! A trick to try, when the saturation signal is messing with proximity to ground, is to scrape a wide area over the range of motion target zone because saturable magnetic particles tend to concentrate in the surface soils, scraping them away can give you a few millimetres more room to play with allowing the coil to almost couple to the ground. This method is effective on small shallow targets especially but also beneficial on the larger deep gold that does not increase very much in signal, in fact the lack of signal increase when I clear the saturable materials always brings a smile to my dial because deeper often means bigger. JP

I'm getting the bush basher serviced and ready for action. Last year in the off season I bought a 100 series landcruiser and cut it into an extra cab ute and built heavy scrub bars and side steps and a heavy roof rack out of 3mm wall chromemolly tube that acts as a exo roll cage. Then added a 4in lift, adjustable shocks, 33in tires, lockers front and rear, 270L diesel capacity, 180L of water, ect ect. Side steps fabricated. Bash plates Cut off back Fabricated new back and doors Fabricated tray support and chassis strengthening Build tray and roofrack Cab finished with tray skeleton installed Install battery carrier, water tank, recovery gear drawer. Now I'm about to start building a prospecting specific 4x4 quad bike. I recently purchased a Polaris 570 sportsman that I'm currently stripping off all of the plastics and non essentials like indicators, brake lights, ect. And replacing them with custom front and rear trays, scrub bars, bash/skid plates, storage, roll protection, larger battery system, solar charging system, extra fuel, water and winch front and rear. All designed for extended prospecting trips in remote locations and safety in rough terrain on my own. Should keep me busy until the wet is over

Yep they do, mainly smaller nuggets 1-3 grams at a foot or so (a swap to high yield resulted in no or weak signal). I have got a couple good slugs between 2 to 3 ounces at depths over 2 feet on patches. They only were heard by swinging very slowly. Top images down a couple feet or close to. Bottom 2-4 gram crystals were on a spot i flogged, but i picked up more by swinging ultra slow in extra deep last week. Hence my question to jp.

We figured that out back in November so it should be no surprise at this point. Personally I think the F19 is a terrific detector so my hope was that being introduced in the normally lower priced Bounty Hunter lineup would mean a much lower price. Especially when we now have detectors like the Simplex and Vanquish to consider. It looks like we have had a $50 price reduction from the F19 at $449 to this version out the door at $399 but I don’t see that turning many heads. At this point the Gold Bug Pro is more like a $299 detector and the G2+/F19/Time Ranger Pro a $349 detector at most. But the reality is most people buying at Walmart or Amazon know none of this. Presumably enough people will like this “new” detector to make the cost of the new blue labels and cardboard boxes worthwhile. I get the feeling folks forget something. It’s a business. Call it greed I guess but I call it capitalism. If rebadging an existing model to a different brand name, changing the color scheme, and dropping the price $50 generates a decent profit for FT then that is what they should do. It’s stupid to drop the price farther than you have to. If this works they made a good call. If not, they can always lower the price some more later. Personally I don’t think $50 is enough but that’s just my opinion. The sales numbers will tell the real story. It’s about trying to keep the lights on and the employees supporting their families. You may as well go down to the local Chevy dealer and complain they are just selling rebadged GM cars and trucks. Am I defending rebadging? Not really. I don’t own a FT machine at all right now as I do want something cutting edge or at least genuinely new in some way. Technology companies have to innovate or eventually they will die. You can only coast on old tech for so long before the world passes you by. But there is nothing wrong with taking old tech and dropping it in price to get some more life out of it. I would have bought a F19 variant for $399 just a couple years ago and been thrilled. Now it’s just not enough to get me to pull the trigger, but it may be enough for some others. No doubt about one thing. It will be less a year from now. It always pays to wait when buying electronics.

Out today with normal tides but very calm winds and water. Been watching the locals posting on facebook and I can just about tell where they hunt from there targets dug and posted. Seen some one got a gold ring and another got a gold earring the other day. Looked like a fresh drop beach locally so I loaded up and went for a 3.5 hour hunt at a place I felt they may have hunted. Once there I was able to slip out deep into a area that holds older targets. Most of the sand was gone and more of a hard gray sand with shells. Found a few coins then boom a nice men's red stone gold ring..5.64 grams 14k, not a lot of targets in this area but near the 3rd hour I nails a deep big gold class ring. Name of the school is wore but it is 1960. 17.45 grams of 10k...Honker. 925 Heart and my first Mexican coin in years.

The erratic IDs that flash 37 + seem to be Iron falsing.. The coins sitting close to nails that I have found with the Equinox usually can be isolated and tighten up in their proper range.. It can be a cruel game sometimes though.. Some of them one way signals can sound too good to pass up.. Especially if there is no indication of a nail during pinpoint.. Bryan