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  1. Responding to Peter in SA. Back in the mid 1980s I had been involved in the introduction of the Minelab GS15000 metal detector at Wedderburn in central Victoria. The early Minelab crew were a bunch of clever people from Adelaide university who got together to produce an Australian made metal detector which could challenge the big American companies. Wedderburn was chosen for testing and development due to its reputation of having very mineralized, difficult soil conditions. A number of Australian built detectors had failed to live up to expectations, defeated mainly by the hot soil conditions in Western Australia and central Victoria. The GS15000 proved to be a better machine for these conditions than its competitors and soon gained acceptance throughout the gold detecting fraternity. Craig Hughes, who was part of that early team came up with the idea of a coil towed behind an ATV. An area near the famous 'potato patch' just out of Weddurburn was chosen for testing, using a Honda three wheel ATV (horrible unstable beast of a machine). The coil was fairly small, but I can't recall the exact size. A GS15000 provided the electronics, and although noisy, did work with a small bit of gold recovered. (a few grams) Even though the manual ground balance made for uncomfortable detecting, the concept had been proven, much to our surprise. In 1987 I was involved with the testing of the GT16000, which was the first ever automatic ground tracking. This machine was a major breakthrough and really put Minelab on the map as a serious contender for the title of the world's best gold detector. It dawned on me that the feasibility of tow detecting was a reality now that a detector could stay balanced automatically, and I contacted Don McCoy, one of the original Minelab team and asked him to build me a coil suitable for towing. The result was a rectangular coil about 3' x 2' which was very stable and sensitive. I purchased a Yamaha 4 wheel ATV as a tow vehicle and with the addition of a suppressor managed to keep the EMI to a minimum. The first day of testing yielded a 6oz lump, which was a big surprise, and paid for the ATV in one hit. I sent Don some nice specimens as payment for the coil. I later sold that coil through Miners Den in Melbourne when the SD2200 was introduced. The SD2200 was of course the first auto ground tracking pulse induction detector, and naturally I soon made plans to adapt this concept to 'sledding'. John Hider-Smith, Ian Jaques and myself had been involved in prototype testing of Minelabs first pulse induction detector, and Bruce Candy had taught john how to wind mono coils. One of Johns coils was used in the first PI tow coil testing where we discovered that a 4 stroke engine was not feasible due to the high susceptibility of PI to EMI. With experimentation we discovered that diesel was the way to go as no spark was required for the engine to run, and an isolation switch for the alternator solved any EMI problems. We later used a GPX4000 which worked even better. I have to close now due to having to shut down internet but will add further details later.
    15 points
  2. The original PI sled was all plastic construction with height adjustment and replaceable black plastic poly pipe skid liners. Mounted at the rear of the sled was a plastic tank and spray nozzle. A small windscreen washer motor was wired to a button on the handlebars, and a spray of agricultural dye marked the approximate target site when a signal was received. At the end of a session of gridding hand held detecting pin pointed the target site, and detected objects recovered. This sled worked well in Victoria on pastured paddocks, however the abrasive conditions in Western Australia soon destroyed it and a different concept was required. A visit to a mining scrap yard resulted in a short length of conveyor belt forming the basic skid requirements with a section of split poly pipe transversely snapped over the leading edge of the belt to assist passage over rocks or other obstacles. The box containing the 38" coil was then mounted on the belt with large nylon nuts and bolts which were countersunk into the rubber belt. A simple rope was then used to tow the contraption. This set up proved to be simple but highly effective. Geo marker flags were then used to mark targets. This involved stopping the vehicle and marking the target site by hand each time a signal was received. Not a huge inconvenience where targets were few and far between. It was my pleasure to have had the company of the late Jim Stewart and James Beatty on that trip to WA. They had traveled over with a very large double D coil that Jim had built and was hoping to use this coil to achieve greater depth in the hot WA soils. We conducted some tests using hid double D on the sled, but it was not successful as the double D required very slow speed to be responsive. Hence we discovered that Mono is the way to go for sledding.
    8 points
  3. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/silver-one-acquire-100-high-051500756.html
    5 points
  4. Well what do you expect for a dime? Norm
    5 points
  5. Does anyone have information on these silver boulders that were found in Arizona? They were on display at the Tucson Show this past February.
    4 points
  6. A couple of points when sledding. Noise suppression coils sacrifice sensitivity for quieter use. Longer cables equal less efficiency. The old KISS principle is best (keep it simple, stupid) The sled that I still have works best in conjunction with the GPX4000 running on sensitive smooth. I have tried other models but for some reason the 4000 is the best. The 38" round mono easily picks up .22 slugs at 5KPH with a clear unmissable signal.
    3 points
  7. If she's naked and under a bridge -- -- -- -- she aint no lady.
    3 points
  8. To Fred’s family and friends, I’m sorry for your loss. I never met Fred but always enjoyed his humour when he commented on peoples posts. When i saw a comment from the man in the pink/red shirt i knew it would either be witty, funny or kind. May you find some comfort in knowing that many others thought highly of him, including myself
    3 points
  9. Fred had many lessons to teach. One of them I learned by taking a trip to Tucson for an outing. I had decided I was going to go through Yuma to a place called Potholes where Fred had been in the past. I asked him where to hunt and he gave me the 'lay of the land' so to speak and told me to hunt under the wires. Well, I'm not that great with directions but I did find the power lines and I hunted some likely spots and I found a nice nugget of a couple of grams. There was also a few more smaller ones and interesting trash. After the trip was over I called Fred to thank him for the tips on the place and I told him where I had found the nuggets. (This is the information you get back if you share.) Fred listened and thought about it a little while and he told me that I had gone to the 'wrong' wires! haha We had a chuckle about it and he wanted to know where I parked and where I found them. About 3 weeks later there was a posting on the forum of some nuggets Fred had found. (More than I had found) He told everyone he got out of his truck, geared up and found them within 30 feet of the truck. (He didn't tell everyone our location.) That is where I had parked! haha As it turns out Fred found lots of nuggets where you park and some of us have taken advantage of his lesson over the years. I know I hunt roads and parking lots more now because of Fred.
    3 points
  10. Hunted Paul’s neck of the woods for 5 hours in search of that gold or bust coin. No luck only dug up the usual targets you find at old settlements.The last time I dug up old coins here was back in 2005 when I dug up a 1816 2 reale which is rare to find here in this part of California (Central Valley) and a 1850 French coin with the explorer Xs. Both coins now at the county museum with Paul’s finds. The ground here is fertilized dirt 700-800gb and the MDT handled it well. The iron isn’t as bad as the dry river dump site where I get overload message on the MDT over large iron. It was great to get out to do some hunting, beautiful weather and weeds were not a problem. Better luck next time. Denny
    2 points
  11. I agree, power is just one part of the equation. Circuit design, especially a well designed noise eliminating receive circuit using the highest quality components.... there is a lot more difference between a TDI and Minelab than just battery power.
    2 points
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  13. We were looking for stage-robbery loot along a stage road that was also an emigrant route. The desert road mostly follows the stage road, but here and there, the emigrant wagons cut a really deep gouge into the soil, and the desert road deviates to avoid those spots. We don't generally hunt the road, as there's too much modern junk, like .22 shells, but yesterday we did hunt the deep sections of the old route, and found a bunch of interesting items. I found an old pocketknife, with only one sideplate, but the plate was mother-of-pearl, which is pretty rare. I also found an unfired .38 S&W round, and a .38 case with no headstamp. Also, the business half of an old hatchet. But the best was the last thing I found....my first Barber dime...a 1902 in excellent condition once I cleaned off the accumulated crud. The places Dave and I hunt, coins are really rare. We also located the encampment location where they spent the night. Lots and lots of trash. We'll be getting to that spot in the future. They couldn't make the spring on the Butte in one day, so stopped at roughly the same place as each wagon train went through. Dave found a pile of stuff, too, but no coins. His finds included a nice obsidian arrowhead, which he left where he found it, of course. He also found a really old spoon, that had broken, and had been repaired by wrapping wire around the neck of the handle. The crushed cartridge is a .44 of fame and legend...LOL I imagine that cartridge with no headstamp is also really old. I was using the TDI SL, and the SP 350 8 x 14 coil. I was running in ALL, but only digging the high conductor signals mostly. Digging low conductor signals results in wasted time...just too much small iron junk. Jim
    2 points
  14. I just decided to have both. I bought the Simplex forst and enjoy it. I wanted the Multi IQ tech as a secondary machine. They are both so inexpensive that it made sense to just buy them both. I ordered rechargeable batteries for the Vanquish 440 and I am set. best of both worlds.
    2 points
  15. We have beaches that contain black magnetic sand mixed in with the silica sand. It's a headache for most detectors, loss of depth, normally good target ID's drop into the lower range. Iron will wrap around and ID in the silver range. Good chance your passing all the good targets and digging more trash. Better to dig all ID numbers that the sand causes the detector to drop 30 ID numbers that are normally 80-90"s. That's the reason why many claim all they find is junk on the beach. The beach causes a loss in depth, very hard to find a coin on edge. The only trick I find that works well, is a smaller coil and hunting in a true threshold based all metal mode. Listen for a sharp narrow coin size tone and dig. The best detector here is a Pi or a Minelab.
    2 points
  16. Hi kac, I agree, I wish the Kruzer came in a single frequency 19 kHz like the Anfibio. I am basically learning the Kruzer so I can move on to the NokMak simultaneous multi frequency when it comes out and I did not see any point in buying a Simplex. Actually, in my mineralized dirt, 3 Tone at 90 or above is the only way I can get any depth at all. Otherwise, 3 Tone at 89 or below is only good for recent drops that are just in the thatch or on the service. 3 Tone at 90 gives me fairly solid target IDs in the correct tone bins and still is pretty fast. Yes, I do get lots of small stuff going off but since I use an Equinox and ORX I am used to some noise. I could not stand the audio in 3 Tone with sensitivity at 89 or less. Sounded like AM radio static and in this dirt it wouldn't even give a numerical ID on 4" targets. I really like how I can quickly switch from 3 tone to 2 tone or 4 Tone to check a target more closely with a quick push of a button. Same thing on the Makro Racer 2. Jeff
    2 points
  17. I really thought I saw a 19khz single frequency Kruzer at one time. You are right. That's kind of a bummer because I really like the number spread on mid/low conductors at 19khz. as it works very well for me picking through can slag. I completely agree 3 tone is poor at 90 gain. I actually don't go past 85 which I consider the brink for 3 tone which is fine as you probably want to use that in trashy parks and doesn't make sense to try to search 14-16" down in a trash heap as everything on top is going to pollute your signals. I find the audio tricky to learn and taking me some time but that is me as I like that old boring monotone from my Tejon. When using 3 tone and that blazing fast recovery if you come across multiple targets and trying to see what is what, toss it in 4 tone mode and go super slow over them. In 4 tone start your isat at 1, gain 85+ ( i have mine at (95), Iron audio at 2 so it is soft and no discrim. You should be able to start to hear the different targets as you pass over. Handy also if you get a broken target signal from high disc settings.
    2 points
  18. I find my self doing better with the analog only and no vdi. I dig less trash and find better targets. Not sure how well you can apply this to a vdi machine but the way I run my Tejon and for those that aren't familiar with them you have 2 dscrimination circuits you can toggle between. In an unknown area I will start with disc 1 set to just trim out iron rust like nails and rusty halos etc. and if i start hitting can slag or modern trash I will nudge it up past foil and even at the bottom line of nickel. 2nd disc I use as a range check. Usually set it for pull tab which is the bottom of zinc pennies. Poorly degraded zincs will break at that point too. When I hit a target the first thing is located it. This means hitting the target in a couple directions to make sure I am over it. Next I listen for duration of the sound as i pass the coil over. This tells me size. Next I check how loud it is which can tell me a couple of things such as depth or extremely high conductor like a can or screw cap. Lastly with the pin point mode I check how the vco reacts. Does it have a flat tone as I pass over, usually aluminum has a bright flat sound, or does it have a roll to it. To access the disc 1 you just run the machine, disc 2 by pushing the trigger forward and pinpoint vco you pull the trigger. Now why do I do better with this? Really simple. I don't have numbers telling me what the target might be so I have to rely on my imagination and experience with the machine to determine whether or on I should dig. I find that when I use my AT Pro or my Kruzer I catch myself doubting the target and too many times passing over. I also find myself tired if it is just beeping too much. The Tejon when set properly is quiet as a mouse and you only hear targets in the range your looking for. This means sometimes making another pass with different settings in if your cherry picking but for the most part it isn't necessary and I only do that in extreme trash conditions. There are a couple of tricks I learned with the Tejon that seem to help on the vdi machines but find the vdi's don't necessarily blend frequencies as well As an example if I have small iron that I disc so it just breaks (broken signal) on an iron nail and put a dime near it, I will actually gain depth on that dime. This is because the signal on the dime is typically weak on the Tejon as it picks up on lower conductors better (louder) and the iron brings the dime down so I hear it louder. It don't believe it makes the dime signal stronger in the sense of depth but more it changes the bias of the machines detection to make it just louder. Last bit on the Tejon I found is you don't always need to blast if full gain all the time as it tends to flatten the audio especially on shallow targets in the case of coin shooting in a park. Depth loss when dropping sensitivity is not that much maybe an inch or so between 50% and overload (quarter turn past 10). I usually start at 10 and if I am blasting too much trash and can't hear the difference I will drop the gain back. If I have a fringe target I will just crank it up. Keeping that in mind and using good coil control with consistent level sweeps enables me to be more productive with no #'s. That doesn't go without saying that the numbers do help. But how many times can you catch your self looking at the numbers first when you first get a hit and not the coil and try to locate the target first THEN use the #'s to take some of the mystery out. Try digging some targets without even looking at the #'s just the audio. Just something I think may help.
    2 points
  19. If you are even considering an ATX, then a GPX should also be on your list. The nuanced audio on a GPX is better for target identification and pinpointing than the ATX and the GPX has better iron rejection features.
    2 points
  20. Occasionally in posts I see reference to mineralization and how it affects detector performance. It is often vague with usage of words like 'mild, moderate, severe'. In fact several detectors have the capability of measuring it. Two of mine -- Fisher Gold Bug Pro and Fisher F75 -- have that capability. Until now I've typically paid little attention to it. (Magnetite) mineralization and its effects are clearly important in many detecting for native gold situations, but it's also meaningful for other forms of detecting, if nothing else when comparing notes on detector performance. Extreme cases we've seen are Tom Dankowski's reports on the depth he gets in the sandy, non-mineralized soils of Florida vs. Steve Herschbach's difficult Reno parks. An even more extreme example has been reported multiple times by Mark Gillispie in coal ash laden school yards. Here are the pertinent sections from the F75 and F19 (Gold Bug family member) user manuals respectively regarding the meanings of their magetite measurements: Personally I prefer the F75 readout since it quantifies the meaning of the bar levels. Not sure why the Gold Bug scale wasn't equivalently defined, maybe another example of "don't step on the toes of the more expensive model" syndrome.... Yesterday I made measurements in my back yard with both detectors, two coils each (stock Fisher 5" round DD and 7"x11" DD). In all cases I ground balanced before taking the measurements. For the F75 the ground phase values in my backyard as a whole were 61 with its 5" coil and 64 with the 7"x11" coil. In those locations (still F75) the 5" showed 2 bars and the 7"x11" was about 50-50 divided by 2 bars and 3 bars. The measurements made with the Gold Bug were nearly identical in terms of the bars shown (2 with 5" and 2-->3 with 7"x11") for ground phases of ~64.5 and ~60 respectively) even though the scales on the two detectors don't really align in terms of the units of measure. Now here's a possibly interesting and serendipitous observation: for my teststand the readings were 3 bars in three of the four cases (I missed the measurement with the GB Pro and 7"x11" coil). If you refer back to the linked thread there is a drawing which shows a concrete layer at 15" depth. This was made with a store bought bag of concrete mix. Those contain not only the cement but also sand and gravel filler. Where did that sand and gravel come from? I don't know but it sure appears that it came from a site more mineralized than my back yard! I vaguely recall previous measurements I've made (but failed to record -- my bad) in my back yard where the F75 read 4 bars. One thing I wonder about is how much soil moisture affects the measruement. (We haven't had rain for a couple weeks so the ground is considerably drier than typical for the late autumn, winter, early spring months here when I likely took those earlier measurements.) But there are other variables so I wouldn't conclude that moisture does have an effect. One would hope not, but certainly dectectors are known to perform differently when detecting in various soil moisture conditions which is why I wonder. As always I'd be interested in seeing other measurements (regardless of detector model) and comments.
    2 points
  21. Thank you so much Norm for starting this post to let everyone know the sad news about Fred. I know Norm and Freddy were dear friends so it was fitting that it was Norm that posted the news. I loved reading all of the wonderful heartfelt comments and the great photos - it really is a celebration of his life !!! If anyone has more photos I think it would be wonderful to see them. I know it will bring a lot of comfort to Jonni and Fred's family to hear all the stories and know how much he was loved and respected by so many. Jonni - you and Fred were so kind to me when we camped at the Lucky Fox with Norm, Heather, Mike and Michelle. I am so thankful and feel honored that I had the opportunity to get to know you both a little better and enjoy that special time with everyone. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
    2 points
  22. Good, short and realistic YouTube video on the Vanquish 340. Goes over the features and basic performance by an experienced reviewer. Jeff
    1 point
  23. Just out of work at the moment because of all this Corona Virus stuff. I bought a detector to get me out of the house and I figured outdoors, good exorcise, and sun. Just me and my detector and hopefully some silver and a few gold nuggets. Away from all the Corona crowds.
    1 point
  24. Aye, gold detecting is 99% about lots of time spent swinging that coil, don`t need to be a propeller head to use a detector, todays detectors are easy to use. KISS
    1 point
  25. Total detector power draw and coil power are not the same. What if one machine has a big colour LCD screen with backlight, and the other has none? What if one uses modern efficient components ( amplifiers/microprocessors/voltage regulators etc etc) and one uses a 20 year old design with a few tweaks?
    1 point
  26. I did the same thing. I got 2 toys for less than the price of 1!
    1 point
  27. Total power into the ground is watts. = V x A, so the Minelabs are running about 7.2 watts, and the TDI's are running anywhere from 6 to 8. One of the main factors effecting current through the coil is the DC resistance of the coil windings. I'm not an engineer, and never played one on TV...LOL Jim
    1 point
  28. Good eye you know your Chrysler’s. Anyway it looks a lot like the center piece from one of these.
    1 point
  29. I was not thinking of that, however that is more logical than a hubcap. I will do a search into my archives and let you know as they did/do have that style on the back of the trains now since they stopped using a caboose. I will get back to you soon.
    1 point
  30. I agree with you for the most part but that would be for shallow targets. Deeper targets pose a slightly different challenge depending on the the soil conditions and rock. I can't tell you how many times I dug faint crappy sounds and pulled up silver. On the other hand I've had some great sounds and dug 14'' only to find a bobby pin under two brick sized rocks. In all honesty I pass on a lot of targets, but if I return to the area with a different coil or machine I always end up finding something good with a different setup. No matter how good we think we are at discriminating out the junk with our ears, we always end up regretting not digging. So I say dig all iffy targets (could mean the difference in bringing home something really good)
    1 point
  31. I agree, TDI or GPX. Skip the ATX. When the ATX came out a GPX was a LOT more expensive, but price decreases since then no longer make the ATX very attractive compared to the GPX given its various limitations. And a GPX is not any harder to learn than a TDI. You don’t use 70% of the settings, just the pre-sets with a few minor adjustmments.
    1 point
  32. I just use two of these or something similar. One on top d rings around neck, another on bottom d rings around back. Amazon
    1 point
  33. Nope...just that tone board. I found it in the rocks close to where they camped. I'm guessing one of the kids probably lost it, while out playing. I'd bet if we cover that camp site well ( about 3 acres) I'll find the rest of it. Jim
    1 point
  34. Sorry for thinking that it might be grease, so please look up a 1953 Chrysler type car, and you should have what you are looking for. Since my neck and shoulder has been hurting my eyes have given me fits.
    1 point
  35. Good you mentioned sea weed a lot of folks who don’t hunt the beach often don’t realize sea weed especially after a big storm can be pushed up ... then buried. The sea weed will false a good many machines..... it also correlates the sand catching black sand. One reason the book recommends GB be done more in the dry sand before setting the SB near or in the water. Good video Aaron. I was surprised as dumbed down as you had the machine that it picked it up. We can get that from hot rocks and coal cinders.... but it’s mostly a sensitivity adjustment. Let me ask... on the wet sand we can pickup very small surface iron flakes .... can one GB over them .... eliminate them (kind of like you can by turning the GB knob on a CZ) and how far off would it throw the GB affecting gold targets?
    1 point
  36. Nice hunting the bloodhounds are on scent more treasure awaits🤞👍.
    1 point
  37. Very nice Barber, congratulations!
    1 point
  38. As usual outstanding and useful information,i have never used the 'sl' version but i do own and use my TDI Pro,mainly use it with small coils and i totally agree with what you have mentioned about smaller foot print and the ability to GB the machine better and quicker.I also have much larger mono coils ie upto 18'' and 20'' for deep relic hunting,albeit the larger coils rarely come out to play but i bought them brand new when Jimmy Sierra closed down his website a few years back and got a selection of brand new larger coils for basically the same price as what i could pay for a much smaller coil and even that was including shipping and all taxes to the UK as well.
    1 point
  39. okay guys, in these days i will order it, for 400€ is a good bargian i hope he don't send me the pack with a brick inside 😅 it is only 50 minutes by car from my house but i can't go to buy it because there is the quarantine damn
    1 point
  40. Thank you Norm. I was at the outing and Fred drove way up the hill (about 5 miles) to find Chet and me up there detecting. Later he was stopped for lunch and we had a chat and showed him some gold for a change. It was after that hunt when people were asking him if he would go to Bill's outing he wrote the Chile Verde recipe for all to enjoy. He just wasn't going to make that one after Rye Patch. His words won't be forgotten.
    1 point
  41. Fred was the oil upon the waters of my oft times turbulent sea, when my words were too passionate he had a way of chastising without my feeling chastised with his easy going unassuming manner, “his soft way of delivering a strong answer”.😏 A true gentleman and all round decent human being, the knowledge of his passing has come as a shock.😔 I first met Fred in Arizona at Rich Hill with Chris Gholson at one of the AZO gatherings, we were camped up at decision corner and he invited us to his motor home for some of his famous ‘Chile Verde”. I had no idea what it was, so for this Aussie country bumpkin it was an enjoyable learning curve. Since then we’ve often passed messages too and fro as well as forum chat. From memory the last time I saw Fred was in WA when he was on a gold tour up in the Kimberley North West Australia, I heard the group were in the vicinity of where I was working so I went over to say hello and ended up getting invited back to the camp that night for dinner. Fred I will miss our interactions with each other, without your wise words and calm ways the world is now a much poorer place.😪
    1 point
  42. I am sorry to hear this. A photo from better days, roughly a decade ago. This is how I will remember him. Chris
    1 point
  43. May he Rest In Peace. My condolences to the family. He will be missed.
    1 point
  44. Freddy and I spent quite a bit of time together searching and most of the time some finding gold. One five different occasions we spent a week or more on our quests. The first few years we did things together I just knew him as Fred. Then he started referring himself to me as Freddy. A little confused, I asked him is it Fred or Freddy? His response was, my family and close friends call me Freddy. Freddy and I were searching on a claim that I am part owner of when I found this Heart Nugget, He helped me dig it, a very memorable moment He loved to have a shot of Tequila at the end of the day. I am going to have one for Freddy and if you have some, I ask you join me. Norm
    1 point
  45. The first time I met Fred was out in the Dale Mining District several years back where he had somehow forgotten his GPX power cord and asked if he could borrow a spare I happened to have. Every time we met up at different club events, he would welcome anyone into his camp and treat you as if you were a long-lost family member. All who attended the outings would ask if Fred was coming just to dig into some of his Chile Verde and if you were lucky enough to spend the night, he always had two huge frying pans of potatoes, eggs, and sausage going in the mornings. I asked Fred one time as I was heading into town if he needed anything I could bring back and all he wanted was some plain Vanilla Ice Cream. A great guy with a big heart who loved his family and will be truly missed. My condolences to his wife and family. Patrick S.
    1 point
  46. I'm shocked and saddened. I always enjoyed our exchanges on the forum especially in regards to the GPX. He was knowledgeable and respectful of all points of view and freely shared his vast experience equally to newcomers and veterans to the hobby. Safe home to Fred and my condolences to his family.
    1 point
  47. The Rain can't stop Jeff and Gary (Two Toe's ) as they head to the Hills in search of those elusive Gold Nuggets. Jeff has his White's Gold Master V-Sat (VLF) Metal Detector and Gary has his White's TDI (Pulse Induction) Detector see which one finds the most and biggest Gold in the California Mother lode. Clear that Bedrock and check those Crevice's there might be Gold Nuggets hidden in there !!!! SG 018 Thanks for watching !!! Jeff
    1 point
  48. Actually after around 100 hours of detecting with the Nox here in the North East of France , for me the best setting on iron trashed areas is : Field2 , sens at 25 , iron bias from 4 to 6 . But even with this optimized setting , the Nox is still away from the Deus HF set on the Deusfast mode at 30 khz. You can find my full Nox test at https://www.metaux-detection.fr/test-minelab-equinox-800-disque-28,fr,4,TEST-EQUINOX-800.cfm but it is in French … The king is probably not yet dead , not for me for sure ... 🙂. I always have my Deus HF as first detector . And the second will be the Vanquish 540 that I really appreciate , an excellent detector , which is clearly deeper than the Deus HF on low/medium iron trashed areas
    1 point
  49. These will blow your mind.... https://www.christies.com/features/A-collectors-guide-to-meteorites-8231-1.aspx?sc_lang=en https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/arts/meteorites-collectors-auction-christies.html?
    1 point
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