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This 1942 is the first walking Liberty (or any Liberty coins) for me, so I suppose it is a bucket list coin. It was found tonight on the athletic fields close to home where I have pulled some eclectic items in the past. Although the coin is only worth about $10, its age beats the Franklin half I found about nine months back in the same general area. Rang in between 29-34 on the Equinox. Park 1, 7 recovery, 15" coil, all metal, 18 sensitivity.

Found this 10K ring a few days ago with what I think are garnets with 2 tiny diamonds. 3.4 grams. Not many targets in the wet sand but this was not a recent drop and about 8 - 10 inches in depth. It was found in a low spot on the beach while gridding, using the Nox 800.

Heck! my Simplex suddenly lost Sound & the days just started nicely after winter LOL I emailed Nokta Makro SERVICE CENTER in Missouri and they phoned me almost Immediately, He said I would only need the Control off the detector and it has a single screw holding it on the detector. I packaged it up & send it the same day. Several days later he called to say it's fixed & it is on the way back. I sent it Friday & got it backed Tuesday evening....... It's BaAAAck... Great to work "Andy" at the SERVICE CENTER Andrew O'Neal [Owner] Nokta Makro SERVICE CENTER Address: 120 Black Ave. Chaffee, MO 63740 Tel: 573-270-0447 Email: Noktarepairs@wedigmetaldetectors.net

Everyone makes mistakes. It's credibility that matters and that means that potentially controversial performance claims that malign a product or state over the top adulation ideally should be posted with as much explicit detail and cited verified/credible/reliable source information as possible. That's called information reporting/dissemination vs. simply spreading unverifiable rumors on a forum. That is also different than speculation where people are simply guessing about features or performance of unreleased gear, which is usually just harmless fun because no products are getting trashed in the process (usually). If you can't back up such claims with at least some evidence, it is best holding off posting until you can. It protects you from backlash and the party in question from potentially undeserved bad press. If you are simply trying to help those who are mulling over a purchase, that's fine, but without something to corroborate it usually just causes consternation and confusion.

Yes, I really like it. I did get to dig one deeper wheatie (probably only 8")so that was ok. The lighter weight was nice. I like the length, I was able to move along fine. We all knew it would separate good. It'll just take time to give it a better evaluation but for now I'm happy I have it. Just my thoughts from today's hunt. Thanks, Tom .

Hi and welcome. About 7 months ago I went through the same quandary as you, but with a larger budget. I started with a Garrett Ace 400 in August, but by December I ended up getting an Equinox 600. Both are out of your budget, one twice and the other 3 times+. However there is good news. One detector stands out to me as a win on all fronts, it has much of the pluses of a Garrett and many of the Equinox... The Nokta Makro Simplex+. It runs around $250, is reasonably light if this is a youngster we are talking about. It is waterproof, cold weather resistant due to the Lithium battery, comes with many accessories if you catch a promotion, and would be far above a beginner detector if you're willing to invest the time in learning it by going through a lot of the material here and getting a book or two. You can use it literally anywhere with care. It even does ground balancing. I am currently hacking about with a loaner Simplex+, and while it makes me appreciate having bought the Equinox instead I find it does the job quite well. As to metal detecting in the snow, well... Maybe that is best left to folks from the upper parts of the country, and for rocks and clay I'm sure there are locals here who can answer that better than I as well. I dig in clay but mostly farm topsoil, and rarely run into rocks here. Farm and beach are the life for me! 😀 The Simplex+ isn't considered a "toy" by any stretch. There are many others that will find things for a lot less money, but not quite reach the standard you set. I really can't think of a better bang for the buck and I too looked at lots of detectors.

Anonymous second hand reports don’t help much because we know nothing about the original source of the information. When it comes to reporting on metal detectors, the history and reputation of the reporter is the key item. Without that and context, the information is relatively meaningless. Mediocre depth compared to what, at what settings, in what ground, on what targets? Jumpy id? Some people say that about the Equinox no matter what coil is on it. The bottom line is you have to take all reports with a grain of salt, and anonymous second hand reports.... may as well just ignore them as noise.

So, I had a delayed start for yesterdays hunt. Between turning the clocks forward, and the cold temps, I did not make it to the beach until around 10 AM. It would have been 17 degrees out with a 20 MPH NNW wind, but lucky for me it warmed up to 23 degrees by the time I got there. 🥶 I did have a big cement wall that I was planning on hunting next to, using it as a wind shield - it worked well. This is also the wall that I can not get closer than 5 feet from, or my GPX goes nuts from the iron inside of it. So, I had a plan. Since there are so many targets in this area that are exposed, and I assumed that most detectorists would be annoyed by the iron in this wall as well, I would try something else. I took the worst detector I had and got close to the wall, dug a small 15”x15” square, and layer by layer used my pin pointer to find targets. Yup, just the pin pointer as my detector. So, the 5-foot barrier turned into about 4”, any closer and the pin pointer would detect the wall. The first picture shows all the nonferrous dug with that pin pointer, (including 5 silvers and the gold partial plate). The iron I dug is mixed in with the other iron for the day. 2 Mercs, 2 Roosevelt and a Barber were found that way. I only a path about 10 feel long. I will be revisiting that system again this Thursday to see if the next 10 feet produces anything. The rest of the hunt I used the GPX, going over the same area as previous visits have. Still found a decent amount of silver, but it was much harder to hear. This area is going to die fast for silver unless I can come up with another way to find it. Even though it was cold, it turned out to be bearable. If you dig quickly, you warm up fast. Total silver from 2 different patches on this beach so far this season is 146 coins. It been a while since my luck has run this well this long. Looking forward to the next visit.

I like the two of the same, that way if your breaks you can use hers without learning another machine. Remember to tell hers, that her detector is better than yours and go deeper. That way you can save face when she get more targets (gold) than you. 😁

I am really starting to love this machine! In the soft sandy soil of Virginia today we hit a colonial field that I have been in with my deus, others were there with the minelabs and garrett’s. I was hearing the good tones in the iron and digging brass, 1700’s buttons and other colonial pieces! Last week this machine was doing well in the red dirt in Northern VA. Its a keeper!

Slightly less sensitive to small objects such as gold chains when compared to the narrow stock coil. Depth really depends on ground conditions. Mild ground I gain quite a bit of depth over the stock but in areas that have a lot of natural iron the depth is much less.

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El Nino77 may be using online language translation software which can somewhat obscure the actual meaning of his post. It is possible to use up to 4 separate WM08 wireless modules with one Equinox in order to “analyze” different tones with spectrum analyzers and oscilloscope type hardware and software. That is definitely interesting but not something I would do. You might want to send El Nino77 a private message to clarify things. As for distinguishing uniform can slaw, pull tabs and other low to mid range non-ferrous targets from desirable targets like US nickels, lead, brass and gold..........after thousands of hours using the Equinox it is sometimes very possible for me to hear subtle differences in those targets using the detect mode and pinpoint mode audio and number characteristics and to call them correctly before I dig them. I stress sometimes! Explaining those very subjective differences to another person is something else I would not do successfully.

Fantastic find and don't let your female friends see it or it will be gone in 60 seconds. Good luck on your next hunt.

For your budget this is your best choice on Amazon. This is a really good detector, but is not waterproof. This would be a great starter unit for anyone or an extra unit for the people who love to detect. You can look up the reviews of the unit on this forum for more information. The price is just above what you are wanting to spend, but the extra $30.00 is well worth it. https://www.amazon.com/Minelab-Vanquish-Detector-Double-D-Waterproof/dp/B082XCLP94/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2IVUSYN2MI7Q4&dchild=1&keywords=vanquish+detector&qid=1615960456&sprefix=vanquish+det%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-4

It is in Florida, so it does have history. The area was a farming/citrus growing area prior to settlement. I believe the area was incorporated back in the 50's. I have found some additional silver coins and wheat pennies in the same area. Some have been down as deep as about 1 foot. There are definitely newer clad coins above this layer of old. So, I would guess it was not kids playing with Dad's collection.

Hearing me tell folks, they high dollar detector misses many kinds of gold is easy to ...yea whatever. Showing folks how their detector misses all those kinds of gold... is an eye opening. What you do with the knowledge learned is up to you, I'm just the teacher helping students understand gold is not just gold and the different detectors are needed. Glad you were able to learn and most importantly...remember. Gold Catcher - I don't have as may Pre Sales Customers as I had expected? Maybe the stimulus checks will help. Norvic - It is quite a decision to it's final fate. I thought about sending it to yo then realized you're in Australia. Plus I hate to pass on such stressful thoughts of its demise to a friend. WesD & jason - I don't think at all the pursuit of.. and or gold itself is a waste of investment. It's an occasional detector purchase, outdoor breathing, free exercise and workout, comradery with your friends who enjoy doing the same thing. The gold we find has value...if we decide to sell it. It has memories of the trips and adventures in trying to collect it. No matter what country you find yourself in, an few grams of gold is supplies, food...life. As a hobby, I have fished, hunted, bowling, archery, coin detecting. I did all those for 40+ yrs and for many of the same reasons I mentioned above. Only the coins/artifacts of detecting have a value I can sell today and get cash. In the last 20 yrs, I have found 100X more value I can cash than even my only coins, in half the time. I feel nugget hunting has been the best investment for all the hobbies I have ever done and the returns are worth more than all the others combined. No, it's not like real-estate, the stock market for most people but those require the person to have a good chunk of change to get involved, for the average individual. Yes my property has went up in value, just like everyone else. It took a big chunk of money and a loan and paid interest to get that far. The average Joe is only going to have 1 or 2 chances of those purchases in a lifetime, when in fact many people can afford the detector and pursuit of gold. Or we could hang out at the local pub and drink/drink our hard earned wages away and have nothing but a headache in the morning? I'll stick with detector in hand instead of a beer.

Sorry the 800 does not have the Heat/Melt Snow Mode. I actually took mine out to an old park on Saturday to test the new NOX 15" round Coil and pulled these silver nuggets. It's been a while since I had an 8 silver day.

Good morning all! I saw a post yesterday where someone mentioned the possibility of linking the equinox to an audio analyzer to get a visual readout on target tones and I found the idea fascinating. I've never seen this done and was curious what the old hands here thought about the idea. I'm sure the engineers at minelab (or any other shop) configured the sound of their machines with the human brain in mind, so our wetware may already be the best analyzer there is. But I can't help but wondering if a visualization of the audio would provide interesting heretofore undetected differences in targets that appear to be mostly indistinguishable to a rookie ear, namely uniform can slaw and pulltabs. Anyone here have any idea?

I have ever dug. Being a nice day Friday I went to a beach that I had a 15 minute walk to get where I wanted to hunt. Being a nice day many people were walking the beach, So not having to dodge them or answer questions I went into the water thigh deep and walked down the beach detector on and just pushing it straight not swinging. 5 minutes in I get a signal stop back up locate it 2nd scoop up comes this 8.8 gram 14K Band. It just goes to show that Gold is where you find it. Finished out the hunt with some clad and lead sinkers.

Thanks for the info. Can you be more explicit about what you mean by mediocre depth? Is that compared to the 11" coil or the 6" coil? Source of information? Thanks

Let`s cut to the chase, send a 6000, that`s about what that golden eggs fate would be downunder, that`ll remove all stress ............... 😁 Crikey even us old codgers are hyped up at the prospect of becoming Easy Experts, plus once it`s been crushed we`ll only argue about whether the 6000 could find the golden egg. Definitely keep it and send a 6000...........😁

Heck, I think my Training Trips and Sessions are going to be obsolete? We thought that with the GPZ-7000, but still lived on. Only time will tell.

You bring up some good points as well. What I don't understand is so many folks won't hunt tailing piles because of trash and that is exactly why some of the piles still produce nice gold. It's the same reason I enjoy old coin detecting at sites filled with old iron rusty cans and bits of metal, nails and trash. They still hold the occasional old coin in amongst the trash and it takes time, patience and a little skill. Tiny over 10 yrs ago is a different meaning than today's tiny gold. Good catch. Today's tiny is this pics below, although I would not hunt for this size of gold in tailing piles. All found with a VLF by one of my old staff using his GB-2 and 6" coil.

Funny how often that happens. I sometimes think that detectors are like divining rods- just an extension of some inner power we have within ourselves to tap into. Congrats on that beauty!

Welcome to the forum! Don’t worry about things much at the $200 range. $254 Nokta/Makro Simplex+ if you need waterproof, $199 Vanquish 340 if not.

Thanks GB. Using the wall as a shield got rid of the wind chill. The wind was coming from that direction, so I felt very little wind being so low to the ground. I bought a big pair of gloves, I guess they are like ski gloves, and they are pretty warm. I wore those. The key to staying warm on the beach for me is that I usually double glove it, with an additional vinyl glove on top to keep the wet from reaching my hands. But if you get your hands wet from the sand or surf, all bets are off. You will be extremely cold, very fast. The good news is that Thursday's temperatures are going to be in the 50's. The bad news is there are going to be more people bothering me 😢 Cider makes the world go round 😄

Good find.Getting a silver half in a public place is becoming harder as time goes by. Most of the ones left are probably masked or are a iffy signal.

I also forgot to mention that you can get a used one on this site in the classified section.

On my first look I thought you had a double cud (metal that 'spilled' out during minting due to a piece having previously broken off the die, causing metal to fill that hollow part of the die during strking). That would have made this coin quite valuable (hundreds of dollars). But then I noticed the last photo which shows some damage to the rim. However, if there is only one damaged spot then it looks like the dies were rotated. (The artificially produced cud is located at 3:00 on the obverse and 12:00 on the reverse.) USA coins are intended to have the obverse and reverse 180 degrees rotated. If you orient a USA coin with such that you see the obverse (front side or 'heads' side) appearing upright and then turn the coin over through a left-right axis, the reverse should then appear upright. When that isn't the case it's due to rotated dies in the minting process and the more they are rotated, the more the value to error collectors. So, try that and see if the dies are rotated. Or are there two places on the rim where similar damage has occurred? Nice find, regardless!

I like the Superfly on my Multi Kruzer but it was to gain bit more depth in open fields. It is a fantastic coil but would it be redundant for you if you have the Nox with stock 11? Over all comments running it for a while on the Multi Kruzer... Nearly same weight as stock 7x11 Couple inches gain in depth or more depending on soil conditions. Very stable and better TID's at depth. Nearly identical target separation. Slightly less sensitive Not as robust so caution should be used when swinging in rocky or wooded areas. Can false out in the salt water if the water gets behind the coil cover.

A story about finding some ancient treasure! https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/metal-detectorist-unearths-extremely-rare-1000-year-old-viking-treasure-on-isle-of-man_3718334.html?&utm_source=newsnoe&utm_medium=email&email=clawdarvey@verizon.net&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-03-16-3&mktids=f34148e96ff9c6f8825a40ee17aabec3

I really do not want to take any shots of the beach, as there are enough things on it to ID it. If this was a private, member's eyes only forum, then I might do some shots. Anyone, anywhere (including my area) can view these posts. But I can tell you the beach is exposed directly to the ocean and is a rather slightly sloped beach from top to bottom. Going from left to right is a gamble, as I have found clay at 6" on one section, while the other section next to it, I have yet to hit clay, (so more than 24"). We generally have slight layers of light black sand and regular sand followed by cobble and fake bottom layers of rust colored pebbles. It can play havoc on VLF and multi machines, sometimes they go deep and sometimes being limited by the sand layers. I also believe there are V's and maybe even Seated coins, as I found Barber, a V, and Indians there recently. That's not true! If you look up Poor, you will find my picture next to it 😄 Iron needs to go, plus if anyone ever wants to ban detecting I can bring their iron and junk back to them. Thanks. I did hide myself detecting in the area I was in. It was freezing in the parking lot though. Yep, you are right behind me. 😏 That's ok - it will give me motivation to do even better on this Thursday's hunt.😉 This pin pointer method really only works in target rich, close proximity areas. I will know better when I do the next 10-15 linear feet, if I can repeat it. I do want to say that in digging like I did, I made sure that there were never any open holes, except right where I was digging. I also smoothed the sand out and just sprinkled the dry sand over it. I don't want to ruin it for anyone else.

Love the on-going story and tallies. Is it possible, that the next time you're there, can you get some location shots so that we have a feel for type location ? There's a pocket cove beach near me "Lover's Point", where the sand never goes up or down more than a few feet. D/t the cove is protected from the normal beach/swell erosion (wind/tides/swells) that normally dictate erosion for our normal ocean-facing beaches. So there is never any way to know when the sand will be "down" or "up" . And the "bedrock" depth at this beach, varies from 6 ft. deep on one end, to only ~3 ft. deep on the other end. So when the sand is "down", some enterprising fellows (including myself) have got there and shovels out areas. About as big as a billiard table, and the requisite 3 to 4-ish ft. deep, to reach this "bottom" bedrock layer. And when we reach that, we start tossing out barbers, V's, wheaties, old sinkers, etc.... But that is HARD work , doh ! Also, after many years of doing this , we began to forget exactly where we'd dug before (or others had dug). So it became increasingly frequent to come down on "dry holes". Doh ! Or if you didn't plan your tides right, your hole would fill in with water, stopping you from digging any deeper. Your story sort of reminds me of this beach of ours.

Yep, you are both right although Gerry only gets half credit for hedging with a second choice. 😁 In Chris's ICMJ article I linked previously in this thread he points out that of the 250 million troy ounces recovered in Nevada so far, 220 million of those have occurred since 1980 when the Carlin deposits (microscopic gold requiring leaching, etc. methods) started being exploited via strip/surface mining. So prior to that what I call the 'obvious answer' -- California -- was in first place. (I don't know what year Nevada overtook California but it's way ahead now, by severals 10's of millions of ozt.) Now for placer gold there's no competition. California has produced more placer gold than the other 12 Western states (Alaska included in those 12) put together. AK is a distant second. Another surprise to me was how little placer gold has been recovered in Arizona given that from a metal detectorist's standpoint that may be the best producer these days. The article is very interesting as he goes over each state's major mining districts and includes some commentary on the different methods of recovery that have been used in those prime locations.

That is a POST that should be read by most people who detect. It backs up my experience. I don't discriminate at all with PI machines as junk iron is usually too shallow, if it is deep I'm detecting outside my choice of ground. With VLF machines I always lift the coil to a height that brings the volume down to a low distinct value then discriminate and not over loading the earphones and detector this would help in guessing the size and shape as you mention in the article .................I have one point of your article that needs updating ........ your 5th photo has the Quote "Can a metal detector really find deep, tiny nuggets? Author Gerry McMullen has the answer right at his fingertips! " Most of us would say that is not tiny these days 😉

One thing never changes.....an ounce of gold is always an ounce of gold. The way I like to see it is back when gold was say $30-35 an ounce a pickup cost approximately 30 ounces. Today with gold at $1700-1800 an ounce a pickup costs about 30 ounces. Nothing has changed except the ever falling value of the phony fake paper bills everybody basis gold "value" against???? GOLD...the great hedge...... JMO

Hope y'all doing great! Guys, I'm on my way to bed and catch some sleep... So i copied the text from my original post. Hey wassup guys!😀 Hope y'all doing great!🙏 Here it is, yesterday's result with my brand new Coiltek coil for the Minelab Equinox! (14x9) Before anything else, let me say that i could had found way more stuff (another patch at around 500m away from where I've been yesterday), but i was determined to try this coil on a area where i have searched many times before. (I have some old footage here, it's same area where i used my GPX 5000 with the 14" DD Goldstalker), and no, I'm not saying that the Equinox is better than the GPX 5000! 2 different worlds! I simply didn't walk over these with the Gpx 5000. The GPX will not produce any signal coming from mineralized pottery. ( I have to say this because my post will be shared on some other groups ) Most of these Medieval coins didn't have a solid ID, because they were either deep or amongst mineralized pottery fragments... mostly +30cm deep. Had one on edge at around 23cm if i remember correctly... The only coins that i had a solid ID were: Little silver hammered coin at +-20cm that was surrounded by few bits of iron (when it locked, i had a ID 13-14), and that little hammered coin with a short cross (while heading back home i came across a ID 4). I also took the Minelab's 15" Coil with me to compare some signals, it seemed like there was little to no difference regarding depth (to me that's a good thing) but, i noticed a much greater separation on the Coiltek 14x9! The thing is, some coins were amongst mineralized pottery fragments (produces negative signals/ID ), so the 14x9 could separate better, therefore i would get a much better response.👍 I'm guessing this coil will work excellent at the beach. This time i had to include some of the trash that i found... all those little bits that you see on the right side!😀 Excellent sensitivity!!!!!!😀👌 Another 2 things that i really need to mention... It's a heavy coil, so if you are a skinny person, well, use a bungee or a harness. I didn't need to use my bungee, but at the end of the day i was knackered!😂 Do i mind? Definitely not, as long it does the job, that's what matters. 👍 I've noticed that some people are worried about the coil ears... Well, i don't think you should worry about that... although this is a new coil for the Minelab Equinox, these coils have been around for several years on some other Minelab detectors!😉 Ctx 3030, Etrac, Safari and the list goes on... I'm very pleased with my coil!😀👌 I even bought a nice red dress for my "Coilteka"😂 a protection called Flexbump (made of PETG) that absorbs any impact against rocks at the forest and beach! EDIT I was using mainly the Field 2. 0 F3 & F2. 6 Recovery Speed. I did use a little bit the Field 1 and Beach 1, but i was having a better result using the Field 2 on that area. Thank you Trevor Coiltek and Coiltek Team for this amazing coil!👍😎 Best regards!

Don't worry about it so much. Gerry was running around with a pre-release version and showing a bunch of great finds and the videos above at least demonstrate that there is no noticeable performance issues. It's just a situational coil for specific purposes and should be fine for most. It's the 15" round that requires more investment and it's performance needs to overcome a significant weight penalty.

Welcome, Kelly! You might want to read the thread linked below. I don't know if these are still available (note the post from a few months back that said they had them online for $99.99 plus shipping). I don't belong to Costco but I know people who do (i.e. who could buy one for me). If your budget is tight this would allow purchase of a hand digger and a handheld pinpointer. (Might be best to see if you son likes detecting first before buying the handheld. But they sure make finding the target easier once your main detector has given an approximate indication of its location.)

😃 Congratulations

As I stated recently in a different thread, I want to recommend something to ease the swinging burden of nose heavy big coils. Start with a unit like docs detector buddy, or get a 2” wide strap make a foot long loop at one end which arm goes through. The other end goes around shoulders and stops about a foot above detector arm cuff. Now add an 8” or so length of elastic or thin bungee to the strap end. Put attach a hook at end of elastic with zip tie. Add a U-hook to center of arm cuff strap with zip ties. Now just Adjust the strap length until when hooked up the coil is suspended by the elastic 2” above the floor. Now the detector and coil will seem weightless. Attaching at the cuff strap provides perfect up-lift in line with axis of your arm, unlike when the strap attaches to the shaft or handle, which demands wrist correction and effort. By using a hook the detector can be detached easily for target digging.

Hats of to you Cap'n. I have a rough time in 35 degree weather, 23 in 20 mph wind on the shore has to be brutal. I'm close enough to the river that humidity gets sticky. Fabulous finds, you earned 'em. 🏆

About ready to wind it up for the day. Just to the right of a exit gate, thought I heard "Don't leave me ! Please don't leave me!" Well had to go over and see what's up. Up popped a year 2000 Sacagawea Dollar coin. Not many of these around. Anyway a nice ending for the day.

I thought the AQ might be able to handle hunting gold nuggets in low mineral ground. However, the lack of ground balance control meant it was reactive to the ground and hot rocks, even at what I'd consider a low mineral location. This required moving the coil at a snail's pace to allow the retune circuit to keep up. Only good in a tiny area at best. The only other solution was to use volcanic mode, but then my faith in the gold getting ability declined so much, I thought it not worth the time and effort. Bottom line is I sold the AQ and am waiting on the Impulse Gold, as it appears the Gold version with ground balance control, will be the better inland hunter by far. That version, however, may have no ferrous discrimination at all, other than typical ground balance PI tone type indications.

When a young person swings a heavy, out-of-balance detector it's called 'macho'. When an old(er) person swings one there are other (less complimentary) adjectives that are used. I have an alternate suggestion to buying two Equinoxes. Get one Equinox and an XP Deus. They are both multi-purpose but still complement each other. The Deus is widely hailed as the lightest weight full format metal detector ever made, particularly when used without the control unit (but even with the control unit mounted). The XP ORX is its sister model and preferred(?) by gold detectorists but not quite as full featured for coins. But both can be configured for success in either coin hunting or native gold detecting. (Jeff McClendon here has written about the differences -- he has owned both and used both in these two situations, with success. Steve Herschbach -- site admin -- is another source of reliable info on these and pretty much every detector ever made for gold prospecting/recovery. Chase Goldman owns both Eqx and Deus for use in relic hunting.) Besides weight (although Eqx is lightweight compared to MXT, for example), the Deus/ORX is acknowledged to be better at unmasking in trashy iron environments. Clearly from a diversity standpoint, one of each is preferable. I guess the argument for two Equinoxes is that it would be easier for you and your wife to 'compare notes' when you are both using the same device.

Do we know yet what these 6000 coils weigh? I might have missed it in the flurry of info. It's the coil weight, not the machine weight, that really wears the arm down in my experience. If this machine weighs the same or similar as a 5000 and the coils weigh the same as an 11" Commander, then I am wondering how exactly people who required a bungee on the 5000 are going to be swinging this all day with no bungee? The coils must be quite a bit lighter?

That^ should work.. The important part is don't sign anything......skuh kuh kuh kuh kuh I think gold runs from me too ! But just WHERE is it running to? Or is that WHO ?

The current price of INTRONIK is somewhere at 1500-1600 euros .. so far only a few INTRONIK detectors have been sold and sent for Europe, specifically for Beta-testers ... The INKRONIK detector should go on sale for Europe this year. My colleague and friend Pasadete ../ Beta-tester / ... lent me his INTRONIK to test and evaluate the properties and possibilities of this detector ,, -because I already have experience with the previous model of this company ..... it is a detector AKA Signum .. However, I am especially interested in what the INTRONIK offered from the detection point of view compared to its older Signum model ... but also how it is possible to offer compared to other Top reference detector models from Other Brands ... from the point of view of target identification, depth of detection and separation in iron .... as well as in the ratio Detector power / with respect to the detector price. testing will take place not only on the test fields, but also on the detection of more demanding terrain where several groups of good detectors have passed. Finally ... I'm glad I can test this Multifrequency Detector INTRONIK, and you have your own experience about it ... And since I am a long-time fan of multifrequency technology./ / Spectra, Etrac / Equinox, Vanquish / I am still interested in what can be achieved in this area .. I started the first tests of INTRONIK programs ..in my test field ..

What’s fake about it? The Chinese text? The Equinox comes with a multi language set of screen protectors / menu labels. Nice thing about that is you have extras if the English one wears out. You can cut the other menu language section off before applying. This person did not bother... or speaks Chinese! EQUINOX Multi-Language Screen Protector Pack Low-reflection screen protector pack. Keeps the original screen free from scratches. Available languages: English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Mongolian, Turkish, Arabic. Part No. 3011-0379