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First off, I have been off the forums for a while. It's not that I have not been out prospecting, but to be honest, things have just been a little down the last couple years... and well, maybe I got a little in the habit of not talking to people. I'm sure everyone knows the feeling. Anyways, I did a trip with a couple buddies to an area we have been expanding upon for years. (in the desert of Arizona) We do ok here and there. Usually, I have quite the luck, but this time my buddy was rocking it. He managed to stumble upon a patch and true to his word, after he collected a few, he called out to me so that I could come home with a little gold as well. It sounds weird, but when we travel off to a place, we try to make sure everyone goes home with gold. This usually means, get 2 or 3 pcs, you call your buddies over. So I got there and went to work. After a couple hidden cans, I found my first square specimen (sort of strange piece) and then we took turns until I had found my second piece. Well at this point, we were content. My buddy that found the patch kept looking and so I moved on, thankful that I would not go home with the skunk. At this point it was time to get away from the patch and find new areas. I tried washes nearby and then ended up circling to the other side of the hill with the patch. I see a little flat area and head right up to it. It only seemed like seconds when I got a booming signal. Once in the scoop, it wasn't long before I felt the weight fall into my hand. It ended up being a nice chunky 11 grammer. This day just got better. Another smaller patch. Of course my buddies always rag on me for finding the chunkers and skipping over the smaller nuggets. I guess I can live with that. Honestly, it was just a good time hanging out. Some before and after pics are shown below. Best of luck to everyone in the New Year!!

Good day everyone, I've shared my profile, if you'd like to know a little about me, in the welcome section. While I get out quite often, older coins here in the Pacific NW aren't easy to come by. Some are harder than others. When i very recently unearthed this stunning SLQ, it most certainly made my day. Just out beating the dense brush in a public park with some history, and squeaked this out with the new Deus I've been getting to know! The very nice Merc was a bonus that day. Both were deeper than expected, and had that nice little faint 'dig me' tone that I'm getting to know and like! A couple days later I was able to recover several IHCs, a 'seen better days' V, and a nice little 14k gold class pin from 1904. Neat history on this as it comes from maker Folger on Broadway in NYC. Kept coming up w/ Folger's coffee, but finally found the maker with no connection to dark roast! Hope everyone finishes the year off with some memories! Zincoln

Just curious as to how well (or not so well) your 2021 went gold-wise. Not a terribly good year for me, lots of delays, weather issues, Family issues and car breakdowns 😒 But still got 605 pieces for 2021 for almost 5oz. Biggest was 8.5 grams with a 3.5gm and 3gm being the next biggest. No interstate trips so no big tallies.....maybe next year if Covid allows. Attached pics show just the last 2 months worth of gold, including the 3.5 grammer in the last pic. How did all you guys go this year??....any 'Biggy's'??? Happy New Year to everyone!

Back from Roatan. Nice to get to 80 degree weather and 80 degree water. I started a lot with the Nox but grew tired of bottle caps and can tabs. I was mostly working the shore to waist deep. Lots of foil and the corroded bottle caps read anywhere from a 5-15 and not always with an iron grunt. After a few days of no luck, I took the Excal out to work the reef area. I did not know that Roatan has the second largest reef until this trip. I worked mostly the openings that had a sandy or slightly rocky bottom. That is when I hit my first ring and then a second one about 20 minutes later. I pegged them both for junk rings, but it turned out they are both sterling Pandora rings(thin not that expensive but silver none the less). 4.3 grams for both. A really corroded ring that I havent been able to get clean. It weighs 4.9 grams but I cant figure out what it is. I could only work about and hour or two each day without the wife giving me a hard time for deserting the family. But, once I got the taste of those rings, I pushed the limits the best I could. I found what I thought was a gold ring the next day, but it doesnt have any markings and it leaves a grey streak on the back side of the toilet lid, only weighs 3.3 grams. I found what appears to be a corroded fishing spear, a name tag, a half of a scissor, and a few other fun things, but I finally scored with 2 days left. A hefty gold and platinum ring! My first official gold ring and platinum both in one(not sure if it counts since it is a two in one). It weighs out at 13.2 grams and is marked FG 18k PLAT 950. Frederick Goldman Most of the good stuff was between 5 and 10 feet deep, with the FG ring at about 8 feet deep and 10" in the rocky sand. I was in an opening in the reef that was maybe 8'x15' long and I grid it 3 times before I got a signal. The reason I would grid these areas is because there werent very many targets and the few were better targets then the closer to shore trashy areas. I imagine if I were there a week and could get in 8 to 10 hours, I would have good luck in the closer trashy areas but didnt have the time. Hope you all enjoy seeing the finds!

Went out to some old homestead cabin sites and came up with a few interesting relics. The navy anchor belt buckle front plate is possibly 1800’s, guessing at this since everything else found there was from this era. The cartridge casing is a rim fire with H stamp for Henry’s.

I don't think the Deus ll will kill the Excalibur, I think most of the damage has already been done to the excal when the Nox came out. Where it will hurt, the new excal sales .... specially with the 5 year warranty. As far as the Sea Hunter, it lost out a long time ago.. the Deus ll will hurt the Nox more then any machine, and ....Now seeing a lot of Deus owners have there machines up for sale already. My opinion on the target ID, it's excellent to have on shallow targets beaches, sandy beaches, where targets can sink very deep, if your depending on target ID your missing the gold..

Went to another part of this permission today, a place where a house stood according to a 1917 topo, it was gone by the 1940s. Wasn't sure I would find much but did pretty well scouting: Pretty sure the watch shell is gold filled, but I'll file it and test it to find out for sure. Below it is a gold plated cufflink with the other end broken off. 1989 dime, 1903 IHP, buffalo nickel with no date. 3 buttons, one silver washed with a pattern: A 4 hole button, probably aluminum (27), and a button that says "Gilt London" on the back. Half of a small locket, 2 brass buckles, about half of a thimble. Last is the most interesting thing, a medallion with bicyclists on the front and back, it appears to have been gold plated as well: I'm gonna say 1890s to the 1920s or 30s. Bicycling was big in the 1890s. It was bent but putting it between two wood blocks and hammering the top one once fixed it. 😀

Good day all, I'm Brian, but go by Zincoln. I'm usually found in Oregon, but occasionally make my way to Nevada or neighboring states. I already know a number of you on here. Not new to detecting as I've been quite active most of the last decade, but new to this forum. I usually swing my assortment of White's equipment and have a strong bond w/ my V3i, but recently brought the Deus into the mix and I find it similar and pleasant to swing. Looking forward to getting to know more of you and always appreciate seeing what is being found to generate a little motivation! HH and keep warm! Zincoln

3.2 ozt./992 bits.... all smalls, biggest was 7g. 100 with the 6, 7-8 with SDC, Monster got the remainder... HAD FUN regardless of the size....!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7 grammer below weighed exactly 7.000. I'm saving the big ones for next year!

I use 2 tones. Tried 5T and 50T but found that by running hot, it was harder to tell what was 1 of the 50T vs a false tone. In two tones I can tell false tones better. I don't worry too much about numbers since corroded zincs and corroded bottle caps can read in many of the ring ID's. Also bigger aluminum foil can get into the small ring numbers. So I skip the Target ID's all together. Now that's not to say that I don't get excited about seeing the number 1 or 9 when you are in an area that does not have any aluminum foil kicking around. It's just easier and faster to listen for one mid tone, rather than 50 different tones. I watch a lot of videos of guys working a signal for eternity, trying to determine if they are going to dig it or not. I can have 3 targets done by then 😄

Good day Brian, I'm w/ the Tom's on this one. I use peroxide on all my copper/brass that is looking crusty, and gently swab them with a Qtip while still wet. The only downside i see is that they often turn a nearly black color for me as the verdigris absorbs the chemical reaction, but some retain the green or gain is back over time - seems random. Tends to even out discolorations as they tone also. I've never tried leaving it in the microwave, just boiling the peroxide first and then submerging on the counter...but will have to give it a shot. Seems to harden the edge verdigris that often flakes away. Figure you can't hurt a coin that is already damaged. For relics and nickels, i like Acidmagic that you get at any big box HW store. Really cleans up those items if you are simply looking to display and they don't have any unique value. Quick bath, brass brush, fresh water. Pictures of an 08s IHC that needed some help and got the peroxide (i know, rare, but not going to hurt it when covered in concreted dirt and suffering splotchy verdigris - least now it can be conserved and enjoyed), and some 1800s GT relics before/after w/ the acid. Been a long time since we met in NV if I recall correctly! HH, Zincoln (Brian)

99% of my detecting is done on Florida's beaches and I've experimented with tone settings as has been discussed in this thread. Ultimately, I settled on 3 tones and it's worked very well for me. ~ My attempt at using 50 tones proved impossible for me...information overload! I then tried 5 tones and although much more understandable than 50, I felt that 5 tones was really unnecessary and might even be overkill. Why? ~ ALL targets fall within 3 categories/zones of conductivity of Low, Medium or High so it made more sense for me to focus on those 3 zones and then align the tones accordingly. The tones provided information on what zone I was dealing with while the VDI gave me some rough indication as to where that target fell within the range of that zone. ~ I also wanted a system that wasn't apt to cause me to ignore good targets because they were similar in make up to worthless targets. Example; gold and aluminum are both mid level conductors and generate similar VDI within that range, I therefore didn't want to exclude anything within the Mid or High level conductivity scale. Yes, I'll dig aluminum so as not to pass up potential gold and dig other high conductive targets so as not to pass up silver. ~ I tested quite a number common targets of varying size and metallurgical composition and came up with some common VDI ranges that I see on our beaches for each of the conductivity zones. I then modified the 5 tone option to 3 tones which suited me just fine for the beach hunting I do. My results: Low conductive targets ranged from -9 to 0 and I assigned it Tone level 1 (the old iron grunt) Medium targets ranged from 1 to 18 so I chose Tone 12...a nice mid level tone High conductors were 19+ so I gave them the highest Tone level of 25 To reduce five tones to three simply involves assigning the same tone for three zones of the five possible zones: i.e. Zone 1 = Tone 1; Zone 2 = Tone 12; Zones 3, 4 and 5 = Tone 25 ~ In my work with a local museum however, the 2 tone option could also be used. When digging museum quality artifacts, iron is a valued metal so I dig everything. I also dig it all when I detect along Florida's Treasure Coast as remnants of the ships fall within the iron or low conductive range and are often times found along our beaches. Just the view from my foxhole...your view may vary.

I think XP's Deus II will take a huge slice of the scuba detector market.. I'd even go as far as saying it'll make Garrett's Sea Hunter and Minelab's Excalibur obsolete (maybe they'll find a niche market with marine archaeologists or as historical oddities).. The reason I'm so confident in my prediction is that the Deus II is water-proof to a whopping 20 metres! I know the Sea Hunter and Excalibur have depth limits three times that but when does the average scuba detectorists ever dive deeper than 20 meters? Jewellery, coins and other valuables are nearly always found in much shallower water.. A second reason I like the Deus II as a scuba detector is that unlike the Sea Hunter and Excalibur it has a target ID.. Time will tell if the Dues II in its multi-frequency ‘diving program’ (4 - 14khz) with a 13 x 11" coil will punch as deep as the PI detectors with their smaller coils, but in the meantime the ability to accurately sort out targets underwater will make a huge difference to people about to buy a scuba detector (and for those searching in areas with loads of junk).. This is besides the Deus's touted abilities on dry and wet sand.. I don’t think it’ll knock the Equinox of its perch as my main beach detector, especially with its 15” coil (but if XP made a 17’’ coil all bets would be off).. 😁 But whatever happens to its expensive big brand rivals, I can't wait to get my hands on a Deus II as my main scuba detector (sorry PulseDive, but you’ll always remain my favourite when I venture deeper than 20 metres)..

I use these on every machine I get. I cut a template and place it over as much of the screen as possible. They're almost indestructible, plus The price is right too. "Zagg InvisibleShield for Amazon Kindle Fire Screen". I buy them off eBay for 5 bucks. I am more concerned about the screen getting scratched then I am about the housing getting scuffed up.

I wish I could close out the year with a gold pic like that ! (I doubt anyone would want to see a picture of my small woodland creature with black fur and a white stripe on top ........)🙄

I feel it is just a personal preference. On the beaches down here my wife likes 5 tone and I always use 50 tone. In the dry sand we both like park 2 ,seems we have much better response to small gold, But of course in wet sand or in the surf you have to use beach modes to handle the salt. Beach 2 works best for us. Usually dig most everything with a solid beep , except when I get lazy and then no dig 14s and 1s . Sure I miss something good once in a while but the trade off of 1000 trash targets justifies it for me.

What! I don't believe it! A picture of Gerry holding a nugget in his HAND, not in his mouth!

Thanks, Gerry. You are doing a great service to the community with your field trainings. And the nuggets/specys your are posting are stunning! Very inspiring for all of us on DP. Most of all I like your enthusiasm for the passion we share. Norvic, there is an old saying: "Only the hard working man gets lucky".😁🤑 GC

Pics are of 4 different 1 pound rocks with gold throughout. I guess technically they could be classified as Specimens if you must. Anyway, What's so interesting is, the 4 different rocks of gold were all recovered with 4 different detectors. Another interesting aspect is, the fact that these 4 different nuggets from 4 different detectors were found in 4 different states (AK, OR, ID, NV). Now for the most intriguing bit of information about the 4, all found with VLF detectors. That's part of the reason I still recommend gold nugget hunters to make sure they always have a VLF detector to compliment their big dog super deep power monster PI or ZED. If you are going to travel and detect a variety of terrains and areas of gold you need to have more than 1 tool. Sometimes DEPTH from a big powerful detector is not desired and in fact can be your worst enemy. The average person can only dig so many 2 feet deep hold and just a couple 3 footers and you are exhausted. I've done it myself and witnessed many other do the same. In old minded areas trash is usually abundant and a powerful DEEP detector can be your enemy. So what's one of my secrets to the success I have had finding big gold? DISCRIMINATION Yes that nasty phrase (don't use discrimination) so many people tell you "Dig it all" and I laugh all the way to the bank. So many old mining areas still produce big gold, but the specimens are mixed in with 100 yr old miners trash and a good way to help select the fewer targets I want to pursue. Don't get me wrong in that I don't like my GPX-6000 and GPZ-7000, as I do and have found many nuggets with them. But those tools have different features I use and like in situations that the VLF detectors are not so well designed. Just imagine the day we have get the feel of an ergonomically designed GPX-6000 with GPZ-7000 depth capabilities, the size imaging from a Garrett GTI, colored frequency analyzation of the V3i, discrimination with adjustable iron masking of the Equinox and waterproofing of the Deus II. Now that detector could be the ultimate and probably cost at least $2000 if made by an American company. We won't even try to figure what Minelab would charge? Now I know there are other aspects of finding big gold and so I'm asking those others who have had the rare pleasure of digging such big pieces to chime in and give info. The moral of the story is know your tools and their strong/weak points and take advantage of them.

Virginia was blessed with a beautiful day after Christmas, it got up to 62 today, no wind, and sunny. So far I'm loving this winter, we seem to be getting a lot of great days to go metal detecting. Today I slapped the 11" coil on the Equinox, I knew I was gonna have a lot of ground to cover. This spot is huge, about 300 acres. The above shot is about halfway up the field, there is much more behind me. It's all a part of this old farm dating back to the late 1600s or so. There's a cell tower way back there that was tossing EMI out into the field but noise cancel, reduced sensitivity and ground balance saved the day. I hunted this field for about 2 hours, dug a ton of buck balls and shotgun shells and old cans, there really isn't much way out back. All the way back I finally got a good signal and popped a 1920 wheat penny. I headed back, trying all the tricks of reading the land, checking rises and areas where there would be shade in the hotter parts of the day. I started heading back to my truck for some coffee, and looked under a "signal tree" where I've found great coins in other fields. I wasn't disappointed: I got a nice 26-28 and dug this beauty, a first for me! 1876 seated liberty dime. It was kinda mangled from the get go, but still looks ok, it was about 4" down. I never expected to find silver here as I have heard this place was hit by others. Apparently not in this area. Found some old roads and followed them a bit, on the second one I dug the dog tag and the token: The dog tag has a member of the landowners' family name on it, so he may be glad when I make up a gift case for him after I've cleaned out the place 😀 The token is cool, 1890s to about 1930s ad for a laxative! I also dug the undated clad dime and the 1976 memorial on that road. It went to a really nice pond. got the old button and the ox knob on the way out, so scouting showed me where the colonial stuff will be. The button has backmarks of the typical "gilt" variety. What a day.

So 5oz is a not terribly good year for you ? Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh If I rub your head , do you think some of that not terribly good would rub off on me ?😏 If you're not bald already , you will be when I get done !

Nice concept for the wheels, and after reading what you stated for the distance that you have to travel what about this. Make a sled that has retractable wheels like they do for airplanes in snowy areas. That way when you are on pavement you are using wheels, and can switch to sled mode when you hit the beach. With the right sled it would even be able to go through mud. Just a thought. Was the girl in the bottom picture your wife, if not is she available? Good luck.

I tried to use different trolleys with inflated wheels and solid wheels. To slide Is a good concept if You're in a perfect condition of a beach entrance next to the parking lot... In my area, I'm frequently far from the water and forced to leave the car at least 600mt. from where I can dive. No doubts, this Is the most difficult place to go and finds are.....guess how many.. So, if You see pictures downthere I can smile and say that this Is a dream more than reality. Right now I'm transporting by hands: 12kg ballast inside the wing, 19kg cylinder (15lt.mono tank), 24kg.Suex Dpv...Not to mention detector, fins,knife,diver signal and myself🔥💣... (With the wetsuit on and burning trough the path).. At the end of the day I'm not so far from a Navy Seal or...a dead man walking back to the car😑

I dont have water proof head phones for it, so mostly just use the Equinox up to chest depths. I am making headway on the badly corroded ring. Just realized I didnt have it in any of my pictures and didnt take a before picture but here it is in its current state.

Gerry has pegged it, tis no secret, applies to all pursuits, persistence not luck but.

I just snip them off and replace with a plastic tie. It works great.

Sounds like a nice outing with some friends, and gold in the hands its what its about. Congrats, thanks for sharing.

I'm with you. I learned the hard way that the only way to really know is take the Pepsi challenge. A field test in inert Florida soil for example is great if that's what you hunt, but for those of us with tough and ever changing soil conditions boots on the ground and time in the field is really the only way to know. I have some tough sites, heavy alkali soils, super mineralized, red clay, salt water beaches, iron pits, you name it. For a machine to get a pass from me it has to be able to competently hunt all of these types of sites and overcome their challenging conditions. SMF seems to be the best equipped to handle this jack of all trades role as has been evident by the next gen SMF detectors.

This may seem extreme in terms of an analogy but as I get older the reality of things becomes much clearer. My uncle bought a house in Big Bear 20 years ago to eventually retire to. Every year was going to be the last year to work and then he finally was going to have enough money to retire and move to his cabin home. 17 years later he was still not retired and was diagnosed with lung cancer and 4 months later he passed. He never got to live in his cabin he loved so much because he never felt he had enough. When I see people losing perspective today I always point them out to my kids (who are 30 and 24) and tell them not to be their uncle Jim. Metal Detecting is a hobby and hobbies are supposed to be fun. Every detector I have ever bought has been resold with little to no loss on my investment. The fun in new machines is the anticipation that this time I'm really going to clean up and find that ring, chain, or ancient silver coin. I'm buying a new Deus II as soon as someone says it's my turn on the list and if the legend turns out to be the next great thing I'll buy it too. Just don't tell my wife.

I think the Deus II was created to be the best new detector for the professional all around treasure hunter who uses a metal detector. I think the Legend was created to be an alternative to the Equinox 800. People will buy the Deus II because they want the opportunity to up their game over what they have now. The Legend will be bought because folks who have a 600 or a Vanquish want an upgrade at a price they can afford. Having a legend and an 800 seems redundant to me. It'll be interesting to see in 6-9 months where things stand.

It happened last year with Craig Douglas (NuggetHunterNZ on DP Forum) finding a 177 Gram gold nugget and now it's happened again, these guys have now found a 121 gram nugget in a creek similar to how Craig found his this time using a GPX 4500 or 5000, not sure which one. And the video of it, these guys make a heap of good videos usually of them dredging but this time it was detecting when they found it. The video has a fair few gold finds on it, Perhaps I need to start looking in creeks more often 🙂

A roman iron slag from smelting. Very highly mineralized! Some information about these bad things: https://glevumdetecting.com/history/roman_iron_making.htm Back here we have some good areas full of these things!

Got out with TomCA yesterday for some relic hunting at some early western frontier sites. I ended up going sasquach through super heavy brush in search of the goods and it didn't disappoint! It may have been an all time record for me for buttons, not only in quantity but I also ended up digging some rarities! Although not the best find of the trip, I dug a super old 1600's-1700's SILVER decorative button! I've seen these found at Colonial cellar hole sites on the east coast and over seas, but never seen one dug out here. I absolutely LOVE IT!! This heavy cast suspender buckle was a fun find as well. No idea what the back story is on it, but it appears to have an iron cross (?) on it. The prize of the trip is this No. 28 large Phoenix button, and it turns out that of the 94 various types of Phoenix buttons this particular one is one of the rarest! Tom recently did a research project to ascertain the rarity of the 94 different types of Phoenix buttons, I've linked his excellent article here: Phoenix Button Rarity All told I ended up digging at least eight period buttons, and possibly another large Phoenix button dug that's in a coin or button cookie soaking in WD40 to loosen up the crud. I dug this octagon shaped "dodad" depicting a person kneeling, possibly holding a rifle. No idea what it is, it's 3cm wide. Here's the period scrapies, green blacksmith'd copper bits, the obligatory rim-fire, etc. Any idea what the item on the far left is? I'm thinking perhaps part of a Chinese lock or something? I added another photo showing another view of it. Tom thinks it's a gun part, I still think it's some kind of Chinese lock or something similar. I haven't cleaned anything yet really, was thinking it would be fun to order a set of Andre's cleaning pencils to restore some of these items and see how they work. Hopefully TomCA will chime in with his finds. 2021 isn't over yet!! GL&HH, Cal

Well Minelab you just sit back and I’m going to tell you something you already should know. Minelab at this time in history you are number one with a multi frequency detector. I know you’re saying we known that from the time the Equinox hit the market. You well know Minelab that the Equinoxs has not been without it’s problems but I must say you’ve been there for that customer every time. If I was another detector company and I wanted to rise above you with our own multi frequency detector then I need to learn from your mistakes. It didn’t cost them a dime by doing just that. You may have noticed a spike in sales in different countries because how else they going to know if their detector is better if they don’t have the Equinox to compare it to. Minelab you and others are traveling on a two way street in they learn from you but remember it’s nothing said you can’t learn from them. We soon to be in 2022 and I don’t care what numbers you tag on this New Equinox but and this is where I leave it with just a But . Minelab you being more than capable in filling in the rest of what this new detector has to offer more than I could ever dream of. Minelab you know it’s been a lot said about ears breaking off coils. I’ve been swinging a detector over 50 years now and have yet to break one. I have looked all over the coils I got for my Nox and nowhere can I find it saying it can be used as a rock pick are shovel . Minelab I thank you for the service you have given me in the past and some great deals too . Chuck PS Minelab I’m sure you know not one word has been said about giving you a run for your money on a PI detector. You cleaned their plow when you came out with the 6000 PI detector. Translation of cleaning their plow is a good thing.haha

Nice finds Brian. The Number 2 cuff button was assigned to the "Kings Regiment". The number 28 coat button was assigned to the "trou Regiment". El

I've always used 2 tone with iron at 1. I might try 3 tone. I always liked the distinct tones on the CZ5. I wish I could get those tone on the Nox. I will be getting a Legend. I like the tones better than the Nox. I want to see how the tones can be adjusted.

Very nice hunt with some great looking nuggets, glad to see that you and your friends had some fun and some luck. Good luck on your next outing, as it may just be the right therapy for you.

Awesome finds, congrats! It looks like your new Deus is performing well for you.

I got the transmit gain mod plus the multi-frequency select mod done. Included are heaps of upgraded other components also. In the high frequency setting, I can detect 0.05gm bits when using either a small bundle-wound mono (NF Sadie, CT Joey etc) or my Fave the 9" Elite flat-wound coil. The NF 12x8 flat-wound is also incredibly good. The more solid sub-grammers can be heard at up to 12" deep. The major 2 benefits are that you can alter BOTH the transmit AND receive gain to make the detector super quiet so that tiny or soft signals can be heard (without EMI induced warbly threshold) and the operation frequency can be adjusted to suit the coil size you're using. I use the high frequency predominantly unless I put on a big coil for deeper gold, if I already know its there. My 4500 was modded by Detectronics.

As I watch all the videos on the Legend and the Deus 11 I’m just wondering were I really want to spend my money. The Legend it being half the price of the Deus 11 I don’t have to sell anything. My kids knowing I was thinking about buying another detector gave me cash for Christmas. The only problem I’m having on watching all the videos on the Legend I’ve seen more excitement in a funeral home over a dead body than I have it . Here you got the Deus 11 twice price and I have to sell my soul ( Talking about my Nox 800 that I bought just lately it being the third one) that being my Nox I’d have to take a hit on to buy the Deus 11. At this point I’m just watching videos because that’s what is going to sell me not the difference in price. So far the videos that Calabash is making is winning on the Deus 11 and he could sell someone at the North Pole a refrigerator if nothing else a ice chest. The main thing with Calabash he’s all do show and tell. Come hell are high water he’s got you there with him. I don’t want something just some better than my Nox. I want something that stands out from any detector I’ve had in the past. If it can’t do that then Nox you’re not going anywhere. Sitting on a picket fence is starting to hurt so if you see my Nox for sale you know I got off of it. Chuck

Thanks, Randy. And nice job with your nuggets!! Yes, the Cargo Muchacho mountains have always been on my radar screen, unfortunately I haven't been there yet. I should go before you clean everything up 🙂 Yes, let's connect the next time I am down there. I will PM you. All the best for the new year! GC

Chuck, Sit back and enjoy the moment, winter is just starting up. Calabash has a Legend on pre-order. It a sure thing he will run it up against the equinox 800 on some hot Colorado dirt. The Legend videos are just now coming out, enjoy. Keep in mind, rumor has it that Minelab has five secret products releasing prior to the end of the fiscal year ending on June 30th 2022. When those rumored releases are announced we can enjoy another four months of waiting and watching videos as the pre-orders roll in. By then the XP Deus II “goldfield program” will actually be detecting of the goldfields and Nokta Makro will kick out a 9x5 coil for the Legend to stay in the game. Like the new member from Nokta Makro said “be patient guys! “ Who am I kidding, all this hold off typing ain’t working for me either, perhaps someone on the forum should start up a detector AA support group that offers discount codes and frequent buyers miles.

I just hope that they didn't bury it with the dog that died, it might be a little awkward. Just kidding, I hope.

You guys are really sick wanting to have all these detectors!!!-----I (at the moment) got 15 of 'em----but---I ain't sick though---that's what I keep tellin myself anyway. :)------I got (6) F-19's (keep different coils on them)---(4) Deus 1s---(1) ORX---(2) CTXs & (2) Etracs.-----I (think) there is a method to my madness as my wife & I both detect & what papa gits, mamma gits.----That & the fact they are oh sooo sweet babies!----The ORX is going "bye bye" though & two of the four Deus should be if I could bring myself to do it.----Balls, all four Deus 1s should be goin bye bye as I got two of the new Deus 2s on pre-order.----Doing a "self examination--forget what I said about not being sick---I guess I am---plenty!------What a fun sickness it is though! 🙂

Alchemy works. All you need is a nuclear reactor https://www.wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2014/05/02/can-gold-be-created-from-other-elements/

You mean like the huge battery that the Equinox uses? It’s not like NM has not done this spare battery thing before. You can type caps all you want, but the main battery is built into the pod, and the spare battery clips under the arm, both providing additional running time, and charging the detector at the same time. You can do same with a Equinox and Apex. None of this is news.

Why spend time and money making coils almost nobody would buy? One that might actually lose depth instead of gaining it in bad ground? There is a reason you don’t see oversized coils offered for nearly all VLF detectors, as large coils are more the realm of PI than VLF. Sorry Eric, but it won’t happen from normal sources.

More photos. 8 nuggets so far for a total of 1.5 g.

I can assure you with confidence that gpx4000 surpasses gpx5000 in large gold and works much more stable to Emi