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  1. I've been sick as a dog almost six weeks, and it finally cleared up last week after a heavy regiment of antibiotics. I haven't been detecting for a couple of months so Tom and I decided to detect one of his back pocket Spanish era western sites. The site is getting pretty stingy, but there's still targets here and there. Right out of the gate I dug an interesting object that looked like a coin, but I didn't recognize it. Tom thought it was probably a kids play coin. I threw it in my finds pouch to investigate when I got home. When I got home, I looked at it more closely in good light and I could see it was dripping with age, but had no idea what I'd found. I took some closeup photos so I could better see the writing on it, and after some online research discovered that low and be hold I'd dug a hammered token from 1719!! Here's what I found out about it: NUREMBERG TOKEN FOR AUGUSTE III of SAXE / MARY-JOSEPH OF AUSTRIA 1719 Diameter: 22mm. Weight: 0.78g. Origin: Hérault. Obverse: AUG III D(eo)G(ratia) POL .REX Reverse: MARIA IOSEPHA - bottom STADTT (= City of Nuremberg). Comment: It is a token minted in Nuremberg in 1719 on the occasion of the marriage of the King of Poland AUGUSTE III of SAXONY, Polish King of German origin, with Marie-Josèphe of Austria, who thus became Queen of Poland herself. Not a lot of other finds, but also ended up with a pewter spoon bowl, a Spanish period ball button (unfortunately NOT a Phoenix ball button 😞), a piece of heavy green copper that was fashioned into a kettle/spear point (very cool IMHO), and what appears to be a gold decorative piece of something fancy, not sure what but after looking it over it appears to be period. Overall a decent hunt, although not brimming with tons of finds, it just takes once good one to turn the tide. Tom found something cool too, but I'll let him share his good fortune 😁
    15 points
  2. That was a fun hunt. I think you got the most interesting find , of course. Congratz ! I got this heavily damaged 1858 O seated half. Also a common date, doh ! So this is nothing more than my $7-ish melt value of silver. But hey, it's hard to argue with a seated half, eh ? Also pictured is a Chinese cash coin, and some of the black-smithed green copper snippets that keeps us sitting on the edge of our seats there.
    10 points
  3. I don't think I've posted either of these strange finds before here if I have I apologize. The three coins I found in the same hole stacked on top of one another. They were basically welded together and my curiosity got the best of me so I worked and worked till I got the smaller coin off the top. It's two standing liberty quarters and a V nickel stuck together...You can make out the outline of the eagle flying. I found it interesting as it shows what dissimilar metals can do to each other over a long period of time. The second coin I'm sure is a fake...its kinda beat up it was found in a park last year...but what is it a fake of ? I never was able to identify it. it's very thin and looks to have been worn as a necklace. strick
    9 points
  4. Anybody that detects for nuggets most likely have at one time or another left a target in the ground for trash. I remember digging on a target in a location where very large gold had been found. I was over a foot deep in hard dry dirt. It was a hot day and toward the end of my hunt. It just sounded like trash so I left it. Once back at home, that's all I could think about! The next day, I left work early and went beck. Glad I did because another 3 or 4 inches was a nice specimen that had over an ounce of gold in it! I never left another target unchecked and recovered many multi ounce pieces. That was an eye opening learning experience to say the least.
    7 points
  5. That's a story I can identify with. I have left targets like that, and literally had them bug me for a year. In two cases in particular, I dug them both a year later, and both were cans. Both were in places nuggets weighing over a pound had been dug, and I just knew I may have left the big one. Not. But yeah, what you are describing does happen, and is another reason not to leave certain targets behind. The ones we know we should dig, but don't for some reason. In my case both times, I was at end of day and worn out. Both were in remote Alaska locations, which is why it took a year to get back to them.
    7 points
  6. Thanks Steve, I will be helping you getting all the nails out of CA's mine pits. Everytime I think I finally got them all I find more...Re booming signals, that reminds me of a deep traget I once had with the Z/19 in Quartzsite . The day light was almost gone and I only dug a foot deep with the target getting louder. Since it was total night time then and I did not bring my headlight, I gave up and drove all the way back home, thinking to myself it would just be rubbish anyhow. Then, it started to hunt me. The next 3 days were pure hell and all I could think of was this target that I left in the ground. It got so bad that I finally had to take 2 additional days off, drove back to Quartzite and kept digging the hole. About 2 1/2 feet down I finally recovered the target, a rusty old tin can. But despite the obvious disappointment, my soul was at peace. And It was worth it! GC
    6 points
  7. Hi cal_cobra , yes such Nuremberg tokens are quite frequent over here , they are made of thin copper and they date from the 16 to 17th century . I found 2 nuremberg tokens this summer . They are relatively common but I like to find them ... Here an example of a nuremberg token that can be found in France : ROUYER - X. JETONS DE NUREMBERG Jeton de compte au type du gold gulden n.d. fjt_515659 Jetons (cgb.fr) In the US I imagine that they are ( very ) rare artefacts , then congrats for your token ... 🙂
    5 points
  8. Beach hunt #10 was at the same beach I visited last time. I wanted to continue hunting the walls with the GPX, but with a smaller coil. I grabbed the Minelab 10x5” DD elliptical coil for the job. I met a buddy there and we compared signals with the Nox 600 and the GPX for a bit. I did well there considering I already pulled a lot of copper cents and 1 silver from there. The wall is about 50 feet long, so not a big area to re-hunt. Started finding some copper cents and some old spoons and 2 silvers, so I was already happy. When my friend left I hunkered down and very slowly hunted it again, trying various settings and ideas. It’s difficult since there is a lot of rebar in the wall, and you can actually see the ends stick out of the concrete a bit. The smaller coil definitely helped to find the rest of the silver, including a surprise half dollar. Also found a silver chain that was seized up with a trace amounts of iron rust holding it together. The zincs were found trying to find another similar area to hunt, but to no avail. So, I decided to hit the grass and do some high conductor hunting. I only had an hour of daylight remaining, and I wanted to see if I could find at least one silver left there. It took me a while to get accustomed to grass hunting with the pulse again, but I could not locate any silver. I may try to end the day there from time to time, just to see what’s left. A great day on the beach weather wise and more silver for the pile.
    5 points
  9. I’m sure I’ve passed on some real nice gold. You are not alone by a long shot. Anyone who hunts super trashy locations tends to cherry pick at some time or another. Dig it all sounds very nice, unless there is a 1000 to 1 nail ratio. How much time do you have, and how strong is your back? There is some irony about it though. We all dream of a really big nugget, yet get in the habit of passing on some targets as “too big”. Some places that actually is a good bet and makes sense, but when in areas with a history of producing large gold, it could cost a person the trophy nugget they have looked for their entire life.
    5 points
  10. After eliminating the overwhelming speaker EMI, it's now easier for me to identify other EMI sources affecting the 6000. Electric fences are one - they interfere much further away than I assumed at first. Another is heavy winds, I believe some static electricity component is at work there, and it's probably part of the reason I had worse problems at higher altitudes. I still am leaning towards some specific types of cell towers interfering as well, they may be sorts that have additional lower VLF or similar lower frequency transmitters/repeaters on them, or other co-located equipment, I haven't been able to verify this one for sure though. What I really hope is that this entire episode has convinced Minelab to build the next GPZ with much more robust shielding and EMI mitigation measures than the 6000 has. Serious detectors should have serious noise mitigation measures.
    4 points
  11. My part in all this is basically done now, because of the weather, if nothing else. I've put well over 200 hours on the Axiom in the last year, in Nevada, California, Alaska, and Australia. Garrett has implemented a lot of my suggestions, so working with them has been a pleasure in that regard. I think it is a better product for the effort. Gerry has me for total weight, but I've no doubt found more gold nuggets than anyone with the Axiom so far, with a couple ounces of mostly small stuff in my vial now. Now comes the sit back and see part for me, as I am truly as curious to see how the Axiom is received by the general public. In large part though, it is Africa that matters a lot more than the U.S. or even Australia. Results there will be far more opaque to most of us, but it is there that the real success of the Axiom will be gauged by Garrett. 2.57 ounces of gold I found with Axiom in last year. 20.33 grams Nevada and California in upper left, 13.15 grams Australia in upper right, and 36.61 grams Alaska along bottom. The nugget in upper left a gorgeous California 1/4 oz specimen. Smallest nuggets around 0.02 grams. The largest nugget I found was a 10 grammer up at Nome, Alaska. I ended up leaving it with the miners, so it is not pictured with the total, but as found below. The dark coating is manganese oxide, and could be removed with acid. I encouraged the miners to leave it as is as it’s different. I dubbed it “The Black Pearl.” Click or double click photos for full size versions. Gold found by Steve with Garrett Axiom Better picture of that 1/4 oz California nugget And my largest with the Axiom so far, the 10 gram "Black Pearl" from my trip to Alaska. This is the nugget to beat in 2023. Edited just now by Steve Herschbach
    3 points
  12. I was down in Rye Patch 10/22-10/26 and am slow to post. First day I got there early afternoon and swung the 6k for a couple of hours. Pulled up a very tiny piece a couple of inches deep. Second day I hit the ground at first day light and pounded a spot where I have had luck in the past hard to no avail. Around 11 am a couple of other trucks came close to me and started detecting and I figured I would move on, as I was getting frustrated with my lack of success over the last 3.5 hours anyway. After meandering down some roads for a while, I ran into @NorCal . We had a nice conversation for a while and he was kind enough to give me some history of the area we were in and some past success he had there. Once we were done chatting and he packed up and left, I had the pleasure of detecting in a hail storm and wind. Skunked for the day, cold, wet and not in the best of spirits, I called it a day. Day 3, after sleeping in my truck with a 20 something degree night, I hit the ground running again. Once again hitting areas where I had success before, I was yet again skunked for the morning and frustrated with 30 mph gusts. I decided to go back to the random area I found the small piece at the first day, and warm up on the drive. First good choice I made all trip! I was able to pull 4 sub gram pieces out of the ground, all were 6-10 inches deep except one at 2”. Final full day, wind still howling. I fought my way through the day and pulled up 7 more pieces. I did hit the ground for about two hours the morning I left, but to no avail. All in all 12 pieces for a whopping weight of 1.6 grams! Pretty sure I spent more just heating my truck at night to stay warm, or more in beer, not to mention the 7.5 hour drive each way. But that wasn’t really the point. For me it was just getting out and swinging my machine, this is the first time in a year because of everything I have had going on in my life. I was ready to sell the damn thing after getting skunked for a day and a half, but it really is some tough hunting. Met @Arkyon my way out of the area and headed home happy and ready to get back out again soon!
    3 points
  13. My best find was when a friend demanded I finish digging a target I had thought was an iron target, I was a foot down and started to backfill the hole. He said just dig the damned thing before someone else does. So I dug down and found my best find since I began nuggethunting. You just never know when it will come your way, always a surprise and when you least expect it.
    3 points
  14. That's what threw me for a loop. I could feel that it was seemingly dainty and light-weight. Almost like you could bend it if you wanted. None of our coins are like that . Except if it's modern kids play money or modern token or whatever. So I just assumed : Modern. Yet I couldn't deny it looked old. And the holes are not a modern practice. So .... it was confusing. We *do* get foreign coins of the world at our colonial exploration Spanish period sites in CA, from time to time. Go figure, they traveled the oceans to get here, and port-trading went on. But this is the first of that type storied coin I've ever seen here. Hey Brian, I'll trade you my seated half for that. Huh ? Huh ? 🧐
    3 points
  15. Great job Compass, that's some banner finds, and conditions!👍 Hoping to have a little of your luck this week, as we have a late season, big surf storm headed our way! (minus any major house damage!😬) 🍀👍👍
    3 points
  16. Nice finds! Hope to get down that way to hunt with you one of these days Tom. When I have time we can meet up and walk around my family ranches to look for the signs of that old spanish settlement from the 1700's. I know one of them is right in the close proximity if not directly on it.
    3 points
  17. Yes, it was semi-folded. Like a taco-shell. I bent it back out in a vice, between two pieces of wood. But .... still bit warbled. Doh !
    3 points
  18. Nice work you guys..The square hole in the token from a square nail I'd guess and wondering why that would be..very interesting and it great shape Brian...then the half seated...something to dream of nice show fellas. strick
    3 points
  19. I've never been a fan of the way XP made their detector wireless. It seemed to be a pointless exercise when for me at least I'd run it off a shaft with the control box sitting in the traditional location so I wouldn't care about the cable being there. Well, now that I've done what I said I'd never do and acquire myself a Deus the no cable thing is starting to make sense, it is nice being able to change coils in a matter of seconds. I also like the Deus is essentially a buy one get one free detector, by using the WS4 headphones which I'd never use normally I was able to make up a second detector just by using an old Garrett Ace shaft I had laying around that I bought from a guy that drowned his Ace 400 so he sold it off as parts. I got a good deal paying $20 NZD for the entire Ace package shaft, two coils, control box which was dead and a brand new pair of Ace headphones. The shaft was sitting around doing nothing so when the WS4 package came into the picture it just happened to be a perfect fit for the XP coils. It's not worth me spending the dough for a second XP shaft as I'm unlikely to use it much, I don't need two detectors although it's nice I can do that. So here is my rig I call it my XP D-Ace and my XP Deus. Too early for initial impressions however it's nice and hot on tiny gold with the white elliptical HF coil and reasonable on coins at depth with the 11" X35 coil, no target ID's on deep coins but good tones, where as the Nox and CTX will ID the deep coins no problems, on shallower targets its giving me good ID's. I hope I can improve that learning the detector more but perhaps not. This is the Dace shaft fit, absolutely perfect, I first tried an old Nox and GM1000 shaft, neither were a good fit but the Ace was just right. It's super light too. It may make a good prospecting rig, just the headphones, elliptical HF coil on the Ace shaft, super light and tough and good for bashing around without damaging anything, such a simple rig not much can go wrong and when prospecting you don't need the Target Id's or anything, just audio, as it's a real dig it all situation. I wanted the Deus 1 over the Deus 2 as the Deus 2 has poor nugget performance and that's a key area I desire with detectors, and found the 80kHz an attractive attribute of the Deus 1, so far that high frequency is proving to be a good asset and I'm happy with the sensitivity and depth on small gold in my early testing. I've since realized I can only run the black coils off the Ace shaft as the HF coils have the battery in their lower shaft, meaning I'll have to get a space Deus shaft to run them if I want them on the secondary detector, oh well, at least the secondary Dace can be a coin hunting rig.
    2 points
  20. I used my ML-80 headphones once after I bought the Equinox 800. A 2 years later I decided to use them, but they were dead. I put them on a charger overnight and they didn't charge, and I tried 3 more times, but they wouldn't work. They worked when on the charger but not off the charger. I called Minelab USA and told them that I used them one time. Apparently, my warranty ran out, so they said they could sell me a new pair for $130. I told them, no thank you! I opened the headphones up and found that the battery had burst. I ordered a battery of the same type and amp hours off of Ebay. I replaced the battery, and they work now. So Phrunt, keep checking your extra ML-80's.
    2 points
  21. Europeans to the rescue? The mystery coin is 'copy' of a Mary Queen of Scotland coin. It reads: MARIA DEI G SCOTOR REGINA on the obverse. ( Mary, by the grace of God, Queen of Scotland ) The original coin would've been a gold coin, something like this 60 Shilling / 3 Scottish Pounds: https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/100043-60_Shillings_3_Pounds_Ryal_60_Shillings-1542~1567_-_Mary_Queen_of_Scots-Scotland ... or the smaller 30 shilling piece. Whether it was intended to deceive ( maybe it was gold plated? ) or just a replica, to be used as a lucky token, or as a gaming piece, I don't know. But it's worth looking into.
    2 points
  22. The story goes many guys swung their detector over this and thought it was trash. https://nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/topic/20783-story-about-the-silver-dog/
    2 points
  23. Thanks. I figured they'd be common in Europe, but to find any token/coin in California from the early 1700's is quite rare. I see these are sometimes called Jetsons, is that just another term for a token? It's kind of like large cents in the U.S. They're practically jumping out of everywhere in the Eastern U.S., but in the Western U.S. you have better odds of finding a gold coin. Heck I've dug two gold coins out here, but never dug a large cent (which personally I'm okay with 🙂
    2 points
  24. I believe that in general by the time a meteorite hits the ground it's just falling at terminal velocity in air and no longer going at hypervelocities, so generally don't leave massive craters (at least, no bigger than if you dropped it from a building tall enough to reach terminal velocity). And that's part of the reason why they are supposedly not firey hot when they hit the ground too. But I suppose if it's a fireball all the way to ground impact, it's still going fast and could leave a crater. The one that flew over where I live looked to be pretty dang low, I could even hear a noise on my security camera as it passed, and it was still a fireball. If it's ice fragments from comets then different story I guess. They have rock components to them too though. But how freaking cool would it be to find an ice fragment from a comet still intact before it melts and keep that thing in freezer. Only person on Earth with a chunk of comet ice. I wonder if that's even possible, maybe not. It'd be interesting to see what's in that sort of water though, space rain.
    2 points
  25. Also being used to wired phones, and very similar to what you did, I left mine on my pickup-truck bed cover, on one of my first outings with the Equinox, and then drove off... DOH! I had used the non-Minelab BT80 ever since -- until that one hunt a couple of years later when I used the Minelab "ML80." UGH. Despite the build quality, if the Minelab Manticore headphones are as "muddy" and "washed out" on the high tones as the ML80 phones are, and if there are NO other options available, I'm going to be very, very disappointed... It is entirely ridiculous, in my opinion (I know, I'm repeating myself, but HOPING Minelab is listening) if there is only one, one-sound-profile-fits-all, proprietary headphone that can be used with the Manticore... I guess if this turns out to be the case, and enough of us SCREAM, that it would be at least POSSIBLE that they could decide to go ahead and produce a "WM" type of module down the road... Steve
    2 points
  26. Great to see you back and glad you are feeling better. What a cool coin? What detector were you using when you found it? Bill
    2 points
  27. Thanks! Yep those are Henry rim-fire cartridges. Except for rim-fire and pin-fires, I really despise digging bullet shells, but rim-fire and pin-fires are great age indicators.
    2 points
  28. This is one of those sites I just don't know if the Manticore would open up from what I've read from Tom Dankowski and Mark Lawrie have discussed, but after I've learned the machine, I'd try it there after a good rain, I think that opens this site up a bit.
    2 points
  29. Sinclair, I second that. I bought a Garrett Z-Lynk system to use with a Tarsacci MDT-8000; every half hour or so (if I recall), the unit would "go to sleep," and while that's a GREAT feature (battery saver) for such a system when NOT in use, I don't know why it would turn off like that when it WAS in use, while detecting. In any case, that made me lose trust in the system very quickly, and thus I quit using it; I'm hoping that there is a "better way" to get audio to our ears, with the Manticore. I wish manufacturers would NOT mess with "proprietary" stuff when it comes to headphones. Detecting is so much about what you are HEARING, and we all have different hearing capabilities. Once we find what "works" for us, specifically, and then get used to the subtleties of the way tones are "rendered" by whatever particular headphone we are using, it makes switching to a new machine that may NOT support that headphone, very problematic. It's a VERY poor business decision, on the part of any company that would do that. Proprietary coils, fine. Frustrating, but fine. Proprietary charging systems, proprietary batteries...fine. Whatever. But making the part of the system that renders sound to our ears proprietary -- limiting us to a specific option? Awful. Just an example...the Equinox bluetooth headphones from Minelab are a "BT80" headphone (Minelab calls their version ML80). I have always used a differently labeled BT80 headphone (after losing my Minelab pair soon after I got the machine). Much later, as a backup, I acquired another Minelab pair, and on one particular hunt, used these Minelab-branded BT80 phones instead of my regular BT80 pair. It was an awful experience, as the sound was ENTIRELY different. What I came to learn, was that different models of BT80 have different sound "profiles;" some accentuate the low end (bass), and others the high end. Minelab phones accentuate the low end, I came to find out, and with that sound profile, the high end (i.e. high tones from copper and silver) are very "washed out" or "muddy" or -- not sure how to describe it. Simply "dull," and "not sharp." So, it made trying to focus on deep high conductors VERY difficult on that particular hunt. Based on the sound profile built into the Minelab phones, I never have used them since -- in favor of my other-branded pairs of BT80 that accentuate the higher-pitched tones. And the frustrating thing, for me, was that I couldn't find any "specs" that made it clear, to me, WHICH BT80 phones are "bass heavy," and which ones are more crisp with the high tones. The moral of the story is, finding headphones that "sound right" can really differ, from person to person, and thus -- having a wide range of options is preferred. And so, forcing someone into one specific, proprietary set of headphones is a VERY, VERY POOR business practice, in my opinion. At least, with the CTX, Equinox, etc., there was a Minelab wireless module available so that one could at least use their favorite set of WIRED headphones. But I'd MUCH rather have a wide range of WIRELESS headphone options. The WORST CASE scenario would be NOT ONLY a proprietary restriction to a single, Minelab-branded WIRELESS headphone, but ALSO the non-availability of a Minelab wireless adapter (WM). If both of those things prove to be the case (proprietary wireless, and no wireless module), I'll be GREATLY frustrated/disappointed. Steve
    2 points
  30. I don't know, I detect and that's it, really don't know the how's and whys things do or don't work? It has always been my belief as far as the 6 is concerned that your locations may play a big part in how that machine acts? Just a gut feeling....
    2 points
  31. Hey Tom, I'm not sure, but it sounds like Matt maybe referring to your area.
    2 points
  32. How sure? Is it the right thickness for an authentic coin of this type/period/etc.? That's one dead giveaway if not. (Of course you'll know more when the Eurpopeans here answer.) I have a reproduction from the middle ages that shows the mold line on the edge -- game token or child's toy. I've found enough out-of-place items to never rule anything out before I make sure. My (authentic) Civil War relics are a good examples. No battles fought with over 100 miles from where I found them, and no assemledge of soldiers, either. (Likely mementos brought back from the war and eventually lost or tossed.) Masonic penny from the California motherload country -- 2000+ miles away? (Possibly lost by a collector who traded for it, or a mourner tossing it out after a funeral, etc.) Hope it's genuine.... Interesting but sad find, that coin sandwich. Nickel probably 1885. I'm sure one quarter is a 1916 and the other a 1918/17-S. 😁 Oh, I seem to recall you've already found the latter. (!! It was one of you NCal detectorists.) If that's the case I'll gladly accept the reject.
    2 points
  33. There is a bar in Boulder Colorado with a big timber over the bar with the words carved in it "Free Beer Tomorrow". I kept showing up every evening for a week and never got a free beer! They kept telling me to come back tomorrow. LOL
    2 points
  34. What state is your family ranch in, that you feel there was Spanish west colonial activity in/at ?
    2 points
  35. The Demo sessions are rolling out here in Europe. All kinds of decent metal detectors are being traded in. Mandy hysteria is reaching a boiling point. I think the manual will be available shortly, so we should have something of interest to read.
    2 points
  36. I am on my second Fisher Gemini 3 Two Box detector and have used them off and on since the 1990s. I carry one whenever I am out prospecting around old Ghost towns and mining camps to search for buried trash/bottle dumps and filled in privy locations. Over the years, I have found lots of relics and old medicine bottles etc (amongst rusty metal objects), with it. The Gemini 3 is simple to set up and easy to use. It may not be called "ground balance", but the detector has a turning knob adjustment, (part of the set up), that acts similar to a ground balance feature on a VLF detector. Once set up properly, I rarely had to tweak it any further since it ran smooth and quiet. One of its best features, IMO, is that it ignores, (doesn't react), to small surface metal items. Refer to manual for detector depth and size of objects capabilities. www.fisherlab.com Based on the information in the manual and my own personal experience, I do not believe the Fisher Gemini 3 Two Box capable of finding a single gold bar of the size indicated. I have detected oil cans and 1 lb coffee can sized metal objects at about 12" deep, and 2 lb cans/buckets at around 24" (or a little more) But if the bars were in a larger metal container or were spread out in a wider target configuration, 3 to 4 ft depth might be possible, IMO.
    2 points
  37. You might want to check out this website. Among other things they publish an annual Calendar (should be able to download by clicking the appropriate year along the right hand margin). You can see at the top of the page there are four meteor showers currently active. Afterthought: Meteorites are rarely from comets. Meteor showers (what I linked) are caused by the earth passing through the orbit of a comet. Comet debris gets sublimated, etc. before reaching the ground.
    2 points
  38. Forget the coins! I like another fine "Trash Art" composition! I think a gallery might be willing to do an exhibition of your work!! You have enough of them now to constitute a collection!!🍀👍👍
    2 points
  39. Naw, the 600 was my buddies. He could hear bits of what sounded like falsing on the targets I showed him. I only called him over if there was a chance he may get a blip from his machine. On the deeper targets I know from my 800, I (and he) would not hear anything. This beach has produced 30 silver halves in the past couple of years for me. Others have found a lot as well. But they only come out when there is beach erosion or storm surges. Yup, that's a balled up silver chain.
    2 points
  40. Josh Reinke all the way....... -Jerry
    2 points
  41. I am with you>Hate using it at the beach. Will try to run without this season.
    2 points
  42. I have EMI from communications equipment. It bothers the Equinox and the D2 has no issues> So there is that!
    2 points
  43. Nice bunch if finds guys. I'd be happy with either if those coins.
    2 points
  44. Until you get your hands on a Manticore? Nice finds for both of you, and count me as one who would be over the moon finding a 1858-O half in that condition.
    2 points
  45. Depends on the size of the target. For huge targets a two box detector. For coin to fist size targets a GPX 5000 with large coil or a GPZ 7000 with large coil. For max depth on items smaller than a coin, I’d probably go with a GPX 6000 or GPZ 7000 with appropriate coil. If you meant VLF, F75 all metal modes, including static all metal, are excellent.
    2 points
  46. Here is a Steve pic with a nugget he found with the Axiom. I was his professional photographer for the day. 🤣
    2 points
  47. My vote would also go for the T2 in AM mode,if i want extreme depth on larger artefacts then i use either my SEF 15x12 or 17x15 BIG Nel coil on the T2,that is of course when i want some decent depth on larger target,but for everyday use the T2 with the Sharpshooter coil also in AM mode as well.
    2 points
  48. I just ordered this 10 by 5 coil. I like the 11 and 6 inch, but this will fit my needs at parks the best. I do hunt around basketball, volleyball courts, baseball fields, tot lots and pavilions, parking lots and picnic benches. But I’ll also wonder out into more open areas with some trees and fields. I’ll just need the tele knox shaft and I’ll be good to go. I’ll keep the 6 inch coil on the legend it’s a sniper set up. lots of great information on this site, I’m searching and reading more than posting. Thanks.
    2 points
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