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No show stoppers here that's for sure but enough to keep me out there poking around and from getting jaded.The detecting is real tuff in my neck of the woods this summer do to the wet winter and over abundance of ground cover.Small coils and working the bare spots underneath trees and where the deer and other critters have been bedding down and feeding.A couple of buttons to show and a cheapo what I call a trade era ring and some what are probably Hudson Bay Venetian trade beads and a few other pieces of history. This Is The Third Infantry Button That I Have Pulled From This Site. No Back Mark. A Nice Quarter Sized Bow Wow Button Iron Tinned Back The Trade Ring So Called No Stone Or Glass Setting I have found a fair amount of these types of rings through the decades and some had glass and a others had garnets as their settings.Just so that I would not have to second guess myself I brought out my XP # 5 gold classifier that I keep on hand for these kind of sites a dug all around and screened the dirt where I dug it.No luck on the setting but I did get into a pretty good bunch of trade beads.I will be returning with my real 1/4 inch mesh sifter soon and move some serious dirt. Beads After A Soaking And Cleaned Up The Broken Ones Are Called White Hearts And They Seldom Come Out Of The Ground Intact Around Here. Some Early Glass Shards Circa 1850's Early 1860's The Piece In The Center Has Clearly Knapped On I Have Found A Number Of These Also Through The Years At Different Locations And They All Made From The Bases Of Early Black Glass Bottles And Are Crecent Shaped. Thats All For Now Thanks.

I helped rebuild a Cray 1 supercomputer in 1999 for the Computer Museum. We found it in a dump in New York and it took nearly three years to restore it. The hard part was finding an operating system. I think today it's the only working example of a Cray 1. I know when we did the project it was the only one It originally cost 8.8 million dollars and weighed five and one half tons. It required 115KW of 400 volt power. We were pretty thrilled when we saw it boot up after all those years of work. Some of the Cray models had a key slot for the power supply and wiring boxes that went around the base of the computer. These boxes were called benches and served the bench purpose well. Each Cray was individually built to order. If the buyers wanted keys they got keys. The keys I've seen were your standard office file cabinet key. I seriously doubt the key shown was designed to fit a lock. Cray was originally a research and development company established by Seymour Cray. Seymour designed many of the early supercomputers including several of the UNIVACs. Cray was a major contributor to the biggest and most powerful computers in the 50's and 60's. Cray Computer was founded in in 1972 because Seymour got tired of business managers getting in the middle of his computer designs. Cray computer still exists today and is still building the most powerful computers on earth. Seymour passed away in 1996. HP bought Cray out in 2019 but the name and the company were left unchanged.

You can get a WS6 Master Deus 2 setup for less than a Deus 1 or even an Orx, so that's how to fill the lineup cost gap, done. There is no real point of keeping the D1/Orx line alive purely for sub gram gold capability, they are way overpriced if that's the ONLY thing they can do better than the D2, which has them beat handily in every other capability. Time for them to move on and fully embrace the otherwise superior successor they created.

found with detector , make an offer or trade

more info about the key: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-cray-research-supercomputer-1843247985

Amen & Amen brotha!!!!!------All I want is a 5X10" (or there bouts)-----for my EXCELLENT Deus 2 and I will be happy as a kid with a sweet tooth in a candy store!

A mineralization meter tells you how much magnetite or other similar ferrous oxide compounds are in the soil. The ground balance indication on most detectors is really just a number generated to help a user properly balance out ground phase (conductivity). It does not necessarily correlate to the degree of ferrous mineralization present in the soil. Even if you have a properly ground balanced detector, highly mineralized soil (often referred to as "hot ground") reflects and attenuates the magnetic field that is put into the ground by the detector's transmit coil as well as the received induced magnetic field by the target which greatly reduces depth capability. Many detectors such as the higher end Fisher and Teknetics models; XP Deus, Orx, and Deus 2; Nokta Simplex and Legend, provide a separate mineralization meter. Minelabs tend to not have this indication although the Nox internal algorithms use sensed changes in ground mineralization as keys to adjust ground balance in ground tracking mode and also sense it in Beach Modes to automatically dial back transmit power in the presence of black sand. Having a separate indication of ground mineralization helps the detectorist identify this hot ground situation so that they can adjust the detector to compensate somewhat for its effects. For example, DD coils are slightly less impacted by mineralization than coaxial or concentric coils, so a detectorist might choose to use a DD coil in this situation (most detectors have now gravitated to solely using DD coils so this is typically a moot point). Choosing a coil with a smaller footprint can also help mitigate hot ground feedback effects, which means you should avoid using large footprint coils as they are counterproductive in these conditions, i.e., you will likely not gain any depth advantage as overall target sensitivity will take a hit for the reasons mentioned above and you will certainly lose small target sensitivity and you take an unnecessary weight penalty (applies only to induction balance vlf detectors, as discussed below Pulse Induction detectors are somewhat immune to these effects so you can gain depth in hot dirt with larger coil footprints). Lowering transmit power (if you have that adjustment) sometimes helps. If you can separately adjust for salt effects (usually a beach mode adjustment) that can sometimes help too. And certain frequencies may penetrate better (usually lower frequencies, but there is no hard and fast determination that lowering the frequency is necessarily always better in hot ground > a lot depends on your desired target conductivity). A lot of trial and error is involved. In really hot soils, shifting to a Pulse Induction detector is the best antidote as mineralization has much less impact on depth detection due to the way they transmit and process their received target signals. There are other drawbacks to Pulse Induction detectors (expense, lack of sophisticated visual target ID and discrimination) and they are primarily used for gold prospecting, beach work, or for relic detecting in hot and/or high salinity ground environments. HTH

As always, we all have our preferences. As I said several times before, for me the NF12 has been a game changer, and it is a significant upgrade for the 7000. The coil is more stable, more sensitive, lighter, better built and has practically no depth loss compared to the 14 stock. Most grounds I hunt are highly mineralized, so the coil configuration is a perfect match for me. I can highly recommend it. I use Bogene's setting from time to time and find it beneficial in some but not all circumstances. As reported before, general/ difficult works well for me in volcanic hot rock infested grounds that I often face in the desert. In fact, it is the only setting that produces gold that is in close proximity to hot rocks. I wonder how the 15CC would perform in these difficult grounds. I also use the SP01 religiously, and I find it a great combo for both the SDC and the 7000. So, is $1300 a wise investment? Absolutely in my view, and I like this coil ever since I mounted it, just as much as I like the NF12x7. Again, guys, we all have our viewpoints and the only thing that matters is the rattle in the pillbox at the end of the day, however you get it. 🙂 GC

Out on an old local pasture in the UK, that's off the beaten track and has been heavily detected by myself and others. I had the Manticore on All Terrain General - Low Conductors, sens 27, stabliser 3, the ferrous limits opened up a bit top and bottom. I hit a scratchy but repeatable 35, not a belter of a signal but enough to make me dig, so glad I did, as at the bottom of a pinpointer deep hole this beautiful gold ring appeared! There are no date or makers marks on the ring so I'm unsure of it's age, it has a nice weight to it. I've had a look through UK National Antiquities database but can't find anything that matches it. The British Museum in London is currently looking at pictures of it to ascertain what age it is to see if it should be taken under the Treasure Act. One specialist has indicated he thinks it's medieval and a couple of people have suggested it may have had Niello inlayed into it. Still a bit of a mystery, but if anyone could help with an ID i'd be very grateful. Kind regards Stuart

They say you have to dig a thousand pull tabs to find a gold ring. Today I reset the counter back to zero again with this chunky 10k.

Silver coins have been scarce this year. However, I hit one of my park sites in an area that I had only quickly skimmed over in the past with the nox. Yesterday I hit that same area with the D2 in sensitive ft, sense at 94, reactivity 2.5-3, silencer 1, no notch BC at 0, 40khz max freq, disc at 6.8. yesterday I was mainly digging high tones but also a few solid mid tones for nickels or rings. I got a nice 96-97 and about 2-3” deep under a bunch of pines where the soil was pretty dry, I got the ‘53D gw. Then about 10 minutes later I got a 91 mixed in with some iron grunts. Out pops a ‘64 rosie! That brings me to 7 fty. This site will be my future hot spot as there’s more area to cover and I still have a lot of lower conductors to dig.

I was sad to see them go . Chuck

I took a trip out to Rye Patch last Wed. Packed the whole family, CEO and herd of Doodle Dogs, towing the 5th wheel toyhauler with RZR aboard. Weather was awesome on day 2, almost needed a hoody at sunup, but that changed quickly. Day 2 I did some quick recon with the 2 big Doodles riding shotgun. Clearly, Rye Patch had seen some significant rain in early June. The roads were rutted and the gullies showed a lot of erosion, with bedrock showing here and there. I detected some places that had produced gold in the past for no joy. The next morning my big Doodle dog was really feeling out of sorts from a recent vet procedure. We made an appointment for Fri morning, so that shut down my detecting. Fri, we hauled her to Fallon and got some medication, then opted to take the Boss and Doodle Dogs home to Fernley. I drove back out to Rye Patch Fri evening, leaving the Doodles and Boss at home. Turns out to be a good decision since the weather turned hot quickly. Sat morning I got out early and detected a long line of exposed bedrock. Since mine were the only boot tracks, I decided to cover a lot of ground looking for the sitting ducks from the recent erosion. Surprisingly, the freshly exposed bedrock was barren, but I managed to get the bigger nugget in a newly exposed cut in the gully side wall. It got hot by noon so I surrendered and sat out the heat in the trailer with generator going and air con on max. Afternoon cooled down some and I went back out to another gully with exposed bedrock. Again, nothing in the exposed bedrock, but I pulled 2 out of the freshly cut sidewall. Sun morning I was out early. No breeze and a promise early hot weather. I put in nearly 3 hrs of detecting exposed bedrock and fresh sidewalls with not much but trash. I did a complete loop, ending up back where I had found the nuggets yesterday. 10 ft from one of my dig holes I got a faint whisper of target tone. I should mention the atmospherics were jumpy and the 6k with 14x9 Coiltek was sparky, I lowered the Sens down to 5 and that seemed to help. The nugget was flat and way down in the bedrock. I'm glad I kept my Dave' Gold Australian pick which makes quick work of the soft bedrock. I was sweating buckets by the time I got the nugget out and decided to call it a trip. Rye Patch is a tough place to score nuggets these days. All the washes I was working have been detected 1000's of times. The freshly exposed bedrock was never all that deep so my only advantage was I was first to detect the newly exposed sidewalls. If you are planning a trip mind the weather, and as always it's a tire killer out there. I saw 2 trucks on the road fixing flats.

Thank you in advance to Steve for allowing be to update people on developments. The number of people waiting for a cover for the Axiom and Manticrore is pretty mind boggling. I know Steve doesn't like to use covers because he says he likes to keep the machine as light as possible. But the Manticore cover weighs 4 ounces and the AXIOM cover weighs 10 ounces. I'm sorry that designing prototyping and perfecting covers for new machines takes so long, but I won't have it made unless it's perfect. What I thought was going to be a nightmare to design, the AXIOM cover actually was not. It was similar in it's weird design to the GPX6000 so that went smoothly. The nightmare was the new Manticore cover. That large protrusion in the back with the flashlight was really hard to work around. If it was a big machine, working with weird angles is not such a challenge, but when you work with covers for smaller machines negotiating weird angles really cause problems for the design team. I've seen some covers for the Manticore being marketed already, they just put a big piece of elastic across the back. it blocks the coil cable plug in, the headphone jack and the flashlight. I suppose you can stretch the elastic out of the way to allow the cable and headphone jack to be plugged in, but what about the flashlight? Anyway here are pictures of new items these were the final approved prototypes, they have been in production now for about 2 weeks. Estimate is 3 weeks total for production to conclude and then probably another 3 to 4 weeks shipping customs clearance etc. The Gold Monster Cover we have in stock now. I am going to have to do a You Tube video on the QWIPPLE™ so people understand just how cool this new item is. I have a plethora of new items being manufactured right now. (Plethora, I don't get to use that word "A LOT") 1. The new Qwipple™ triple adjustment point shock cord bungee kit to be mounted on your favorite harness or hydration pack. 2. New Cover Set for the AXIOM, Head Cover Shade Cover, Body Cover and Arm Cuff Cover all done in the Digital Aussie Green Camo material 3. New Cover set for the Manticore 4. New Cover set for the Equinox 700 and 900 5. New Cover Sert for the Xterra Pro 6 New Cover Set for the GPX6000 in the New Digital Aussie Green Camo material 7. New Cover Set for the Gold Monster in the New Digital Aussie Green Camo material (IN STOCK NOW) 8. New Doc's Nugget Stalker soft real cowhide soft leather nugget pouch. Kangaroo Scrotums are getting hard to get in the larger size, and you can't sell anything made of Kangaroo into California. This new pouch is really nice. A larger size made of genuine soft leather. #1. Let me tell you about the QWIPPLE™. Take the weight off while detecting. With less strain you will be able to detect longer and concentrate on subtle targets better. • Top of the line custom made 50% stretch (most shock cord is 100% stretch) UV Protected Dacron Polyester Shock cord. Durable and tough. Control without all the bounce. This shock cord is specially made to my exacting specifications. This is necessary to withstand the rigors of metal detecting. I had to order 6200 meters to get this shock cord made to meet my requirements because it's not available commercially. • Exclusive ambidextrous heavy duty shoulder clip that allows 1 handed easy height adjustment "on the go." Never miss a swing, no stopping to re-adjust. Attach either looped end to the rod and you can still adjust the height, because both sides of the clip have an adjustment groove. • Amazing, rod bungee connection point fits any detector. You can also adjust the height of the detector here, or, simply use the loop end of the shock cord to attach. If you do like to adjust at the rod adjustment connector, no problem. When you are ready to lay your detector down in the dirt, don't take the clip off at the shoulder, this just allows your shock cord to lay in the dirt with your detector. Simply pop the shock cord out of the side of the rod adjustment device and leave your shock cord hanging on your shoulder high and dry and clean. • Every QWIPPLE™ triple adjustment shock cord support system comes with a RING STRAP included. You can sew the RING STRAP onto your favorite support harness, backpack or hydration pack and you're all set. Doc 1. QWIPPLE™ 2. Axiom Cover 3. Manticore Cover 4. Equinox 700 and 900 Cover 5. Xterra Pro Cover 6. GPX6000 Cover Set 7. Gold Monster Cover, (IN STOCK NOW) 8. New Leather Nugget Stalker® Gold Nugget Pouch

They have the most dramatic way in music to express of something coming. Their music is like the 4th and New Years wrap up in one with a big explosion. Sure enough they coming out with what I called in the past a two box detector. Chuck

The audio from this detector is incredible!!. One of the most hateful things are false signals. And more if you are diving. All the detectors I have had (including the Nox 800) distort more or less, but those weak signals simply disappear. With the X Terra Pro that problem is over. If it sounds, there is something under the coil, yes or yes. That ancient coin was deep, very, very deep. There was no target ID but it sounded weak down there. With the chains, or pieces of them, the same. Weak sound but there they are. I think we're going to have a good summer this year. And likes Gold!...

Exactly... it isnt what your swinging but if you swing over something worth finding and you happen to hit the target. If it isn't there you cannot find it. From my experience what has changed between mid priced point units to flagship models is how the machine interprets the feedback from the signal in the ground. Software refinements have improved on this part in modern metal detectors pretty good compared to units 10 years ago.

Revisiting metal detecting did some back in the 1980s and 90s. I have a BH sharpshooter II , Pancky and a Gold Bug Pro. I have owned several others in the past Tesoro Lobo and a Garrett. Hope to get back in and do some nugget shooting soon. I live near Cave Creek Az.

Cray was a computer manufacturing company that started around the early 50's with those room sized computers that could heat a house and cost a zillion dollars a day to run. If it's associated with the original Cray, then ya, it would be very rare, but probably not valuable. Hmmm...too bad it's not a Wang computer key 😁

Those are all very interesting finds. Thanks for giving the background information to put them in context.

Rained me out of work close to the f.o.d. so I manned up and went swinging! Wooded area super thick but never explored by me. Super hot alabama humid and rain led to complete run through of h20 and my everything. Had a rain coat but upon putting it on realized sweat and rain do the same so wore the hood to protect my ws6 and tied arms around my chest! Lol 😆 haven't swung 1.1 much except 1 baby outing so kept filters high so nail bit didn't cause me to fight a tree or worse! Happy with results and bc really can help with flat rusted tin like stuff ( usually run it 2,3 but less then 5 those things sound amazing). Happy 4th fellas be safe

For the past year, I have been predominately spending time in areas where I know there are coins to try to teach myself how to use my detector. In my part of Ohio, there are no clubs close and I didn’t know anyone who detects, so through information gained on this site and trial and error, Ive tried to teach myself. After finding several hundred dollars worth of clad last year, I decided this year I would focus on older homesites to try to start finding older items. Couple days ago, a friend and I went out to a mid 1800’s permission and I found a bucket lister, a civil war box plate. There are very few civil war locations in Ohio and those are protected so I figured the chances of finding anything civil war related, was very thin. I also found an 1874 Japanese 1 Sen coin, about 10 feet from it. Although the box plate is a little beat up, its easily the best day detecting I’ve had so far. So, thank you to everyone for all the expert help and advice.

I logged into Minelab's "Detector Center" to file out a ticket on the ML-105 headphones today. I used them yesterday, charged them yesterday evening and they were dead as a doornail this morning when I got to the beach. I was lucky enough to have the headphone cable in my car, so my hunt was not totally spoiled as the headphones worked with the cable. When I got back from the beach, I tried to charge them. I even tried with three different USB cables and with different USB to 120V outlets. The results were the same as there was never a red led light to show that they were charging. It appears that the battery is dead. That's when I logged in and started a ticket at the Detector Center. So, we will see how Minelab handles the ML-105 problems. Joe PS I have been using the Manticore since the middle of Jan.

Just a demonstration with some possible design changes for some improvements.

Go back and find the fob, that would make a nice set!

Nice batch of interesting finds and history update. Great buttons! HH jim tn

Hopefully they will see your post Chuck and write some new music and change their tune.They have covered the bases for what will most likely be largely a European market with the two box.Now it's time to take care of us Yanks with some ridiculously long overdue coil options.They are running out of excuses at this point in time although they have offered none....Nuff said.

What could it be?

One of my first bikes back in the day was an old 441 Victor. I swear that if I had tried it would have scaled a straight vertical wall! That bike was full of torque!

All probed out privy finds been there done that.

Dear Chuck, Maybe Coiltek will beat Minelab on getting a small coil out, hopefully a 5 x 10" since they already have the mold.

It does have a nice color ! Super good find even if it is newer. Like phrunt said , it looks like it would be uncomfortable to wear though. Maybe a "fight ring" , with brass on the other hand ?

Those bikes will only go about 75 MPH. They aren't made for highway cruising but are great for back road & trails. I keep it under 50.

That’s very interesting, I hadn’t heard that before. I didn’t think they would have allowed them to be kept but not for safety reasons. It makes me wonder if they tried to destroy them or saved the ones confiscated to return to the prisoners when they were shipped home. I found this fairly close to the vfw hall which served as the camp headquarters. Makes me wonder how it got there

Thank you GhostMiner for an awesome story shared. Your story writing abilities are the best. Please keep the hundreds of us able to experience your writing talent. Thank you

I don't describe any of the people in the journal as far as looks. At least not usually. I'd rather let the reader use his imagination as to what the characters look like. To me it's like when you have listened to a DJ on the radio for yrs not knowing what he or she look like. Your brain makes up a vision or interpretation from the voice you have listened to for so long. Then usually, when you actually see this person, you are like "NO - THAT"S NOT WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE." So I don't know what the readers thought about Jacob but there he is in all his glory. So what was he like? He was a pretty tough cookie. He didn't put up with BS & if you were going to be his friend you had better be ready to buck up when the time came for action. He loved playing cards and his occasional cup of whisky. If he was your friend you knew you had someone you could count on in any circumstance. He liked to swear & didn't care who heard it. Down to earth & hard working. He told me some of his lady friends thought he resembled the actor Clark Gable. RIP Jacob. We miss you. I know you'd be getting a big kick out of the journal.

Oh speaking of unlisted I dug a good for 5 Smith community exchange smith ky I cannot find anywhr.. if anyone knows please let me in on it

I updated my Manticore and did a factory reset. I haven’t used it on land since the update, but now I’m on big vacation and using a Manticore for the first time at the beach. I’m alternating between beach low conductors beach, deep, and surf & seawater. I’m getting good depth in all three modes. Lots of deep coins, unfortunately, I haven’t put my coil over any gold yet. I did find a really nice toy Ford bronco truck! Ringtail

ML should have put a 0.0001 scale into the 6000 box, as a standard accessory...😁 GC

I can beat that (as posted before). 2 inch down, was a clear signal and noticeable, but machine run full bore and very slow coil swing. 😉

Im not going to lie... I think you do loose a bit of depth on larger gold with the NF 12, but it's worth it in added sensitivity. Conversely, you should find plenty of smaller bits at depth than any other set-up out there (Phrunt will make a good case for X- Coils here, most likely a 15" concentric). Think about that last sentence for a minute.... That revels a lot of smaller bits in known spots that GPX's have missed over the years. Even 6K's (They just don't have the umpf to get all the small bits at depth in mineralization). I have the 19" and, but it's an absolute battle axe to swing all day... But in the mostly flatness of WA and lack of brush, its an option if you want to look for bigger nuggets. It is also surprisingly sensitive on small bits for its size..... Theres the newer NF as well and I've met 2 guys swinging it out in the fields here in Arizona and California, one praised it, the other had buyers remorse over it. I never used it so cannot comment on it, but I will say Im considering getting it next. Bogene's Settings came from a guy named Bogene on the Finders Forum that used these settings on his 3500 to deal with bad EMI from thunderstorms in the area. Some have been using it ever since on their GP's to get more sensitivity at depth in bad ground. I feel that it is an awesome all around setting for the GPZ.... But thats were I hunt in the Western USA, not OZ🤷‍♂️. Here are the Bogenes settings on the Z. Sensitivity at 20 (max) Threshold at zero or near it... 5 max. Volume at max. Semi Auto Audio smoothing on low or high High Yield Normal Locate patch as a second to last resort in noisy ground You will have some chatter to listen to but the depth and sensitivity at depth is remarkable. If it's too squawky for your ground, then I would first up the audio smoothing to low... then high.... after that start backing off the sensitivity one increment at a time. But when you start getting below 17 your depth and sensitivity really start to fall off... At least where Im hunting. If you need to go below 17 in sensitivity then I turn on the "Locate Patch" and back the smoothing back down to low and try to go back up in sensitivity. I run High Yield & Normal. I never go to General or Difficult as you loose the magic with either on the Z.... In really bad ground, like you'll most likely be in, I would keep backing off the sensitivity... I wouldn't go to General or Difficult first, but only as a last resort. I would slow the swing down and keep using your balance button as you move slower to dull the ground noise... Nuggets will still pop with that sweet mellow Whohoo sound saying "Im gold and I'm down here". I know a lot of people in western OZ run their Z's in General, Difficult, Sensitivity around 12 and no smoothing. These are completely different approaches to the machine's architecture. In Bogene's you have it wound up and then dumb down the chatter with threshold & smoothing. Then sensitivity. Lastly, Locate Patch.... In the normal approach in OZ you start by dumbing down the machine and then try to amp it up, if that makes sense. Give it a go next time out. And as I said, it pairs well with that new NF12 your going to be getting. 😉 Just my 2 cents.

The first photo is a WW2 German/Nazi Wound Badge, it's the equivalent of the USA Purple Heart. https://www.militarytrader.com/militaria-collectibles/german-wound-badges https://www.icollector.com/BLACK-NAZI-WOUND-BADGE-HELMET-SWASTIKA-CROSSED-SWORDS_i11346704 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30078864

Thanks from me to all those who are posting their update experiences . I am carefully reading every post , and being very cautious . The Manticore in it's original form has been doing very well for me . It's beach performance in particular is outstanding , and in the bush it's pulling coins from hard hit sites . So I will sit on the fence for a while yet and try to get an overall picture from all your experiences . on here and other social media .

Speaking of SSF and detector frequency selection and mode capabilities…. Detecting manufacturers are all over the map on terminology conventions primarily to promote marketing “one upsmanship” and because there are no hard and fast rules on the definitions of single frequency and multiple frequency as they relate to classifying detectors. The naming conventions just tend to confuse everyone. Especially since the more popular and generally more capable and versatile detectors of late typically incorporate both simultaneous multifrequency (SMF) and single frequency (SF) mode capabilities, typically with the latter being “selectable” (hence “selectable single frequency” or “SSF”). Using the term Multifrequency or MF to refer to a “type” or “class” of detector rather than a “mode” is just too ambiguous. In my mind, MF is generally most associated with SMF detectors vice SF detectors that have the capability to select from multiple single frequencies, so I avoid it even when referring to SF detectors that have multiple selectable single frequency capabilities (e.g., Deus 1). If you want to get even deeper into the weeds, you can argue about whether SMF detectors are actually “simultaneous” MF or “sequential” MF. So I try to limit use the term Multifrequency or Multi-Frequency or MF solely to referring to a detector’s operating mode. All that being said, that didn’t stop Nokta from referring to some of their SSF only detectors as “Multi” (e.g., the Mukti Kruzer) - its all primarily marketing driven use of terminology that can cause the buyer who doesn’t understand or deep dive the specs to be confused and think they are getting more features than what they are actually getting. Regardless, since there is no real standardization, the best you can do to avoid confusion, ambiguity and to keep people on the same page is to repeatedly define your terms as Digalicious did above to keep people on the same page or simply refer to the subject detector(s) directly by name or model number. To keep it straight in my head, I look at the operating mode capabilities of detector to generally classify them as follows (examples of some of the most popular or notable recent models that fall into my categories provided - not an exhaustive list): I consider both classes of detectors above as SF detectors in general as they only have SF mode capabilities and have no MF/SMF mode capability. Single Frequency - Simplex, most First Texas VLF detectors still in production, Garrett ACE and AT series (except Apex). Selectable Single Frequency - Deus 1, Multi Kruzer, Impact, Anfibio, Tarsacci MDT 8000, X-Terra Pro, Quest Q35, I consider the detector classes below as SMF even if some of them have both SF and MF/SMF mode capabilities. Simultaneous Multi-Frequency (SMF only) - Vanquish, Excalibur II, CTX 3030 Simultaneous Multi-Frequency (with Selectable Single Frequency (SSF) modes) - Nox, Apex, Deus 2, Legend, Manticore, Quest V60/80. Note: I am not aware of any SMF detectors that only have one single frequency mode. I wish Vanquish had at least one single frequency selection (as well as adjustable ground balance) as it would make a slightly more versatile value detector in the ML lineup. Alternatively, if ML added a single SMF mode (e.g., Beach or Park) to the X-Terra Pro without significant impact to price point, that would basically make the Vanquish irrelevant and blur the line on value-priced SSF and SMF detectors while accomplishing the same thing. But we are talking razor thin profit margins at the lower end and I would understand why ML or even Nokta are adverse to slicing up the low end further by adding features that drive profits down further and potentially shunt sales away from the higher end models. But this is a Nokta Forum and the Topic specifically is Simplex… I was hoping that’s what this most recent quick revamp was going to do, but it looks like they just went with the 15 kHz frequency change, Bluetooth on the 2 higher end variants (which basically obsoletes the Nokta pulse dive as a compatible wireless pinpointer option) and the additional tone and mode options on the Simplex Ultra. Now that they’ve set the price point for Ultra in the ballpark of Legend, doubt they will revamp it again for selectable frequencies as that will just drive the price up even closer to Legend so folks would probably just opt for Legend at that point IMO.

@StarVatrex , you're on fire. That ring is awesome, very pretty, and with a big story behind. You live in a blessed place, Mediterranean sea is blessed

well done. You have almost paid for the Xterra. I am thinking of buying it as a backup for my Equinox and for my son when he is old enough to accompany me

I haven’t seen anyone sniping in person Yubaj, but the odd person does do it, and one of them found a 16g nugget. The biggest nugget in the uk was found in my panning area albeit in the 16th century. That nugget weighed 2lbs. I’ve always wanted to try sniping, and when the light is right there’s nothing better than lowering my head to the water surface and staring into the cracks in the rock. It’s like looking into another world.

Buy a cheapo Harbor Freight Tumbler (https://www.harborfreight.com/3-lb-rotary-rock-tumbler-67631.html), some aquarium gravel, Dawn and liquid ammonia. Fill drum 1/2 full of coins (separate pennies). Add a shot glass of Dawn and a shot glass of ammonia. Toss in one handful of gravel. Tumble for 3 - 4 hours. Done. I've been doing this for years. It's inexpensive and cleans all but but the worst zincs right up. FYI I have the dual drum but the motor gets tired after a few years and now I can only do one full drum at a time. Better to save the $20.00 and get the single drum.

Well, it's all about profit margins, I'm sure we all know the cost price to make a Simplex would be hardly any different to a Legend, and the Equinox 600 wouldn't cost much less to make for Minelab than a Manticore. They have plenty of room they can move on prices, Nokta has made Minelab worried, that's clear. XP kept the pricing high with the Deus 2, if they came in lower on that the Manticore would be much cheaper so to bring the prices down on the top machines Nokta really need to get to making one, they've been the ones driving down the prices, thanks Nokta, love your work 🙂 I am thinking even before release Nokta may adjust their Simplex models pricing, they didn't expect the X-Terra to be coming out when they were doing these Simplex models. I wouldn't be surprised at all with a last minute price adjustment on them all as they now seem overpriced.

It's a ridiculously low price for a selectable SF detector. Then again, Minelab had to do something because Nokta and XP were gouging into their empire. Plus, now there is Quest to throw into the mix. With that said, after using a SMF detector that also has selectable frequencies from low to high, I would prefer not to use a fixed single frequency detector ever again. The only negative for me about the X-Terra, is that its highest frequency is only 15 khz. Reason being, in my high EMI area, it's not until 20 khz that I can fully eliminate EMI and run at maximum gain. In addition to that, I find that 20 khz and higher is notably better than 15 khz on small gold, nickels, and small targets like coins on edge.