Mark Gillespie
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Maybe 1930's
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Send it in to be checked. Minelab will take care of it.
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Joining The 2 Cent Piece Club
Mark Gillespie replied to GB_Amateur's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Wow, never found one of those. 😀 -
Well actually that is my daughters hand, she was very happy. The first ring that she wanted in years. Couldn't say no.
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1 copper 2 sterling 3 ring day Until my wife saw them, then my daughter, then there were only 2 left. The one on the left bottom is actually my daughters birthstone. Quick as I can straighten the one on the right, I'll be down to only 1. Pretty good day.
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Ben's Seen Better Days--updated
Mark Gillespie replied to Againstmywill's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Very nice silver. I can say, I have never saw silver look like that out of the ground. Almost like it has toned. Nice though. -
Not As Many Barbers As Dan Scored Recently, But...
Mark Gillespie replied to steveg's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Barbers are always a pleasant surprise. Looks like the ground is not good on copper coins. -
Wow, some fantastic finds to say the least. I've never found some of those items.
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The Advantage Of "dialing It In"
Mark Gillespie replied to ColonelDan's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Absolutely True.................. -
Wow, awesome bunch of silver. Research really paid off.
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Eq800 Silver Dime Tid Variances
Mark Gillespie replied to Cal_Cobra's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
I've noticed the same thing with deep copper pennies and also dimes and quarters. To me that is a good thing. I remember a few times when I knew it was going to be a deep quarter but it turned out to be a deep dime. But, I'm good with up averaging with depth. I'm very happy with my Equinox. -
Looked through all my war nickels and tested all the S mint coins. All read 13 except the 1943's. Interesting.
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This is so interesting, I had to look through my war nickels and find a 43 S and test on my Equinox. Most of the war nickels I've found were located and dug with other detectors, with only a few found recently with my Equinox. Well anyway, my Equinox ID the nickel at 15. All my other war nickels were 12-13. Interesting, I may need to rethink all the 14-15 ID's I've passed by especially at the older school locations. I also looked up the war nickel information in the Red Book and there is no mention of changing the composition from Copper 56%, Silver 35% and manganese 9%.
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On my Equinox 800 they are always 12-13. There is a slight difference between park and field programs but still between 12-13.
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It's all about the audio. I had both the Tejon and Vaquero, several years ago and I got good at knowing when the target was a pencil eraser end. It should always be the audio first.
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Kinda makes me want one of those machines. I had an XP Deus a few years back, did quite well too.
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How Do I Know My Equinox 800 Is Functioning Properly?
Mark Gillespie replied to LukeJMG1986's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Thanks for the compliment. I try to clean the entire detector at least every other hunt. Of course I don't do the same kind of hunting as in Colorado. -
How Do I Know My Equinox 800 Is Functioning Properly?
Mark Gillespie replied to LukeJMG1986's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Generally I like to have my sensitivity at 22, then do a noise cancel. Set the detector down with the coil, vertical to the ground and check the air distance using a dime. If I can only get 10" I'll do another noise cancel and see if the noise cancel numbers change, then I do the dime test again. At times I'll change to different programs to see how things change. Sometimes it helps and sometimes the noise get much worse. I will add, I don't always check the dime because I'm going to hunt either way. All this is really strange when I move 50-70' away and all of a sudden I can get 12" on the air test without changing any settings. -
How Do I Know My Equinox 800 Is Functioning Properly?
Mark Gillespie replied to LukeJMG1986's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
This may be worth mentioning. After performing a noise cancel I generally test the machine to see the approximate air distance. Using a dime, then EMI is not so bad I can get a good repeatable on the dime at 12". When I can't get a repeatable beep at 10 I will check the EMI and adjust accordingly. I know this might not be exactly what you are asking but if EMI is high, you'll loose a lot of depth. I have two marks on my lower shaft, one at 10 and another at 12". If I can't get at least a 10" signal I adjust accordingly. There's been a few locations where nothing helps. Just my 2 cents.