Mark Gillespie
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Send it in to be checked. Minelab will take care of it.
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On 6/4/2020 at 5:39 PM, Mike Hillis said:
I enjoyed your write up, CmonNow. Nice coin for a first silver, too.
Since you personalized it with the nick you might as well put it in a bezel and wear it. A metal detector brand t-shirt and that coin around your neck may well get you some good private property permissions.
HH
MikeThat's and idea.
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Wow, never found one of those. 😀
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10 hours ago, 2Valen said:
Congrats on your finds, and that is a nice hand you have.
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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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.
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At this point, it's the best I've ever used. You're right Steve, it has a little extra depth too.
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Fantastic news, the pinpointer has returned. I will say, 1st Texas has always done me right on warranty issues.
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Barbers are always a pleasant surprise. Looks like the ground is not good on copper coins.
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Wow, some fantastic finds to say the least. I've never found some of those items.
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Absolutely True..................
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Wow, awesome bunch of silver. Research really paid off.
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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.
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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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On 3/7/2019 at 8:29 PM, Tometusns said:
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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Any updates on EL Paso FTP opening up?
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On 5/3/2020 at 4:12 PM, Jeff McClendon said:
Mark G.
your Equinox shaft and coil look spotless aside from the depth marks. Mine looks like it has been dipped in a mud bath or painted with earth colored spray paint. I can't remember the last time the lower part of my Nox looked that clean even after cleaning it!
Jeff
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.
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4 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:
I like the tic marks on the shaft. But what do you mean by the above statement - are you talking about the noise cancel channel setting or sensitivity - i.e., what are you "adjusting"?
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.
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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.
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Maybe 1930's