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Steve, I think the 2nd week on Louisiana Sal's Team still has openings. You're welcome to join the fun. As a "Newbie" I'm not quite sure what to expect but Celtic Gold sounds good. Better yet, how about another gold Viking ring like the one somebody found this past year??

For the past year I've been sitting on the fence researching the Deus and trying to decide whether to get one. Finally ordered one yesterday from a dealer when he informed me that Deus had announced another price drop just a few days ago. Now I need to get up to speed with it before my two week trip to Colchester this coming October. The person leading our Team to Colchester is a Deus Dealer(the same person who just sold me my new one) so I should be able to pick up some good operating tips while I'm there. As a backup I'll also be taking my trusty MXT.

Finally got a chance to give my new Minelab GoFind60 a go at a local park. Got it a few weeks ago from KellyCo but too much rain lately to try it out. Went to a local Park for two hours and found a few dozen clad coins but no jewelry. Seemed to be dead on with the coins including the graphic read out and tones. Can't tell much about depth as I only use a probe in "manicured" grassy areas so most of my finds were only an inch or two down. Love how it folds up compactly like a Swiss Army Knife. Main reason I bought it was it will fit easily into a suitcase for my travels in the plane.

Personal Locator Beacon.

My 10 year old Grandaughter is getting pretty good at finding coins with a Garrett ACE 150.

Great advice, thanks alot. I've had an MXT since they first came out and it's served me well down thru the years. Just had White's do a "tune up" on it along with a new DD coil so guess I'll take that as my primary detector. For a backup I pre-ordered one of the new Minelab GO FIND detectors that should fit perfectly in a carry on bag due to it's small fold up size. I'll be going with a friend and neighbor who has been going to Colchester twice a year for the past 5 years so I've got a good mentor.

Steve, I just signed up for a two week detecting trip to Colchester, England this coming October. Since you've been there before I would appreciate your advise on the best detector to take there. I currently own a White's MXT and a Garrett AT Pro but have been considering a new XP Deus due to it's light weight. Your thoughts? Thanks.

Just "Pre-ordered" a GO-FIND 60 from Kellyco. Cost was $309.00 plus shipping. Includes a digger, ear buds, and a pouch for a smartphone. It should be perfect for throwing into a suitcase for all the traveling I do.

I've been using my new AT for two weeks now. I purchased it mainly because you can use it in vibrate only and the fact it's waterproof. The sensitivity seems to be on a par with my TRX but still doing some testing on that. I paid $137.19 for it from a local dealer.

For years I've used a White's MXT. For tailings the 4X6 Shooter is my choice. For parks the 6X10 DD coil is great for jewelry/coins. With those two coils it's like having two detectors in one.

Great advice! Thanks.

Has anybody on the forum attended one of the XP DEUS Boot Camps? Wondering if it's worth the money, time, and effort to travel to one?

My wife and I each have an MXT, purchased over 5 years ago. She uses a 4X6 and I have the 6X10 coil. All our gold prospecting is old tailings in the gold districts here in Colorado. We're happy with the results but also use our machines for Meteorite hunting and coin/jewelry detecting in city parks. The MXT does it all.

Steve, How do you think the SDC would perform in Hawaii where you did the ATX testing?

I got one of the first TRX's from my local White's dealer and have had it out about a dozen times. Comparing it to my Garrett Pro Pointer The Garrett will probably be easier to use for most detectorists but the TRX has it beat hands down already for depth. Still learning all the features.

Good stuff. Thanks

If you do an internet search for the words "cotopaxi meteorite" you should come up with several news articles/photos of our Meteorite. It was an iron/nickel type and weighed 243 grams and was about the size of a large lemon. The Norton books mentioned by fredmason are excellent.

When you think about it, Meteorites, more or less, constantly bombard the earth in all directions. They're just more easily found and recovered in areas such as dry lake beds, deserts, ice fields, etc. Most are Micro Meteorites and you never see them coming through the atmosphere. We found our first Meteorite "Cotopaxi" by accident while detecting for gold with our White's Goldmaster. It's quite a process to get your Meteorite examined and verified and our's was done by the Geologists at UCLA. It was officially named "Cotopaxi" due to the nearest geographical location that we found it, namely a Post Office here in Colorado. We eventually donated it to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for their Meteorite collection.

Steve, Speaking as a retired Federal Investigator from an Agency you've probably never heard of (DOD/DIS), might I suggest you make further inquiries for the information you desire by making a formal request through the Freedom of Information Act? At the same time contact your appropriate Congressman detailing your concerns and request that they make an inquiry as to the reasons you are unable to get the information you are requesting. I know from personal experience that when an Agency receives what is called a "Congressional Inquiry", they have to respond in an VERY expeditious manner. Call me personally if I can be of further help in circumnavigating Government Bureaucracy.

Let's hope some lawyer doesn't try to take part or all of that gold. Remember what happened to part of the gold from the S.S. California and all of the gold from the "Black Swan".

My wife and I each have a Garrett and used them since they first came out. Mine finally died a few months ago so sent it back to Garrett for repairs. It was long out of warranty so had to pay for shipping back and forth plus the repair charges. It all mounted up to almost half the cost of a new one but it's working fine now. I think the reason it died was because I was working a sledding area and got some water/ice/mud into the inner workings through the rubber on/off switch.

Great advice, thank you. I've got a trip coming up to Cabo in a few weeks so hope to give it a good workout down there. No diving, just up and down the wet sand of the beach.

In my "Day Job" I'm fortunate to travel throughout the U.S. and get to the beaches in California and Florida from time to time. Up until now I've been using either my White's MXT, Garrett AT Pro, or Garrett ACE 250 to hit the dry sands. I just purchased a used Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II PI detector on ebay and was wondering what experience other forum members have had with the Sea Hunter or any other PI detector for that matter? I'm guessing I will have a learning curve since this is my first PI detector and dig more trash than I'm used to. Thanks for any advice.