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7 minutes ago, Valens Legacy said:

was that a 1957 date

I believe it to be 1953. I was really hoping it would be an IHP based on how deep it was. 

4 minutes ago, NCtoad said:

That’s really impressive!   How was the ID at that depth?

Sound was there, similar to a deep silver dime that sounds high...mostly. I was using 50 tones. The ID was a bit iffy (20-33) and didn't show for about half the sweeps.

I am in FL sandy soil which has close to no mineralization.

Was at a local park today and was able to run at 24 sensitivity. I set recovery speed at 4 and dug the good sounds. This penny sound was very faint and I would not have heard it without earbuds. It was so deep, I was about to leave the hole after digging a lot of dirt thinking it was a false signal. Most of the deep coins from this area come out around 8"-10", so this was outside of the norm. The coin was flat on the bottom and was still stuck in the dirt when I dug it out with fingers. I would not believe it if I wasn't there taking the pics.

Equinox, 15" coil, Park 1, 24 sensitivity, 4 recovery speed

Thanks for sharing the awesome finds. Looks like a buckle for a woman.

Of course, I forgot the most plausible explanation... it's Templar, Baby! I'm sending it off now to have it analyzed. Will it be found to contain lead mined in Europe, or is there some other explanation that will add to the mystery of Oak Island?  🙂

4 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

Now you get to find what was under and around all that stuff.

There is a ton of it in the ground! It may be a couple years from now.😱

Found my heaviest piece of lead today in a local park along with some additional old parts to railroad cars (I think). I'm guessing this came from when they used lead to join pipes together. Anyone familiar with that process is welcome to confirm or disagree. 

37 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

will often investigate some signals that persist even if I lift the coil, but if it gets past my shovel depth I'm done 😀

Lifting the coil is a good way to gauge if it is deep junk or not, but this was an exception. When I lifted the coil on this coin, because it was only about 6 inches down, it still rang in clearly to at least 12 inches above the ground. Shallow jewelry hunting is also an exception, but the double hit sound helps judge depth as well. I was running at 23 sensitivity today at a park, and the shallower coins really sounded big and deep. I guess a dig-it-all mentality would remedy all doubt. However, when at a park, aching knees tend to limit my desire to do that.😁

Was out today to a local park and came across a strong 32-38 signal on the Equinox. I raised the coil and it still was loud. I thought it was going to be deep junk, but there were a couple 32s that showed consistently on the screen. I was not aware that 1967 was still 40% silver. 

Equinox, 15" coil, Park 1, 23 sensitivity, 4 Recovery speed, All metal

1 hour ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Thanks for sharing such an awesome place and hunt. 😎

Now, if you could share where the awesome place is to hunt, that would be helpful.😁

Fabulous finds! The button with Mount Tamalpais on it seems to indicate someone of wealth may have lived there, assuming it came from the old home site. The price to attend in the 1890s was $320, or about $10,000 in today's money.

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2 hours ago, Steelheader said:

It was just under the surface.  I used a screwdriver to pop it out.  I was in Park 1 with pretty much the factory settings. I was using 5 tones, and the sensitivity was at 20.

Amazing find! I'm thinking you called it quits for the day after finding it. 😁 Do you recall what number it rang up as on the Equinox?

Rang in a solid 28, so I had a good idea it was going to be a ring. The field has a TON of trash that rings up in the 20's... mostly buried aluminum can pieces and random car parts. There are large power lines that cause interference with the wireless module which causes it to drop out a lot if I am walking in a certain direction. If I turn around, the issue goes away.

Equinox 15", all metal, Park 1, 7 recovery

After getting a new coil for the Equinox under warranty, it had its maiden voyage today at the local football field that has been hammered by the other 15"! The dime gave a 31 signal with some iron sounds mixed in; it was down the length of the Garrett carrot. The coil works like the other one, possibly with a bit less EMI. The dime is nothing spectacular, but the conditions were good for detecting and I'll take silver any day.

6 hours ago, strick said:

how do you like the 10x5 ? I was on a hunt yesterday noticed that some of the targets I was digging were off to the right center of the coil from where I thought they were..I was however digging in an area where there was lots of Iron.

The targets I have dug have generally been centered, but many of the targets I find are within the first 4 inches. For these shallow finds, the tip of the coil does a brilliant job locating the target using the wiggle method. In fact, I can generally locate the target and place my Garrott carrot on that location within a 1/2" of the target. I did have 2 times yesterday when the target was off to the right of where I thought, but those were deeper and I believe iron of some sort. I like the coil, but getting used to such a small coil is hard after using the 15" almost exclusively for a couple years. 

While at a local park, this rang in a 31 on the Equinox in Park 1, so I knew it was either a silver ring or a couple quarters stacked. Anyone able to identify the maker's mark or tell me anything about it? Thanks for the help! I believe this is the first silver ring the Coiltek has found.

Got my coil back today (25th) after sending it out last Saturday (16th). I asked for some new washers, and they sent them along with a new bolt and skid plate. The skid plate is not as tight as my original, but it makes it easier to remove! The service was excellent and communication impeccable. It cost me $13.55 for shipping to the facility via priority USPS. 

21 minutes ago, JCR said:

You inspire me to work on my Modern trash technique!

What machine do you have?

It is amazing to see what you are able to find in a single hunt. I hunt 99% of the time in the turf, and my gold total for 3 years is what you find in a week. Right place and lots of hard work on your part.👍

Do you hang onto your rings, or do you sell them for scrap once you get a certain amount? If you don't sell them, do you have a pic with all of them in one place? I bought a couple detectors from a guy in Salt Lake City years back. While at his house, he took me to his detecting finds part of the basement. He had a substantial bunch of gold rings he had found all hanging on a large carabiner that astonished me, as I had never found anything gold up to that point. It was an inspiration to see. I emulate him a bit. I just use a much smaller carabiner so it looks like it is loaded with gold rings.😁

49 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

Glad you like the 10x5. I may not take mine off. It really gets the "stuff between the stuff". Nice pan 'o' coins. 👍

I get my new 15" this week after the one with a broken ear was sent in last Saturday. I really like the 15" for coverage, but the 5x10 does a great job in getting the goods in the areas the large coil is out of its comfort zone. 

Detected for a little over an hour today at a local basketball court with the 5x10 Coiltek on the Equinox 800. There were 29 dimes pulled from the ground with more left there, as my legs were feeling the up-down blues. I was going for coins and ring signals in the 5-15 range. Found one wheat penny, but nothing else spectacular. The 5x10 is like using a laser in the trash-littered grass surrounding the court. Even around a trashcan, the coins were still findable among the pull tabs and foil that miss the can.

The 5 yen coin was found yesterday at a park; it is worth a whole 4 cents! Takers?

Park 1, all metal, 7 recovery, 50 tones, 20 sensitivity

Thanks for all the pics! By the number of shiny items, it looks like you know what you're doing.😁

Here is the ear that broke off. There is a groove worn in a circular pattern where there is contact, but obviously, that is not where it broke.

Last weekend I pulled the Equinox 15" coil off with the rod to swap to the small Coiltek coil. It was then that I noticed one of the ears was cracked. I have had the coil for about 2 1/2 years; I wasn't sure of the date I purchased it, but I called the Minelab repair center and got the good news that all is under warranty. 🙏 It has seen it's share of junk targets, coins, and gold items. I really like the coil and think it covers the turf very effectively while still finding very small tidbits.

18 hours ago, kac said:

the internal zipper does get stuck as I jammed it up with crud

On the first Garrett pouch I had (vinyl), the zipper also became unusable. I usually kept the internal pocket unzipped when I hunted. The second Garrett pouch, which I currently use (nylon webbing), has its zipper closed all the time. It still works great after years of using it. Keeping the zipper closed keeps the crud out of the teeth and prevents the little opening from getting snagged.