Dan(NM)

Still for sale.

Still available.

Thank you. I got this information from XP and was a little confused ........

Can anyone confirm whether or not the warranty is transferable, thanks.

Price reduced to $85 shipped.

I have SEF 10x12 coil I won't be needing that works on the Explorer Etrac or Safari detectors. It comes with a coil cover and is in good condition except the strain relief has broken at the coil. It does have sealing tape on it now. Asking $95 shipped.

Nice job in rough hunting conditions, your persistence paid off, thanks for sharing.

Great hunt, I'd love to find colonial relics.

1 minute ago, DSMITH said:

All you @Sinclair and @Dan(NM) have done is give perfect examples of the reality of metal detecting in general, new people coming in watch these you tubers and think all you dig is great finds all the time, when in reality a lot of trash is in their future with this great hobby LOL

It's not all fun and games and great finds every hunt 😉 There's always a price to pay for the keepers.

26 minutes ago, Sinclair said:

Holy cow - Dan!!
You beat me on that one 🤠

I didn‘t even find that much lead in 6 years. Ok, mainly dry sand hunting.. never the less - that‘s just a ridiculous amount!

I think I have a 10 liter bucket full - I‘ll put it on a scale some day.

Lol, it was a spot close to my house and was producing just enough from time to time to keep me going back. I had myself convinced a honking gold ring was hiding among the lead :) 

I feel your pain, this is the lead dug from 1 spot from Jan-Dec 2023, fresh water lake hunting. I quit saving the other trash after the first 5 gallon bucket was full.

26 minutes ago, Tony said:

Is this your second Manticore ??

It is, had one back in Jan. I got frustrated with it and sold it. I'm going to give it another shot. I'm hoping to learn from the users that have had them all year.

I decided take the plunge again on the Manticore before the prices go up. I got the Christmas package with a free Profind 40.

Congrats on some very nice recoveries, hopefully more will follow.

Congratulations Gerry on a stunning find!! It doesn't get much better than and that's what every beach hunter hopes to find.  It is amazing that someone would wear something like that in water. I guess he needed to have his ego stroked by showing it off. It would be a crying shame if you can't find the owner   Thanks for sharing an amazing find.

54 minutes ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Congrats on the gold rings, Dan(NM), well deserved and well done! 😎

You should build a Lead Thrown! 😉

 

Thanks Ghostlight, I'm hoping to turn it into some greenbacks 😉

53 minutes ago, TampaBayBrad said:

You worked hard for those two! I see you pulled one of those Westward Journey nickels too, somewhat uncommon.

Haha, I didn't see that, thanks for the heads-up.

3 hours ago, Sinclair said:

Congrats Dan!
Holy.. that's a sh!tload of sinkers 😵
They sound too good to pass them by and I can totally understand, why they want to ban them in europe.

Thanks, they sound very good on the D2 lol. Unbelievable how many are out here.

3 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Great hunting and taking the time to dig everything up. I like the amethyst ring, it looks to be a good quality  stone.

Good luck on your next hunt and stay safe out there.

Thank you. I kept wondering why it rang so low and the stone looked too nice for junk. I'm glad I cleaned it 🙂

4 hours ago, mn90403 said:

Lead is selling for a big price these days if you can find a yard that will take it.  Just drop in the gold so they give you a little better price.

I should be able to sell it, lots of hunting goes on around here.

5 hours ago, phrunt said:

That's a really cool gold nugget type ring.

I like the looks of those types of rings, I've dug a couple at another lake last year.

7 hours ago, midalake said:

Outstanding Dan!!!!  But just so you know......82 is the gold range for rings too!!!😎

Thanks! That's what I keep hoping for lol. I've dug some class rings before that hit up there. I'm digging everything from 29 and up.

8 hours ago, JCR said:

Nice ring finds.

Thank you!

5 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

Congrats Dan! Nice to get some shiny digging all that lead. Persistence pays off. 👍

Thanks! It definitely takes away some of the aggravation :)

It was a beautiful day, sunny and in the mid 60's here in Central Texas. I got all my running around done for the day so I headed to a place I call Lead Lake. So far this year, I've dug over 70lbs of lead from here. I went out yesterday and gave up after 3 hrs with 3 coins and a pouch full of sinkers. Today turned out to be a rewarding hunt. Within the first hour, I had 2 rings, both I thought were junkers. The little one hit at 82 on the Deus 2 and the one with the stone read 49, which is gold range. It was stained so bad I couldn't see any marking inside the band.

About 30 minutes later I get a solid 60, which out here, is either a pulltab, nickel or lead. I was very surprised to see the small nugget ring pop out. The top part of the ring had some dark staining on it just like the ring with the stone. I grab my magnifying glass and sure enough, 10K I hunted a few more minutes and decided to call it a day. I was more than satisfied with my results for such a short hunt.

I inspected both rings when I got home and still could not see any marking on the larger ring. I threw all the rings in my tumbler to clean them up. After supper, I go out to check on the progress and was met with a very nice surprise, 2 pieces of goldness in the tumbler I grabbed my loupe and sure enough, 10K. I ended up with 4.5 grams of 10K between the 2.

Congrats on a job well done, mission accomplished :) That looks like a great spot to hunt, no doubt a few more keepers are waiting to be found.

36 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

Nice stuff. I like the cross.

Thanks Rick!!