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schoolofhardNox last won the day on September 3 2023
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relic and beach hunting, Native American artifacts, stamp collecting, Marshall amps and loud music, coins, scrapping electronics, making wind chimes and percussion chimes
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GPX 6000, GPX 5000, Manticore, CTX 3030, E Trac, Equinox 800, Fisher AQ
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One Of A Kind? And Two Firsts
schoolofhardNox replied to F350Platinum's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Wow, some nice finds. Great button. ๐ฅฐ 2 Flying Eagles shows you when that site was active. Being only produced a couple of years, they do not turn up very often. Watch out for that Z phone. I have the Z 3 and the screen already cuts out when I open it. Just under 2 years old, so it's getting replaced next week. No more flip phones for me.- 23 replies
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Beach Hunt 2023 Has Started
schoolofhardNox replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Maybe Gerry needs another one? Or maybe I can expand his business to MA? ๐ค. How are the fairgrounds treating you? I miss digging in the dirt! But silver was like a new found girlfriend, very attentive from the start. Why did she have to just up and dump me like that? ๐ญ I like gravy..... but I guess mashed potatoes are fine every once in a while. Seriously though, It was a longer and well appreciated silver run. It also makes the next hunt more relaxing knowing I can't do worse. ๐ -
I like the expanded scale, coming from a White's before owning a Minelab, but I don't like the fact that the new machines expanded both the pull tab range and the gold range, so they blend a lot more than previously. On the CTX, a large number of women's gold rings came in at 6 or 9. I never found a pull tab at 6 or 9 on the CTX, so I would get excited to see those numbers knowing it isn't going to be a pull tab. I guess I'm saying that previous technology seemed to better group targets, but now you can dig a zinc cent from anywhere 65 different numbers. I've had them read as low as foil and as high as just above an Indian. I may pull out the CTX if a lot of sand is removed or if I want better odds in cherry picking small rings in a field. I'm all for more numbers, but a better classification of targets would help.
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Beach Hunt 2023 Has Started
schoolofhardNox replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
It's amazing how cruel a beach can be ๐ But generous as well at times ๐ It is an awesome potato masher. ๐ I'm renting it out if anyone is interested. If there are no takers, them I may have to move to Idaho where it should get some good usage. ๐ฅ -
Beach Hunt 2023 Has Started
schoolofhardNox replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Beach hunt # 27 is history, but the pain will linger forever. ๐จ So, after many generous hunts in a row, reality can strike you hard. This was to be the lowest tide probably until fall, so I have to pick the correct beach. I waffled between my area beaches and NH beaches and finally picked NH. I must admit, nothing can reset your expectations better than a day spent digging this. ๐ So here it is, in all its glory โ my stellar hunt. Spoiler alertโฆโฆโฆ.. My best find was a potato masher. I kid you not. ๐ต -
Beach Hunt 2023 Has Started
schoolofhardNox replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Thanks. It is getting sparse but nothing prepared me for this next hunt ๐คฃ I know, that beach mistakenly though I said lead, when I clearly asked for gold. ๐ I hope you had a chance to get out during that low tide. You would have beat my next hunt just by stepping out on a beach. ๐ -
Beach Hunt 2023 Has Started
schoolofhardNox replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Beach hunt # 26 is at a new beach. This is beach #1. I had high hopes for this small beach. Research shows this beach may go back to the early to mid-1800โs. I was a bit leery since there is a limited number of parking spaces and houses are very close by. I arrived and parking was tight. The beach is even smaller than I thought. People were already eyeballing me, so I opted to go light with the Manticore. Not my primary choice, but I figured that I should be able to at least see if any coins show up. I really didnโt feel comfortable at this beach right from the start, but I decided to just concentrate on getting a solid target and see what comes up. If I get kicked out, I can get to another beach in 15 minutes. I must admit, the Manticore struggled there. It has a lot of iron and bigger exposed rocks, but I was able to get depth to about 6โ. Raising the coil to get above the rocks greatly altered the response, especially the target IDโs. Luckily, coins were rather shallow, in the 3-5โ range. Realistically, even with the great amount of iron there, my GPX with a smaller coil would have been ideal. But the Manticore did produce a lot of coins, so Iโm thinking this place has not been detected since the 80โs at least. For silver, I found 2 Washington quarters, a mangled older style ring, and some kind of small teardrop shaped piece. Most copper cents were Memorials with a couple of Wheats thrown in. A lot of lead at this place too. Beach #2 was another small beach that I had previously done ok at. I used the GPX for this one. Time was now limited and unfortunately, they had already repaired the damage to this beach. That can be a good or bad thing. I was able to get a silver Roosevelt dime and whatโs left of a silver thimble. Judging from the things I dug, prior to them repairing the beach, it would have produced a good number of older coins. Looking over at the water line on the concrete wall, about 1-2 feet of sand was removed. That is a huge amount for this beach. Iโm sure someone was able to get some shallow old silver from there. Good for them. ๐ So not a bad day at the beach, and I did get some more silver, so all is good. I may get a chance to do one more beach on Monday. It is going to be a really low tide. Now I just have to pick the right beach. I won't even tell you about the crazy people I was approached by at the first beach. Scary. ๐ต๐ต๐ต -
Beach Hunt 2023 Has Started
schoolofhardNox replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Thanks. I know PI's are definitely not for everyone, but for me, I could not do beach hunting without one. I'm still amazed on how many old coins come up. I talk with others there and there are beaches that turn up large cents and Spanish. The ring can be cleaned up by electrolysis, but I would imagine it won't reveal a smooth surface underneath. If you can figure out how to turn that ring into a SLQ, then I am all ears. ๐ฎ One of the nicest coin designs. Hard to find them, especially with any meat left on them. I hope the quarter is a '13S, but around here if you want an S, you have to magic marker it on them. ๐ -
Indoor Viability For Metal Detectors??
schoolofhardNox replied to Dunnomuch's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
I would do a visual search. In the house I grew up in, the attic floorboards were a good idea. Try and find one board that is really short in length. We found ours contained and old cobalt blue syringe (in a wooden case) and some odds and ends. But it could have held cash previously. Cellars (as mentioned) are good, especially if they have dirt floors. There was a guy locally that found a cash box for some people that they knew existed, but their father died before he disclosed where. He used a very small coil, low sensitivity and was looking for a decent size metal box. He did find it for them. Either way, just looking around in any area that may have a loose board or a ledge or hidden pocket. I would do cellar and attic first, barn second, and if there is a chicken coop, under that. Good luck. -
New Untouched Colonial Homestead
schoolofhardNox replied to NJ Art's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Beautiful knee buckle. You can tell just from the finds there was money at that house. Engraved Tombacs, a masonic cuff link, plus other nicer design cuff links, and some of the best coppers I have seen come out of the woods. Beautiful soil where you are at. Must have great drainage. Congrats on some stellar hunting. -
Beach Hunt 2023 Has Started
schoolofhardNox replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Beach hunt # 25 is back at that same small beach. Although the low tide was average, I was surprised to see so much lower beach exposed in the area that I found those Barber coins last time out. So, I headed there instead of doing a different section that I had planned on doing. It turned out well, as I still found silver but at the expense of a lot of iron and pull tabs. I was torn between just digging high conductors or hoping for that gold ring. No gold ring showed up, so the pull tabs won that fight. I detected a good chunk of new ground just after where all the coins were coming from, but I did not get anything of value. I still donโt know why all these silvers were found in such a small area. Itโs a very accessible area (not complaining) ๐. We have some really low tides coming up, so Iโm going to try and get at least 2 hunts in. It will be a toss up between the GPX, Manticore or AQ, depending on the circumstances. Itโs always a gamble I donโt like doing, to pick a beach to do at low tide. Pick wrong and you get to hear all about the guys that got multiple gold rings. ๐ช We shall see how it turns out. One good thing though, a friend printed me out a couple of pin pointer caps for the Garrett carrot. Now I donโt have to duct tape the tip, so I donโt wear it out. Get out and dig if you can!!! -
The Jewelry Box (long And Lots Of Pics)
schoolofhardNox replied to F350Platinum's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Wow, that's a nice surprise.๐ Sterling turning up everywhere (including that spoon ๐) Sure it's nice to find 1600's coins, but sometimes silver jewelry can be a lot of fun as well. That would make a nice small display. Great hunt.- 24 replies
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Melt them down ๐ Skim the copper, keep the zinc. Might as well get something out of the deal. ๐ค I find a lot of coins still here on the New England coast and even the non zinc ones would still have to be tumbled to be readable and spendable.
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Beach Hunt 2023 Has Started
schoolofhardNox replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Thanks. If you want to see a real wanted poster.... I have some way better coins I would love to find and post. ๐ But that will never happen ๐ญ. I doubt the pliers are salvageable since it looks like it has lost a lot of steel already. Would probably snap if cutting something ๐คญ. I'm already itchin' to get out again ๐ฌ