Dances With Doves

27 minutes ago, mn90403 said:

I ran down to the beach with my 6" coil when I got it and found 4 rings that session!  I was stoked.  I've use it quite often in the desert and for whatever reason I haven't found any gold nuggets with it.  I did find lots of tiny bird shot which means if gold was there I should have detected it but not so far.

It is quite a treat to walk a beach with such a tiny coil and get some good hits.

Mitchel

27 minutes ago, mn90403 said:

I ran down to the beach with my 6" coil when I got it and found 4 rings that session!  I was stoked.  I've use it quite often in the desert and for whatever reason I haven't found any gold nuggets with it.  I did find lots of tiny bird shot which means if gold was there I should have detected it but not so far.

It is quite a treat to walk a beach with such a tiny coil and get some good hits.

Mitchel

I have  a beach  that  has a lot of junk because it  is old ,had a beach house close to the water that  was torn down plus a train that ran next to it that was built in 1874  which was   50 years before beach house was built. I still have not used my 6inch  coil in the water.

I took the 11inch coil off because it was on backwards   and  I finally  noticed it. I did good  with it on backwards.I put on the 6" coil and tested my tough targets.I tested the 5''   deep 18k yellow gold chain first in pk2 and it was  great.In  multi freq.   It hit the chain solid  with a great id of 1-2.Same mode  but in 20kz.I get a good hit with  mostly up average numbers where I would dig if I was chain  hunting.I put it in 40kz. and it hit better with better   sounding up average numbers.I then put  it in gold 2 mode and could run multi freq. up to 23 and it slammed it with great id numbers .I put it then in 20kz. and it hit it good with nice up average numbers.I put it in 40kz. and it slammed it with great up average sounding numbers.The 6inch coil is a winner on this target in many  different settings.I  will do a write up on the small  deep white gold ring next.The 6inch coil has it's place for  small gold.

 I  did not know that   John Lennon metal detected(The man in the green plad shirt with the  sun  glasses.)

9 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

 

You can't replace those  Kodak moments.     Living in the    Rochester area you also see what happened to a  company that made  mistakes. 62,000 people working  for     them in 1982  alone in a mid  size city.Kodak    Park was a city in a city. They invented the  digital camera in the 70's.I knew one  worker who was in the   Rochester ANA coin club who had all 5 1913 v nickles in his possession  at a meeting when the club had them there before  1962, when one went missing after for many years.He was the president of that club in 1964. Oldest ANA  club  that did not disband .Pitt the famous coin collecter worked for Kodak too and was in that club I think.

 That is a gonegirl  ring. You bring it  home and a girl see's it and it is gone. Beautiful      ring.

I went and  grabbed my 18k white gold chain. This is about 4 grams and 15inches  long.It is only about 1mm wide that has 2mm white gold balls    every  inch and a half.I buried this very tough target at about 5inches.I grabbed the Gmx first with the 6inch concentric.It  hit this target good at 1 angle with a soft hit with not much room to spare, but  at other angles there were more 1 way hits or weaker hits.Still I could use pinpoint mode to get this target too.I then tried the 11  inch coil on the Nox in pk2 plus the gold modes.I have junk about 12 inches away and in all the ways I tried before could not get a confident hit that I knew was  the  target and not false signal or junk from nearby.I  then tried  X-terra with 6  inch 18kz dd coil and got barely a sound at one angle and others could not tell  or no signal.GMX best in this situation by far.Getting these types of tough targets gives you  bragging rights in my book.As hard as it gets when it comes to being successful in the sport of metal detecting.You need patients and a lot of energy. 

 I tried the 6inch 18kz. coil on the X- terra in coin mode and   got a wrap around signal that might make me dig on the rope chain.In prospect mode I got a nice soft signal and was able to lift coil about an inch before I lose  the  target.I tried the 8inch mono  on the  infinium and that was a no go.

If I am  hunting in Lake   Ontario and I get about 15 nickles I usually have  some gold.So I say you  got robbed Steve.And hunting a lake when it is low is a joy.We hunted a lake that was 3feet lower and it made hunting easier and more efficient plus we could go out deeper then before. One time it was dead calm and that was pure joy.Gold, silver   coins,silver  jewelry, plenty of clad and some relics.This was a finger lake.When it comes to  the  Great lakes and ocean  I think OBN and  Clive have hunted both  for members here and they  could comment on  hunting these.Andy Sabich hunted a large lake called Onieda by Syracuse and that was his   first honey hole.He and his friends got 1000's of gold here I heard.I hunted here and got 2 gold in 3  times hunting this fine  white sand on the   west end of that lake.I would like to try Nox and AQ type pulse here because some of the stuff can be  deep. It is a easy 100 mile  drive mostly down the  thruway.That west end of that shallow lake can get some good size waves.

True, We also  don't have to deal with salt water or sharks even though there is folklore about a kid getting attacked in 1955 in Lake  Michigan  at Chicago.The   Great lakes also has a   sieche where one part of the lake can be  10 feet higher then other side.These conditions can create very strong currents in    certain places. Sometimes after a  storm the coins and gold lay in plain site on the black sand where you just eyeball them.The 18k chain in my  test today was such a target.We also  don't have ocean type tides every day.

27 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Yes, I am quite pleased with the target mix. I liked seeing all the nickels in particular. Hunting fresh water lakes is different than saltwater. You do not get the massive storm cuts that can be so productive for saltwater beach hunters, so things are more hit and miss.

Tahoe had record low water levels a couple years ago, and the dry land hunters were able to walk all over stuff that is back underwater now. There was a ring bonanza at the time. I’m new to hunting Tahoe however, so still have a lot to learn about where the better hunting locations may be. I’m mainly waiting for late July and August when the water will be much warmer and my eyes fully healed from cataract surgery, so I can get back to mask and snorkel work. I’d like to try some more secluded “secret beach” locations.

The gold will come. Sometimes I’m hot, sometimes I’m not.... but it really is just a matter of time.

The secret to being a super detectorist is only showing the good times! I’ve had some stretches where I thought I’d never find gold ever again. Then... boom! 

You can get some good storm cuts in the   Great  lakes.A spot  could be down to the clay then the sand shifts and same spot could have 6 feet of sand.Things always change  in The Great lakes.

2 hours ago, RobNC said:

As someone on here told me before I got the Equinox "Keep the ORX". I've often heard the ORX and Equinox compliment each other. I do miss the ORX. So after thinking this over I went forward with the ORX, except this time with the X35 11" coil not the HF 9" coil. It really is the only detector I've used since the car wreck last year that didn't hurt my neck and shoulder. Equinox I can do but usually no longer than 2.5hrs 3 hrs tops.

And this time I'm not going to part with the ORX nor the Equinox 800. If anything goes it will be the Teknetics T2 with all the coils. I have not hunted with it since the Equinox came. It has sit in its box. Yep I might sell that one for sure in the very near future.

If a machine helps you because of your injuries it will help you concentrate better on metal detecting  then the pain you are getting because  of a heavy machine.Use what makes you happier but still gets the job  done..

The chain I am testing is the type a Fbs machine can 't  hit  or barely gets it . An 8   gram 20  inch 18k yellow gold   rope type chain.The xterra  ground reading for my testing site  is about 24,000.  At 0-10,000  =mild ground,10-100,000= moderate ground,100, 000-1,000,000 =hot ground.The ground  phase is about  a 8.At a reading over 20 you  should use a concentric,under  20= dd coil.  That is for xterra machine which is single frequency machine that switches frequencies.I tried the 48 kz. Gmx first an it  hit the about 5inch  deep chain with no   problem and above 50 id numbers and I could raise the coil about 3 inches.That is very good.I then tried the Nox in pk.1 and  that was a no go.I then tried pk.2 in   multi freq.  and 20 sens. and got a nice 1-2   id in mulit  tone.I  tried 20kz. in pk2 and got  average hit with up average id.I tried 40kz. and got a better  hit with   more solid up averaging in the id.I then went to gold 2 mode and mulit freq.  and 20 sens. and got great hit with solid id.  In 20 kz.      in gold  mode   it did pretty good with up average numbers.In 40 kz it hit  harder then all because I could crank  sens. to 24 with up average numbers that would make me dig. With this machine you could  hunt silver with the best of them then change  modes and  hunt tough gold with the  best of them.I tried the xterra with the  9inch 18kz .concentric and in coin mode I got a wrap  around signal  that might make me dig.In prospect mode I got good  soft signal with 2  inches of air  over target to  spare. The test for  Nox is with 11 inch coil. The Gmx had 6 inch concentric.

45 minutes ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

Even to this date, the MXT has produced the most pounds of gold for me.  Now if I keep swinging the NOX for the same amount of years, I think I might pass my MXT records, but when you find a 1 pounder with 3.5 oz gold and a 2 pounder with 10 oz of gold, that sure gets the MXT weight up there.  So far with the NOX my best is around a 7 oz'er with over 3 oz of gold.  I know a 1 pounder is on its way though..

The MXT was there to give you  a first shot at that gold and that is a big deal.That tech.  at  those times made you money .The Nox was not in the picture yet.  You used what gave you success  for the time you were hunting in.

 I  hope someone keeps the GMX and 24k going.  It would be  nice for  Garrett to have a  great high frequency  machine in their lineup by getting it.Their machine still has  the record for biggest nugget  in the Hand of Faith.I am surprised A minelab has not  beaten that with it' s  depth.

Sleeker unit then the Gmx battery holder. The Gmx uses the infinium battery holder so that is a big plus in case  one breaks and I need one fast. 

16 hours ago, okara gold said:

These gold chains were all found with the Nox. Only 1 in the water and the rest buried in wet salt sand. Only several inches on any of them. The one on the top did have an attached heart so that was helpful as I'm sure that fine chain wouldn't have been picked up alone.

Very good hunting Okara gold. The freshwater hunters will be able to hit  chains harder because they can  use park 2  or the gold modes.My  pullsifter has 1/4 inch holes so you have to watch or they can go in the holes like a snake.Sometimes they get tangled up in all the   junk.I enjoy  using a   pullsifter. It  discriminates by size.I want to try 1/8  inch holes like a Keene bucket classifier.I could catch a diamond and it would sift as good as my spread out 1/4 inch holes. 

My   friend  Tony  is the one who made grave-digger max his titanium     scoop as a  gift.He made me a mertich pull sifter also as a gift.I pulled very small gold,a few chains,coins,and lots of glass on the beach.Also pulled  out bottle caps galore.I even took it in the water one time and got a silver ring even though water ones are smaller. Mine was 30 inches wide.You have to pace  yourself  with this machine.It is  Hard work.I need to get it fixed .

4 hours ago, Compass said:

Thanks  Dances with Doves, How I would love to find old silver coins in freshwater! Most of the lakes I hunt are man-made and maybe around 40-50 years old. For me, finding any silver coin in my lakes is very un-common. To find silver coins, especially older ones would be a real treat. Once in a while I find silver coins at the beach but more often than not they are toasted and a shadow of their condition when lost.

 I found the silver where a amusement park was on this lake. At an old torn down pier where they left a lot of nails was  the hot  spot for silver. Most of the coins that were old   were about 40 yards   from shore. This lake stays shallow for a while at this end.Me and my  friend got over  20 halves here.I even got 2 in 1 scoop.Also about 450 yards away I got my oldest silver coin ever in this lake about 7 years ago. It was a 1736 2  reale   Spanish  coin.I also found a 1 reale from 1776.My  friend got a worn  1802 bust dime years back.We find musket balls here like OBN finds gold.They are all over the place.

37 minutes ago, Compass said:

Thanks OBN, I guess I would have felt closer to the gold if the silver rings I found were tarnished or black. They were most likely recent drops. Still, I felt that gold was a possibility which always makes for a more exciting hunt.

I  went water hunting yesterday and got no  gold but I did get a  no date-s  standing liberty  quarter,a1905 -o barber quarter,1939  merc plus a no date buffalo.I also got a little silver ring.You  don't have to get gold to have a good day.The place was mobbed  with people  but it always has enough room.I used my Nox.

2 hours ago, CaptainCoinSpill said:

I don’t know anyone with an eq 600 around here.  Contacting seller is a no go, he doesn’t respond and has been “not cool” to deal with... so I’ll leave it at that.  Earlier I had some new developments.  I did a reset and multi seemed to regain the strength that I have heard about.  My park 1 and 2 I had disc 20 and up(before the reset that seemed to hurt multi??)because I would be in a 5 foot area digging trash for hours...you wouldn’t believe how trashy our parks are.  This time I opened up with the standard disc and dug a ton of trash but multi seemed better. It is almost impossibly to ground balance because I can’t find a clean spot.  Now...for the first time I had hella emi issues...had to drop to 18 for clarity.  Weird how this hasn’t manifested itself before.  As I tested 5mhz vs multi, multi showed to be the superior choice!  However, later in my hunt when I moved it went back to 5 mhz being the better choice.  Could it be different soils doing this?  I constantly tested one against the other, and I keep having to shift which is why we have those options I assume.  But I didn’t think it would be this taxing in such a short duration on each site.  Overall I do feel a lot better and I hooked into a coin spill earlier!  All passengers aboard...captain coin spill hooked into one!

   When you had the xterra did you use the 3kz,and how did that work on  your  coins?

I don't know if I want to take my Gmx in the water now.What if it leaks then what  do I do?    I wonder if my 4by 6 coil also  has problems.I did not fix my  Tesoro tiger  shark when I had the chance.I buy 2 whites in a month after 20 years and this happens. I hope a American company buys the 24k  design.

 With the  infinium I barely  ever found  white gold.Only  when it was a big and shallow wedding band did I usually   come  home with white gold.The At gold was much better on the white gold to me even with the little 5by 8 coil. Small     and deep ones would give you  no sound or a junky signal. I imagine  platinum is  about the same.I have only found one platinum and it was on the clay with a couple inches of sand in 34degree water when    platinum was over  $ 2000   .I did get one small and heavy white gold ring   digging a very faint signal also  in cold water just because I was digging heavy  objects and digging kept we warm with infinium.I think it was the Garrett 2006   catalog that I was in for the infinium.

That.49 ring would be a good test and so would the 1.36.

You   have the warranty so you might as well   use it.You also have a  better chance of getting gold if you  can go deeper.

5 hours ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

What size was the white gold ring, Some one had asked about checking a small white gold ring with the AQ..

Less then a gram and barely fits on my pinky.That  may be to small.A  white   gold engagement ring would be nice.