Andy2640

Here's my story as given to Minelab, Be great if they published it. TBH ... I'm not thinking about winning anything, i just like to share the story and give credit where it’s due. Story as given to minelab: "Hello fellow detectorists, I'm here to share a very special find with you all. Ive been deploying the Equinox 800 now for about 3 months. I'm new to detecting and this was my first detector. After deep research and reading hundreds of posts on the forum - (Prospector detector.com) and others, I was soon realising that this machine is better than the rest. So the find > To date ive already found hundreds of coins, mainly from the Victorian era, which includes lots of silver coins! Interestingly, ive already accumulated more in value from my finds, than my initial expenditure of the equinox itself, and that's one hell of a good feeling. And so .....What happened 6 days ago was - without sounding too dramatic, life-changing, and has got me more hungry than ever for detecting. The day began in a ploughed field and i was finding mostly buttons, when all of a sudden i came across a lovely little signal, clean, crisp and had the tell tale signs of being a coin. My heart was racing as soon as realised it was silver, but then the adrenaline kicked in when i discover it was a hammered silver penny!! When i got home i went straight onto my favourite forum (Prospector detector.com) where incidentally you can find my initial find report). The guys and gals there were over the moon in excitement for me, and after numerous replies giving me praise i came across a very "uniquely knowledgeable" forum member, who explained the coin was indeed a hammered penny, and specifically a Henry VI annulet issue halfpenny of the London Mint from his 1st reign > 1422 - 1430!!! Oh boy oh boy! I am a coin collector primarily and this coin will never be sold, it now sits on my living room cabinet at home with the rest of my awesome finds. Pictures attached. This hobby has changed my life for the better, the exercise, fresh air, excitement, history we can touch and of course the social aspects of being part of a friendly community. A final Shout out also goes to the awesome Minelab company and the prospector detector forum who have been part of this wonderful journey. Now i'm out for the gold!!! Thanks to you all. Andy United Kindom 11/09/18

Thanks everyone. After advice from you all i have solved the issue. I'd clearly pressed or held a button too long, putting it into a sound lock. I never knew it had this feature, but it reminds me of my laptop, which in the past i'd pressed or held a series of buttons too long (by accident) which locks certain functions. All solved now, so thank you all kindly. The pro-find was my first pin pointer, after watching many reviews and tests it seemed to be the best choice out there, and i havnt been disappointing. On the contrary its been invaluable, and without it, i'd certainly struggle to find the targets. As for the non/ferrous discrimination tones, i have found it to be "EXCELLENT". Thinking about it, i dont think its ever failed to correctly id a target. Sometimes when your at a distance from the target it may give an element of doubt, but when close enough to it, it never fails. I was thinking recently of getting the carrot, but after second thoughts on the matter, i see no need whatsoever to do so. Highly recomended piece of kit. 10/10. Andy.

Hi mate, Oh nice, yeah i think i'll give it a shot. Cheers budski.

Anyone had the problem of their pro-find 35 losing its bleeping audio? Still got the vibrations and hence some resonance sound, but its as if ive gone deaf, which evidently i haven't. Is this serious? Thanks, Andy.

Randy, What you provided is perfect. Couldn't of hoped for better! Got to say > This forum is the best forum ive ever been part of. Seriously, its a place full of decent, interesting and highly knowledgeable people. Its rare and much appreciated. Right im off detecting, laters peeps, and thanks.

A top quality case, very sweet. At first i thought it was meant for domestic use, which seems a little over kill, but for flying abroad and with modern day baggage handlers, it needs all the help it can get. Perfect cut outs too, nice1 PS.

Hello again Randy, Just a quick one if i may. In those days when my coin was in circulation, what would the equivalent value be of that coin today? So what im asking is ..... Would the chap/chap'ess be grieved about the loss? Would it have been a big loss, say like us today losing a 10 pound note or ??? I'm just trying to understand what the loss would of meant to our historic brothers, and will lead me to understand if there may be more out there etc. Side note: Have to say, i'm very impressed and appreciative of your input over the last few days (on this topic and others) .... and that gold coin of yours!! WOOOW, just wow. I defer yet again to your expertise. Thanking you kindly and i promise this is the last question (for this week at least ?) Cheers!

I've just had kittens! OMFG ? Thanks for that, made my year. Thanks everyone for your kind words, feels good.

Good tip Bob, nice1.

One gripe with the pro-find 35, (which incidentally i love) it can have a tendency to take in muck through the speaker cover netting. This kills the noise of the alert feature, and i then have to rely on the vibrations. I was looking at the carrot as a back up, i am now tempted more than ever.

Hi Randy, It is bloody brilliant that coin! Congrats. And if i found a Nero edition, i think I would cry with joy, no joke. I Cant resist another question, hope you dont mind ? In your experience, what depths do you find the roman's at (depending on location, i.e fields, pasture etc). My oldest coin was found a few days ago in a ploughed field (1500 give or take a century). The farmer said - "good luck, its been detected on a good few times" LOL. I had to explain that the ploughing brings em back up and vice versa. But he was a nice guy this farmer, and i like him (rare for farmers). Thanks, its always nice to talk with a UK detectorist as well as our other world brothers. Andy.

LOL - Award for most optimistic reply goes to Kiwijw. Cheers.

I see, thanks Randy. One last question if i may, did you actually find that gold coin in your picture? That's a dream coin right there ?

Hello there randy, Very nice finds!. Can i ask, how do you identify that you have a very old piece in your hands? Is it a case of knowing what your looking for, or are there tell tale signs that a piece is indeed centuries old? Cheers Andy.

That's one hell of a chunky ring! I'd have heart problems if i found that beauty. Nice assortment of goodies, good on ya!

Very cool. A friend once found one of these lovely coins in the UK not long ago, and it was the 2nd i'd seen with a tiny hole at the top. It was clearly being worn as a necklace. Its a lovely looking coin. Nice1 buddy.

Thanks ya'll Ive looked through the spinks coin bible, but its so damn hard to identify. There are sooooo many varieties, but safe to say its either 1400 or 1500 or very latest 1600 (I could always be wrong tho). Would be awesome if someone with expertise could ID the coin wink wink. Cheers everyone, now i'm literally ... "obsessed" with detecting. I can foresee a divorce its that bad ?

All your advice paid off. I found a lovely hammered silver about 90 mins ago. Wooop ... Woooop!!! Thanks peeps ?

MY FIRST HAMMERED! Literally ... just got back home, from one of the best detecting days ever. Had to share this ? ? ? EDIT: And of course, it was found with the AWESOME EQUINOX!!!!! ? These pictures give a feeling of scale. Its a tiny little bugger!!

Very interesting stuff. Good on you. It is not only useful, but looks great fun too! Brings back the kid in me ? EDIT: What 3d printer do you use if you dont mind me asking, thanks.

Thanks for that Jack, Out of interest, if you were in this field, and you came across a nice blip at say 21, but on the next left swing you heard a "dud" and after trying from another angle you heard the same, would you: 1. Assume it was a good target next to iron 2. Or assume it may be junk with say a washer attached to it. 3. Or not sure, and dig and find out. 4. Leave it and move on. Thank you in advance!

I'm still waiting for something to become available in the UK for the nox. The nox stock shaft isn't half bad as it is, but there is a tiny bit of wobble on the swing. So waiting for 2 things now for noxy, a carbon fibre shaft and the 15 inch coil. Ive always disliked waiting! ?

Hi Norm, Andy here, Gotta say ..... I would LOVE to find that large 1928 silver coin. I've got a few new american eagles (Purchased), but an old one like that would be AWESOME!! Congrats, and long may it continue good sir ? Andy.

Thanks GB, i have air tested a good few times, but never experienced that, but good to know it happens to others. I will now dig those pesky double blips ? So guys, if you were in a heavy iron field, what audio level would you have the iron on in all metal mode, if the non ferrous range was set at 25 max. On a side note, im wondering if ive been confused in remembering my settings over the past few days. I think on the first outing my iron signals were just appearing on screen with no low tone "duds", but then yesterday i was hearing the iron "dud's". So are we talking about having the "duds" set at around the same volume as the non ferrous blips"? Apologies for the confusion, its my brain, it dont work so good sometimes ? Cheers.

Thanks chaps. Sensitivity point duly noted. Goldman, you are right, i am running all metal but have audio on iron at 0. But i still hear the low "dum's" of iron. So you saying it would be better to have volume on iron relatively audible? That makes sense to me if so. Another strange one yesterday, and one i have never experienced with the nox, was double blips. As in making me think there are 2 separate target in the ground next to each other. I skipped about 4 of these signals thinking it must be some farm junk, but when i dug a few later on, they were only single targets, and good ones at that. Have you guys experienced this Much appreciated fellas.