Andy2640

Hello John and welcome!

Andy.

Oh you lucky thing!   Or should I say you .... "skilful thing" ?

Semantics aside, bloody great find matey.

Andy.

Hi Northeast

Nice link.  Very creative that table.  

Cheers!

Andy.

Thanks Forever-T

You chaps simply wont believe how much I have found and accumulated now! 

I've been targeting only silver the past 4 weeks and have 2 top notch sites ive been hitting HARD.

I'm currently looking for a new job, so had lots of spare time on my hands.

I'll post some pictures ASAP.

Andy ? 

Hi Buddy, nice finds there,

Question is:  Are these something you would of found just as easily with the 11 inche'r though?

Thanks for the replies guys.  Each of you has their own style and preferences, and it has extended my possibilities, so thank you all.

NSC ....   That cabinet is awesome buddy!  Loving that.

I think ill get a coin folder instead of a cabinet until I get "lots" of nice high value coins.  (One can hope)

Steve H and Alluminati...   Im leaning towards your "selling off" idea in regards to rings and jewellery, and collect and folder the coins I would like to collect and keep ? .  And to Tometusns I like the idea of passing on my nice coins/certain finds to future "little Andy's" LOL.

To Beach hunter.  Yes indeedy, my coins will be organised according to date, Condition, type and metallurgy etc.  Nice1.

And to Phrunt ....  Indeed, I have a bolt down safe that will hold "said gold/Jewellery" untill ready for sale.

Input massively appreciated.  Thanks kindly my detecting friends.

Andy.

Hi Ya'll

Well im now building up a huge collection of various finds.   Ive got so many British 1800 and 1900 pennies, half pennies and farthings that i dont know what to do with them all.  But also some really nice silver sixpences, half crowns, florins and other nice silver coins.  Other items are rings x2, musket balls, badges and roman/medievil weights.

Question is, how do you lovely buggers store your finds?  Be it coin cabinets, display cases or just sprawled over your desk.  Do you lot keep only the best coins for display, or show everything you find?  See im not sure whether to display only the cream of the crop, or enjoy everything, both the good, the bad and the down right ugly.

Would love to see your collection displays, coin trays, etc and your thoughts on finds which meet either the ... "keep/throw/stash or display criteria".  Hopefully you'll give me and others some ideas ...and of course inspiration ?

Cheers peeps.

Andy.

Putting the world to rights.

Nice1 Staffydog.

Andy.

Indeed, welcome back Steve H.

Andy.

I wish there were some available in the UK.  Cant track one down at mo, and i dont fancy paying import from the states

Andy..

So the very last test was at 10 inch depth and you got a good tone and ID?  That aint bad going!

Might try my sensitivity at 24 for extra depth on my next hunt.  

Kudos for some exhaustive testing there budski.

Andy.

LOL - Bet you thought it was a ship wreck at first.....  Like summit out the twilight zone ? 

Andy.

Howdy Againstmywill,

Did the reset work?

Andy.

Good question IMO.

Well ive learned that the pesky ring pulls ring in at 15.  Although ive had different varieties at 14 and 16.  Which is a bugger, cus silver Half crowns come in at 16.   I like the advice another forum member gave, which i can relate to, which is non-coins/junk and ring-pulls have a tendency to have an elongated tone to them.  Coins are very sweet (Blip ... Blip).

Mostly though i go by gut feeling. Although if i have plenty of time, i'll dig the odd bad signal just to confirm to myself i had it right.  At the start of using the noxy, i'd say dig it all.  Its the only way to learn.

Cheers,

Andy.

Lovely!  Great finds. 

The oldest coin ive found to date (No pun intended LOL) Is an 1820 silver.  

Nice1 FT

Well done matey.  Any pictures available please.

Thanks,

Andy.

Hya RM

Already done, it back for a refund a few days ago.  When the lady asked if i wanted to exchange it for another, i couldn't help feeling ill ? It was that bad of a product.

However the Garmin Montana is frickin awesome!   Logging finds, attaching a picture of said find, and establishing search patterns is a godsend. Every detectorist should have one IMO.

Andy,

..........    The Ordnance Survey TRAIL 

Here's what i found:

1. Software is utter useless tosh! Error messages, jerky movements, sluggish. Im tech savvy - But this thing takes a computer programmer to operate. 

2. The touch screen doesnt react. There made to last and take knocks, but still you cant move the screen to look at your maps.

3. Mine turned up faulty with rubber joystick not allowing me to look left. 

4. Price is stupendously high for a piece of poo.

5. Signal takes an age and a half to lock on.  

6. WIFI takes an age to sync, other times it never will. (That was the last straw).

7. Compass is the worst i have ever used.  Never, even after calibration does it show a true heading.  Spoke to customer service and they said there not too reliable.  Hang on .....  Dont I rely on the compass to find my way around on foot??  He sounded confused ...  and again this was the last straw.

And so......

I now have the Garmin Montana 680.   AND ..... Its bloody brilliant.  Review to follow ? 

Andy.

Howdy Chaps,

I always use the hinge method as to keep the root system connected.  And make an effort to "appear" respectful as well as actually "being" respectful.

I've had permissions that have lead into further access just by making the extra effort in regards to taking care of peoples land.

P.S - Nice pics and coins Forever-T .

Andy.

Great Documented story there Tom.  I really enjoyed that and really liked your deep thinking regarding a theory on how it got there.

Like you say, we'll never know how it got there, but all your theory's, and mine, and others would probably be wrong, so is life ? 

No other hobby has this much richness to it in my opinion.  Its got it all.

Great hoard discovery Tom, and thanks for sharing your thoughts, insight and all the little details.

May your skill and luck continue.

Andy.

Hello Gerry,

Your comments make a lot of sense to me.  And you are so right ... in that all different gold coins, rings etc ... will all ping differently based on the sheer numbers and varieties out there.   A lot of quality info there, so really appreciate your input!

From now on, ill eat my spinach and get digging pretty much everything that sounds/looks/feels good ?  

Really appreciate your post Gerry, it confirmed what ive thought myself in moments of deep "pre-detecting" contemplation.   Its always nice to get confirmation of ones own thoughts and insight from someone who's more knowledgeable.

Oh and indeed, photo's will follow (shortly) of those pesky sovereigns ? 

Cheers Buddy!

Andy.

Speaking from, experience, your going to LOVE it ? 

I was an Uber fan of Park 2.  I used it everywhere, but lately ive switched to Field 2 - sens 19 - Recovery 4 - Iron Bias 0,  and I set up High tones at 20 + VDI.

Lately using Field 2, it has been producing loads of good finds, seems less chirpy and has a cleaner feel to it than Park 2.    Im also now considering using gold 1 or 2 for a park im hitting,  where i need that extra depth.  In tests in my garden (again doesnt mean much if you move to another location)  Gold mode has provided me the most depth, but as you say GB, Its all about soil types and local conditions.  A youtube video showing settings is almost useless, as its location that determines your settings.

Learning more, each and every day!

Andy.

Hheheheee ....  Agreed.

For Nostalgic reasons though and for a good chuckle, i would love to see its performance.  Personally if i had that little beauty, id start a whole new thread on the thing, including some well documented info + photos etc (much like your recent post) 

Then after that, I'd put it on display in my house ?  

Oh boy' o boy'.... how technology moves forward! All that tech, now in a tiny and lightweight Nox.  Astonishing!