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This is the punch line for me..... and the great news is Merton has one. strick

Hi Fred thats exactly where i've been hunting. The street and sidewalk is already graveled in so I've been hunting the area where they are putting all the dirt. Problem is it changes so fast during construction. Will keep you up dated. Thinking beach tomorrow... strick

Yea the place is baffling me...see how someone took a hammer to the edge of the coin? wish I got there earlier during the construction...missed out on a lot of good old dirt. Got a 04 Indian head there. There is still more work to be done so I'll be checking it out regularly. When you gonna come back for a hunt? strick

I say make it 10 posts. strick

Thanks for posting it! thats some rough looking gold for sure. strick

Went back to the street tear out yesterday had about 40 minutes before dark found this 1900 German Mark it's silver and in fairly good shape.

Lithium ion battery pack. Two for each detector is the way to go. It would be cool if they made one for the Garret Carrot. I guess I could just buy rechargeable batteries for it just have not got around to buying them.

Nice story.....and thanks for taking us along on the ride. It takes me a year to get 27 wheats lol strick

Hey I'm with ya on that one...nice ring! strick

Yep This is my only one as well. Found a few Eisenhower dollar coins but those don't count. Ironically I found an Eisenhower dollar coin and silver pendant in the tot lot at this park the first time I hunted it and that one of the reasons I went back. Thanks for looking ! strick

Never try to break up a fight between two brothers...just saying and best to stay out of husband/wife disputes Strick

Heard of people using lead pencil. I've tried it and doesn't seem to hurt the coin? Nice job on the coins Cabin...always love seeing your photos...I'll try the eraser

Saw this link on another website. Keep a good grip on your scoop! http://www.10news.com/news/elderly-man-attacked-on-carlsbad-beach?autoplay=true

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... Downtown Oakley Ca street tear out....

The Eisenhower's are rare around here probably because of the size. The brass dollars are in the parks...I'll get one every once in a while. That Canadian coin would look nice in my collection...Thanks for the comments everyone. Great that we can exchange info. I had Minor John build me a 9x14 open web mono coil. strick

I've read a few theories but I think the biggest secret to hunting volley ball courts is just to keep hunting volley ball courts. strick

I was wondering how long it was going to take? My last good gold ring was the day before Christmas...before that I was averaging at least one every month or three. I'll admit I didn't detect as much as I should have this past winter due to being busy with work related stuff. I've been hitting a new park that is really large/old and full of people. It is a target rich environment but I know there is a very large metal detecting club in this city so I always figured it's been hit hard. There is lots of untouched old aluminum still in this park. I've been there twice....Last week I was way in the back corner minding my own business when here comes the grounds keeper in the city truck. He gets out of the truck and walks up to me eyeballing the ground where I've been digging. I take off my headphones and first thing out of his mouth is " which detector you using? " I show him the CTX and he tells me he has an Etrac. We talk for 20 min and we exchanged info on good spots to hunt etc... This park has potential for old gold. but I need to hunt it when there is not so many people there. I did find a very deep 14k gold hoop earring which hit loud and clear like a Orbit sprinkler head would. It's hollow but still weighs over 4 grams. I might practice smelting this earring some day. On July 3rd I told myself that I was going to the beach early morning on the 4th no matter what the tides looked like. I really just wanted to dig in some nice soft sand for a change. So I load up the TDI and CTX and leave home at 430AM and get to the beach right at sun up. It's my first trip the the beach this year and I was wanting to try out my new elliptical coil on the TDI.... so I went down to the the wet sand and hunted up and down for about 40 min....the coil works just fine but theres not many targets plus the sand is soft in some areas and the tide is in...I decide I need to change tactics if I want to be successful....so I go back to the truck for the CTX. The beach is starting to get real crowded as I am seeing people rushing to get good spots on the beach. It's only about 8am, I'm working the towel line and I'm already having to zig zag between people putting up tents etc.. But I'm having fun and digging lots of coins and a few trinkets. Ironically there is not another hunter to be seen. About 9am the beach is getting really crowded so I decide to call it quits and start detecting back to the main entrance. There is a city volley ball net the only one not being used near the entrance and as I'm going along directly under the net I get a faint deep nickel sound. I'm hunting with wide open screen and digging everything. I kick off about 6 inches of sand and sweep the coil again and this time it shows up loud and and clear as good target. One deep scoop of sand and in my scoop is a 18K white gold mens wedding band!.....Back home by 11:30 am just in time to get ready for the afternoon barbecue. Then it happens.....I started feeling guilty while looking at the ring. It fits me perfect and I remember the time when I lost my wedding band in Maui... The ring is pretty well worn.....probably a working mans ring I'm thinking....someone that has been married for a long time... I've been looking on Craigslist lost and found for a couple days...but nothing...and now the guilty feeling has subsided and the Pirate in me comes back to life.... SO THIS SUCKER IS MINE! strick

There are times when attorneys are needed when no laws have been broken lol. I don't think that this will slow down the copy cats specifically when they are on the other side of the world. strick

Wallet stays in the vehicle always. If a cop is dumb enough to bother me while detecting and asks me my ID they are going to have to walk to the truck with me lol. Hide keys under a rock or log or what ever... near where you are hunting. I have a utility box on my truck that I leave one door unlocked and hide my keys in there. There are many answers that can be given to this common problem when water hunting. strick

My best advice.....is to put yourself in gold country....dig like a Badger everything that beeps and you will be successful. For me a small amount of Vodka just before I head out into the field helps ease the pain of all the trash. If it were easy everyone would be doing it. strick

Thanks for the reply. I hunt the beach with the same settings as you but I'll try and play with some un dug targets next time and see what happens. The magnet in my scoop sometimes as an inch of black sand stuck to it lol strick

Awesome story. I have a TDI pro and hunt beaches with it occasionally....in black sand infested areas. Do you think that increasing the pulse delay a little would help in this environment? Thanks for the post. strick

The watch is brass I believe...If it were gold or silver I might try to work on getting it opened but I don't want to break the only intact watch I've ever found lol... So it will sit as is....Thanks for looking strick

Exactly! Lets stay away from any fake news.... strick

One more good reason to answer the phone every time it rings.....Make sure you have a defibrillator on hand for Nurse Paul because I know I sure would need one if I found a nugget that big! strick