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Congratulations on a great gold find. And being so deep in the earth makes me believe it has been there for centuries!

I usually don't post a lot of my finds, but seeing the Manticore is new to everyone I want to get the word out as to its capabilities. This hollow, 14K gold earring was found in the saltwater using the surf mode with a sensitivity at 21. It wasn't deep and was found in the first scoop with an ID of 2. I was surprised how well it sounded off when the coil went over it, seeing it is only one-half gram and the loop was open. The gold earring is on the bottom of the photo, with some junk stuff on top. It hit pretty good on the studs also.

Nice going on the Plat! Always good to see that in the scoop, And such a fatty too!

Yes. AT Low Conductors. I’ve played a little with the AT-HC but some intermittent EMI from nearby power lines makes the HC mode more noisy than LC. I’m able to run sensitivity higher in LC but will try AT General soon. Wife says we didn’t drive 1500 miles so I could metal detect every minute. Guess she didn’t get my memo. 😆

Found this information. This was the name given to a type of light-weight bicycle made by the thousands in Syracuse by E.C. Stearns & Co. Edward C. Stearns transformed his father’s hardware and wagon factory to a bicycle factory. An excellent rider himself, Stearns opened his business on Oneida Street in 1888 and eventually watched it grow to have four plants in Syracuse and 3,500 employees. Additionally, the company had plants in Toronto, Canada and Germany. At one time, Stearns was the largest manufacturer of bicycles in the world.

Thanks for the great information. The bicycle plate reads Empire State Express 999. I’ll look into it. So far 2 large cents, 3 unidentified coins? , and 5 buttons.

Thanks for that information! I didn't know they were called Dandy Buttons. I'm researching their history and it's really interesting. No idea where it was made. I guess by measuring it you can get an approximation of its age.

I grew up in NYS and back in the late 70's started metal detecting. So many places had never seen a metal detector and it was wide open hunting. Schools, parks, church grounds, etc. had your pockets bulging with old silver coins! It's not like that anymore. But these new detectors are opening up old hunted out areas again. The place I'm hunting is virgin ground.

A couple of hours more produced one more coin and a button. Most everything is deep. Still can't read any dates. I'm using a recovery speed of 3, sensitivity between 26 to 28, one region all tones.

There are a lot of iron targets especially small ones. This is my first time hunting this spot so I'm somewhat cherry picking and trying to find boundaries where better finds might be.

Waiting for the rain to stop so I can get back out there. A couple more pics. As I lifted the plug up, the coin was at the bottom of the plug and dropped into the hole. Only got fooled a few times by iron.

Up in NY for a couple weeks and hunting some property that is quite old. This is my first time dirt hunting with the Manti, so I'm playing it cautious and primarily digging good signals and hunting in LC mode. Here are some finds that are pretty impressive to me. I've been saltwater beach hunting up until now, but this is FUN! First and second picture I was hunting near the old house. More newer things but I did find a large cent, can't read any dates on anything. Third picture is a nice old marked button in a field a few hundred feet from the house. This area is where I'm finding more old coins and buttons. No dates can be read so I need to find a silver coin... Hopefully! Trying to post multiple pics off a laptop that I am also learning!! Will post more later as I learn more. Just looking at the pictures as they got posted. They are not in order so the first picture shows some of todays' morning finds. Second to last is from near the house.

I was more than pleased with how my AQ performed when working properly. It was the 5 returns for repair before the warranty was even up. Too risky for me to keep as a reliable machine. I think faulty pots were 3 of the returns.

Haven't had any problems with the shaft. The 2 locks are adjustable as to how tight you want them, and it is solid as a rock in tough water / wave conditions. I like how it collapses into itself for storage, as I am traveling with it now and it stores nicely without creating a large "footprint".

I had no idea Garrett was involved in the fun aspect of organized treasure hunts.

Not too familiar with the Deus2, but I used one last year for a few hours and just didn't care for the little screen and external wire when in the water. I wonder why a ring like that would ID so high?

Thanks! For sure I was really surprised. Never expected that to show up.

Just found a ring nicely stamped inside the band .375 with a couple other hallmarks next to it, too blurry to identify. It was found in the saltwater. It rang up as a 57 -59. I thought it must be a piece of copper or brass before I dug it, but it turns out to be 9K and weighs 5.5 grams. I checked it in some other search modes and it's the same. I'm just really surprised it ID's so high. I also checked it with my Nox 800 when I got home, and it IDs as 20. I don't think I have found a 9K ring in years and was curious if anyone else can check a 9K if you have one and see what it ID's as. Thanks Bob

Now that is a great hunt! Congratulations on some wonderful finds!

Any way you look at it... It is a used machine, so perhaps he wanted to offer it at a fair "used" price to the second owner. I paid $1499 for mine so that would have been a $200 loss if it were mine.

What a nice find you have! To think it was possibly made by a Civil War soldier really makes it unique. I can just picture him wearing that around his neck and showing all the other guys that he has a medal stating that he is WARRANTED SUPERIOR!

That must have been an awesome sight, I can only imagine. I've never seen a whale but here in Florida there are plenty of dolphins that do some acrobatic feats. It's amazing to watch a pod of them chasing and corralling a group of fish for lunch or ride a wave into shore just like a surfer would. Their body almost completely out of the water, just catching a wave. Another sight I never grow tired of seeing are Manatee. Big, slow moving and curious. I've had a few occasions where one will sneak right up within a few feet of you and gently swim away. Nothing like seeing a big, wide dark object suddenly appear when you're in chest deep water. It will get your attention and your heart rate going!

I think more attention to the audio should always be in the equation. VDI is “fun” for shallow repeatable targets, but not for deep, on the edge of detection ID’s.

I've been hunting 90% of the time fully submerged and always use headphones. Last week I was doing some testing in my yard with the external speaker on only. After about 5 minutes the speaker volume cut out almost completely. Barely audible. I brought the machine in the house and tried it again after waiting about a half hour. Everything was normal again. I went outside in the sun and after 5 or 6 minutes the speaker went out again. I did hear a slight pop noise as the speaker went out. I presented this issue to Tom D and he suggested that I slide out the battery compartment bung. As I removed the 4 bolts on the bottom of the pod, a lot of water came out. Taking baby steps, I dried things off, reassembled and everything with the external speaker was fine. I never got to the removal of the bung. I then left the machine turned on in the hot Florida sun for about 20 minutes and no problems. So, perhaps there is a pressure difference causing the problem. If I recall, this same problem happened with some of the Equinox machines, and it was suggested to "burp" the battery.

I have found about 5 crowns over the years on our beaches. I have also found numerous cremation tags. They are usually somewhat charred and discolored. I always throw them back out in the water as far as I can. I remember the first one I found was hardly readable and I didn't know what it was, so I put it in my pouch. When I got home, I could see the writing and it had some numbers and the name of the crematory on it. I promptly returned it to its original resting place. So, it would make sense that ashes are scattered in the waters that a dearly departed loved, and we sometimes find some remains.