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Since I have the new update installed on my unit it seems to be giving me better targets along the fields and into the wooded areas that I have been in. Make sure that you get the update and then learn your unit from there. Park2 and field 2 would be the best to use for your answer.

Simon, Stop using the sluice to dig with and use a shovel. I don't care how big the sluice is a shovel works better. Now go soak in a very hot tub, and get back to swinging that detector.

Well thank you for your kind words, but nothing can eclipse the treasures that you have unearthed and have shared with us. I look forward to read anything new that you have found and post on this forum for all of us. The research that you do is outstanding and very informative for all, and helps people to learn different things. Like cleaning coins and other topics.

Steve, We have a small sheet metal shop that bought a laser cutter to do a job and then the job was cancelled. I will talk to them about making some of these rakes and find out how much they would cost. I can do that on Wednesday. In this small town area I know they would love to find something to make their money back after buying the cutter.

Sounds just like trying to find rings at a park or lake. Best advice is to dig everything when looking for the gold.

Wish the lighting was better so maybe I could make out the colors a little better. That could be silver but I can't be sure. Good finds anyway, something unusual to make one take notice for sure.

That sure looks like one, and I must say that you have some very nice finds there. Keep up the good work.

Welcome Jim glad to see you here. What part of TN. are you from if you don't mind sharing that with me. I used to live in the same area (W. TN.) for about 10 years and that is why I am asking.

I just wish I had a beach that people actually goes to near me, if I did I would try all the modes on my 800.

Great find that you found today, now what is it going to be tomorrow? I hope that you get something bigger and better.

Thank you Steve, I have tried to stay focused on this project for many years, and have done more homework on this than when I was in college. When I do something I try my best to do it right or I would feel that I only did it half way. I am still learning my 800 and know I have a long way to go on it, but detectors for cars and trucks I know quite well.

Thank you. I have researched it for about 5 years talking to the old timers that knew about what we are looking for and we finally came up with a way to find it. What we have searched so far has shown that we are on the right track and in the right area. Last year took so much time to get permission from certain people that we lost our window to search properly. This year it will be the clean up year as I feel certain that we can get what we are going after. All the small stuff is just going to be gravy for our pockets, but the big prize will have to go to a museum I'm sure. Wish I could tell you what is down there that we are looking for, but I can't and won't right now. I have always said Oak Island has been a hoax from the beginning, and I could prove that wit a map.

Great finds once again Peg, so glad you were able to identify them. So glad you shared the pictures with us.

Almost the same idea, but we decided on wheels for a more even depth on the targets. We still use a 4 wheeler because nobody wanted to carry a deep cycle battery around all day.

I have known of this lost item for almost 40 years thinking someone else would beat me to it. Over the last couple of years I have learned much on this particular item and we are hoping to end the search for it this year. We believe that it is in an area of less than 1.5 square miles on either side of a creek and we can now search that area with confidence with what we have. We will have only 4 or 5 people going on this trip with a couple from this forum. Should anyone not be able to go I will ask someone on this forum to go with us if they want. We have not lost any money on this project and have actually made a little bit from it. So yes there are treasures out there to look for and to find.

The detector was made with detectors used for parking equipment and fast food drive-thru. They naturally pick up autos about 3-4 feet off the ground. We coupled together 3 separate units and ran them at max sense with a computer program made just for it. They are assembled using only PVC pipe and the wheel axles are made from machine grade nylon. Each unit uses a different frequency and are adjusted for a pulse which causes no interference from each unit. They run off a 12 volt deep cycle battery carried on the 4 wheeler. You will never find just gold unless you are looking for a very large amount in a small area. Each coil is 20 inches by 60 inches with 7 turns of 10 gauge wire inside the 3/4 inch pvc pipe, and then the wheels are added. I will try to get some pictures of the system and post them the next time I pull it out of the storage shed. Should we find what we are looking for this next time I am sure that it will be on the news because of what it is.

Several months ago friends and I went to look for some lost Civil War valuables. Since we all had signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement I am unable to say where it was at except that the state is Tennessee. We were using a new type of metal detector that I put together and had a friend from John Deere software division do some programming for the unit. This system uses 3 separate frequencies for 3 separate coils and builds a 3D image of the metal in the ground. The images show a depth of over 5 feet and we expect to find the item close to that depth. Since we are looking for something rather large this works very well to keep us from digging the smaller items. We use a standard metal detector for finds closer to the surface as well, and yes we have found more than we expected. We arrived on a rainy day and set up camp for the next 10 days and settled in. The rain ended about midnight and we knew that the ground would be wet. We had early breakfast and proceeded to gain the land owners permission to hunt on their land. That took some negotiation to get everyone’s permission but we had written permission in hand. We then unloaded the 4 wheelers and equipment and set forth to locate what we were after. After digging up almost 2,100 pounds of trash and a couple of small relics we called it a night. The next several days proved to be just as bad as our first day on the hunt, finding only small stuff and very few relics, but we still had a pile of trash left to dig. On the 7th day we had a very good target that looked like we had found what we were after. We were able to dig it up and pull it from a 6 foot hole and we knew we had found something important. We had uncovered a chest that belonged to a 2nd Lieutenant of the Union Army. Inside were several of his items including a Remington Model 1861 Army Revolver of a 22 caliber. Also there were numerous other items including 8 $1.00 gold pieces. He had some silver tableware, razor, and many other items. The chest had shown wear from being in the ground and the inside material had all but rotted. Surprising as it was the chest was In good condition as someone had put bees wax on it and it was wrapped in a trap of some type. The heavy iron straps that held the chest together was all intact and just slightly rusted. One of the locks was mostly gone, but the second one was in much better shape. Most of the chest has been cleaned and redone and looks almost new, and the other items have also been cleaned properly. Some of what we had found will be placed in a museum near the location of which it was found, while the gun and the coins have been shared between the people who went. Everyone had an equal share in this hunt and 2 of the people were brothers who wanted the pistol. I was given 4 of the gold pieces and now I have them hanging on my wall. We are planning another trip back because we know that the treasure we are looking for is there. Since we have the area narrowed down we should find it within a few days. The land owners have given us the permission again and we have plenty of equipment this time to make it go much faster. Below is a picture of my coins as I am still waiting on pictures of the chest and other items.

Steve, I knew that as I was just letting others know why most airlines won't allow certain types of batteries onto their planes. Southwest is where my nephew works and he hates all the rules on what can be in the baggage all the time.

That should be a hard plastic cuff, so heat it up and mold it to your arm. I have done that with a heat gun that I use for electronics on something else. It should also be great for midgets also, and I do know a couple of them.

Steve that is one of the reasons, however my nephew who is a baggage handler supervisor told me that certain lithium batteries can explode at certain altitudes and have in the past. That is the reason for the concern on this type of battery.

I also had found articles that stated the same thing, but one of them said that the sheep had some hair growth (length) on them. The length of hair was heavy then shorter towards the end of the sluice. With all the different stories I have read on this I just don't know which one to believe, but I would think this would be close to what they would have done.

GB The lettering is the same and I believe that it is a set of buttons according to one of the pictures. The item Dan found could of came off a hat or belt from the looks of the back on his. Good catch on looking on Fleabay.

Nice finds you got there, I am surprised that you didn't find some coins with all that.

Thanks for reminding me again why I don't do Florida. It may be sunny and warm there, but I don't want to go up in smoke.

I would contact Waterbury and make sure that you include pictures of both sides of it. They would be able to tell you exactly what it is. I think it may go on a hat or coat, or another piece of apparel. It could also be for a bridle or such. Wish I could be of more help but I have never really researched this area.