Glenn in CO

3 minutes ago, Jeff McClendon said:

What David showed in one of his comparison videos was that running 1.0 and 0.71 Fast program with both having a silencer setting of 2 gave very different results. Does that mean that 1.0 is worse than 0.71 for target separation? Or does it mean that silencer setting of 2 using version 1.0 is clearly not the same amount of filtering as silencer setting of 2 using 0.71?

Yep, that my question also. Version 1.0 did change the vdi numbers on my custom programs, but that's a minor inconvenience.

Also wondering a my custom programs what else it may have changed.

Video from Iffy Signals shows using stock Fast program and no problem with falsing or target separation.

https://youtu.be/KbilSwb5K8M

Metro Tech 220A

AH Pro Backpacker and Pro

12 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Unfortunately, I can't ID it, but I found something very similar and would also like to know what it is.

 

Might be a Antique Copper Soldering Iron.

I also had the privilege of writing for the magazine. I also miss their Annual Silver and Gold issues which were one of the best at the time. I had a couple photographs (not of me) that made the cover of the magazine. Sure do miss having having a hard copy, hate reading off a tablet or phone. Here are the two issues that the two photographs I had submitted made the cover of the magazine.

Dang! that's a whopper Congrats.👍

WOW! very nice.

Nice gold specimens, thanks for sharing!

WOW! What a bucket lister😲

Really good video from Gary Blackwell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g8yNa0oQFs&ab_channel=xpmetaldetectors

On 11/15/2022 at 11:45 AM, CPT_GhostLight said:

Even though I didn't find any coins this trip, all in all it was a great time and I really appreciate the people that have taken me under their wing to help teach me the ropes!

Glad you had a great time, detecting a site like this can discourage a lot of people because amount of trash. I think all of us are still learning something every time we are out detecting, at least me anyway. I think the more hours we put on these detectors, great finds will come our way.

Outstanding finds👍, hopefully you can come back sooner rather than later to hunt that area again.

5 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

Glenn, you consistently impress whether it's gold or coins&relics.  All that in one day's hunt?

That small container might be for pills.  What is the composition of the tokens?  Aluminum? They survived quite well.  That miner's tag looks like it's made of iron.  I have found brass ones but not iron, but I don't dig targets with dTID less than nickel 3-cent piece (except when gold detecting).  Along the lines of what JCR said, your junkpile looks like my best finds on many of my ghost town detects.

Thanks for the compliment. The tokens are aluminum, I found the same tokens more than a decade ago at this site that were in better shape, I didn't find a 25 cent one this time which would made a complete set. The miner's tag is iron and I eyeballed that tag, since it had a number on it I couldn't leave it there to eventually rust away. Digging a lot of large sounding targets on these last two outings hoping there might be a railroad lock or some other unique item. Anyway it's great to see this site come alive again.

5 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

What a great collection of finds! Like others have said it's like no one was ever there. 👍 The Deus is doing you good!

The medal is St. Benedict, a Catholic religious pendant. Here's one I found on the internet like it:

2 hours ago, Againstmywill said:

https://www.etsy.com/in-en/listing/919308498/religious-antique-copper-catholic-medal

Thanks F350 and Againstmywill for the information. I sure needed Saint Benedict (catholic medal of exorcism against evil) help that day because that was evil and brutal.👿

6 hours ago, Rick N. MI said:

Wow, it's like you never hunted it before. That's some nice finds. Everything nice and clean. IH is in great shape. Good ground.

I soak the items in hydrogen perxiode to remove most of the dirt that were in the first set of photos. Then I used Andre' pencils on the items shown in the second set of photos with the exception of the Barber dime. The Andre pencils do a great job on cleaning corrosion on items such as copper, brass and aluminum.

The area that is available to hunt is very large in size, I measured it on Google Earth and it is a 1/3 of a mile wide and 3/4 mile long. The area where the houses, stores, school and mine buildings are located measures about 1000 ft wide and 2400 ft long. We were very surprised on the amount of non-ferrous targets that were still in ground, maybe being masked by the large amount of iron on top and below the surface.

8 hours ago, palzynski said:

Very nice finds and pictures  . Yes difficult to beat the XPs in the iron trash this is their DNA .. What modes-settings were you using btw ? thx 

I'm using two different fast mode programs, one with pitch and one with 5 tones. Using different notch setting, along with different bottlecap and silencer settings to tame the iron that these sites have. Still experimenting with the settings, trying to find a custom program that will be my go to program for these type of sites.

Gary Blackwell has a new video on the new 13 inch coil:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vVI5by5apc&ab_channel=Themetaldetectingskillschool

On 10/24/2022 at 12:17 PM, Ridge Runner said:

Steve don’t just shoot me before you hear me out. 
 I just sent Garrett a email saying how great it would be to have you and Gerry at Garrett’s Memorial hunt in April 2023 .

Chuck, I sent a email to Steve Moore requesting the same, hopefully some other forum members will help out.

Hey Steve, is there a chance you might attend the Garrett Memorial Hunt in April?

A club member at last night's meeting showed me this relic and asked what it could possible be or used for. Any suggestions?

Coin Hunting:  XP Deus II and White's TDI

Relic Hunting: Xp Deus II

Gold Hunting: White's GMT and XP Deus with HF Coils, White's TDI

Pinpointers:  White's TRX and XP MI-6

Really don't have a backup detector, just use best one suited for the conditions I encounter when detecting.