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KS, is correct, its a hubcap center. now go get the rest of the car Ha Ha.

My commentary wasn't meant to offend but to but point out that we sometimes expect to much from the many entry level detectors. Like Simon said, the lines are somewhat blurred nowadays with mfg. technology pushing into higher end machines but they still are entry level detectors. That being said I think the mfg's do this to help compete in such a tight market. I'm kinda old school and still love my Tesoro campadre ($150 Machine). But I know its not as good as others but I still find a lot of stuff and enjoy it. Would I trade it for a Simplex? Nope!

Maybe Nokta/Makro's marketing strategy is to do a software upgrade and preform a little better and still get some decent coil choices for less. Some hobbyist's are exactly that hobbyist', and choose not to spend a ton of money to enjoy a part time hobby and still be able to upgrade their machine with extra coils for less. We have to remember that at least 50% of buyers are new to the hobby. I started with a whites coinmaster 2/db and thought it was the greatest.(not so much now). The simplex by all accounts is a good machine and should not be faulted. Nokta/Makro knows this and is directing sales to help out people who don't want to drop $800.00 on a machine that they will only use maybe 25 times a year. For most beginners the simplex will be a great choice. Will it find gold at 20'' No, will it find silver at 14'' No, but will it find someone memories with their kids? YES. I think we all know that lower priced machines only preform so well, So why do we all want the detector from the gods above, for only $250.00. Would you be willing to trade your gpz 7000 for the simplex ? The simplex is a good start out machine, that most will find enjoyable and be happy with. If I had to guess the simplex is their best selling machine and I doubt an upgrade will compete with their higher priced machines, and maybe make some want some to advance in capabilities. I think we sometimes push away some people from the hobby by confusion to products and our bias to the best of the best.

Ken, NICE finds as always my fellow MK killer !! Jim, PM me your address and I'll fly out and drop a couple in your area, up to you to find um. for some reason the north east is filthy with them. We could use some gold nuggets here in PA. so maybe we could trade. Ha Ha.

I'm going with the water powered rock/boot cleaner thingamajig. Although it could be a paint stripper, Usually if it has a pole its a stripper 😂

Welcome Skiddim, You have joined in on a great site, full of wonderful and super smart people. You will soon find out that you will get all the answers on all your detecting and prospecting. And please post your finds we all love to see the stuff people are finding.

I'm deeply saddened by this news, He seemed like a very nice and genuine person. His comments and opinions will be missed. Please pass on my sincere condolences to the family. If there is anything the family needs, Please reach out. If there is a place were we can send something, please post so we can let his family know how much he was loved and appreciated here on this forum. My heart is heavy and may god bless him and his family.

1515, check out a company called 4x4 beast fabrication, they make some neat rear racks. Also U-haul makes a hitch mount storage unit called the carpod, it is pretty cool also for a great price and I believe is lockable. Looks like it would give you a ton of extra space and clear your spare tire.

Great idea, Echo makes one too but gas powered. I'm more impressed by the Rubicon. I'm a jeep guy with a 1995 turbo charged 2.5 L, Detroit lockers and full roll cage. The power broom works amazingly well, the first time I used mine I was wondering why I have shovels Ha Ha. They are crazy awesome!! Also great for mulch. Maybe Minelab will make an option for the GPZ

Every tool has its purpose, my guess is its a Chinese repro. That being said it is a cabinet makers hammer. Remember not all nails were steel, and upholsterers used the same kinds of hammers for brass and copper tacks. These hammers were not just used for furniture. They were used for leather work as 2Valen said, but also used for inlay work to help set veneer. You wouldn't use a claw hammer to straighten a fender (Well maybe). These hammers were made to be low weight as not to damage your project. A really big one would be about 8.oz. The one you have looks like it was used for the wrong purpose over the years.

Its a cabinet makers hammer head. A cabinet makers hammer was used for small nails and tacks. The narrow side of the head was used for the small nails without smashing your fingers. Kinda funny how the old timers were smart and simplistic. The material is a little strange, but they were made in steel, brass and sometimes brass and copper alloys. I've also have come across some of these with all copper construction. I posted some photo's of the ones I still use. the one that's not shaped like yours is a modern stanley tool co. The others are from the early 20th century. Very neat find!!! Make a new handle for it and put it back into use. Almost 1/4 of my tools predate the 20th century.

Welcome to the forum blue!!! Lots of good info and people here on DP. Looking forward to seeing some of your finds, Good Luck

Chase wrote the best explanation on multi frequency I've ever seen. Basically what he's telling you is that there is no perfect detector for all hunting. It comes down to experience and knowing your machines. If there was one perfect detector, we would all be owning that detector and there would be nothing more to find. Everybody on this forum will tell you, including myself that we miss a lot of stuff. The more you hit a spot the more you find that out. Is it the detector or is it us? I'm banking on human error most times. There are a lot of great non multi detectors made, that in the right hands will find a lot. Multi freq. detectors just give you some better options for certain targets and soil conditions. I wouldn't get to wrapped up in the whole better not better thing . Every detector has it's place, and confidence in your detector plays a huge part. Chase will definitely explain this better than me. He is very knowledgeable.

Kac, That's an awesome button!! There is nothing in the world that's better than finding something that was long forgotten. Tell your buddy great job and I hope he's part of the forum. Maybe a dog tore it off his uniform Ha Ha , my dogs hate the mailman.

Kac, I'm not a big fan of 4 tone or Gen. mode. Both seem to have some depth issue's for me, plus 4 tone is way to busy. The deep mode with the 11'' coil gets me about a true 12'' + The only thing with that is the unmasking becomes a little unclear at the deeper targets. My soil where I hunt is almost always loaded with coal slag and can fool the unmasking due to the halo effect. And no its not free from trash yet Ha Ha, Wish it was. I did do the freq. shift and it had 0 effect on the EMI. maybe I need an update? I'm beginning to to think it might be a combination of soil and EMI. I've learned to just listen for the right sounds through all the chatter. Hope your doing well?

According to the Mayo Clinic you should shoot for 30 minutes of moderate detecting everyday to loose weight and maintain fitness. Sounds simple enough right? So I decided to get some detecting exercise a couple of days ago. My first spot was a new farm field that was plowed up about a year ago. I instantly got into a lot of coal, and thought this is not going to be fun. After about an hour I hit on a beat up mason jar lid. next came a 32 cal. cartridge case. Another hour and more coal I found a nice mangled spoon. Ten more feet and I got 1/2 of a spoon or fork. I was thinking my god there has to be something good in this field. That's when I found a harness buckle with leather just laying on the surface ( OK maybe I'm in a better place in the field) NOPE, Two minutes later I found a what I thought was an early 80"s binaca breath spray container which brought back fond memories of my youth. (drive in movies, awkward moments with the opposite sex, ect.) But it turns out it was Bovine mastitis spray made by Schering Co. As a rule of thumb PLEASE do not use mastitis spray as breath a freshener!!!!!! Next trip out was a place close to home. I decide to swap coils and hunt with the 9 inch to focus on gold jewlery. After digging 2 dozen pull tabs, and I knew they were. I decided I was smart enough to discern the signals, so I stopped the insanity. During my 4 hour hunt I found $1.97 in clad ranging from the 1970's to the 2000's. My first good target was a brass buckle (not gold) Next was a Ford car key (not gold) Next was a very creepy face/head thing that kinda frightened me. (not gold) And last but not least was a small motorcycle in pretty good shape, For being a plastic /metal import. Looks like it's in fair running condition And I would be willing to trade it for a CTX-3030. Any interested parties please do not PM me. (I forgot, it wasn't gold). Tomorrow I'm just going to Have a beer and a bourbon and give my wife a smooch!!! (And I will not be using the mastitis spray.) Maybe next time I'll find the GOLD!!! Seriously, I hope all members and family of this forum are doing well and Staying safe.

DJ, The 9'' is my go to coil for trashy area's . It works great but you need to slow way down when in the junk zone. This coil is amazing at separation, especially in 3 tone.

Glad you joined up with us coinboy, you have entered into the encyclopedia of metal detecting. Please share your questions and finds with all of us. Congrats!!!

mn90403' Check out Rodney Crowell you might have heard of him. He's kind of labeled as country but he's more folk to me.. Really good. JW, I remember seeing Pink Floyd and Yes in Philadelphia in the 80's, Awesome shows. wish I learned guitar!!

Why is all the gold in California Ha Ha , I'm jealous, Northern California is not only beautiful but it has gold too!! I haven't found that wonderful color in about 2 years. It's kinda like fishing, If you don't fish for the fish your looking for you just might not find it. I think you just gave me the inspiration to focus on the yellow stuff. Great finds!!! and post some photo's of the scenery. It's been quite awhile since I've been there.

But not as many as out west where the real gold is.

Looks like a pretty good outing to me!!! Any day you get out, even if you find 0 its a great day. Wish you the best strick and hope you find that gold coin!!!

Steve's right why would a guy like me in PA. buy a $8000 detector if there's no gold here. Just look at our forums and the amount of posts, 29,047 for prospecting and metal detecting for gold. A lot of people that hit that side of the forum are from Australia and New Zealand. Makes sense to me that they are trying to suck up every last dollar by direct distributorships and cutting out other country's inventory shipping to other country's, And hoping that NZ distributors will overstock and create more sales. Plus Simon, don't discount your leverage with these company's like Minelab they watch these forums intently. They know exactly where to market products, And who gives them free advertising. So to me NZ would be a no brainer after all your thoughts on how hard it is to get certain products there. Trust me niche market company's watch every forum out there. And it just might be to supply you to help sell more. Just my good thoughts.

GB, Back in the real early 50's drywall wasn't readily available, but they used what they called plaster board it was kinda the predecessor to modern drywall. It pretty much looked just like drywall, in 3/8'' x 16'' x 96'' configuration. they would push these tacks through the gypsum board and bend them over to attach the wire lathe to it. Then they would apply the base or brown coat and finish it with the white or plaster coat. Also they were very rarely used in residential applications. I find them in the strangest spots, And wonder how in the heck did that get there? I finally got to help you that makes me feel pretty good. I still owe you a lot more !!!!

Your going to need some more fingers, I'm sure my wife would donate a couple Ha Ha. Good job !!! I believe the hexagon tack looking thing in the background is a plaster fastener. They were used to hold the wire to the plaster board in commercial construction. Around 1950's/1960's. I've found 2 in the last couple days