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I'm not a big fan of spot jumpers, but knowing they are around will make you hunt a little harder and with more purpose. I've seen a few in a couple of local parks and I don't get to worked up. Most times they are new guys, you can tell by the swing and shiny new detector. Your guy looks like he fits in that box, judging by the pristine look of his coil cover. Mine looks like it was dragged behind my truck. Fun post Erik

Oh my lord!!! You can thank the baby Jesus for that find my friend!!! Man, there were a shit ton of party's on that beach, no wonder it was lost Ha Ha. Great job as usual, I would expect nothing less!!!!!

Congrats on the coins!!! Sometimes experimenting with setups makes a big difference. 1 bias adjustment can make for a huge change in the machines overall performance and will reward you with some good finds. Take it to another spot and it might fall on its face. That's why I always have a setup for everywhere I detect. I'm glad you are playing with the settings and not using some generic program that everyone else is playing with. Keep at it, your doing very well. Thanks for the post.

I know I'll take heat for this comment. But if you want to punch past iron in dry or wet ground you need to get a Tesoro. They will disc past all of your iron and not kill the target. I can put a old hand forged nail on top of a barber dime and after disc pull the barber a 100% of the time. And the best part is their is no program. Ground can be funny and cause a lot of problems. Here in my part of PA we have a lot of red (iron) clay. My problems usually occur with wet ground and bouncy targets. Don't beat me up folks, I know Tesoros are old tech and really are past tense.

Since I spent a fair amount of time in my youth as an old school printer and learned on an old Victor letter press. I would have to go with a printing block. Two years ago my buddy dug a block and checked the hole again an out popped two Barber dimes!!!! Your doing a great job retrieving the stuff that we do not see that often!!!

Ruben , If I were you I would save some money and go with the Equinox 800. Why? Because it is a proven machine and has the extra features of tone breaks and adjustments that the 600 does not have. It will cover all of the bases when it comes to a solid all around machine. Use your extra money on something else, such as a digger or a pin pointer, which I would recommend a Garret . These choices are solid and will find you a plethora of really cool stuff. Please do not get wrapped up in all the hype of things that could be. Just focus on detecting and learning what your finding, Including the good and the bad. All of of us here, No matter what our skill level is, We always find more crap than good stuff. I hope you will make a great choice and help us all promote this addictive hobby. May the Gods bless you and THANK YOU for your service.

Can't win em all Strick, Certainly beats the shite out of a pull tab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's what you call a love token, popular in the late 1800's. They took coins and smoothed them out to make their engraving and gave them to a girlfriend or someone they fancied. Kinda rare, I've only ever dug one. Very cool you should be very proud of that find!! That's what you call one of a kind. Thanks for posting that.

Great find Bob, But I as a FRIEND I have to say you suck. That F***ing coin is killing me. It remains on my not found list. I've found some awesome oddball coins over the years but for some reason this little bastard will not show its face. All kidding aside my friend, that's really awesome and hope you find a couple more.

Well done Foggy, One of my best spots for silver was an old lake area/ Picnic grove. Take your time and hit it over and over. Your fun is just beginning!!! Look for older trees with branches that are low to the ground, adults and kids love to dangle from those. I can not wait to see what comes up next.

Welcome my friend, Glad your no longer a lurker!! I look at it this way if you are into the hobby and are making a go of your conditions then you have conquered the hurdle. Consider yourself part of our team and we ALL look forward to your finds and comments. Thanks for joining DP, It's a great place!!

I'd run the D2 for a while and try and dial it in, then go back with the Vaquero and disc out the aluminium. Sometimes it's just a matter of playing with a machine to get the most out of it. If it was me I would put a old cut or forged nail next to a silver dime or even a old button and see what happens. If it just picks up the nail you have some adjustment to figure out. I'm thinking the D2 should be able to exploit the good target. Aluminum sometimes can fool you if it's a oddball 6061 or anodized, so you should be able to sort those numbers or tones out. My 800 will always pull to the iron so that's why I run my Tesoro for clean up (much better disc. IMO). Patience young Luke (Bob)!!!! OR, Me and big Dodge can come for a visit. Ha Ha Ha. Well maybe not just, paid $6.00 for diesel today!!!!!!

Nice job On the button Bob!!! It certainly was a great day to hunt the fields. The dandy buttons are really cool too, My buddy has quite the collection of super ornate ones. I have a few fields I hunt that are littered with can slaw, old roofing copper and junk, Just take your time and the good stuff will slowly emerge. Overall I think you had a really banner day. Good luck next run around!!!!

That's a good one, I'd take that any day of the week. I like gold but there is just something about silver that makes me smile, pretty sure it did the same for you. Great job.

Nice Ring, Much better looking now. Remember happy Wife, happy Life. Ha Ha

Hello Ollie, Welcome aboard, and Thanks for joining up!!! You folks in the UK have a tremendous amount of history that I'm envious of. I can not wait to see some of your finds. Once again glad your here.

Welcome Ruben, Glad you showed up to the table. The Two detectors that you have chosen are very decent detectors. You will do well with either. Looking forward to some of your finds once you get rolling.

Looks like the space shuttle. Pretty cool though. Next year I'm sure the beach will restock and another set of adventures will begin and maybe you'll have a PI!!!!

Nice job on the fantastic V nickle, I've found a few and never have been able to see a date. Any day your finding things a good day. Good luck with the woods hunt!!!

What is faster? How fast it hits another target? Or How fast it discriminates a target out of the equation? I judge it by the latter. From my experience, the faster a machine can eliminate a shit target the better it is. Too many machines just blur the responses. When I disc out I want just that, DISC. Separation is not speed to me. Run a Tesoro and you will see true speed in discrimination on multiple targets. The 800 which I run, Has major iron bias issues. If iron is within 3 inches of a silver target it will tone and ID as iron, Its disc cannot figure it out. I have a feeling the Manticore is going to be just another click bait detector.

Thanks Steve, I'm glad you took the time to post the reality of finding small gold. Most do not realize how hard it is to find a fine gold chain unless your coil is touching it. At depth it will never be found. Also your pinpointer has the same problem, making things even more difficult. Been waiting a long time to hear someone explain the truth of small gold targets.

Bob, Sometimes the simple approach is the best. I detect with the KISS theory, and if that fails change is necessary. Experimentation has always ended with really bad results at first but persistence has always paid off. Sadly Myself and Ken are old school and still believe detecting is 99% luck, Skill comes in on the questionable targets. AND BY THE WAY YOUR DOING EXTREMELY WELL ALSO!!!!! GOLD and SILVER are by NO means a way of detecting prowess. I've be doing this a long time and still suck most days and still pick up new tricks from the forum. In my world my friend your a seriously good detector.

IMO, The 800 and the D2 are pretty equal with the exception of the D2's tremendous weight advantage and better pod construction. The advantage that XP has is parts availability. The Manticore better have something really special over the 800 up its sleeve. One being better constructed, Two - Resolving its bias towards iron. Three - better coil selection, Four - Better stability in multi, in EMI, Five - Allowing for a more finite disc. and tone set up. And last but not least!! Updating to current Bluetooth tech. so we can get aftermarket headphones.(which causes the machine to be unstable). I could go on but Why. My 800 will always have a place in my pack of detectors, and I find the lower weight and adjustability and single freq's awesome. I'm pretty sure ML will continue to give a cold shoulder to it's all of it's customers concerns so my expectations are low. This thing better be something SPECIAL or a lot of fans might jump ship to companies that do. Hopefully the masses do not fall for a rebranded 800 with a few structural design features fixed. I hope all the preorder people are not disappointed, You guy's even here a word on coil selection? Nothing like pissing money away for an average upgrade when your current machine will perform just as well with a little understanding and patience. IMO I have not seen a game changer in a long time. I guess you know by now that it's a wait and see for me. Good luck Minelab hope you were listening well!!!!

Well I cleaned it up early this morning (5:00 am) Pretty sure its a wedding band. On the outside there are no signs of plating, however on the inside it does look to have a slight edge of plating. I hit it with a little 0000 steel wool, There is a bit of shine but not like gold for sure. Possibly a silverish tint, No clue. As for the solder theory, there are no visible solder joints under magnification. I used no water on clean up. I just used green rouge and a buffing wheel at 1725 rpm. I kinda like it so I did not dare take it to bare metal. I Ran it by the 800 again, it comes up a solid 23 on my driveway. I tested brass, phosphor bronze, not even close. I'm guessing the plating whatever it is is skewing the numbers up. I need to look up the history of ring plating and see if it was common in the mid 19th century.

Oh I got plenty of foil, I just chose not to cloud the photo and embarrass myself HaHa!!! Chuck, The ring looks like it could have a tin coating on it, definitely not silver or gold plated. Also could be a brass ring. It's a keeper for me.