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    Hello From Montana

    in Meet & Greet

    Posted

    Welcome to the forum!  Where in Montana are you?  I'm currently in Helena.  I think you made a great choice with the Equinox.  I have the 800, and even though it makes my brain spin sometimes, I love it!  Be sure and post pictures of your finds, and good luck!

    ~Bash

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    Beat Up, But Cool Campaign Stud

    in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics

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    I was playing around with the Vanquish 440 in the parking strip yesterday afternoon, when I got a very strong consistent signal in the 4 -6 range. I haven't been digging many signals in this range, as I don't get many, and all I have dug, have been trash. This one was strong and not choppy at all, so I proceeded to dig.

    Glad I did!

    I pulled out a James M. Cox presidential campaign stud from the 1920 presidential election. His running mate was Franklin D. Roosevelt!  They lost to the Harding - Coolidge ticket.  This is pretty degraded, but cool to find just the same. Gonna have to go back and dig those lower signals!  I've included a picture of one in good condition.

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    What Are All Those Noises?

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

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    5 hours ago, SidTheKid said:

    Ok, complete noob question here: When Im out there and listening for tones on my Equinox 800, why dont some sounds register a number? I hear all these little sounds and noises but when I go back over they sometimes disappear. Sometimes the noise changes or is very hard to find again. What can I do to help myself isolate these sounds and is every errant sound something to dig?

    Hey Sid,

    First I'll point you to a similar question I asked several weeks ago, and got some great answers that really helped my progress with the Equinox 800.  It's this thread:

    I struggled with this at first too.  The Equinox is a very "hot" detector. Hot meaning it's extremely sensitive, to both targets and ground conditions.  So first off make sure you perform the recommended noise cancellation and ground balancing procedures. Secondly I found it very helpful to turn the sensitivity down from the default of 20.  I was running it in the 14 to 16 range, sometimes going to 18 for the first few weeks with good results.  I'm a new detectorist and I'm sure some more experienced folks will chime in here.  But suffice to say the Nox can be a bit overwhelming at first, but totally worth the time it takes to learn.  I highly recommend getting Andy Sabisch's Equinox book.  It was a great help to me.

    I have limited experience, but I hope this helps a bit.

     

    ~Bash

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    Found Another V Nickel

    in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics

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    2 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

    Bronze Indian Heads tend to TID very close or even same as zinc pennies.  (Cupro-nickel IH's -- those are the very earliest years -- TID even lower.)  I've also had older (meaning in the ground a very long time) bronze Lincolns TID in/near the Zincoln zone occasionally.  I don't know if you're digging all non-ferrous, but keep in mind that when you're in an area that potentially has IH cents, definitly dig the presumed Zincolns.  Sometimes, like I, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

    Ooooo, great tip GB! Thanks!

    I had actually started avoiding the zinclon TIDs, as I was digging so many and they were so trashed.  Gonna hit the parking strips again, and hope I can snag an IH!

    Hello From Reno

    in Meet & Greet

    Posted

    Hey Ketch,

    Welcome to the forum!  You've made a good choice researching on the forum before purchasing.  I got my detector at the end of March after doing the same thing.  Lots of helpful information here, and even more helpful (and friendly) folks.

    Let us know what you wind up getting!

     

    ~Bash

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    Hello All From Michigan

    in Meet & Greet

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    Welcome to the forum, Rick.  This is the best place on the net for detecting!  As a pretty new detectorist, I've already learned tons from the nice folks here.  Be sure and post pictures of your finds!

    ~Bash

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    Found My First Cool Button This Morning!

    in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics

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    13 minutes ago, Chase Goldman said:

    Yes the square shank could mean more modern, but like I said, no way to know for sure.

    Not sure you can really clean the back without the button falling apart.  So your call.  I have a tin backed Confederate I button with a highly corroded back.  I was told to just seal it up with an Elmers glue/water seal and put it away because they can just disintegrate.

    Roger that, Chase. I think I'll just be happy with a cool find, and leave it be.

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