normmcq

Nice find! Looks more like a condiment spoon to me.

                                                                      Norm

 I have seen other lithium batteries do that if they are allowed to be in a state of total discharge and then recharged.

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 I have had a few along the way, My first and still one of my heroes is Klunker. At the time, he had two GPX 4000s and he invited me to go with him in search for gold He was kind enough to let me use his second machine, he showed me the basics and turned me loose. He invited me to go on several occasions.  He was finding gold on a regular basis and I wasn't. That frustration only grew on me but inspired me to get my own machine, my first nugget came soon after, He has shown and taken me to numerous places to find gold that I would neve have found here in the Northern Sierra Mother Lode area on my own. My second hero is Bill Fletcher aka Bill and Linda's Prospecting. He took me under his wing and showed many things about detecting in the Nevada and Arizona deserts. I will be forever thankful for his friendship and guidance. 

In my search for coins and jewelry my hat is off to my good friend Rob. Given the fact that we live about five hours apart, we usually manage more than one hunt a month. One of his first hunts here after he got his 800, we had been detecting in old schools and parks several miles from home. On the return trip, the conversation turned to the possibilities of finding gold with the Equinox and he was ready to try. I suggested we stop where I found my first nugget. This 78 year old body had had enough, I sat on the bank of the road above the area and gave him the pointy finger. The bank is very steep there with a very small flat spot on the was down to some tailings out of a tunnel where i got my first gold. He made his way to that spot and turned his machine on and started detecting. He was only about twenty feet from me, he said I have a nice signal. Well that nice signal ended up being a nice Merc dime, he started to swing again, I've got another good signal, he said, another Merc. I had been over this place numerous times as well as several other people with GPXs. The trash is never ending. Well he wasn't done yet, another Merc and a 40 nickel. By tis time we were past the time we told our wives we would be home for dinner. Rob always seems to put himself in the right place for a great find. More to learn from him!              

                                                                                                                    Norm

 I found one similar Avon Sterling ring, it has the appearance and texture of being plated and the stones are very dull.

                                                               Norm

WTG Chris, I think you might have enough for that Jeep! I'll bet that put a smile on Wilma's face!

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 I have a NOX with Steve's shaft and fully loaded counter weight. I find that with the 11" coil, the balance is perfect for my 6 foot frame.

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R.I.P. Valen

 My condolences go out to your family and friends, Your thoughtful comments will be missed by many on this forum. 

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 I am pretty sure there is work being done to restore the content of Bill and Linda's site. Barry at Land Matters has been working on it.                                                                                                                       Norm

Yes Dog, it is sterling and Klunker this might have been your sister's Barby's grandmother!

                                                                                Norm

 I got this one in an old yard, with my CTX.   The owners are natives of the community and didn't have a clue as to who Barby was.

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I got my Avantree headphones yesterday and went out with them today. I can say that I am able to hear signals better with these on this detector than any combination of detectors and headphones that I own. I will be anxious to try them on my CTX and GPZ. I wish there were a way to use them wireless with the other detectors.

                                                                                                 Norm

 Got back out to the designated parking area for a short hunt this afternoon. I decided to hunt the area that I found the first Rosie last year. When I was there last year, I was just recovering from my second back operation and didn't really have the strength for a thorough hunt. As best I can remember, I missed this coin by just a few feet. I am glad I missed it, it made my day today.

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GB

 The composition of that coin is aluminum, the TID was 20 with a high tone. I am like you, surprised to find that such a small country had a mint. No info on the mintage number but it must not have been many.

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Mitchel

 I was using my 800 with the detector speaker. I went to that remote area so no one else would have to listen to my detector. My headphones and WM 08 are with Minelab for repair or replacement and my aftermarket ones haven't arrived.

                                                                                                     Norm

Thanks Mitchel

 Before getting the issues resolved with Minelab I had read thru all of the threads and had settled on the Avantree Audition Pro. I hope they get here in a timely manner.

                                                                                  Norm

 I did get a return call from Minelab this afternoon from the 814 215 1732 number. The defective parts are on the way back to them and replacements will be shipped as soon as the old ones are received.

                                                                Thanks to all,   Norm

 Is there any one set of wireless headphones that most people feel work good on the Equinox? My WM 08 and furnished headphones have both failed, I need some alternatives. 

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Thanks Steve

 The first number message, you have reached the voice box of #33,  the second # instructs you to leave name and number and then cuts you off before you can.

                                                                    Frustrated  Norm

Thanks Paul, I will try that number

                                                           Norm

 Does anyone know if Minelab service center is closed due to Covid 19?  I called for help, got the canned recording promising a return call................................Still waiting

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 Joe

 If you did find some silver that is really old, would you be able to identify it? The eighty year old coins look about as bad as I do!

                                                                                         Norm

 Yes, I use headphones with my hearing aids. My audiologist says that I have a profound hearing loss and have found that over the ears give me the best results with my behind the ear hearing aids. The molded silicone ear pieces are more forgiving and I get less feedback with them.

 If you have any specific questions, I will be happy to answer them if I can.

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 Pure copper melts @ 1984 degrees F,  wood campfire about 1100 degrees F. Oxyacetylene torch about  6000 degrees F. A coal forge about 3500 degrees F.

Melted copper nuggets fairly easy to make, a smooth copper nugget, I think would have to move quite a ways to change from a naturally occurring nugget 

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