normmcq

 Looks like copper to me, do a specific gravity test and let us know the results.

                                                                                        Norm

 Paul

 If you didn't have bad luck, you wouldn't have any at all! Glad you got your truck back, but not much chance on your 800.

                                                                                               Norm

 Paul

 I have the counter weighted carbon fiber shaft and love it, balances it nicely.

                                                                                      Norm

GB

 Yes I was using the 11 inch, same as I was using on the CTX

                                                                         Norm

 Nice group of coins. were they found in the USA?

                                                      Norm

Great find!

         Norm

I will be interested to find out as well. Thanks form posting it.

                                                                     Norm

I'm really sorry that I didn't see this thread when  I first joined this forum. I bought my GPZ when they first arrived in the U.S.A. I called the dealer that I had been doing business with for several years and he said yes, he was allotted 10 of them and one was available. We discussed price and I wasn't ready to put out almost $10.000 without making another call. I made that call, but the call went to his answering machine. I waited for nearly 24 hours for a return call. This gave me plenty of time to make mind up to make the purchase. I called my dealer back and confirmed the deal, I asked about the military discount and he said it wasn't available on the GPZ and the advertised price was the best he could do. He preferred a certified check, so I got one and put it in the mail to him with a return receipt. O boy I have the latest and greatest new detector on the way. A couple of days later the second dealer called me back and said he could get me one and offered free shipping and the military discount! I called my ex-dealer back and asked about the military discount, he said he would check into it for me. Well I got my GPZ but never heard back about the discount. 

                                                                                                   Still not happy about that deal  Norm

 I have spent many long days swinging the GPZ and even with the 19 inch coil, but properly fitted with a "Hip Stick"  bungee and swing arm. After doing that for a couple of years, the CTX seemed like a featherweight except with the large coil. I like the balance of the CTX and I have used it a few times since getting the NOX and still like it. I tried a friends NOX before buying one and I thought it felt nose heavy. My NOX has the carbon fiber shaft with a counterbalance and I am really liking the feel of it. 

                                                                                                            Norm 

Great informative video, no more passing up signals that I thought were pull tabs!

                                                                Norm

Yes, the target Id was 21 could have been mistaken for any number of targets. I guess i'm lucky. The other ring is my wedding ring that a friend made is similar weight, 8.76 grams but has a little more alloys. It Ids at 18, just have to dig it all,

                                                                                         Norm

Did you almost soil your pants when you found that?

                                                Norm

 I confirmed with Bill, yes Bill and Linda's Prospecting site is history 

                                                                       Norm

 I hope to see some faces that go with the names at Fred's memorial today on Zoom at 3 P.M. California time 

                                                                                                                          Norm

 Mitchell has brought it to my attention that we are on Pacific Daylight Savings time in California, the memorial will be at 3:00 P.M. California time. Sorry for the confusion.

                                                                      Norm

 I received this info this morning from Fred''s wife this morning and she asked me to share it with his friends.

 There will be a memorial for Fred on Zoom, May 23rd @ 3:00 P.M. Pacific Standard time.

 Topic  Memorial Zoom for Fred Mason

Meeting ID # 723 9037 3254

Password # 5xJyyV

 If anyone would like to share this info on any other forum, please do.

                                                           Norm

 Actually, when I  posted about a naked lady on the back of a Merc I didn't tell the whole story. This happened to me when I was about seven or eight years old. { 70 or more years ago}  There were probably many more Mercs in circulation than Rosies. The guy that started me looking for the naked lady conned me out of that dime.He said give me that dime and I will treat you to a show, He showed me the bridge with the bear walking across with the tree leaning over it.Then he showed me the San Francisco mint mark, he said that S is a snake. Then he said do you see the naked lady under the bridge? I said no! He said what do you expect for a dime?  He put the dime in his pocket and that was the show. I always look to see if she is on everyone I find,

                                                      Norm

 What features are on the back of the Merc?

 Haven Only recently purchased my 800, I am only just barely learning how to use it. one of the first keepers came from an old campsite that I assumed was probably depression era. I got a solid 13 and assumed it was a  nickel. to my surprise it was a part of a WW 1 Dough-boy toy soldier. It is very heavy, over 15 grams and appears to be made of cast lead. My CTX id it at 12.10 and the Gold Bug Pro at 13.

I managed to go back to an area that I detected last fall with the CTX and found several more coins that I had missed. I blamed that on the fact that there was so much trash and the recovery speed is so fast on the Equinox, but no silver. I stopped for lunch and thought about that. I decided to put on the 6 inch coil and go back over that same area, same results more coins all coming being next to multiple ferrous objects. It was getting late in the day and I only hunted a small part of the area that I had previously hunted but wanted to try one more thing before I quit for the day. I had been using the Nox headphones. I switched to the wireless module and used my headphones that I use with my GPZ and went back over the very same small area, same results more coins. Again no silver but, I have hopes. The next day,  I went to another area that I hadn't been before and found these nice coins

                                                                                                                                                                     Norm

 I must be dyslexic, the bear is going from right to left.

                                                               Norm

 I am surprised that no one has shown some of  you older folks what is on the back of a Merc. Probably when I was about 10 years old, a man pointed out those features to me.  {a very long time ago)  Only the San Francisco mint has the snake, all have the bear walking on all fours from left to right, across the bridge and the leaning tree. I still look for the naked lady on everyone I find!

                                                                                                                    Norm

Well what do you expect for a dime?

                                               Norm

 Mercury dimes are my favorite coin to find, probably because I have found more of them than any other silver coins and they are a beautiful coin. I always look for these features.

 Can't find the naked lady under the bridge?..............................................