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When the 17" (or larger) coil becomes available for the Nox I expect to start using the hipstick again!

Steve, I'm not taking you up on the challenge but I will give a 'comparison' that could make any detector 'lighter' and more manageable. I used an SE Pro for a few years before I bought a CTX. I had no problems with it and the CTX while using the standard coil. When I bought a 17 inch coil for the CTX I developed 'tennis elbow' after just a few uses. I had to stop for a few days. When I started back I used my hipstick for my 5000 and I could adjust the CTX 17" coil to weightless! An added feature of this is that when you dig a hole the detector hangs there (sometimes in the way) but a wave at the beach is not going to grab it. I have a bungee on it already. I have not used my CTX since the arrival of the Nox. It is still with me tho that I would like to take the hipstick and set up a lighter bungee and balance it to weightless. No matter how light the Nox nothing beats an adjustable bungee for swinging long sweeps or short ones. The Nox is usable for most of the day without stress or pain but a bungee COULD make it better. Mitchel

I hunted a city park the other night and had to use 14 to make it quiet because of some pipes and fences but I found a few pennies up to 3" with it. I tried to use higher but I wasn't digging anything deeper. There were no wheats or silver. I think the park had been scraped in this area in the 90s.

Walter, Walter, Walter ... you are hunting in Reno? How long ago was it you were at your parks that had lots of coins? STEVE could be your problem and not the NOX. Mitchel

Good hunch (hunt)! Mitchel

I've had a couple of occasions to hunt on a bed of nails strewn around after building demolition. I've been able to hear good targets on top, mixed in and below the nails. If you don't know what layer your good targets might be in just use a couple of the defaults. If you have really good targets under the nails then it might be time to rake the area. If you can attach magnets to the rake that would be even better. Mitchel

Chase, I found my only horseshoe at the beach in the wet with the Nox. It was early when I was digging everything without regard to numbers. Mitchel

Chase, Over the years I have found quite a few matching earrings even in the surf/wet sand areas. I have always wondered this and my best explanation would be that originally they were blanket line 'left behinds' that just happened to still be together later. But I have also found pairs that don't seem to follow this logic like 'hoops' so maybe they were in a girl's hand when lost? I just know when I find one earring now I look for the other close by and have found them and in a couple of instances I've found the second one up to a few days later 'near' the first find. Mitchel

Lots of good pieces there! I'd be excited about my next hunt too. Good visual post. Mitchel

This might be the last news before Paul leaves. I hope it helps but I think all of these nuggets are too small for him to target. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/nxgold-announces-results-of-initial-mapping-program-and-more-gold-discovered-680651981.html

Well done! Thanks for the details. I've looked for a park or a field to hunt for a couple of days and they are all too well groomed. I stop, look and keep driving. Mitchel

I'll come raise my son there!! My sister-in-law is already there and her son is just about to graduate from college. If I don't live there I'll be in line to make a visit in the next 10 years. I think he should be old enough to enjoy it. Mitchel

I was going out to watch the meteor shower tonight and detect nuggets in the desert but it is cloudy. If you are in clear skies this is the night! https://www.livescience.com/62376-lyrid-meteor-shower-before-nibiru.html?utm_source=notification Mitchel

Well done! You must invest in a digital scale. It will make you find more gold! haha Mitchel

I used a 5000 for a couple of years on the beaches of Southern California. At the time I found more on the beach than in the deserts but that changed.

What a haul! Let me see ... when was the last time I found a silver coin at the beach ... I can't remember but not with the Nox. Did you do any 'dual' checking of your targets or was it just GPX or Nox? Mitchel

Well done! It would be good to find a couple of those. Mitchel

When I am at the beach with my 800 I can tell if it is going to take 1 scoop or 2 scoops (at about 6" a scoop) roughly 80% of the time. In some areas if I know what I'm digging that will go up to 90% so I am ok with it. It is the difference between a shallow scrape and a real dig. Size does matter. Mitchel

Paul may be there by the time he reads this one!! https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/artemis-showcases-pilbara-gold-nuggets-ahead-serious-exploration/

Nice ring. The sound of a smooth target stays with you. Your tag was probably from someone. You can contact the the service and give them the number. They will not tell you who used it but they have told me in the past the year. When ashes are spread many times the tag is not wanted as a reminder. I've found several of them at the beaches I go to where you can imagine ashes are spread. Mitchel

There you go! You had a great day. Thanks for sharing it. Even a Goldman can chase down good targets with the Equinox. You help and you are helped. Thanks. Mitchel

I like a good ol nickel just as much as any other good ol coin. Value is a different question. You have to dig em so you don't miss gold. Mitchel

Yes, but was there a chain or two in those caps I didn't even try to dig? I know I tested the cap and bobby pin and they were reliable enough to depend on but I did find a couple of cap treasures. I just can't remember them. Now that I have this I'll take the 3030 out and test it. I have not used it since the Nox arrived.

I went back out this afternoon and nothing much on the beach. I took the chain with me to test. When in the dry sand I found a target. It was a 13 and when I dug it up it was a rusty bottle cap. I took the chain and put it near and it was also a 13 but solid and not popping. I put them close to each other with the chain in a ball and stretched out long and it sounded the same. I pumped on both targets. There was no negative number or low sound with the gold but there was with the cap. It's too bad the numbers are so close together. I wonder what I missed with the 3030 by not digging caps. Mitchel

I have used several scoops over the years. The one I use now is stainless steel and heavier than the detector. It is one of the Eastern European makes that I can use with one foot and one arm while holding the detector in the other. It is more like a shovel. The other type I use if there are shallow targets is the basket scoop that you pull towards you. Both types now have a long handle.