Valens Legacy

Wow, so much more to learn, but a great place to learn the facts. Every time I come here I learn things my grandfather never got to teach me. Thank you

I have no problems with silver or gold items, yesterday I used it on some coins I found and they look great now. Don't rub them down with anything that can scratch them when you pull them out and coat them with a good wax for coins. I won't use it on anything copper.

This place should have everything that you might need, I use them for odd parts for when I am working on something. https://www.newark.com/

Great find on the information, Hope you find a place for it if you decide to clean it up.

Another great hunt, and some nice finds. The letters on the lock will get you the manufactures name. I just can't make it out for some reason so I can't help you much. I had seen one of those before in some of my grandfathers antiques, but it is gone now so I can't tell you who made it.

I have panned for gold near Beaver Arkansas and we found about a 1/2 ounce over 2 days. They were small nuggets but you could see them very well. Not fine gold, but not big gold either. My grandfather and I were on a creek/river there and had a lot of fun.

Just how many days did it take to get all that? Fantastic hunt, just wish I could do that sometime. Good luck on your next outing.

Great finds, just put the dime in a ultrasonic cleaner and watch the rust disappear. Good luck on your next hunt.

I think that should say " A fishing story on radio you can tune in on", as a show one can watch. Just kidding there and welcome to the forum for some of the best advice from the greatest people who metal detect. Just one more thing, I am a newbie and am just learning my detector so please don't ask me how to use it.

Welcome to the best forum on the net, and please share some of your finds with lots of pictures. Glad to have you here with your knowledge and experience.

Tonight I read this story and wondered if anyone here had seen this. I think I would have about died if I would have uncovered it, and sure wouldn't have just let someone take it from me. Here is the link to the story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/bronze-age-spear-found-metal-202457797.html Gorey, Jersey

Another fantastic hunt for you. Keep up the good work and happy hunting.

Welcome to the forum CW and glad your back at it again. Good luck and happy hunting.

Great job digging up all those coins and junk. Better luck on the rings next time.

Great finds and great hunting. Good luck on your next outing.

Good finds for sure, and I am confidant that you will be finding more. With the nox are you using headphones or are you using the buuilt in speaker? I ask this because where I have hunted I have never used any headphones and wonder if I need them. Thanks Caleb

Love hearing stories like this, as it helps us who metal detect parks and beaches. Some places won't allow it now, so when I hear things like this I share them with the local politicians just like my grandfather did.

Great save on the IH, great finds again. Good luck on your next hunt.

Since I have been using my grandfathers 800, and reading the posts here I have learned from experience that one must dig items that one might think is junk to find the good stuff. Some of the items that I have dug should have been pull tabs or can slaw, and turned out to be 3cent pieces that are very small. I have also found some nice jewelry from those ID's that should have been junk also. I use the factory settings and am a newbie with less than 75 hours on the Nox, but from what I am learning I feel like I am making my way to learning the unit. This summer I will start playing with the settings, but for now I dig everything with a solid tone above 1. Good luck and happy hunting.

Does the back of it have a notch on the bottom of it? It will look like a V to hold a string in place. If it does it is probably a plumb line for an old surveyors unit. Saw one similar on the net and now I can't find the page it was on.

I really hope that things work out for the best. Good luck and thanks for the heads up.

Nice find on the gold, but a sun baker is a person who has been staked out on the ground by leather straps. Then someone poured honey on him to attract the ants and birds. When the bones are left for about a year, then it is a sun baker. As long as the rock was face up and the gold was always in the sun, then it is also a sun baker.

EWC, I am also from ILLINOIS and would like to know which part you are from. I am in central Illinois about 45 miles South of Springfield. Welcome aboard to the best forum on the net and please share some of your insights and adventures with us.

No matter what you do someone will say that you did wrong. With that said, I would go and give it my best to find something to give back to the relatives, as it may give them some type of closure of their loss. Good luck on your decision.

Great finds, I hope I can someday get something like those items. Good Luck on your next hunt.