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Glad to hear you are having consistent finds with The Legend. I have had the same experience. It really is an excellent all around detector if you use it thoughtfully. Very capable, no matter what the conditions.

I see you secret to success showing in the background.🙂

The UK distributor, Detecnicks Ltd. has the Versa available now. USA purchasers use their E Bay site to ship to the USA. The descriptions of the available packages are abbreviated so you have to compare the pricing to be sure. The higher priced ones include the accessory 9X8 DD coil. Mine should be here in about 2 weeks.

Beware of cheap knock offs of detectors, especially pin pointers. It is always best to purchase from a real detector dealer. The frustration of poor quality/performance is no bargain.

Welcome from East Texas.

If I had a water spigot it would fit, I would use it just for fun.

It certainly has the look of an Officer's button, not just regular issue.

We finally got some decent rain & a bit cooler weather. I had not been out much as the ground conditions made for very hard digging. I took my still new to me MXT to one of my favorite red dirt relic sites to see what it could find behind the other machines I have used there. This site is along one of the oldest roads in our area, near a Republic of Texas era stockade close to a nice flowing creek. The old fort area was used as a staging/camp ground from Republic days through the Civil War. Also located near by is the homesite of a Confederate Cabinet member. Unfortunately, for all of the concentrated historical activity, much of that area has been developed & built over, with only smaller areas left relatively undisturbed. The MXT with 9" Ultimate coil ran very well in Relic mode with Disc set just below 2 and Gain at pre set 9. There is a LOT of Iron in the ground of all sizes though I have dug most of the big pieces. There was a tenant house on the site also up to 1905 or so. This site was virgin ground when I first gained permission so I have been able to find a wide variety of items, many going back to the earliest days of local settlement. Good Non ferrous targets have started getting thin but there is still history to be found hiding in the nails. I am always pleasantly surprised how each detector sees the ground & targets with a slightly different point of view. In addition to that pictured below was some fired .45 cal Round Balls, Camp Lead, and odd Brass pieces. The general service Eagle coat button is Back marked Steele & Johnson Mfgco. The only button reference material I have dates it 1875-1920, which may or may not be absolute. I agree that it is post War and speculate it is from the occupation troops the were stationed in each County seat during "Reconstruction". Perhaps they were camped out to keep an eye on the old Postmaster. It cleaned up to be in excellent condition using Navel jelly. A special find for me, given my area. The Wheat Cent is in almost AU condition as far as wear. The Brass items show the attention to detail that used to be common in the manufacture of everyday items. I guess the zipper pull is a very early example.

I looked in my printed reference material on Whites detectors and have attached what might be helpful. If you will go to Steve's wonderful Detector Database section of this forum and look under DFX you will find the DFX(*XLT) Handbook that has much useful info.Whites settings.pdf

A good thorough performance report in real world conditions. Thank you for posting it to help clear the fog some people insist on remaining in.

Both the XLT and DFX are still comparable to many more modern upper end detectors. My MXT can hold it's own quite well under most conditions and it does not have near their adjustability. I really enjoy having a wide variety of make & models of machines.

Welcome from East Texas.

Welcome from East Texas.

Welcome to the forum from East Texas.

Welcome from East Texas. Sounds like you live in a very good area to detect. There should be some interesting finds to be made. I think you will also find detecting is just as interesting as your other activities you listed, it is for me too. The Legend is a very capable, all around machine that you can grow into for the long run.

Welcome from East Texas. The Legend should do well for you on the beach or inland sites.

Welcome from East Texas.

Good hunter & good machine. Thanks for the report.

Welcome from East Texas.

Very interesting site that should hold some interesting finds. I think most still sites were kept very secret & no business was done at the site but, there is always a possibility of a cache I would assume.

Welcome from East Texas.

Welcome from East Texas.

I don’t know what to tell you other than you should experiment for yourself on the type of ground and sites you hunt. That is the most effective way to learn.

Pretty nice condition coins too.

Those are some nice relic finds. Thanks for posting.