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The hook is unusual in that the nose has an acorn shaped end. I'm sure it was used on a wagon somehow. Kind of big for a trace chain. I wouldn't be surprised if it came from South Carolina after the War with the rest of the family. It is definitely older than the house site.

I am thinking that adding Selectable Single Frequency to the new Simplex line would not cost Nokta much if it only entails Software. I feel certain Nokta is still monitoring this & other Forums. Surly they have at least considered doing this.

SSF would be the smart update for Nokta to do.

Dang it. Upside down again.

No Gold or Silver. Only 3 coins. The partial toy soldier is neat and the small Flur de Luis ornament. The plated buckle is stamped brass so maybe from a cap gun rig. For some reason the photo loaded upside down. I will try again with 2 more photos. The first showing some of the big Iron. The chain & hook are hand forged, so quite old & worn. The plow share is a common type find for me. This one is whole and cleaned up well. I intend to use it on my push plow in my row garden. The second photo shows the house with a family reunion gathered together on the front porch about 1927. Fortunately, older relatives who are in the photo as children, helped me get everyone identified.

I spent a pleasant early morning on a recent permission I had wanted to detect for a while. It is the later homeplace of my Great Great Grandfather. It's just a cow pasture now but I remember the old house still standing in the early 1980s, all grown up. I went there with two of his grandchildren who had fond memories of him. We dug up some of the Iris plants that had been there close to 100 years. They still bloom here at my home. I dug the typical stuff you find at a farmhouse site. Lots of bits & bobs, Mason jar lids and assorted interesting junk. I did find a few personal items like I was hoping to. Of course lots of Iron in the ground. I dug the bigger iron and found some treasure in that too. I will save this site for when my children are home to visit and want to get out. All 3 like to detect and that is pretty special itself.

That was a good hunt. Remember the scene in the movie "Caddy Shack" where the Priest waves his golf club at the storm? Best to remain humble.

I am almost positive mine also shows R1. Your observations are spot on with the Tarsacci. NASA Tom makes a good point on sweep speed but like any detector there is a Goldilocks speed that is just right given the conditions. Too fast OR too slow will lose depth & targets.

I'm willing to wait for Nokta to make Steve's challenge a reality. I think they will.

Good video. It is certainly worthwhile to experiment & learn all you can. I did not know you had East Texas red dirt in Italy!

If you don't let a tough site scare you off you will end up a better hunter.

If Jeff’s suggestion doesn’t work, you may want to call Andy at the Nokta repair center for advise. Be sure and report back to us in case anyone else has this issue come up.

Try his channel, "The Metal Detecting Skill School".

A good day indeed.

Joan Allen is the Quest dealer in the UK.

I had the same battery concern but so far it has held it's charge and works great. It really is a time saver.

That is a great tool, well thought out. I have carried a magnet in my digging pouch for years & recently epoxied one on the end cap of my pin pointer. Very handy. Nice catch on the Quarters.

A good hunt. Sounds like your honing in on the new update.

Welcome from East Texas.

Enjoy your stay & keep us posted.

Welcome from East Texas.

Those are some interesting targets. The newer detectors that have a Conductive Ground Subtraction option certainly perform better when needed for the conditions. Better than having a Beach mode as the only option for Inland. Did you play around with the option to reduce you Max frequency? You can send some of that rain here. We are too dry for this early in the year.

The Legend's Bottle Cap rejection control also works well for rotten sheet metal trash found around old farmsteads. It actually works better, as 1 or 2 is usually sufficient to break it up.

I try to take my time to compose carefully worded posts , but you my friend write like AI.

Yes, it will hunt in trash if you are slow & patient. We had a past member here, "Geezer", that was his specialty using very low sensitivity & threshold levels.