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  1. I thought it might be a small door knob too. 

    I've seen that retention slot on the side on many of them.

    Hope somebody IDs it positively .🥸 

    I got a clad Kennedy half the other day. Not quite as exciting as that Franklin was though, no doubt ! 

    The matchbox cars always remind me of the gas station I had as a kid... Maybe someone will dig up one of those some day ?🤗

  2. Welcome to the D/P family  !

    PI are a bit above my pay grade but the 2 gram nuggets sure got my attention !

    You're probably more likely to get your answer by posting that question in the Advice and  Comparisons , MineLab  or Detector /Prospecting forums.

    Possibly it has already been answered already.  I've been here for 3 years and I still haven't read half of what is posted . 

     

  3. Yeah , tell us where you want to detect and what you hope to find and you'll get all the guidance for free. 

    that $90 package Digalicious found is about as cheap as it gets and it still goes beep when you get the coil over anything metal.  Including the yellow kind.

    🥸 Not a very big risk there , and you might find Tony's 5th detector where his wife laid it to rest ! (hope it wasn't his newest one) 😵

    The detector really is just another tool. Researching to find the best places to use it doesn't cost much if anything online or investigating local history down at the local diner.

    You might already know somebody that will give you permission .  

    There's plenty to read here already to get you started and if you're near a beach , you can still get out and dig if your ground is seasonably solid like mine .

    Steve's Guides is a treasure trove of clues .👍

    https://www.detectorprospector.com/magazine/steves-guides/steves-guides/

     

  4. Thx Doc . This isn't being funny , it's just the way I yam.

    But if you want , I have an impressive amount of pirate jokes to share.

    That was a very interesting button and sometimes condition forces us to think creatively.  HatdPack's  button eagle eye   Is amazing🤯 even if it was from looking at it magnified. Maybe he should get a commission on any digital microscope sold as a result ? 

    Oh , and I lived through the 60s and all the way through the 80s in the music biz . I never heard of snowcones with mushroom topping ? Sounds hard core...

    Do you think we need to attempt an intervention ? 🥸

     

     

     

     

  5. DocBach 

    That was really all there 🥸? I thought he was making a lot extra up for fun.🙄

    HardPack's description was so detailed and I was having a hard time seeing much at all in the first photo. The blow up I could make out the guy with the gun much  better and it didn't look like he was on a couch anymore , more like a canoe .      I did go back and  looked again after I hit the laughing face like button  and did see  more  following the description.. I was missing so much of the detail I was reading .  (It sounded like a dreamscape . They sure did put a lot more work into buttons long ago.) Then next came the post with the history references  and  even more details !   

    Well , I kept thinking about it and came back to the thread to look again 🧐 today.

     

    It seems like Mr HardPack has spent many moons looking at decorative  buttons  and has developed skills far far beyond my own . Probably many in hopefully better condition ? 

     So far I've only found a few buttons , nothing even close to that level of fancy. 

    Now I'll have to go back again and look for the Sea Hag and her Goons  !  Just in case. Ya can never be too careful with that bunch.. 😏  Next time I'll go with the  "Oh My" button  , I promise !    Sorry''bout that Chief ! Missed it by THAT much !

    So much to learn here , Doubt I'll live that long but I never thought I'd be around at this age so maybe I will.,,,,,,,,and maybe all those people were right and I AM an alien ???😳

     

     

     

     

       

     

  6. It's only 1 to the owner or finder. "My precious!"

    Without a finger and in a pile , I count 7 !😏

    Was there a finger in the hole with them ?

    Plus , for pirates  🏴‍☠️ they all got a share .  So 7 applies for dirt pirates too , arrrrrrr .

    😎Congrats on your new record .

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    2 hours ago, strick said:

    Those are some nice finds rvpopeye its great when we can find stuff that we can actually use.

    BTW thanks for those links as they reminded me that I still have 2 items in my shopping cart that need to be checked out...

    strick

     

    1 hour ago, F350Platinum said:

    Wow, how did I miss the Uptah Camp Updah? 🤔

    Looks like a great and fun year to me. 👍 My whole summer was digging junk, toys, and not much silver, then I got serious and got in the water. Stuff happens, dislocated my shoulder before the last planned gold trip. No matter, got some anyway. 😎

    Streamlight flashlights are great, I have a few, and gave some out as Christmas presents to the folks that put up with me as boss.

    Entertaining story as usual man, my condolences for your loss. I hope 2024 is a great one for ya Matey 🏴‍☠️

     

    Arrrrrr

     Thanks guys ! It sure was a surprise for a 10 minute hunt 🤯.. I did dig one other hole ,,,,a big fat pull tab and it was perfect !! 🤩  Maybe the nomad brought me luck ? 

    I wasn't much of a son of the beach 🏴‍☠️ this year but it was a memorable one no doubt.and I DID kinda feel like a pirate on my way out of there !  Hopefully I can get another chance there before summah camping season starts and the queen shows up🥵

    And it's supposed to be almost 50 in a couple of days , so maybe not totally done till spring ? , gonna try to do some beaches on nicer days .  Would be nice if I could score a campsite on a beach like you 350 ! But this place still has many treasures yet uncovered....

  8. Check Goodwill/Salvation Army/secondhand stores ! 👍

    I've had amazing luck finding cases for a lot of my things there . After seeing what was there ,I made a list of things I wanted cases for with dimensions. and brought it in with a tape measure every trip. I found cases for over half of my list that fit perfect and that includes accessories where needed over a period of about a year.  

    I only bought the HD higher end ones too.

    Never paid more than $10 for any of them , most were $2-$5.

    Go often , the good things don't last long. 

    (I went every day , mom lived a couple of blocks away ..) 

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    It ain't ovah , till it's ovah! 😏

    Friday my Radius Nomad shovel arrived and I just went outside to see if my dirt was still frozen , It wasn't !  So I grabbed the nox and swung right behind the rig.

    ~15 feet away I got a jumpy signal 23-34 range so the nomad got it's first taste of dirt. I made an extra big plug remembering that knife last summer .

    Nothing in the hole ? so I ran the pointer around the plug and right on top dead  center it went crazy !   Yeah , it is a 35 but this was different then the usual crazy.

    Of course when I got the PP I didn't grab the hori knife so I used the nomad  , it's almost a hori near the tip anyway.  It still got a little scratch but out popped this.(link instead of actual photo just cuz I can ! ) and the sun is a little anemic today  , there's 4" of white on the ground and another 8 or so still up between me and the sun !  I'll post a pic 🙄if it ever returns......

     
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    It is perfectly functional ,, the seals were still good.  And it works great ! I'll be using it detecting mounted on my hat ! 
    But this tale isn't over.
    This is the little brother of one I found at Goodwill last winter for $4  but it was tuesday so I got the senior discount $3.20🤗
     
     
     
    It is an awesome light !  and the little one looks like a clone , just smaller and not as bright. I'd recommend the brand .
    If it can survive me for a year ....👍
     
    I didn't realize how much they cost until I looked last night after I noticed they were both from the same mfg.  Plus I got the secret button push codes to program them  ! 
    So I guess It was my "thanks for detecting here" prize the day before it froze up for good ....or was it??? Stay tuned . next storm is rain and mid 40s   Another WEIRDO WINTER  uptah camp ! 😜 
     
     
     

     

     

     

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