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It's a shame relic season is over for me, but today I managed to get a short hunt in on some property behind my house I have permission to. Someone bought it and bush hogged it recently, so I went back there to check it out. It doesn't get cleared often.

It's only about an acre or so. I've found old buttons here in the past, Tombac and brass, so I went out for a while to see if I could find anything.

First target was this incredible old round button, probably the oldest I've ever found.

The shank appears to be integral, and somehow it doesn't seem to be two piece.

I found a large piece of brass kettle about two feet down with some oyster shells, and nearby it was a complete shoe buckle. You can see the kettle bit in the trash, I didn't throw it out:

Altogether I got 3 really old things, the button, the buckle, and a piece of broken metal I believe to be Pewter.

The buckle is one of the few intact ones I have found and dates from 1600-1650.

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spectacle_buckle_(FindID_590443).jpg

Outstanding finds LC!

I've found lots of bits of the 1721 1 real, but never a whole one of any year, quite an accomplishment. That's a nice site you're hunting there. 👍 Congrats!

1 hour ago, rvpopeye said:

You sure did a major pillage on this one 350 ! 🥸 No rain, where did all this stuff I'm getting come from ? 🙄 Water temp 71 ? ARRRRRRGH  47 here  ( can you say neo waders ? ) !   Water temp envy .🤗   Yeah , was easy to switch my home harbor to find out. 

5' tide ! You can almost reach low mark when it's all the way in ! Blub blub blub for me ! 

2 rings , 2 dog tags and more change than I wanted to try counting , enough to sink ya if ya fell in anyway.. 😵 

And you still have next time !  I give you permission to use my have a formal dress up Shore Dinnah  on the beach idea........ You(r wife) needs more jewelry.  

Beach 🏴‍☠️ uptah camp. 🖖 

 

 

 

 

Thanks RVP, 

Compared the coin haul to last year, and this year I did better.

Last year:

This year:

But I did get far fewer Zincolns and nickels. Part of the coin success was hunting the golf cart parking, I was hoping to find some jewelry there too. 

I also hunted the tot lots, volleyball, basketball court, Cornhole area. Noticed a regular footprint pattern in the volleyball court so someone was hitting all that daily, probably a resident.

Only two other detectorists I met there seemed to know what they were doing, one noob guy from New Yawk graciously asked me for settings on his Nox, I helped him out. The other three were swinging so high I'm surprised they found anything. Wish I could post the video of one of them 🤣 🤔 

Here's an example:

The water was fairly warm but the waves were pretty big, I'm not a fan of it. Met one guy who was years in the biz, he said he knew the gold was out there too but he also made do at low tide. He didn't trust his Nox as much as I trust the Deus, so he dug lots of big iron.

I would love to have my wife out there with me, but her knee, hip, and back disagree. 😢 I knock off early, get breakfast and take her shopping, then she doesn't mind me going out later. 

No stranger to Neoprene waders in the Potomac, it doesn't get warm until August. 🥶 Also millions of jellyfish, it's a wonder anyone goes in. I've given moms vinegar from the summer stash in my truck. 😬

Going next week to the (inner) Outer Banks, a campground with lots of old stuff and clad that was a hunting camp in the 1800s. Even got a large cent and some old silvers there. I want to try again to get in the Sound, but physics are against you when you're up to your neck. Scooping is near impossible. 🙄

1 hour ago, TampaBayBrad said:

VERY nice! I used to tent camp with my parents when I was a youngster at Ft. Desoto campground down here in St. Pete. Now days, your rig is more my style. 😄

Totally agree, we started tent camping on Tybee Island near Savannah, this is my 5th RV. First one was 16' 🤣

56 minutes ago, TampaBayBrad said:

Looks like you did good for how deserted the beach looks. Maybe you're finding leftovers from last summer when it's crowded?

Off the subject a bit, but I'd like to see a pic of your RV/camper....

It filled up nice during the day, one day was so windy in the afternoon it cleared out, but it was not as packed as I've seen it. Also this is after Spring Break. It's South Myrtle Beach, called Surfside, you can see the city in some of my photos. Myrtle Beach is about 5 miles north.

My RV is a 40 foot Grand Design Momentum 351M Toy Hauler, basically a palace with a garage. 🤔

My forum name is what I pull it with. 🙂

4 hours ago, JCR said:

Sounds like a fun vacation.

Thanks JCR, 

It's nice to see some palm trees in April, we've been doing this for years. Now that I'm detecting it's even better. 🙂

1 hour ago, Chase Goldman said:

Those poor dogs, hope Jaws didn't get them.    Looks like you had a fun week!

Hate it when people try to get a puppy into the surf, they are usually terrified. 😵

It was a blast, probably going back later this year. Thanks!

45 minutes ago, ColonelDan said:

Great trip report my friend....   Great looking ring.  I can see why the wife layed claim to that one!  😄

Thanks Colonel,

It wasn't as good as I would have liked (gold), but I only went out at low tide, never in the surf. It's a 5 foot tide so it goes out pretty far, not as bad as Savannah's 10 foot tide but you still get a lot of wet to cover, it's just so mineralized the gold doesn't poke through. No one I talked to said they ever found a gold ring there except in the dry. 🫤

Still love the place, it's just the beginning. 🙂

1 hour ago, DWerk said:

I would like it if they made the blasted individual tails of the charging cable longer. It is difficult to hook all three items without having to either tilt the coil up or remove the RC from the base.. PIA

I just collapse the lower. 🤔 Hang the headphones on the grip.

Nice one man, love those cobs 👍 Glad you got a chance to do something different, and of course you did well. Congrats!

So...

$180 for a WS6, $100 for the XP Lite shaft, $300 for the 9", and $32 for the RCDIGS WS6 mount...

... And you've got a Deus 2 for around 600 bucks. Better if you already have some of the stuff, but still a great deal. New the WS6 is $375. 👍

I probably go through one of those waveguides a year, so I just keep an extra one on hand, preferably the new black one: 

https://seriousdetecting.com/products/xp-aerial-antenna-with-115cm-cable-for-deus-ii-metal-detector?_pos=1&_psq=115cm&_ss=e&_v=1.0

They're cheap, and the black ones seem to last longer. They're also shorter so they don't have to be wrapped as much.

Today I got the RCDIGS V1 mount. I'm glad I did because I'm going to be giving it intermittent heavy use all this week. I'm headed to a beach campground. It's a pretty popular place but I've found the D2 can hit a lot of stuff others miss, however I'm going to have to dig for it. Just about every dig is 5 scoops or more down. 😵 I'm hoping that going a week later than last year will mean more warm days and fresh finds. My wife wants a diamond this year. 😬

This is the difference - V0 was solid, V1 is not. V0 had no way to use wired headphones, V1 has ample space to plug them in. You could probably even plug a transceiver in there.

Next is the angle, I hope you can see it in the photo:

It's much more comfortable to push the buttons. Could even be leaned back more. 🤔 Here is the new angle:

And this is the old one.

It's much easier to hold the button down for ground balancing. My hands are large but not huge. Below I have my 65mm (32.5 radius) circle of vinyl covering the WS6. You'll have to make your own. There are pilot holes for the screws, I recommend stainless.

I'll be updating this thread more in the next few days from the beach, may just do a separate post.

Ryan of RCDIGS.com has a real winner here! 👍

Excellent hunt, Ghound. 👍 Looks like a campground to me, for hunting and other activities. I've dug those aluminum tent pins before. Is that a big brass bell shard?

I think it was NCToad that suggested otherwise regarding using the 11x13 with Tekkna, and posted a video with a theory about it. He's had some pretty stellar results using the big coil as well. It's on this page:

I've used Tekkna with all 3 coils, but trash situations vary, so it's great to think outside the box. One of the places I used it I did better with the 9", but that big coil seems to do very well. 🤔

When relic hunting I keep one or the other coil (9" or 13") in a light fly fishing backpack vest with pockets for other stuff like spare bolts 😅

Congrats on the Walker, that is one of the most beautiful US coins.

Best of luck to you if you return to that place. 🍀

It will be if the pins are strong enough, I snapped the center pin off just plugging it in and not turning the nut. 🤞 XP service in the US is fast, but I have 2 of everything just in case 😁

3 hours ago, Dcraun said:

Can I play again? Here is my oldest US coin. It's a 1798 Draped bust large cent. I also included a picture of my shovel marking where it was found. Notice the cut limestone blocks all that's left of an old structure.

Nice, DC. I dug one too this year!

Guess that's my oldest US coin too. 🤔

Hey @maxxkatt, Audio response gives the impression of depth, and can amplify deeper targets the higher you turn it up. A deep target will be just as loud as a shallow one.

You should follow your posts when you ask a question. 🙂

3 hours ago, Rattlehead said:

I'm sure most of you have seen this by now, but thought I'd bring it to the attention of those who haven't. There's a new cable available with a simple push-on plug for the remote. It works well.

Thanks DeWayne! 2 on the way, hope they get here before Myrtle Beach next week. Thanks man! 👍🥳

It's about time... 🤔

1 hour ago, Steelheader said:

Steve,  will he be making them to fit your shafts?

Let's find out: 

@steveg, will he be making them to fit your shafts?

33 minutes ago, Joe D. said:

Great job Bob, and kudos to the guys making the accessories!🍀👍👍

Thanks Joe D,

For sure this forum can make or break something from an individual or a corporation, or a single object. 

These 3 gentlemen are fine examples of aftermarket gear creators who are not just in it for a quick buck, we've all run across those. 

I used to solve big computer problems all the time, now that I'm retired it is a great pleasure to have a chance to "fiddle" with stuff. I don't ask for any compensation. I never thought for a moment that retirement would be boring. 🤣

32 minutes ago, NCtoad said:

Thanks Bob.  Do you happen to know the weight of the standard shaft?   I found the weight of the lite shaft at 320 grams, but can’t find the weight listed for the standard shaft.  Just wondering if it’s worth switching to the lite version.  

Switch? Nah, but if you need another shaft for something you have another choice, by far the least expensive. 🙂

I couldn't find the D2 shaft weight anywhere either, but there is a lot of discussion about it here, maybe @Jeff McClendon did some weight comparisons.

One thing I noticed was that the camlocks aren't quite as "lock-y" on the coil lower as the more expensive one, but that could be just the one I got.

While I'm at this it bears mentioning the stand that you brought to everyone's attention, yet another person that makes quality stuff at a reasonable price. Can't thank you enough for that. Eric is a great guy and I chatted back and forth with him quite a bit.

This is not the "lite" version stand that he makes, I wanted the large one that can hold the 13" from rolling and took tin snips and a file to the legs on the Lite shaft cuff feet to make it fit, they are wider but have the same curve dimension. 😅 I also added a Neoprene cuff insert I got somewhere and cut it to fit.

The long one sometimes snags on my gear, but not having to chase my detector down the beach on a windy day is worth it. 🤣

Wow NC, 

I hunt a new campground near the Outer Banks that was an old hunting lodge among other things, and have pulled hundreds of coins out of there as well as some silver jewelry. Even dug a large cent there, it's that old. 

With all the activity a camping area would have, there have to be a lot of great finds. Of course in my case there is also a lot of live ammo, some near the fire pits so they let me hunt the tent spots. 😬

Congrats on the gold! Looks like you're doing great with Tekkna. 👍

2 minutes ago, NCtoad said:

Very nice!  And well done on the vinyl cover!  Off topic a little but what’s the difference between the regular shaft and the lite one?   Not just the weight but are there any other differences like more flimsy?

Thanks NC,

The difference is the upper part is all some sort of tough composite plastic, it feels as solid and possibly more rigid than the standard XP shaft. It still has the aluminum mid rod and can be retracted the same way. The hand grip is also plastic, not rubber like stock, but is just as comfortable. 

You're not off topic at all really, I meant to feature the whole rig. 

I bought it not only because it is $25 cheaper than the stock shaft, but also because I was curious and wanted to have a different take should someone else review it. 

I like it. 👍

Just now, ColonelDan said:

Ryan and Steve make a good team…great products. 👍🏻😊

Couldn't agree more. Both are very serious about their creations and committed to the best quality of fit, form and function possible. 🙂

I have been very grateful to be allowed to contribute a few things, but they are the masters of the craft.