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Thanks Joe, they pair well with the Equinox, I've only had to restart both a couple of times. I turn them on, wait a few seconds, and then turn on the Equinox. That seems to be best. It'll take a couple minutes initially.
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Another morning at the beach. Weather is stellar here, the Camping Gods are with me. 84 and pretty dry, onshore wind. The tides are with me too - when I go out early it is low tide. Lotta beach to cover. It gets eaten up by 10 but I've already hit it. I get out at sunrise, no one on the beach. I was on the towel and tent line today, covered about a mile. Saw a kid with an AT-like detector, his girlfriend had his shovel. Watched him for a bit and he was golfing, so I knew he wouldn't find much. But I did ? not great but standard for this place so it seems. Trash was minimal, the bottle caps weren't an issue for me since I cranked IB to F2=3. All bottle caps were picked up from the surface. Pull tabs were a different story tho. Got me some stainless hardware. ? There are lots of tent stakes here too but they always show at -5 to -8, so I don't pull many. With IB at the mentioned setting a bottle cap is going to be 12/13 or 14/15, but you also get a -5 to -8 on the back swing. Easy. Every day I seem to get one of every coin, don't know why but I'm fine with it. All modern. Favorite find of the day is this rose gold Pandora "Mom" charm. It's 14k plated 925 sterling, with CZ (cubic zirconia) stones. It was a weak 7. As usual it went right to my wife. ? They sell for around $50. I hunted around for the rest of the charm bracelet, someone probably dug it but missed this one. https://www.reeds.com/pandora-mother-heart-charm-clear-cubic-zirconia-rose-gold-plated-plu19846393.html One thing I haven't mentioned. During this trip I am using Recovery Speed 2. Finding stuff routinely at 10" to over 12" is telling me I'm doing right?
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I gotta say I'm using these headphones at the beach and they are awesome. Even with the surf crashing I can hear the slightest tone, and I'm aware of my surroundings. No sweat either. For $39 they are ridiculous. ? Got a second pair as a backup. Great summer headphones!
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At The Beach - A Few More Coins And... Silver
F350Platinum replied to F350Platinum's topic in Metal Detecting For Jewelry
Thanks VL! The finds are sparse here but if they're under my coil I'ma get 'em. Nah. 925 silver with artificial diamonds. Wife still loves it. -
I can see why this took a while to get together, that must have been a blast, regardless of the lack of coins. Great old jewelry. The embossed Ford item in your second photo is a model T hubcap - the very one I used for my avatar. No idea what the second one is. I'd say that was a really successful trip. ? Great story and history.
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GPX 6000 For Coin And Relic Hunting
F350Platinum replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
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Well yay. It's great to post here! Hit the beach again this morning, went where I knew there wouldn't be much but wanted to get it out of the way. Got some coins, one of each at least again. Running in Beach 1 near the water, Park 1 works until the sand gets too dry at the high tide line, then I switch back to Beach 1. Ground balance was at or near zero. This place is easy, but every now and again I hit some mineralized sand and get lots of iron tones at 2". That's when I switch to Beach. There is no EMI here until the cell phones start coming. Some excitement, this guy caught a 4' shark... I got all these again at chest height to high tide one way and knee height coming back. All modern. Trash was minimal again, all the bottle caps were on the surface, I just picked 'em up. This is all I got, didn't dig anything big or heavy except for one buried wine bottle. Ran into another detectorist, he had a White's MXT. He was just hacking around the place he was staying, high on the beach. He complained that all he got was bottle caps and pull tabs, and everything was deep. Yep. All my coins were 10-12" down, nothing in the first or second scoop. Maybe they renewed this beach recently. I told him where he might find better stuff. I had gone up the beach to talk to him, and headed back to the line I was walking, didn't want to tread on his turf. I'm going to hunt the upper beach tomorrow anyway. Got a loud 17/18 at about 4" walking back, I was gonna skip it but it wasn't too deep. Scooped and got this little sparkler: Says IBB CN 925, means Chinese sterling. It has 13 stones, 2 are missing but my wife doesn't care. ? I imagine they are CZ's or Moisannite. My loupe needs new batteries to turn on the UV, so I'm going with that. Also found this nice Mattel car I gave to a kid. Good morning!
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Garrett Master Hunter Cx3 Not Working Until Now..
F350Platinum replied to johnnytuinals's topic in Garrett Metal Detectors
The only way to know is to get out there and use it. The Equinox is a really good detector. Of late I'm seeing more people moving to it than away. -
GPX 6000 For Coin And Relic Hunting
F350Platinum replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
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From Euphoria To Despair
F350Platinum replied to schoolofhardNox's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Best of luck to you. I'm pretty sure you will find something. ??- 32 replies
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I'm at an RV resort on the outer fringes of North Carolina this week, since metal detecting is both allowed and encouraged here I brought the Equinox with the 10x5. I've only been out there for a few hours. The first beach I went to is kinda remote. It's huge and doesn't have a lot of visitors. Got out there early, and searched the rock/shell line. In a couple of hours and about a mile of walking I found one Roosevelt Dime (2014) and a 3oz "frog" sinker, popular for surf fishing on the east coast. People come to this beach mostly for shells and to fish. Last week we had Tropical Storm Elsa that not only kept people out of the water, but because it came from land and went out to sea it seemed to have covered more than it uncovered. There were double red flags that kept everyone out of the water for over a week. They put up the yellow flags yesterday. If you swim or even go in the water on the double red you will be arrested. This morning was a little better, I went to the beach here at the park. Walked again about a mile. There are some hotels up here and a pier, from research this place gets hit pretty hard. I saw one other person with a Garrett AT at one of the hotels just hunting the upper beach. I've been going out at low tide and walking one way at chest height to high tide, (the rock line) and back at knee height, the idea being that most people will just go to the waters' edge. Haven't gone in the water as yet, and haven't searched the areas that people sit. There is a pretty high tide here, but not as bad as Savannah. Probably about 5 feet or so. Finds were all deep. Anyone who says the Coiltek 10x5 doesn't go deep should probably rethink their settings. Almost every coin I dug took 3 or more scoops, and pinpoint with a composite trowel to retrieve. This one was one of the easiest, a nickel about 10" down. This trip I've been alternating between Park 1 and Beach 1. The beach is so clean I don't have to worry about much trash. Sensitivity cranked to 24, no EMI. Ground balance runs from 1 to about 18, I change it as soon as I hear any noise, there is some black sand. I can use Park 1 where the sand is dry. Iron balance is F2=3 so there goes the myth that IB reduces depth ? on the 600 that's max. I tested it because of something Chase wrote saying it pushed bottle caps out of the "Digem" range and indeed it does. You get about a 12/13 with a loud iron tone. I dug 2 for fun and proof, I knew what they were. This is the trash I didn't toss. There were some cans but not many, and some large pieces of metal that gave 30s tones that were too heavy to carry. There are trash cans everywhere. Here are the finds so far, all modern clad and a fishing lure that was probably over 12" deep. Should have photographed the hole. The clean quarters were dug at chest height, the cruddy stuff all at knee height to the high tide line. I'm not finding that I have to swing much more with the 10x5, I have my 11" with me but may not bother to use it. This coil is like a razor and ground balances really well. Hope to find some gold!
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Great stuff, how deep was the $20 ? it's great to find cash on the ground. Found $300 once in a parking lot. Heckuva ring too. ?
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Weed Wack'n For Some Treasure
F350Platinum replied to dogodog's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
This is a good guess, could be that the single blade was a point for some sort of centerline. Weighing stuff was very common. All I got with Lens was bows and stuff. ?- 9 replies
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There is a shaft made for the Equinox, it's called the Stork Leg by Owl Engineering. It's carbon fiber and a lot thinner than most available. It's supposed to be great in water. I considered it but Steve came out with camo. I had him put a hole on the shaft and it fills with water and equalizes, works good. Much better than the DetectEd shaft I bought. https://www.kellycodetectors.com/owl-engineering-stork-leg-carbon-fiber-shaft-for-equinox-series
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Weed Wack'n For Some Treasure
F350Platinum replied to dogodog's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Love me some good relics-n-coins. ? Old lamp parts are loud hits. Can you do a pic of the dividers (compass) standalone on a piece of paper or something?- 9 replies
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Not A 1916d Should I Toss It Back?
F350Platinum replied to kac's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Nice one! Cool that you pulled it from a heavily hit spot. ? -
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Brilliant job there Cap'n! Thanks! Jumped right on it using Lens and... Nothing. ? That is some great graphic work tho. ?
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If you can get clearer photos with few shadows that would help. ?
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It's probably a topic for another thread, but it's my understanding that a good percentage of detectorists are prior military, including me. I would caution that dissuading others from repurposing military gear for metal detecting because it's "playing army" seems a bit derisive, no? I have had the police called on me when beach hunting, problem was I had already visited them, so the caller got no satisfaction. The officer responded to the call but didn't say a word to me. There are those who are so imbued with the desire to feel superior! ? I'd much rather wear some ripstop BDU-like clothing when I'm mucking about in the fields and woods than any of the latest fashion from REI. I've bought from there for my trips to visit Mayan temples, and I gotta say a poncho would have been preferable, but yes there it wouldnt be "de rigueur". Military gear lasts and is far tougher. If you saw me hunting where I live it might terrify you, but here is is standard issue. ? Know your destination Gear up accordingly Be as respectful of the destination and those in it as honor dictates.
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I sort of agree, but doesn't metal detecting in any public place draw unwanted attention? ? It sure has for me. Yeah you don't want to look like Johnny Tactical, but some things can be a real asset. These belts are comfortable, hold a ton of gear, and keep it from shifting around. 2,500 reviewers can't be wrong. ? When I feel I am good enough at it (I'll admit I'm kinda snarky) maybe a post on how to effectively (and briefly) deal with the public might be a good one. It would be a great gathering of ideas and probably be amusing.