Doc Bach

Great writing, story telling, and childhood experience and thanks for sharing.Back in 1977 my lifelong digging partner and I were detecting a small Churchyard in Ukiah California and I got a right on the surface signal with my trusty old whites coin master which turned out to be a 1909 S VDB.We both came to the conclusion that another digger had most likely hit a spill and missed it all together or had lost it once again.

Gentlemen we have the Technology.

The only downside being that if you live and dig in an area with extreme fire danger during the summer months like where I reside in Northern California they are very sparky.

I'm echoing Stricks suggestion of Apex Picks; with their super magnet and handle length options, they are tough durable and hard to beat.

Returned home from a dig this afternoon and had an e.mail from my dealer regarding Deus 11 in stock that he had sent two hours earlier.Anyway I called him and was able to purchase the last one that he had with the nine.I'm glad that I did not stop for a cold one!

Hotchkiss