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Yeah for that amount it wouldn’t be worth parting with. Make an interesting topic of conversation for my grandkids when they get older.

Man that’s a good question. One found in Europe vs one found in an American POW compound, hard to tell what if any difference there would be. I would say there’s probably a market for these kinds of things, I’m just not familiar with any. I will say this, when I first found out what it was my immediate reaction being stunned, then the thought struck me, “This dude took a bullet for Adolph Hitler.” It’s a pretty sobering thought. Some would place a higher value on its worth than others, so I’m sure there’s some market around

That’s very interesting, I hadn’t heard that before. I didn’t think they would have allowed them to be kept but not for safety reasons. It makes me wonder if they tried to destroy them or saved the ones confiscated to return to the prisoners when they were shipped home. I found this fairly close to the vfw hall which served as the camp headquarters. Makes me wonder how it got there

Thanks!

Gold Seeker, you did it. The WW2 edition seems to be the one. Thanks guys! I’ll be sure to update on any new finds

Ye it is oval and quite heavy for its size. There is a place on the back that looks like it might have been a pin or post but it’s gone. There are two crossed swords behind the helmet in the background

There’s an old ww2 POW camp in the town I live in in Oklahoma. German prisoners were housed here on what is now the county fairgrounds. I’ve been going over this place for about three months now, found quite a few 1941-45 wheaties and an American coat button with the eagle. I found this last week and just got it cleaned up enough to see it. Can anyone tell me more about these things? Thanks for any information!

Would love to get to know others around just to compare notes and tips. I’ve gotten pretty good at sniffing out pennies and dimes and quarters, lots fewer nickels. I’ve found a butterfly pendant in two pieces in different holes, and a sterling silver ring that evidently tangled with a lawnmower before I dug it. Only two wheaties and strangely enough only a handful of coins overall that are older than I am. And I’m loving every second of it. My only worry is running out of places to hunt!

Really appreciate the help, I see what you mean by clear patch of ground. I had to move quite a ways to find an area where there was no sound or target. Completely different readings. I actually might just run in the auto tracking for a day just to see if I can tell any effects it has. Thanks again

Okay, now that is starting to make sense. So, ground balance is basically the processor in the control unit calculating how the ground at that particular spot affects the tones or tid. Kind of? Anyway, maybe I should follow GB advice and just run continuous tracking. I wish I could remember where I I read to avoid it, but I think where I’m hunting it might work. Not gonna hurt to try

Sure, I read it, along with other articles that recommended not running in that mode. The manual doesn’t explain WHAT gb is, just what tracking gb does. “When Tracking Ground balance is active, the detector continuously adjusts the Ground balance automatically….” I get that, pretty much says it. But how does that affect the rest of the settings? And I still don’t know what gb even is. I’ll figure it out eventually

Is that the continuous tracking option? Does that help with mineralization? I’ll have to give that a try as well, certainly can’t hurt. Thanks!

You know, I hadn’t even thought of the sensitivity being an issue, I’ll be giving that a try tomorrow. I’ve been running all this first week running at 22 not realizing that this thick red clay and the trashy park areas might not be the best for that high sensitivity. Since the park I’m hunting in was built in ‘94 I doubt that losing depth will cost me finding any pre-statehood coins down deep. Thanks for the suggestions, very helpful. I got my machine a little over a week ago and have been out every day since. I have 2 qtrs, 4 dimes, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies. Only one of those is older than me, and I’m 58 ha! That one nickel may be the only one I ever find because those pull tabs are killing me!

Yeah, I remembered today to do ground balance several times today. Anywhere from a 6 to an 87. I don’t know what those numbers even mean, but sure does seem like a big range. Go 100 miles any west direction and you run back into old fashioned dirt. Anybody have any tips on settings to help with mineralized ground?

Crap, wish there was a “quote” button on my Nox, that’s a neat trick, thanks for the tip!