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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!

Ahh, the ground balance! I usually only remember to do that at the beginning, but don’t ever do it again during the day. Maybe I need to do it more often? I’m actually pretty good at remembering to do the noise cancel stuff fairly often but never do another ground balance after that first time of the day.

Thanks GB, very good info. I’ve found that running at the preset of 20 on sensitivity has been good i think, no chatter that I’ve noticed. Just a lot of false signals or inability to differentiate between the trash and good stuff if they’re close together in a hole. I’ve just been digging almost everything, and I guess I’m either in terrible trashy area or just not capable yet of finding those good tones. I just don’t want to be leaving stuff behind because I am hearing something that I’m not knowledgeable enough to interpret correctly. Is masking the right word? I get a lot of strong number blips that completely disappear when I dig, maybe the junky areas are a bad idea just starting out lol. I’ll keep digging, thanks for your help!

Been out 3 days in a row, has not been terribly successful treasure wise, but I am starting to find what a strong signal is, I have a dime and a nickel and two Pennie’s but they all gave me reason to believe they were there. I’ve been hunting in a large local park and of course, I am getting a lot of jumbled signals. What do you guys do to fight through noise to try and identify a reasonable target? Are there specific things I should be listening for, or adjustments I should consider? I used to coach hs football and know that the practice and repetition is necessary but bad practice or ignorant practice is what I’m concerned about. I’ve been running in park 2 and have set (I think) the fe2 at 4. I also am recovery speed of 2. I also have already gotten in the habit of noise cancelling so should be good there. The park is fairly clean, so not sure what’s going on underground. Any suggestions or advice are appreciated. And no, I don’t have pics of my pennies, nickel or dime haha

Thanks so much guys, I really appreciate it. I actually got to go out today, dug around 20 holes or so…..meh no goodies. I did dig out a big piece of cast iron that rang up at 28-30. I also came to the conclusion that people drink way too much pop. I also dug some holes that had strong signal but as I searched around for it in the hole and plug, it completely disappeared. I’ll be out again tomorrow, sure wish I could dig some gas money!

Hello Tony and TomD, fellow Edmond area here that also just got a 600 a couple days ago. This red clay is miserable to dig in when it’s wet, ugh. Gonna try tomorrow, see if the wind has dried it up any. Nice to see some fellow Okies here, maybe we can compare notes on settings and stuff. Anyhow, good to meet ya

Thank you sir! I’ve been reading the Sabisch book and it’s very informative. I’ve also been watching some select videos, digging and replacing plugs, etc. Just have not been able to get out and hunt. Oklahoma red clay is of the same consistency as modeling clay when it’s wet, and brother it’s wet! I’m just anxious to start learning this thing. All the adjustments and settings and terminology are a bit overwhelming, and I learn best by doing. I don’t understand a lot of what I’m reading and how it relates to the ground I will be hunting around here, so it needs to dry up so I can go figure some things out! By the way, I’m 58, so I also have a long way to go and a short time to get there haha. Hope to talk more soon, I’ll let you know how the 600 acts, maybe we can compare notes.

Hey all, newcomer here and to metal detecting. Just got my eq 600 2 days ago, high followed the first rain here in over 2 months and of course, it was a doozy. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like for a 10 yr old to get one of the coolest presents ever, but made to look at it for days, sitting there, mocking you…well if you want to know, I’m your guy. Anyway, anxious to learn all I can from yall’s experiences and knowledge of the science. Thanks!