fogrider

Nice to have another Canuck on board. I'm sure you'll enjoy "dirt fishing" in Nova Scotia!

Absolutely stunning! Pocket watches are always a treat, and an engraved gold watch is a true treasure. Well done!

Right on. I remember panning the North Saskatchewan in Edmonton back in the early 80's. Flour gold was fairly abundant. 

I managed to detect a couple of exposed grassy spots on my old farm yesterday up here north of Grande Prairie. The weather's been very mild lately.

Best of luck on your gold hunts this year.

I agree. I like your solution.

I don't use the strap on my 600, because I find it unnecessary. The detector is light, and I like to be able to operate without the strap. It makes it so much quicker to place the detector on the ground while digging.

I'm a big guy but, just like you, I found the cuff a bit loose. My solution was to glue a strip of  neoprene on top of the factory padding. The cuff fits much better now, and the extra padding adds comfort.

Cheers.

I like the idea of the vest. I might give it a try this Spring.

I once had a city worker walk up to me and start bawling me out for digging in a public park. I showed him my hinged-plug digging method and explained how the grass would be fine. He was impressed and wished me a good day.

Some folks will just rage on you no matter what, but most have no problem if you have permission, are polite, and dig properly. Often they hang around to chat, and may be a valuable source of historical information.

Stay safe, and happy hunting.

Alberta, to be precise. 🤠

Winter's put a hard stop to my detecting adventures for awhile. 

Looks to me like somebody raided someones coin collection for beer money. 🤤🍺

A friend of mine went to a local beer store and noticed that the cashier handed him a couple of silver dimes. She checked a couple of rolls for him and let him walk away with 90 silver dimes at face value. Oldest one is 1928. Most are from the 1960's.

Even at only $2.00 a coin, that's $180 worth!!

No metal detector required.....

Please forgive my rant, but this drives me crazy.

So many Youtubers rub the dirt off their silver (or gold) coins the second they dig them up. As a coin collector, my heart sinks whenever I see someone pull a sweet old silver coin out of the ground and proceed to damage it by furiously rubbing it with their fingers or against their clothing. There's one Youtuber who found a valuable US gold coin and proceeded to pick and rub away at some gunk with his fingers. AAAARGH!

The minute my silver comes out of the ground I put it in a pill container with cotton ball padding. When I get home I soak it in water for awhile, then gently rinse off the dirt. This is followed by a gentle final cleaning with water and a soft toothbrush to remove the last of the soil. I do my best keep the original patina intact.

One trick I use is to pour a bit of water in the hole just before the coin is exposed. This softens the dirt and reduces scratching during extraction.

Rant complete....

Losing a beloved pet can be devastating. I hope you feel better soon.

Ever thought about a used CTX 3030? Clean ones pop up now and then, for a similar price as a new 900. 

Wow! The find of a lifetime for many. Good on you for detecting outside the heavily hunted area. You never know where these types of coin dumps might be found. I bet there's more to be found nearby.....

Cheers

Craig

23 years ago I hopped on a plane and flew from Vancouver B.C. to Sydney. I rented a car and explored central/eastern half of Australia, as well as Tasmania, at the end of the Aussie summer.

The temperature rarely dipped below 40C. 

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! 

Right on! I'm sure you'll be very pleased with it.

Very nice ring, and the engraving is really beautiful.

Wow! A 250 year old virgin site! Well done on your research!

They'll have to pry my 600 out of my cold dead hands! 😆

Cost me a whopping $400 US (on sale) at Cabela's Canada in August.

Just goes to show you that "pounded out" sites often produce surprisingly good finds.

Always nice to find a George V silver. Looks to be in nice shape.

Well done!

It's nice to know there are still companies out there that are staffed with knowledgeble folks who give old-fashioned customer service! 

Its been 40 years since I swung a detector. The last 3 months have been a blast.

Met lots of nice people, hunted a couple of un-touched sites, and hauled a few nice coins out of the ground. Nothing terribly old. This area off northern Alberta was mostly settled in the 1930's.

Some highlights include an 1899 English penny (an odd find for this area), 1922 nickel, 1935 cent, two 1943 tombac nickels, a few George V silvers, a 1954 dime (a bit of a key date), and a bunch of pre 1960 silver. The 1948 bronze chauffeur's badge was a nice artifact. 

Winter's here. Time to pack up the Nox 600, catalog some coins, and start gathering permissions for next Spring. There are a couple of circa 1910 sites that look promising...

Cheers!

That.s a really nice find! Congratulations on your persistence and timing.

It's a treat to find a coin amongst the iron, especially in a heavily hunted area. And such a key date and mint mark! Well done!

"Holy Dooley". That's just so Australian. Love it.

Greetings from the Great White North!

Thanks for posting.

Modern metal detectors are new to me. I last hunted in the early 1980s.

Seems like all brands require the operator to learn their detector's "voice". 

In my situation, my Nox 600 reads gold at 13-15, which is where pull tabs live. Canadian nickels sound almost exactly like certain bottle caps when operating in full mode, and only really shine at 4kHz. 

I'm learning to hear the subtle differences in signals. The light iron "grunts" of some bottle caps, and the narrow chirpy "waaah" of a coin on edge.

Cheers, and good hunting....