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  1. Hey @Valens Legacy, are you using the 800 for prospecting in the location you have posted to your profile? I've thought about the possibilities of using a detector here in south-central(ish) IN for hitting exposed bedrock and shallow gravel deposits, but the areas I work are locked up in state forests where detectors are prohibited. Panning only, no sluices. It's frustrating because several of the creeks in the state forest are on exposed bedrock, and there are all kinds of promising crevices right in the open. On top of that, I've panned out a few <0.02g pieces that'll ring up in gold mode on an 800 and Legend...and I know there's more just begging to be swept over. Anyways, I was wondering if your circumstances were similar? Like you were saying, the gold here is mainly flour...but there are pickers to be found.
  2. Ha, yeah! The signal was nice and tight with no warble, but it was so dang loud I thought for sure it had to be a bottle cap. Once it came out of the ground I initially figured it for a large token...until I wiped it off and JFK's bust peaked out.
  3. Nice finds! Those pencil eraser bands give me fits, showing up like solid nickel signals on both the Equinox and the Legend. Schoolyards are obviously rife with them -- it feels like kids must bring their pencils out for recess and fling them all over the place just to spite future detectorists.
  4. The Legend gave me a couple happy surprises this evening during a 40 minute hunt by a park shelter. It's a park I frequently detect, but this particular section was new to me. First good target was a 1988 Kennedy half, followed immediately by a Lincoln $1. Never hit a half dollar before, and the only dollar coins I'd found previously were Sacajaweas. The two coins were within a foot of each other and 3-4" down. I'm wondering if they were the same drop from somebody keeping a couple special coins in their pocket, because I've never run across a presidential dollar coin in circulation around here, and haven't seen a half dollar in over a decade. The half was a solid 53/54 in Park M1, and I was pretty sure it was going to be a bottle cap. The signal wasn't as jumpy as other bottle caps, however, nothing on the ferrous meter, and it otherwise sounded tight and clean. The Lincoln dollar hit just like a quarter at 50/51. I had the LG30 on this time and was pleased with the ground coverage and separation. Pinpointing was working out better for me with the coil this time around, and I had nearly all of the coins targets in the plug or centered an inch or two beneath the initial plug. While I wish the half were silver, I'm still please to scratch a couple minor league items off the bucket list!
  5. Thanks, Chase! Don't know why I was thinking the blue lights came on when fully charged, d'oh. Anyways, the power switch explanation makes sense, especially given how odd and loose the power button feels compared to the other buttons...and the fact the dang thing flat out won't turn on anymore. I'll give the Minelab service desk a call and see what happens. Great news if I can get them replaced. Otherwise like you said, I can still default to the Notka phones or buy an inexpensive replacement set.
  6. The ML 80 headphones that came with my Equinox 800 stopped working last week and I'm looking for any input users might have. For context, I've had the Nox and headphones just under 2 years (purchased new), so still within warranty. I've used the headphones for maybe 25 hours total. When I first started seriously detecting in the summer/fall of 2022, I abhorred headphones -- too hot and sweaty, and they reduced situational awareness -- and never wore them. Since then, I've come around a bit and do wear headphones most of the time. Before that change in behavior, however, I got a hold of a Legend and use it as my primary machine, hence the low hours on the Nox headphones. I have charged the headphones a couple of times during this period using the charging cable they came with. Last week I busted out the Nox to go over a previously-worked schoolyard close by, and lo and behold the headphones wouldn't connect. Not an issue I'd had before, and they acted like they were out of juice. No worries at the time since the location was quiet and I wasn't dealing with curious passerbys or deep, quiet targets. I chucked the headphones in my bag and went about detecting, pulling a handful of clad. When I got home, I plugged the headphones in for charging and forgot about them until the next day. When I eventually pulled them off the charger, however, they wouldn't turn on. It feels like the power button is messed up for some reason -- it feels "loose" to push on and doesn't give a clean "click" sensation, unlike the volume buttons. In addition, the headphones only display a red light on those three indicators on R side. The red indicator displays for a short time and then goes off, but the indicator never changes to blue when plugged in, which is what I thought meant a full charge. Doesn't matter what charging cable is used either, factory one or otherwise. Any thoughts on this issue? Figured I'd tap the DP hive mind first before escalating to Minelab support. Thanks!
  7. Similar results to Jeff here. I run mainly in Park M1, too, although sometimes M3 if the soil is wet. 60 tones is my favorite, and I'll set recovery speed at 4-7, with the higher range for heavier trash environments. The local soil, however, is relatively low mineralization, which may account for some differences. Nickels have a wider spread for me at 23-27. Usually they still center around a 25, but I have a couple places where a 23/24 is the usual tell. Never seen a nickel go beyond that spread, so I usually don't dig if a 22 or 28 shows on the display. Pennies are all over the place, especially the zinc ones. Those start at 39 most of the time, and 39-42 if in good condition and then up to 47-48 if wasted. There's a ton of overlap between copper pennies and dimes in the 45-46 range, although dimes will more regularly give a 47 on repeated swings. If I see a 48 in the mix it's probably a copper penny, though. Quarters center at a solid 50, although can range from 49 to 52, just like Jeff is seeing. I've yet to find any half dollars, so can't report on those IDs as a live find in the wild. Sacajawea dollars ring up like quarters if I recall correctly, although I haven't run into any of those since last summer.
  8. While I haven't actually used it, I've seen a ton of good feedback re: the 13" Detech Ultimate for the F75.
  9. Welcome from Indiana. This place is an invaluable resource for all things detecting, and the folks here have an incredible amount of knowledge and experience to share.
  10. Hope you recover quickly and are able to take that Xterra Pro out in the field!
  11. Welcome from Indiana! The Legend is my primary swing and a great detector. What other machines have you used over the years?
  12. Had nice quick hunt at a local park this afternoon trying out the venerable F75. It was a gorgeous 66F and sunny and a slow day in the office, so I made some excuses to duck out and get some swings in. After 45 minutes or so, I pulled $1.26 in clad and a cute little .925 ring (see below), which is my first silver ring of year. Settings used were 70 sensitivity, disc at 6, default notch, DE mode, and 4H tones, and I used the stock 11" DD coil. Nothing too exciting, but a lovely day to soak up some February sunshine and get more time in on the F75. I have about 5-6 hours on this machine so far, so still early on the learning curve. I have to say, though, this is a deceptively simple machine to operate, especially for coinshooting. It also lives up to all the ergonomic hype and swings easier than its 3.5lbs. would suggest. Pinpointing is the best I've encountered in a detector, hands down. The audio takes some getting used to, however, compared to the Legend and the Nox -- it strikes my ears as shriller and more abrupt than either of those two newer SMF machines. I'm looking forward to putting some more hours on this unit!
  13. Very picturesque! What detector is that, by the way? I don't recognize the build or the control pad layout.
  14. Since last summer, I've mainly been running the Legend with the smaller/sniper LG24 (9.5x6), and sometimes switch on the LG30 (12x9). I purchased the Legend before the LG30 came out, but hadn't really used the stock LG28 (11") since obtaining the other two coils. The LG30 never really grabbed me for some reason. Yeah, it works perfectly fine and has really good ground coverage, but for whatever reason it's been a lukewarm swing. As a result, I finally decided to put the LG28 back on for the last few weeks of park/schoolyard hunts, and I've have been pleasantly surprised. Maybe it's the novelty of simply doing something different. Coverage with the LG28 is solid, and close to the LG30. Pinpointing is more precise (at least for me) using the LG28. Finds have been steady, even in heavily worked ground. End result is I think I'll keep the LG28 on the machine as the primary coil. Watch, though -- in a few months I'll probably be saying the same thing about the LG30. 😆 There's something about this hobby that makes it easy to attribute better results to switching out equipment, when it might be more to do with changes in soil/environmental conditions, angle of approach, and heck, even mindset.
  15. Yep, that's what I wound up doing, as well. A piece of painters tape wrapped around the extended-length mid-shaft replacement about 4" from the top -- right at the desired spot where it locks into the top shaft with sufficient overlap -- completely resolved the wobble/flex. Downside for me is the midshaft won't collapse into the top shaft at all with the tape solution, so the Legend only compacts down to 36"...unless I remove and replace the tape each time. 36" is exactly the same length as my Nox when collapgsed with the 2-piece CKG cf shaft, which isn't really a big deal for either of them, and especially compared to original Nox shaft configuration. First world problems, I suppose.
  16. Welcome from Indiana! Sounds like you're in the club of guys here who have been detecting for longer than I've been on this planet...😀
  17. ...and only my second one, ever. 1956-D Roosevelt, so nothing special. Still a thrill to pop out of the hole, however, especially given the only other silver coin I've pulled is a deep 1963 Roosevelt in my own backyard when testing out my new Nox 800 a year-and-a-half ago. This one came out of a schoolyard on a quick hunt on the way to the grocery store. It's been so rainy here, I figured it was a prime time for the Park M3 setting on the Legend to go deep in the soggy ground. I've been over the area before a few times and it's yielded plenty of clad and kid jewely (a few have been silver rings, however), and also a couple stray wheaties. Today was a pleasant surprise digging out an actual silver coin -- I was starting to think I was suffering from some of silver repellent curse. Also found a few clads and a mangled junk ring (not pictured) and usual pull tab and pencil eraser culprits. Here's to more silver in 2024!
  18. Nice job and congrats -- I still haven't pulled a half dollar yet. That's a great find for the first time out on a machine!
  19. Welcome from Indiana! Sounds like you are ready to go, and I hope the grounds thaws out for you soon.
  20. Ha, this is very true! Welcome from Indiana.
  21. Ya'll need to stop talking up that T2 package...I'm biting my knuckles trying to refrain from pulling the trigger on such a great deal!
  22. I don't have any ORX experience (or with the XP line in general), but I'd think any modern detector should be able to hit a coin that size at well over 6 inches. Others with more experience with the ORX can probably chime in here with more specific advice for you. Stay patient! ETA: Have you tried air testing (i.e., put the detector on a bench or table and wave a target close to the bottom of the coil) some coins to see how they register?
  23. Welcome from Indiana, USA! Nothing in the ground here even remotely approaching that age, so please share some pics if you find anything ancient, medieval, or otherwise.
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