Againstmywill Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Hit the football field close to home today for a few hours. About 20 minutes in, a strong 7/8 blared out. Down about 1-2 inches was the 14K ring. Only change after that, but it was great to find gold again. 15" Equinox coil covering ground again today; love that coil. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldrat Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Looks like lotsa digging Againstmywill , a well deserved find , congrats . Not so lucky in the Aussie Golden Triangle and all of Victoria . All recreational hobbies have been banned including prospecting , fishing , etc , plus all unnecessary travel , except for food and other essentials ( Doctors , Chemists ) Looks like we understand your Cabin Fever better now . Keep Safe , as well as to all Detector Prospector members , Cheers goldrat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Againstmywill Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 44 minutes ago, phrunt said: I too really like the 15" Equinox coil, I use it far more than the 11" for coin/jewellery hunting I have not had the 15" off for a long time. It just covers so much ground and is able to pick through a remarkable amount of trash for me with the recovery set to 7. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbert Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Nice finds and like that ring. Congrats, El 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Great finds and a nice little ring to boot. Happy hunting on your next trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogodog Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Your going to need some more fingers, I'm sure my wife would donate a couple Ha Ha. Good job !!! I believe the hexagon tack looking thing in the background is a plaster fastener. They were used to hold the wire to the plaster board in commercial construction. Around 1950's/1960's. I've found 2 in the last couple days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Againstmywill Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, dogodog said: Your going to need some more fingers, I'm sure my wife would donate a couple Ha Ha. Good job !!! I believe the hexagon tack looking thing in the background is a plaster fastener. They were used to hold the wire to the plaster board in commercial construction. Around 1950's/1960's. I've found 2 in the last couple days I would not have guessed that. I thought it might have been off of a key holder. Thanks for mentioning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, dogodog said: I believe the hexagon tack looking thing in the background is a plaster fastener. They were used to hold the wire to the plaster board in commercial construction. Around 1950's/1960's. I've found those too and didn't know what they were. Do you mean drywall (made of gypsum)? Nice ring, AMW! So it rang up 7/8 on the Eqx (well below USA nickel coin TID of 12/13). I wonder how many I've missed with mental discrimination, trying to avoid digging so much aluminum foil.... ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogodog Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 GB, Back in the real early 50's drywall wasn't readily available, but they used what they called plaster board it was kinda the predecessor to modern drywall. It pretty much looked just like drywall, in 3/8'' x 16'' x 96'' configuration. they would push these tacks through the gypsum board and bend them over to attach the wire lathe to it. Then they would apply the base or brown coat and finish it with the white or plaster coat. Also they were very rarely used in residential applications. I find them in the strangest spots, And wonder how in the heck did that get there? I finally got to help you that makes me feel pretty good. I still owe you a lot more !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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