Steve Herschbach Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 14 minutes ago, kac said: Any reason why They disbanded the s-shaft? Apex seems to spec out lighter than Vortex and balances very well. Your guess is as good as mine. Collapses shorter? I'm a S rod fan but can't complain about how the Vortex felt on my arm. Did not need the arm strap at all, took it off. My hand likes the grip. The upper arm cup is a near perfect fit for my kind of skinny arm so no doubt there will be some complaints from the big arm guys. It's completely flexible and will spread out to fit any arm but you know how people are. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD4V.org Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Congrats on the Largie! Always a thrill to find a big copper!!👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Nice condition copper. They usually hold up better than earlier coppers do. Heavy strike on that type of large cent. If you decide to clean it, I clean mine with a toothpick and just dry (no water) Rub it down with your fingers to even it out. If it looks nice leave it. I'm sure you already know that though 😄 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 29 minutes ago, schoolofhardNox said: I'm sure you already know that though No, pretty clueless on cleaning coppers. Silver no problem, done lots of them. So tips appreciated! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 20 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said: No, pretty clueless on cleaning coppers. Silver no problem, done lots of them. So tips appreciated! Always start with the least aggressive, pray a lot, and hope below that dirt there is still something left to show. 😄 That series usually cleans up well. Getting the correct tone after cleaning (for me ) involves a wet rub with #0000 steel wool, followed by a rub of (premixed) Vaseline and sulfur, to get a nice toned coin. Unfortunately, removing the dirt layer can show the real condition of the coin including some pitting. Some people just brush lightly to show some more details and leave the dirt on. Either way works. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Very nice. I’m still looking for my first Large Cent. Funny how a new detector always seems to come with a dose of good luck.👍 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 11 hours ago, schoolofhardNox said: Always start with the least aggressive, pray a lot, and hope below that dirt there is still something left to show. 😄 That series usually cleans up well. Getting the correct tone after cleaning (for me ) involves a wet rub with #0000 steel wool, followed by a rub of (premixed) Vaseline and sulfur, to get a nice toned coin. Unfortunately, removing the dirt layer can show the real condition of the coin including some pitting. Some people just brush lightly to show some more details and leave the dirt on. Either way works. I usually am blessed with coin cleaning laziness and just toss them in the box 11 hours ago, JCR said: Very nice. I’m still looking for my first Large Cent. Funny how a new detector always seems to come with a dose of good luck.👍 I have this theory that sometimes you just need a detector that uses a different basic circuit. Let’s say 100 people all hit a place with a Nox 800. Chances are it will take something different to find anything left. Not “more powerful” per se, just different. I have often gone contrarian in my detecting, using oddball detectors or coils the crowd is not using, and it does pay off enough I think there is validity to the thought. Different detector, different coil, heck, just walking in weird directions others might not walk, it all can help. There might have been a little of that here with the Vortex being a different frequency mix. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Yes, different machines see different from each other, or the same machine with a different coil. Keeps things interesting. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phrunt Posted July 4 Popular Post Share Posted July 4 12 minutes ago, JCR said: Yes, different machines see different from each other, or the same machine with a different coil. Keeps things interesting. I found a silver coin once in my front yard of all places with my Ace 350 with Nel Tornado coil. Back in 2019 I'd set up my coin garden in my front yard, I cleaned out all the existing targets from the area with my Nox 800, dug my coins in and was happy with the results, Over the coming months I was out testing out my detectors and often wandered around my front yard, and one day my Ace 350 got a hit, it wasn't one of my dug coins.... no other detector over the previous month or so had hit this target, or if they did it wasn't something that interested me enough to dig it, It must have given an iron signal or something on the others, yet the Ace gave me a signal I wanted to dig, maybe it's big round 13" coil and lower frequency did the trick, but it turned out to be a small silver coin, at almost the depth of a 30cm ruler (12 inches) Sometimes, it's just the right detector for the target. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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