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    Got to thinking about nickels and gold...

    So this am after reading the Forums, I went back to that Hab place and on purpose hunted for both! I wondered how come I havnt got any nickels out of here, and maybe just maybe, theres a gold coin I missed...I got the 06 V right off the bat on the first few swings at the dirtpile edge, and hit...
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    More Habitat Silver!

    You can see the yellow scaffolding and piles of dirt from a few weeks ago when I last hit this place?.[attachment 297875 habitat.jpg] Today I swung by right before sunup on my way to work the water and noticed the scaffold was gone and the dirt piles were smoothed out some more...not a complete...
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    Got a 1919s wheatie in a totlot..

    Earlier this week...Fresh drop in one of my milk run totters...right under the tire swing...so I looked up its value on the google...says anywhere from 35c to 175.00...its in pretty good shape...i wonder if some kid robbed poor ol grandpas coin collection? I might take it into the local coin...
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    The Good Team...

    Big Lake water temp came up 5 pts overnight, from 50degrees to 55! I've been wearing the wetsuit, and in it at sun-up both days....yesterday all I got with the Pro was 4Q's from one pocket spill in chest deep water...but I went and ransacked a park on the way home with the F70 and picked up a...
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    George Washington and the Turtle Radar Run

    I'm sure most of you folks have a 'Turtle Radar', all hunters do in some regard...You know when you are driving, you are on the lookout for anything in the road, specifically turtles, but it applies to other things in the road, like nails, or metal or anything else that might damage a tire, or...
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    Tracking the wild stroller...:thumbup:

    My mornings in the Summer go like this: Up super early, read the forums, drink a pot of coffee and head for the beach before sunup...A guy has to attempt to beat the beachrake to track the strollers and coolers and towel prints... Theres a long stretch of beach, along the edge of the road...
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    Final Habitat Sweep:thumbup:

    Got up and hit the Forum 4:30-5am ish (Tabman time)...jumped in Rosie and headed out at 6:30...Heading for the Big Lake, whipped past that Habitat for Humanity construction site where I got the Indian, Barber dime and Walker half earlier this year...I've been keeping my eyes on the dirt pile...
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    Strange little hunt... take 2

    So I go back in there today doing more gold research, GB showed a 48...which is weird, since most areas around here have given me a 78?, (at least when I take the time to check)...so I go hot!, 70 sens!, -2thresh!..:rofl: Got to thinking about this place, I have not found one silver ring out of...
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    West Michigan Beach Report...air temp 55 degree F

    What a mess! Our average air temp this July is 68.8 degrees F!....Today its a balmy 55 at 1:30 in the afternoon! I just contacted 4 of my hunting buds for a pick me up or inspiration, all hardcore beach/water hunters...one uses a Tesoro, one a Minelab, one a CZ20, and me of course with the...
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    Strange little hunt today..

    I sort of did a modified REVIER/Tabman pattern today...only had an hr and a half, hit an old dirt football/soccer field Ive been to many times with the screwdriver...thought Id try to pop some gold..so I was set up to attempt to find some by assessing the size and depth of each signal, and not...
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    The Curse of the Tin Eater!:rant:

    Got a late start today, took the Wife dancing last night until 12am...Hit the water at 7:30 to cool down, sober up, and knock the stink off...Hit this "Tin Eater" and nearly soiled myself rotten!...full post up on the AtPro Forum.:sadwalk: Mud
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    The Curse of the Tin Eater!:rant:

    [attachment 296072 tungsten1.jpg]....The 'Tin Eater' was discovered back in the 1700's in Sweden during the smelting process for Tin, they called it "Wolfram", and it bears the atomic symbol "W" to this day.....This strange compound devoured tin and reduced the yield, hence its name...In 1783...
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    Bow echo urban totlot run...:unsure:

    Got up, made a pot of coffee, let the dog out, read the forums...a typical Mudpuppy morning so far..checked the weather radar, big bow echo out over the Lake and coming onshore, so I figured I'd get in underneath it and sweep some of the urban totlots!...Big weather keeps the bugs down, and by...
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    Got a little this am! 3.8g 14k!

    Hit the beach this am again, found a cut, got down in there neck deep and commenced to getting pings of old metal. One nickel signal FINALLY turned out to be this old ring! It was just as surprised as I was! Had a tigereye stone in it, and it was cracked, ring was also crushed, so I popped out...
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    Finally! Some sweet sweet gold in scoop! 3.8gr 14k

    Got up at 5 and checked the Forums, yep, right where I left them.!..In the Big Lake by 6:15...dead flat and not too cold, at least once a guy got used to it...perfect! Walked a few miles dragging coil at the edge, looking up on the beach for cooler tracks, towel marks, beer cans and other signs...
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    Question & Finds

    Just doing a drive by here daddy, thought I'd pipe up... I generally swing super fast too, until I hit a 'lane', then I settle down and work it... I dont have a Whites rig like you have...still, I swing super fast with no trouble...i believe fast swinging is an acquired skill? Swinging fast and...
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    Gave the 70 a rest today..and still made 100 dollars!

    Selling the scavenged finds at the Wifes garage sale! :rofl: First thing sold was that pop up tent from a few weeks ago, got 20 bucks, next was my entire fleet of hotheels found this year, 40 of them, 25 cents each, all to one lady, then, the silver rings started moving, at 5 bucks per...
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    Mega Beach Sweep!:thumbup:

    Well, I was up at 3am, made a pot of coffee, checked the Forums, and had my bare feet at the beach by 4...Looked like a garbage truck exploded after last nights 4th celebration! :drool: I fired up the F70 and decided to Ground Balance using the headlights of my car for light..it was dark!...got...
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    watching an attempted ring recovery on the webcam!

    I checked the local Craigslist 'lost and found' like usual, and a guy posted a lost ring at a certain location not 4hrs ago, 200.00 reward! :drool:... just so happens I know that location has a live beachcam feed, so I'm sitting here watching two guys out in the surf hunting for it...I can see...
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    Got Lucky with the groundskeeper!:rofl:

    I did not think I was going detecting yesterday, but while running an errand at around 9am, I swung past the local school to maybe swing coil for 15mins or so... They have a locked and fenced soccer area, and the guy was in there mowing the grass, I was hunting outside the fence, as he finished...
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