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  1. hotrod53

    Pittsburgh thieves make detectorists look bad, today's news story

    A couple of local thieves stole 400 pounds of silver from their company and buried it in a field. They later forgot where they buried it, LOL, it just proves that there are no rocket scientists or geniuses in prison! The thugs "rented" a metal detector and later found and dug up their cache ...
  2. hotrod53

    What is the weirdest thing that you ever found while detecting?

    While digging in an old 1830's Church site connected to a graveyard I got a nice signal, I had found numerous great finds at this site in the past. Everything from a seated dime, a silver 3 cent piece, buffalos, and a handful of Indians. I started to dig and out popped a HUMAN VERTEBRAE! This...
  3. hotrod53

    Huntin' in the snow today!

    Detecting season is never over: After 11 days off, many of which were nice, I had just a few hours today last minute to detect .... of course it will snow! Nothing great to report, 6 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, 15 pennies, and I passed on a whole bunch of pennies. Turned on the ol' GPS and...
  4. hotrod53

    Decided to wrap my detecting money tonight, better look twice!

    About 3 hours of wrapping coins and $157 later, I find a few goodies that I must have missed due to the mud on the coins. After doing a final cleanup, I realized that I missed a buffalo nickel, 2 war nickels, and the first ever I have seen, a 1921 Canadian wheat penny! When I saw the ONE CENT on...
  5. hotrod53

    I don't like hunting parks, except for days like today!

    I just replied yesterday to a post that parks aren't my favorite spots, maybe I was too hasty? Today I went to hunt an old homesite that I hit maybe 6 years ago with my old machine, thought that maybe this 705 could show me something new. After arriving and finding that the county had turned...
  6. hotrod53

    Yesterdays' finds, there's still silver and gold out there to be found!

    Went to a site that I scouted last April, I was just waiting for the weeds to die down. My partner and I drove 80 miles on a day that should have been 50 and sunny, only to endure 38 and rain! No matter, we still had fun. End of day results after Site #1 (old homesite) and Site #2 (State Park...
  7. hotrod53

    Took the day off to go detecting, found a target rich environment!

    After days of rain on my week of vacation, it let up for a few hours today. It actually looked threatening which is GREAT for park hunting, it keeps everyone away. I powered up my GPS and my IPhone with Google Earth and headed out. I hit 2 parks that I never knew existed.... I found 20 quarters...
  8. hotrod53

    :laugh:Is it just me, or do you love spending nasty dug up coins at fast food places too?

    Of course I keep my good finds, but there is just some thrill that I get giving the kid at the counter or McDonalds a handful of modern coins that I found. Some of these people have trouble counting the coins, let alone if they aren't sure what they are! Is it a dime, is it a penny, what the...
  9. hotrod53

    I detected a site the other day that I "hunted out" with my other detector

    Well it's official, I now know that I find more coins with my Xterra 705 Gold, there is no doubt in my mind. After using my last detector from one of the other guys for so long, I have finally proven to myself that my XTerra finds more. A few years ago I found a good site, it produced a couple...
  10. hotrod53

    A good day of detecting.... finally! (coin pics)

    I just returned from a great day of detecting with my brother (Mapper65), my mom, and my uncle. I won't go too deep into the place other than it was a really cool old homesite, I think Mapper65 is going to post some pics or a video of it. The ground was the worst, so may minerals that it was...
  11. hotrod53

    My 15 minute hunt tonight

    I powered up the detector, walked under a tree, found a pocket dump! I dug that and walked 10 feet and boom, batteries are dead! I got 4 pennies, 3 dimes, and 1 quarter in 15 minutes! We're getting ready for the 1840 log home hunt tomorrow.... as long as the weather holds out! I came home and...
  12. hotrod53

    DD VS Concentric, questions regarding target sounds

    Having been used to using a concentric coil for 20+ years, and now using a 5 x 10 DD, I'm wondering if by going to concentric it would make the target sounds any different? When you think about it, the DD being described as a straight line signal combing the ground, kinda like a wiper, for...
  13. hotrod53

    705 gold coil, to what degree is the coil "water resistant"?

    So if the coil is "water resistant" does that mean, don't dunk it in a puddle? What happens if it gets submerged, quit working till it dries, fries the detector, what? Is there anything that can be done to make it more water resistant... silicone the edges, silicone the wire? Should I be afraid...
  14. hotrod53

    Practicing with the 705 in the park, I'm catching on, 43 coins!

    Today I again made some adjustments, I increased my audio to max. Even at that loud setting it is quieter than my previous detector. No great finds, but lots of finds 6 Quarters 9 Dimes 7 nickels 21 pennies Based on the finds, I have to at least be close on my settings. I found a bottle cap...
  15. hotrod53

    705 ground balance questions, am I doing it right? If not, how does it affect the operation?

    My last detector had a manual ground balance, I had to pump the coil up and down like the Xterra while I manually adjusted it. As I adjusted the knob up or down the tone would change, I kept adjusting until the tone was even as I pumped it. Based on my Xterra manual, it sounds like this is the...
  16. hotrod53

    newbie threshold vs volume adjustment question

    I'm still trying to adapt to the sounds of my 705 gold. If I increase the volume, obviously it will make everything louder, but will it accentuate the difference between a good and a junk target? Maybe I'm just not loud enough to hear the differences? I'm looking at the examples in the manual...
  17. hotrod53

    New member in PA, trying out my 705 Gold for the 1st time tomorrow!

    Greetings from Pittsburgh, PA! I finally made the switch, after having detectors since about 1972, I recently added an Xterra 705 Gold. After getting past the disappointment of my detector having pieces missing and having to rig my handle, I'm ready to give it a try tomorrow! Fortunately the...
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