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    Recent hunts

    Got out a bit Sunday with the Eldorado to a rural park I hunt once or twice a year. Pulled up 4 clad quarters, a few dimes and pennies along with the usual junk. I did find my first boy scout neckerchief slide in 12 years of detecting. I mention that mainly because I got out today to another...
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    Just a question to ponder

    There's a recent post about losing depth on a gold ring when the disc is turned up. It's generally accepted that some depth loss may be encountered as the discrimination is raised so what's been going through my mind is how often do we (or have I) passed a potentially good target because it...
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    Tested a new to me Conquistador

    Got out this morning to give a new to me Conquistador a workout. At one tot lot I quickly picked up three quarters, two dimes and a hair clip. Moved to near by park and ended up with two zincs, a quarter and a kennedy half which was on edge, all in just a few minutes as I didn't have a lot of...
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    WGS84 - NAD27 etc.

    Hi all. I've read several of the posts suggesting using UTM with the gps, but am fuzzy about WGS84 - NAD 27 etc. Any information or mention of a book or site that explains all the ins and out of these things would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, BB
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    Coinmaster Pro still available, sale fell through

    New Coinmaster Pro still available, sale fell through. BB
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    New, Whites Coinmaster Pro

    I'm offering a Whites Coinmaster Pro for sale. New, warranty card and instruction sheet, batteries still sealed all in the original box. Haven't even taken the detector out of the box, but did open the enclosed envelope to be sure the warranty card etc. was included. Reason for selling - won...
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    Something for the "cherry pickers" to think on

    Every so often I've run into a reference on loss of depth when using discrimination. I got curious and did an air test on my Silver Sabre
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    Trial run Prism 6T

    I recently acquired a mint Prism 6T, complete with the 4X6 shooter coil, the 8" and the standard 9" all with covers and rods. Yesterday I did a quick hunt at a couple of local tot lots to give it a try, using the 4X6 shooter. Came up with 5 quarters, a dime, nickel and numerous pennies as well...
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    Just a question on TID machines

    We all know (or should) that the Target Identification machines give info that is the detector's best guess. That said, on the TID machines I've used, often trash will be displayed as a coin, however, I don't remember ever retrieving a coin that displayed as trash. It seems that when the...
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    When does a coin mask a target?

    Had an interesting thing happen yesterday evening. I was hunting a park/playground that I haven't hunted before. Using the DeLeon, I hit a solid 95, copper penny, silver, quarter etc. signal. When I retrieved the target, it was a nickel. As I started to go, it dawned on me that it wasn't a...
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    When does a coin mask a target?

    Had an interesting thing happen yesterday evening. I was hunting a park/playground that I haven't hunted before. Using the DeLeon, I hit a solid 95, copper penny, silver, quarter etc. signal. When I retrieved the target, it was a nickel. As I started to go, it dawned on me that it wasn't a...
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    Question on "iffy" signals

    I've noticed that about 20% of the time I dig a signal that just sounds off or strange enough that I might have passed it, I end up with a worthwhile target when I do dig. I'm curious if others have an estimate of how often they're glad they stopped and dug the signals that just don't sound...
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    Good to see Monte back

    Very nice to see Monte back on the Bandito/sensitivity thread. Been missing his knowledge and insights. BB
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    Can't find silver and/or older coins?

    I've noticed over the last couple of years that threads on the lack of silver and old coins show up fairly often. While I also regret the rarity of older coins, if one stops to think about it, the mints will have quit stamping out silver 50 years ago come 2014. The only thing that could happen...
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    Hunting with discrimination

    This thought/suggestion applies mainly to those that typically hunt with a fair bit of discrimination tuned in. I have gotten in the habit of using little or no discrimination until I hit a target. Then I turn the disc. knob up to see where the tone crackles and falls off. I've marked where...
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    Threshold Setting

    Made an interesting discovery this weekend. My wife and I attended an annual club sponsored hunt that we attend each year. After the last session, while packing up, I noticed that the settings on her SS
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    Threshold Setting

    Made an interesting discovery this weekend. My wife and I attended an annual club sponsored hunt that we attend each year. After the last session, while packing up, I noticed that the settings on her SS
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    Zinc penny or??

    I think I may have posted on this before, but .... a year or so ago I read in one of the forums that jewelry often reads as zinc pennies. As it happened, the second zinc penny I dug after reading that, turned out to be a small gold ring. Fast forward to this morning. I got a zinc penny signal...
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    Zinc penny or???

    I think I may have posted on this before, but .... a year or so ago I read in one of the forums that jewelry often reads as zinc pennies. As it happened, the second zinc penny I dug after reading that, turned out to be a small gold ring. Fast forward to this morning. I got a zinc penny signal...
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    Penny/dime MXT reading

    While out for a bit this morning, after retrieving several pennies and then a dime, I decided to see if I could pin down whether the MXT (or the operator) could read a penny versus a dime, more accurately. Well the ID numbers are very close, but on my machine when they wobble from 77 to 79 it's...
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