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    Up coming vacation

    I posted this about a month ago and did not get a response from anyone. I know someone out there should have some experience with the soils in east Tennessee or maybe NC that could tell me how the ACE or any Garrett unit may respond to the soils up there. I plan on being in and around the...
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    East Tennessee Hunting

    Is there anyone out there who is in the Knoxville Tn area that can tip me off on how the soils are up that way? I am planning a Thanksgiving trip with the family and I will be detecting the family farm in and around Maryville and a few other locations and need to know ahead of time if the...
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    Knights of the Golden Circle?

    Does anyone know of any info on this group in Florida? I am reading the book "Rebal Gold" and it has reference in there of the group convoying a possible treasure loads to Florida. I am trying to follow up on this as this book really is interesting. Very good reading and am following up on all...
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    Sanborn Maps

    Does anyone know how to access the Sanborn Maps website. I remember someone having the password I wrote it down and now can't find it. Thanks ahead Don
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    Help with "Dry Periods"

    Some of you have posted that you are "running out of places to detect" or are having "dry periods".Here is what I have been doing to keep that from happening when I get to those times...seeing I am dealing with an endless "honey do list as of late"...I have been compiling a 3 ring binder book...
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    Wagon Roads

    Well let me see if this message posts this time. Has anyone out there hunted old wagon roads? I have found information on 2 roads one is not so old 1900's and the other dates back to approximately 1847. The 1847 road supposedly traveled across a somewhat large shallow lake Most of the wagon...
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    East Tennessee

    Any one on here from east Tenessee say maybe in the Tri-cities of Knox-Sevier-Pigeon Forge and including Maryville and Alcoa? Curious as I have a family farm house in this area and am wanting to know where to search for online history of the area. Been finding some interesting info near (real...
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    Coin found today

    Hey guys I found a coin today... and I did not even have to use a detector! I went to the local Dollar Store several stores down from my office and in the change that came back I had a 1940 nickle and in fairly good shape. Could this be signs that people are dispensing with there older coins? I...
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    What do you think?

    Ok here is a question for someone whom has found caches. I recently detected and old homesite next to a river that has been "converted" into a storm pond. While detecting this spot I did find some modern clad. However and here is where I have been having sleepless nights...I had a hit on...
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    ACE Yard Test

    Hi all interested individuals As I posted last week I was going to do a test on various target items planted in an area of my yard here in Florida over the holiday weekend. Here are the results: I detected the test plot to determine if any targets were within the plot. No targets were found...
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    Civil War websites

    Any of you Civil War buffs know where the best Civil War website(s) info can be found on troop routes and such? I know not much activity happened in my neck of the woods here in Fl but I know they had to come and go from location to location. Don
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    What depth

    To Bill,John, and anyone else out there who wants to respond. At what depth do you guys find the older coins (average depth)? I am curious I have heard and (read on here) it does not really matter but like all things old it should be a certain layered depths from natural filling and such. I...
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    Finds from 6-8 & 6-9-09

    Hi all Thought I would share my 2 finds that I finally took photos of. Both items were found in swimming areas in freshwater and rang up in the silver zone. The German pin object is the one I am curious about. I believe it is zinc and has had its pin replaced however the pin attached looks to...
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    I think there is competition going on!

    I don't know about the rest of you but I think there is a quiet competition going on under our noses:thumbup: It seems from the photos being sent from cwilk, John Edmonton, and Uncle Willy these guys seem to be neck and neck in the findings here lately! Keep up the good (work/finds?) guys...
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    Question for Uncle Willy

    I have a question for Uncle Willy Does Mr. Charles Garrett himself monitor this forum? I am sure he would be very interested in what people say of his products and actually monitor a site directly related to his products. Just a thought I had tonight while reading the posts. If i was him I...
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    War Pennies

    I was going through some change today in a drawer of mine that had some silver coins and some older wheat pennies one was a 1943 steel . I have been looking to test (as R-n-R has been doing) different items and how they register on the 250. It showed up on my 250 in the iron range (of course)...
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    Beach Detecting with the ACE250

    Hi all I know I have read several times on here that most of you discourage using the ACE "in" salt water or have said it does not do "well" in salt water. My next "adventure" (test) with my ACE is along the beach and would like some ideas of how to get "the best" out of using the ACE in salt...
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    Making a Target List

    I think R-N-R has a good idea about making and posting a target list. First...does one exist? I have been thinking of testing out different targets and listing where and how they register on the ACE unit (for me in Florida soils). Compile all the findings and then maybe somehwhere down the...
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    Going Huntin'

    Hi all I took this coming Friday off from work (birthday treat for me!:bouncy:) and I am picking any ones expertise on hunting this old home site. Here is the description of the place. The house is two stories and originally was built in the 1920's (according to the records) and has been added...
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    Finds From Mondays Trip

    Here is my finds from Mondays few hours of detecting a local ball park. I was highly impressed as the total area I detected was not even close to 1/8 acre and this place is being worked over by another detectorist! I detected along the front of a concession stand and one side of it, then moved...
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