because of the latest trend in australia not to carry cash to buy most anything,using smart phones and credit cards is now the way to go.detecting has forced me to dig everything that squeecks burps or farts in the hope that it is somewhat valuable and keepable.no more not digging pull tabs or screwcaps off wine bottles.so buying the latest detector was really a waste of money.the other six detectors that i have still found stuff.the new one found the dwindling targets well.ah well,shouldn't have listened to all the hype again.emu bob.see ya
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coins in australia
- Thread starter emubob
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dewcon4414
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Im not sure why you are calling a machine that so far has proven itself at one heck of a price hype? If its not there its not there.... location location location. What were you expecting? Surely you bought the 800.......and are out there looking for that RAW yellow? Are you new to detecting? I beach hunt....... even the Nox wont JUST find gold for me i have to put in a lot of hours...... some good some bad...... BUT its more about enjoying the hobby. Research your local history ..... a spot can only be pounded so many times. I wouldnt blame the machine.
when i got the 800 i was finding twenty to thirty dollars in all the parks around the area but slowly the coin finds began to drop off to three or four dollars on average.i like the machine and i hunt all the venues where people might go. cairns where i live is a tourist city. we have beachs here over run by the other detectorists.on our beach'swhen you detect it's one eye on the water and one the beach.we have crocadiles that swim along the edge of beachs.they add a little spice to life.emu bob
peterinaust.
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emubob said:
Plenty of us hunting parks around Cairns emubob. Could see you out there one day.
Cheers
The problem is not necessarily down to the amount of coins drops in this day and age, but also due to the sheer number of people out there with metal detectors. Metal detecting used to be an almost "underground" hobby, though is now more widely accepted as a family activity. Luckily for us Australians it doesn't take long to amass a decent total with a few $1 & $2 coins under the belt, can be a different story elsewhere. These days you get detectorists sitting in their cars literally waiting for the moment when a site is unoccupied or directly after an event to cherry pick recently dropped coins, hence there is often not much left over for latecomers.