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Evening Session

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Hi
The evenings are getting long enough to get an hour or twos detecting in the mornings or evenings when the tides are right. Yesterday evening I went to a beach a little bit along the coast where finds tend to be sparse but interesting.
The detecting was slow with most of the finds concentrated in a singles cut in the sand. The 9ct ring (called a keeper ring) is 9ct and was made in 1970/71 and appears to have been in the black sand for a while. The 1924 silver shilling is nearly black and the little silver earring was a pig to pinpoint. The rest of the haul were old copper coins, a little spending money and shrapnel. All in all a nice evening out.
<img src="http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/detect/keeper.jpg">
Regards
Fred
 
Fred thats some nice loot there! What PI do you use?
Freddy (Aus)
 
Freddy
Once you get the hang of it an Explorer can give a PI a good fight in terms of depth (16"-18" on a large ring or coin) and the tricks that you can do with it more than make up for slightly less depth. I went head to head with a PI once and I think that the results really shook the PI owner who was a real PI enthusiast (until then).
I live right on the sea and detect a lot so 50-100 gold rings isn't really that much in a year but it's certainly a paying hobby and great exercise so I would still do it even if I only found coins.
This afternoon I've been on the beach showing a newbie how his XS works. I've just popped home for a cup of tea so now it's back to the beach until dinner is ready. Life is so hard! <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":D">.
Regards
Fred
 
hi fred ,mike here, s. wales i think ill have to move to kent or get an ex11 or both!!
do you use the standard coil on your ex 11?
 
Mike
I use a Sunray 12.5" Stealth coil most of the time although I also regularly use the Minelab stock coil. I find that the smaller (8" Minelab and 4.5" Sunray) coils are great for wheedling out finds in specific circumstances and the Coiltek WOT is good but far too heavy for long sessions.
I know that there are always exceptions but I am amazed by how little most people with PI machines seem to find on beaches in my part of the world. I suspect that it's because they spend too much time digging deep or small iron. Still it could be worse they might all have Explorers and then pretty soon there would be nothing left for me! <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":D">
Have a good weekend
Fred
 
which part of the coast are you on Fred? (east west south?)
 
woops! <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock"> I see you're in Kent. I just spotted an earlier post! <img src="/metal/html/tongue.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":b">
 
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