Yes thank you Steve, I don't know how many times that I have read it. I have had a number of machines, but still looking for the magic one. There is a gold club that I belong to that has a claim near me. I am certain the money they collect from dues far exceeds what they would get by mining the gold themselves. The yellow stuff is a bugger to find. I know how to play 4 songs, but I have 6 guitars. My metal detecting goes about the same way. My expenditure on detectors far exceeds my income from finds.
I have a buddy that has some small gold samples, and I tested my Whites MXT on them. It did pick up the larger ones, but still nothing at the claim. I bought a used Whites GMT. It picked up on some of the very small samples, but still nothing at the claim. I then bought a used Fisher CZ 7a Pro because it has dual frequencies. Still nothing at the claim. I sold the MXT and got a V3i. I hope by now that you are having a good chuckle at me. Well, just got a used infinium off of ebay and haven't had it out past my front yard yet. Maybe I also need a TDI, a ATX, a Min Lab 5000 and a gold magnet.
Someone asked Tomas Edison how he felt failing so many times when trying to make a battery. Tom replied that he never failed because he learned something every time. I think that I have learned that I just like metal detectors. To me it is almost magic to be able to tell that something is hiding where people can't see it. And at the very least I am providing a great public service collecting pop tops and bottle caps at the park. I might even start a collection of bottle caps to see how many different ones that I can find that still have a logo on them. Eventually they may even be worth more than the zinc penny collection I have.
Happy hunting to all.
It is gone. What happened Steve?
