Green Machine Territory. Bill Revis has helped out in the past classroom and hopefully he will stay around for this forum. He is an experienced Garrett metal detector user and will try to help in areas that others may not be able to cover. http://www.findmall.com/list.php?32Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:54:59 -0600 Phorum 5.2-dev http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094536,1094536#msg-1094536 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094536,1094536#msg-1094536
The Half Crown came from a convenience store on my way to the field. The clerk/owner was ranting about finding it in his drawer. I told him I collect foreign coins and I'd take it off his hands. He said he'd have to get 50 cents for it which I was happy to do. It's the size of a US half dollar but only 50% silver. Still 3-4 bucks worth of silver. What I don't get is that this guy comes from either India or Pakistan which were both British Empire. You'd think the guy would have seen one at some time. I have come across about 5 or 6 of these in the past year either at the store or at the bank. I might have to start collecting them. FYI 1946 was the last year they were minted in silver so I was a little lucky.

So here you are UW. A hunt that will make you glad you stayed home.

Chris]]> cwilk Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:52:12 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094518,1094518#msg-1094518 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094518,1094518#msg-1094518 pistolpete Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:53 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094507,1094507#msg-1094507 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094507,1094507#msg-1094507 carlos-21 Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:53:08 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094499,1094499#msg-1094499 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094499,1094499#msg-1094499I would like to get or come close to $220 for all, I know the detector retails for $212.99 but it doesn't come with a carry case and coil cover. I am located in Georgia
Pics apon request,
-Coby]]> Coinguy56 Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:36 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094408,1094408#msg-1094408 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094408,1094408#msg-1094408 fongu Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:39:46 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094258,1094258#msg-1094258 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094258,1094258#msg-1094258
Well finally got some weather clearing. Seems at 1:00 everyday the fog clears, so I decided to find a gold mine Ive been researching....AND I FOUND IT! Private property didnt hold me back this time as my research was spot on with all the time I have from the rain and thanks to USGS website. There are spots of BLM land all over the place with mines on them. Priate property all over also surrounding it. Just got to find the gaps to be able to get to BLM and the access points..its definatly not advertised.

Ok so the mine is near Gold Hill, Or. As I have been looking in this area ever since I dredged there this year because California kicked us out from dredging. So now I am seeing where the gold in the river comes from.
So heres the pics...got no gold..but only got 2 hour hunt in and alot of it was getting familiar with the WHOLE mine area. Then to return again with a light to go in the mine (maybe).

The Scorpion was fun to use...very sensitive. More stable than I had thought it would be for a manual machine. I used it wide open power. I adjusted it every once and a while..like shifting gears in a car..old school... oh yeh! Slight adjustments also, I mean SLIGHT. Kept it a bit on the positive side but sometimes I also had it right on balanced no negitive or positive threshold variation.

The pics show the mine shaft which appears to be fairly deep. Another shaft with rope going into it which leads to the larger mine and is the better entry point. A pic of the stamp mill just right of the mine up on top side.
And a pic of your humble Scorpion user narrator. (me, duh). And the crappy finds....some of the finds were from last week I had a short hour hunt along the Rogue River, like the fish lure and most of the lead.

Oh, I also saw a beautiful Bobcat cross in front of me as I was leaving the area about 40 feet in front of my truck. Big ole feet he had. Small stubby tail. Alittle bigger than the ones in Geiorgia.

Till next hunt,
Alan]]> bearkat4160 Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:57 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094234,1094234#msg-1094234 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094234,1094234#msg-1094234(This message does not contain any text.)
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Bill]]> Uncle Willy Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:49 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094148,1094148#msg-1094148 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094148,1094148#msg-1094148The ID is dead on and even he depth far off. Well see how it does in the field.]]> dahut Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 09:58:15 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094074,1094074#msg-1094074 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1094074,1094074#msg-1094074

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GTI/GTP Series Detectors
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Lone Amigo in a Geese Minefield
(hunt #1)

Couldn't stand it! A super day out and I was home out of action suffering from the flu and operating at about 40% with the other 60% made up by trips to the bathroom and trips to the fridge for ice water.

That was it! So I grabbed the detector, a roll of Royal and headed to a private park hoping to last at least a half hour and get some fresh air. Well me son I was greeted by a "school" of crows in the tree squawking and talking up a storm....no peace here then I made my way to the water front and was greeted by a chemical mine field laid out by Canada Geese. Lord love a duck they would put any dog to shame for doing the "dew." Anyway I navigated through their trap and picked up some coinage and a few biological agents that I decontaminated in the lake. Feeling as green as their mines I headed home after only 55 minutes with two captured dinkies and 40 coins @ $ 4.35.

Two Amigos do Spanish Silver, Colonial Token and Crotter Bell (hunt #2)

Navy Davy picked me up and we headed to Rotten Ronnies and scoffed 4 breakfast sausage sandwiches and 2 large coffees and too boot for under $5 so I gave the great looking lady at the golden arch a $2 tip and told her I hadn't made the bed nor done the other domestics that she had requested when she left for work. Is there something lower than being in the dog house? Find out when I get home.

Anyway we motored down the south shore to our island haunt and did the dew with Navy Davy unearthing a first for him that really rang his bell...crotter bell that is and a nice one at that.

Was a great day with little wind , sunshine galore and for November a bonus digging day that we took full advantage of popping coins here and there til near dark and headed slowly back to the car swinging as we went. Near the well (those that I have taken there know where I mean) got a super bell tone from the old Garrett and out popped this puppy! Made this bouys day big time.

Did the Joy Jig and we continued towards the parking lot with the sun slowly dipping painting the sky in a vivid kaleidoscope of colour. Navy Davy struck a few more clad coins and I a toasty large cent (year unknown) and an equally toasty Nova Scotian penny token (1840) that I managed to see the date and part of the thistle. Ground is cruel to copper in this province.

ND managed about 30 coins and had a good day.

As for the bouy who was now operating at about 70% the finds included two toasties, Brownie badge, football dewy, the 1801 Spanish and 80 coins @ $3.50

Three Amigos Find Devine Silver
(hunt #3)

Feeling 80% normal which is what this bouy maxis out at Navy Davy and I headed to the valley to meet with Slickpick Rick where I was welcomed by a hairy rear and a tongue in my ear from one of his two mobile munure makers. Man that dog can wag his tail and almost seemed to smile as I rubbed his backside near it's tail.

Gathering SPR up in Mrs. Navy Davy's automobile we headed to a local playing field and netted a few kids rings, pennies and an elusive golf egg in the field that had about a 1/4 inch of frost on top.

Tiring of this we moved on after a Tim Run to put a little heat on the inside and landed at another field that didn't pan out at all so off to another spot that had a huge playing field and a small tot lot that we converged on like seal inside a gill net full of cod.

Mister Man this spot was penny heaven so when I found a circa 1840 Prince Edward Island "Success to the Fisheries/Speed the Plough Token" our near dead desire to pop more pennies was renewed....at least for the next 20 minutes then it was time to move again and that we did to another playing field unbeknowst to us that "Devine Bling" was waiting for us!

So the three of us spread out with Navy Davy wandering the fields, Slickpick Rick staying in the tot lot and I hitting the seats along the field with all of us finding a few coins here and there. Got an iffy bell tone as I always run the old thing on max depth and no discrimination and knelt down and much to my surprise.."I was in the Big Guy's Good Grace"

Man I was in heaven with this heavy piece of silver. Bouys all had a gander and we continued swinging filling our pockets with this and that.

Tired and with a long drive ahead of us we returned to the vehicle and counted the loot but not before Slickpick Rick emptied his garbage in the right place.

Bouys a checking out the finds.

Slickpick Rick found 110 coins @ $9.15.

Navy Davy a pair of kids rings, dog tag and 78 coins.

And I 2 kids rings, the letter "D",zipper tag, the silver chain and cross and 186 coins @ $8.50

Of course the day was marred by me losing my keys so we back tracked to every spot in the near dark to no avail. Once home...Marie handed them to me as the super of the building had found them on the steps............dropped off the bouy a gift card to Tim's.............end of a perfect day!
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Chris

I used the word masochist as a compliment. I was between that word and die-hard.]]> cwilk Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:03 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093851,1093851#msg-1093851 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093851,1093851#msg-1093851To there credit They had a super fast turn around but with the detector being dropped from there lineup I have zero confidence in it now. I hope when it gets back I can regain my confidence in that detector.]]> TXPIRATE Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 09:27:34 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093547,1093547#msg-1093547 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093547,1093547#msg-1093547(This message does not contain any text.)
]]> Uncle Willy Garrett Users ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 01:50:17 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093477,1093477#msg-1093477 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093477,1093477#msg-1093477
My name is Matt and I am new to this forum. I have been using a metal detector for many years. Last month I bought an ACE 250 garrett metal detector. I am enjoying using the detector while I still can since the ground is not frozen yet. I have a few questions about using the detector and I have been unable to find answers in this forum to them.

First, I go detect over an area and the detector beeps and reads a penny 4 inches down. So I dig a hole about 4 inches. I then go over all of the dirt that i pulled out of the hole and finally check the hole to see if the target is still in there. But for some reason the detector reads that the target has moved to the perimeter of the hole. So i dig that side and the target moves to the perimeter of the hole again. Now I can not find the target. Am I doing something wrong? Why is this happening and is there a way to correct this?

Second, is there a good sensitivity for finding coins? I dont think that any minerals in the soil I am detecting would have an affect on it. I put the sensitivity low and i cant find many coins and miss alot of targets. If i put the sensitivity high, then I get alot of signals and they are all over the place. I have found out that older coins (pre 1900) are more easily detected using a higher sensitivity. Which area in the sensitivity range do you think would work best?

Thanks for answering my questions in advance. i really appreciate it.


Matt]]> hellgrammite123 Garrett Users ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 15:42:04 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093290,1093290#msg-1093290 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093290,1093290#msg-1093290The next time out I was in A trashy area, I decided to dig A weak signal. The Pin Pointer put me on target, I left the P.P. on and set it aside, It went off! Marked it. After digging Trash, I went back to the mark. Bingo, I Pop ed out A kids 10k. Gold ring. (Toe Ring?)
After that I leave it on, until I'm done digging.:yikes:]]> Don222 Garrett Users ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 14:14:08 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093141,1093141#msg-1093141 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093141,1093141#msg-1093141 Orion42 Garrett Users ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:08:11 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093140,1093140#msg-1093140 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093140,1093140#msg-1093140
GTI1500

LOW tone to me is iron a deep BEEP
MEDIUM tone to me is from foil to
next to a penny.. Medium Squack
and of course Belltone is Belltone

Im just trying to relate tones to targets
on the GTI so i have a betyter idea of
what might be in the gorund.. does
ANYONE understand what im trying to ask

In other words im trying to understand the terms
like HARD hit or Soft etc etc
Thanks as Usual
RON

RLTW]]> oldranger Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:45 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093050,1093050#msg-1093050 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1093050,1093050#msg-1093050
1c - 1 9/16"
5c - 1 7/8"
10c - 1 1/4"
25c - 1 9/16"
50c - 1 13/16"
1.00 - 1 7/8"

I also have read the reviews about people getting from 1 1/2" to 2"+ on a dime but this is the results I'm getting on a newer unit. I emailed Garrett and was told I should be getting more than 1 1/4" on a dime and for me to send it in and it would be replaced. The new unit arrived a week later and still it will only get 1 1/4" on a dime.

While checking the depth on coins I again rechecked the dime and on the second depth test now I was getting 1 1/2" and the rest of the coins were also getting more depth. It finally dawned on me that the longer the unit is on the more depth it gets. I retested it. I turned it off and let it sit for a few minutes and within 10 seconds of turning it on I tested the dime again and the depth was as follows:

0 minutes - 1 1/4"
1 minute - 1 3/8"
2 minutes - 1 5/8"
3 minutes - 1 15/16"
4 minutes - 2 3/8"
5 minutes - 3" moments later the unit became unstable and started chirping and vibrating all my itself with no metal anywhere near it and had to be turned off.

I have repeated this several times with almost the same results and have had other people try this with their units and they also have have about the same results. Now normally you don't keep a PP on for this long and it was for test purposes only. This might also explain why some people says 1 1/2" and other say 2". Also it may be the older units were hotter than the current units. Now I'm not bashing the PP I just thought this was interesting myself and I don't know if all units will do this.

I've had seen all the reports and videos on the Pro Pointers and thought I would try one as it seems people are getting anywhere from 1 1/2" to 2"+ on a dime and even 1 1/2" on a dime edge wise. I've talked to 4 other people that have these units and one person bought one when they first came out and he gets 2" on a dime and another person that bought his about 6 months ago is getting 1 1/2" on a dime. Maybe the older units are hotter than the newer units as the unit I received would only get 1 1/4" on a dime and only 1/4" on a dime edge wise. I talked to Garrett about this and they told me I should be getting more than 1 1/4" on a dime and to send it in and they would replace it. One week later the new unit arrived and after checking it it still gets 1 1/4" on a dime and still 1/4" on a dime edge wise.

I have seen where you can detune these if you want less depth and while checking other forums for information about the Pro Pointer I came across a post where you can increase the depth. I'm sure this is old news to some but I haven't seen anything posted about this except on that one forum. So for those that are getting less depth try this. Take a rubber band(s) and put it on the back of the unit. Now take some sort of thin small metal piece ( I used a thin narrow brass piece off of a school ruler) and slide the metal piece under the rubber band(s). Pull the metal piece back to the rear so it will not detune the unit when it's first turned on. After the unit is on slide the metal piece forward until it starts to chirp, then slowly slide the metal piece back to the rear just to the point of where it stops chirping. I can now get 1 3/4" to 2"+ depending when the metal strip is located. I know this is a crude way for adjustment but it really works for those times that you might want or need more depth. I don't know if this will work on all units but it seems to work for the newer units. I have had 4 other people try this and theirs will do the same thing. Hope this helps.]]> ron_c Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 01:41:51 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092976,1092976#msg-1092976 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092976,1092976#msg-1092976



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]]> Coinzappa Garrett Users ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:36:23 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092968,1092968#msg-1092968 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092968,1092968#msg-1092968 fongu Garrett Users ForumWed, 18 Nov 2009 20:24:41 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092798,1092798#msg-1092798 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092798,1092798#msg-1092798 Trackerman Garrett Users ForumWed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:45 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092792,1092792#msg-1092792 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092792,1092792#msg-1092792

Met my buddy at Macdonalds this morning, had a big breakfast and headed back to an area where there were more old dumps. These are fun to hunt, as you never know what will show up. Both of us just went to the probable areas, usually sloping areas, and hunted with zero discrimination, waiting to find areas where there is a constant rash of signals, usually typical of old dumps, as they are littered with old rusty cans. We found several areas, and worked the top 8" or so in an area about 10' x 10'. It turned out to be a very warm day, very unusual for this northern city. The ice on ponds had already froze a couple of weeks ago.

Here's the type of terrain we hunted. We stayed on the high ground. The digging was easy, as the ground was dry and in most cases covered with leaves.

We ran into this camp, probably squatted by a homeless person or two. There was electronic speakers, radios, cd's all over the place, probably stolen. There were at least 6 sleeping bags spread out in layers over some bed mattresses. A lot of people prefer to live in the woods instead of the hostels, as they don't have to deal with having things stolen while they sleep. Every year they find a few frozen bodies when the temperatures reach -30's.

Here's the finds from this area. A nice variety of old objects. That old pirate belt buckle is kinds cool. Not old, but still a keeper.

My favorite, was this old metal cast bus. I have always enjoyed digging old toys, and this one will sit near the fireplace at home with the rest of my old toy cars and trucks.

Here's the other decent finds. It's always nice to get a small window into the yester-years.

And so it was, another great day in the woods, moving some of that dirt around and digging some good sounding blings on our detectors. And another adventure to remember some years down the road. :)
]]> John-Edmonton Garrett Users ForumWed, 18 Nov 2009 21:42:28 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092650,1092650#msg-1092650 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092650,1092650#msg-1092650

Hopefully the same thing happens this Friday
]]> AndyIreland Garrett Users ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:40:40 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092622,1092622#msg-1092622 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?32,1092622,1092622#msg-1092622 RickIowa2009 Garrett Users ForumTue, 17 Nov 2009 22:49:17 -0600