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    Gold...sell or hold ?????

    Under the provisions for a hobby ... unless you are actually one of the few doing it as the way you make a living. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-news/fs-07-18.pdf
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    Gold...sell or hold ?????

    I used a refinery. I found that shipping insured was not anywhere near as expensive as the return lost had I taken what was on offer locally. 95% plus at a refinery vs 75% or less of spot price locally. Keep track of what you have spent on equipment and travel and you can offset much if not all...
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    Gold...sell or hold ?????

    LOL ... do what every you fancy with the efforts of your pirating! I sold some gold when it hit $1800 around 2011 to buy some new detectors and not touch any other sources of revenue. I'm holding for now and, like you, am not in a position to need it in retirement. How is the shoulder holding...
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    Cz3d

    Depends on condition and what depth Tom says it gets on his certification. One clean and certified to see a dime in the 11 to 12 inch range will get more than one certified at less than that and if beat up even less. From what I've seen recently of detector prices, I'd guess the range for a...
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    Calabash is back

    Note how he is pushing a certain camera ... much like he pushed certain detectors and trashed some very good ones.
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    Slightly unusual find

    Found what looks like a French 10 centimes with a backing glued on the looks like it had a pin to be worn pinned to cloths.
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    Excal battery pod cap (connector)

    Not cheap here either but at least you can get one: https://www.detectorrepair.com/index.php/store
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    Outer Banks beach detecting?

    What Mark posted ... National Seashore (national park) is a no go. If you pull up a map, there is Currituck Banks reserve that is north of Corolla that is no go and, as Mark mentioned, the National Park / National Seashore that starts south of Nags Head. I've detected the beach in Corolla a...
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    Is it worth fixing (Excal II)?

    If it isn't already on a straight shaft, putting an Excalibur on a straight shaft balances it much better and makes it feel much easier to swing than the stock shaft. Light weight carbon fiber shafts are available as straight shaft set ups.
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    Is it worth fixing (Excal II)?

    After market batteries are getting a little harder to find, but I see a NiMH pack for under $50 (from Nextbatteries) and a smart charger for $20 (From fortbedfordmetaldetectors) After sitting for that long, I'd suggest checking and lubricating the O rings. I'd say that it is worth bringing it...
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    Black Sand

    I agree that it depends on how thick and uniform the black sand is. Found same issues with CZs ... CZs maybe had a slight advantage but not much. When the black sand (or pink or red sand) get heavy a Pulse Induction detector is the way to go.
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    Taking Friend Metal Detecting for Her First Time, I was Rewarded.

    Wife tried a detector for about 5 minutes and was done. She will walk the beach for hours to find shells and sharks teeth. She sees the teeth on the sand much better than I do. To each their own.
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    Goodbye PI.

    Hope no one takes offense; yet it relates to finding hair pins:
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    Goodbye PI.

    In those same bay waters, many of the encrusted silver rings I've recovered disintegrate when I started to pick the encrusted coating off of them. Some can be salvaged for melt with electrolysis. I miss the big wind blow outs of some of the beach areas; but not near enough to want to live there...
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    Excal does good !!!

    Always good to find a place that has not been detected to death by others. Congrats!
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