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    Not Impressed by the 12 x 15 SEF - Yet...

    Just received this coil yesterday - decided to try one out after reading about Bryce's success with the smaller 10 x 12 SEF - I decided to go a little bigger to get an extra inch or so of depth. I went back to the area where I found the Large Cent and all the silver coins and charms last...
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    Post here if you've bought or ordered an E-Trac!

    Rumor had it that Minelab only released 100 E-Tracs in the US for its introduction. I'm not sure how accurate this info is, but I thought it might be nice to take a tally of those that have bought one already. I ordered mine yesterday from Detector Depot - should be here on Wednesday - and...
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    Took the Plunge on the E-Trac :thumbup: Here's the Best Deal I Could Find! :surprised:

    I decided to take the plunge with the new E-Trac and be one of the first 100 continental US owners of one of these bad boys! Looking forward to see what this new machine can do. I compared prices from the various dealers and it seems that Minelab has pretty much fixed the price at $1498 -...
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    No Silver, But Gold!

    At least gold plated that is. Went back to my recent site and detected a small island where I had found a Merc last weekend and the very nice fob. Figured there would be more silver there and so gridded off the small piece of land. Funny how you can sometimes walk onto a piece of land and...
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    3 Hours and New SIte Yields 20 Keepers (including a bomb)! :thumbup:

    Back to the same site that yielded 6 silver coins yesterday in 4 hours including a Barber Q. Today it continued to produce in the 3 hours that I was there. First silver hit was a Merc and then a second Merc in the same hole! A little later a silver Rosie at about an inch or so - this one...
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    Boy Was I Wrong & Two Personal Bests! :thumbup:

    Went to the place where I found the Large Cent last weekend for about 3 hours this evening. I found one of the Rosies under a large tree only about an inch or so down. Other than that and a few wheats I wasn't finding much as I'd hit this area hard last weekend. I went over to the lawn on the...
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    The story behind the cut up silver dime...

    Some of you may have seen my post below regarding my maiden voyage with the Pro coil. It was kind of exciting because my first decent signal was the Large Cent. About midway into the 3 hour hunt I found half of a silver Rosie - this is the 4th "half silver dime" I've found - that is a Merc or...
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    Maiden Voyage with the New Pro Coil...

    There's a very interesting story behind the cut dime - all three pieces were found in different holes - found the last piece tonight as my last target! What a tiny little piece of silver and it hit pretty hard on the new coil - I even dropped it and had a darn hard time re-finding it. I typed...
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    Question on cleaning older copper...

    They used to say, put them in Extra Virgin Olive Oil, but I think I read here that this is not the recommended way. Did I read something about warm peroxide or something being the way to go? Please enlighten me. I have an IH and a LC that I don't want to blow the date off of - the ground has...
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    A Question For Those That Do Research...

    Where does one get access to Platt maps or historic maps of the general area in which you live? Does the town, county, or state archive them? What about any other historical maps that show old roads, homesteads, parks, etc? Is the local historical society a good resource? Has anyone joined a...
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    The Depth Dilemma :confused:

    It used to be that I would only dig targets in an area that were 5" or deeper, basically ignoring most signals in the first 3" maybe 4" inches. This strategy worked well in terms of pulling a lot of wheat cents, older silver, etc. As of late, while hunting with a buddy that has an Whites Eagle...
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    Thank you Detector Depot! :thumbup:

    Can't say enough good things about the new owners of Detector Depot - Lynn and his wife. My new Pro coil shipped on Saturday and arrived today on my doorstep in NJ from TN. Lynn is a very knowledgeable detectorist and always a pleasure to deal with on the phone. Last week these coils were...
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    Ferrous Whatzit...Any Ideas?

    Has some heft for it's size....rare earth magnet sticks to it, but looks to be old and made of various metals. Looks to have some very minor remnants of silver plating on it........definitely an interesting and weird item. Thanks for looking.
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    Hollow Ball - Is This Military?

    I found this at a construction site a few days ago - cleaned up nicely and I noticed the single groove around the rim. It has the sae diameter as a silver dollar approx. and is either copper or brass as far as I can tell. I can't imagine what it might have been used for. I was wondering if it...
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    You've Seen My Nuts, Here's a Pic of My Balls...

    My copper or brass ball that is - what is this thing? I found this at a construction site a few days back and just got around to cleaning it up tonight. It's diameter is about the same as that of a silver dollar. Notice the single groove around the rim. One side of it has been caved in long...
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    What's This Ring?

    I think it's lead - about the size of a silver dollar (old style)....any ideas what this might have been used for? Thanks.
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    Is This A Hem Weight?

    About the size of a quarter...when were they used? Trying to date the site. Thanks.
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    How Old Is This Broach?

    I think it's junk jewelery or maybe made for a child. It looks pretty ornate though, seems that it was painted in places, and there seems to be some gilt left on it. I was happy to find the "stone" by eye in the dirt, but it seems that the stone is made of plastic or some sort of resin. The...
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    Is This A Hem Weight?

    Hit a site this evening for a couple hours where they are doing some construction - it just "smelled" like there might have been activity there yesteryear. I found a couple of interesting relics and am trying to get an approximate date on the site. I pulled this item near the edge of the...
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    A Very Odd Bracelet :shrug:

    Found at the old homestead as well. When I first dug this I wasn't sure what it was, but it appears to be a gold plated bracelet...not sure if it's old or modern - no markings at all anywhere. Was it homemade by a metalsmith? The tolerances seem to be quite good especially the way the two...
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