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  1. M

    Irony

    I have now spent about a year using my BH metal detectors looking for my first silver coin or wheat penny to no avail. Today I was looking at my pocket change and there was a 1952 wheat penny I had gotten in change at some store. Go figure. Mark
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    Dangerous

    Yesterday I stopped by a place in Tacoma, WA that looked like it may have had some buildings on it 100 years or so ago. I only spent about 10 minutes MDing but found a spent 20mm cannon cartridge. The headstamp said 1944. I don't know if there was an antiaircraft installation there at one time...
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    Places to search

    Several weeks ago I was crossing a mountain pass when my dog indicated that she had some pressing business, so I took the first exit in hopes of finding a suitable place for the business to transpire. What I encountered was the old highway, pre-interstate highway system. The one with many...
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    $6 used metal detector

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqe6fH_w_gY&playnext_from=TL&videos=h1UrrbWmvME&feature=grec
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    F=MxA

    Force equals mass times acceleration. I was reminded of that reality yesterday when I decided to give my Pioneer 505 another shot. Compared to the Elite 2200, using the 505 was grueling. Aside from the increased mass which resulted in increased force and thusly increased fatigue, the display on...
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    Harbor Freight PP

    Hey, those of you who use the Harbor Freight Pin Pointers, how much did you pay for them? I was at a local HF store the other day and saw that the price was about $17. Hasn't that gone up since last year? Weren't they only $15 last summer? Mark
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    Percentages

    I decided to evaluate my findings since I started MDing last May. What follows are the percentages of each coin type I have found. Do these seem typical of other folks out there in the peanut gallery? Pennies: 65% Nickels: 7.5% Dimes: 18% Quarters: 9.7% These do not add up to 100% due to...
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    What's up with that?

    In the contest that just ended, the one with the quart sized plastic bag, the description said it contained just "clad" coins but when the amount was revealed, it was stated that the bag contained 129 nickels. Since when are nickels considered to be "clad" coins? The term "clad" refers to the...
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    Pied Piper syndrome

    I keep experiencing the Pied Piper syndrome. When I am at parks and school yards, kids want to know what I am doing and come by to check me out. I like children ok, but having to answer all their questions and maneuver around them makes for slow digging. I don't want to be rude, but would prefer...
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    Code of Ethics

    Many MD enthusiasts say that found trash should be removed and placed in a trash can. How far does this go? What constitutes "found?" Does that only apply to objects that were invisible until the detector unearthed them? Does it apply to pull tabs, gum wrappers and other metallic objects found...
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    Well I'll be darned!

    I went to the local grade school that is about 5-6 blocks from my house. When I first started this hobby last May, I was told that school yard had been heavily detected. I said to myself "Self, (That is what I call me) kids still lose things, why don't you give it a try." Well I found a round...
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    What's the dif?

    What is the difference between "ground balance" and "ground trac?" Mark
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    What would you like to see?

    I REALLY admire the design and functionality of my Elite 2200 MD, however there are four changes I woudl like to see. 1) I would like to see the addition of a mercury switch that, as the unit is swung, periodically makes contact and keeps the unit turned on. If the unit is not moved for some...
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    Lemons?

    I have heard that if life gives you nothing but lemons that you should make lemonade. Have any of your started a pull tab collection? I know that over the past 40 or so years, or however long those infernal things have been in existence, there have been many different styles of them. Mark...
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    WHERE IS MARK"S WHEATY DAG NABBIT?

    Where is Mark's first wheaty? Where is Mark's first silver coin? Where is Mark's gold jewelry? How can the world be so unfair? Today I went to two parks. The first used to be a school long ago. After about 45 minutes I had found two memorial pennies. I then went behind the baseball backstop...
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    Ball of confusion

    I have noticed a bit of confusion on this board about the meaning of the term "All Metal Mode." I too was confused until I started studying the various BH models and actually bought another model and tested it. With the Elite 2200 and the similar varieties, there are distinct tones for each...
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    Large objects

    I often get a signal that there is a quarter right on the surface but when I start trying to get it, it is not there. I then swing the coil over the spot and slowly raise the coil as I swing and I continue getting a signal even when the coil is 12" above the grass. This tells me there is...
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    That freaking groundhog

    I want to go poke-out the eyes of that groundhog. That should keep him from seeing his shadow next time. Spring will come none too soon for me. Mark Elite 2200 Pioneer 505 WA St.
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    GNRS

    I just read that Team Bounty Hunter won the 2009 Grand National Relic Shootout. I looked over the past few year's winners and it seems like the Bounty Hunter team is consistently in the top tier and that the Whites team is consistently in the bottom. Is that a function of the dedication of the...
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    OMG... WTH???

    As I mentioned earlier, today I found mainly pennies, many from the 1970s and a few from the 1960s. As I was checking the dates, I came across two freak pennies. Not one but TWO that were up-side-down except for the dates. I couldn't believe my eyes. Not just one defective coin but two on the...
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