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    Gamma gets Respect & Opportunity!! And a nice medalion

    Ya know even when it was rainig fairly hard-I was glad to get out.... I was laid up for a week then the weather went to buckets. So just light showers in the forecast-I went for it. Not a bad day when you can get both respect & opportunity. The Opportunity token is most interesting. The...
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    Gotta remember the little ones...

    Ok not remember but if you run out of targets at a tot lot a switch to all metal will help find small targets a lot easier. I was swinging my Gamma over the same swing set area I had covered yesterday-My 2 girls wanted to get out to play & I always encourage that. After a bit o nothing I...
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    Hey Lucky Dig-Post that ring you found here...Cuz I found one also!!

    I found this after a hunt where another "gold" ring was found by a friend. Hopefully he'll post his find also(I sent a PM Lucky Dig). I went to a hammered playground. I know it is hammered because I hammered it.:) I had no intentions to go hunting again -I was beat frankly-but my girls wanted...
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    Gamma finds a Gem token...Nickle for a burger??

    Was out today & I really am enjoying my Gamma. I had a very nice day on quarters-one junk ring & no silver. But the coin total was impressive with a lot of dimes & about 6 nickles. 4 Wheaties also... Found this token for 5 cents trade. It is from the "Gem" in Olympia Washington. It took a few...
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    I've got a few "Whatzits" lately...Here are 3 that have me stumped

    First one is a about the size/thickness as a V nickle. Appears to be bronze but what do I know for sure. Has a VDI of 79 just one above zinc on my Gamma. It is reeded on both sides but aboslutely blank otherwise. The second is a pin-the backside was marked as a maker that did Masonic &...
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    I must say-Going from a strict beep & dig to a ID detector was a leap...

    But I think I'm going to learn to love this newfangled technology... Just got a Gamma from Monte last week. As a coil scrubbing Tesoro lover I am a bit set in my ways. But there are sections/parks that have so much trash a target ID machine was the only way to reasonably search them. Case in...
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    Found a bunch of fancy handles, a engraved plate & then(Yikes)-some "long" bones...

    I was working some dirt piles the county has been piling up for the past few years. I didn't find any coins but I did fing some very ornate-silver plated-hardware & handles.I thought it was a victorian style bathroom fixtures then I found some vertabrae. Then a likely femur bone. Then 3 dentures...
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    My 100th post-Bling/rings & things from my 1st year-Thanks Tesoro!

    I'm loving this hobby. Silver U-max,Troy X2 found all of these.I'm landlocked & mostly hunts schools & parks. I did the last shot of all the "diamonds". Some are real-most are not but I need to get them tested to be sure. Cheers!
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    Troy X2 - First silver of the new year & its a doozie!

    The nick was already there & not a key date-But WOWZA!. My 1st silver dollar. Happy happy joy joy... 2" down at most-I guess mini sewer caps don't sink very quick as there were zincs @7" nearby.. Yay!
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    Ahh the joys of urban parks-Minor assault on me & my doggie today!

    I guess I got lucky. The only damage was a minor crack in the waterproof case I had on my Tesoro. I was detecting a close to home park that I had an issue at before. I always detect wth my dog,a mid size sheppard mix. She's very friendly & minds very well.At the same park about 6 months back I...
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    Frozen turf for a few days-figured I'd try a sandy area

    Not gonna make that mistake again-friggin concrete. We don't normally get frozen solid in the Portland Oregon area. I sympathize with those of you that have this for months on end. I'm going a tad stir crazy so I hoped the soft sand in a riverbed area would be diggable. The rain made for a nice...
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    Tesoro Silver scores #8 !!! Gold ring for the year.

    Remember to notch out those tabs Y'all That way I get more of these !! 18K & very soft. I did some work on my mandrel. It's a very pretty ring & just a giggle to pull out of the ground. Thanks Santa!!
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    I'm doing a seperate thread on the Tesoro shake...Here it is!

    I had a few Q's on how this works. Instead of responding in a diffrent thread I'd start a new one and try to make it as concise as possible.I just read about this on Troy's website & found it very effective. Make sure to read his guide on the X2 linked below. You can demonstrate this on a air...
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    Here's a Q for the Ring masters....Have you had a gold ring in the zinc range?

    I'm thinking of making a small adjustment to the coin check button on my Troy X2. This normally blanks out anything below a dime but it can be adjusted. Since I installed my larger coil I've been having a harder time telling when I've got a zincon. With the stock coil they would crackle just a...
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    My detector was extra deep/sensitive today...Wet soil or other phenomena???

    I was using my Troy X2 that has a external GB pot added & a 10X12 coencentric coil. It is good & deep.And I've worked in wet soil a lot as hey-I'm in the soggy PNW. But today the unit was super deep. 6" coins were loud & if there was anything deeper it would have been no problem. After my...
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    Troy X2 nails another one in heavy trash....14K!!:tesoro:

    I was just happy to be feeling healthy-2 weeks fighting a chest cold. In between showers there were sunny skies so the doggie & I headed out to a local high school that has been very good to me. It was generous today also! I was hitting a new to me area & saw another detectorist. I had taken a...
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    Features I'd like to see in a mid price detector-Does it exist?

    I'd love to spend a long time testing each & every model. But of course I can't do that.But these things all seem to have their own features or "personality" . And different strokes for different folks. I should be happy with my Troy X2 & just stick with it. It has almost everything I need. But...
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    Here's a pic of my Troy X2...GB mod & 10x12 coil...

    So far this is the sharpest tool in the shed... The Troy x2 has a no motion all metal pinpoint button & a "coin check" button.While I pretty much dig it all the coin button helps me determine if the signal is above a zinc...The zincs in the ground may make a few blips but a copper or dime ring...
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    Tested a Whites 6000 DSI pro- My Tesoro Silver spanked it baaad!

    I may still get the unit as an additional tool. I have an unused toolbox as a trade so its not a bigee. But when I had the guy test his unit on my coin garden-well he barely got any signal from my 6" quarter. He was using his 9" coil & I was using my 10x12 so that gives me a edge. But he...
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    Back to the old oak-Got a nice Mercury & a birth year penny...

    Just went back to the area-as suggested I tried the NW corner & yep most of the coins were there. I used my X2 again today. Yesterday I hit the same area with my silver-I was using a large 10x12 cranked up hoping for silver.Moral of the story is for picking the small targets from an area...
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