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    Bad news Minelab will be discontinuing The Sovereign Gt and the Explorer SE pro.

    Just got this from my Minelab dealer! Discontinuing the Sovereign GT and SE pro.As of Dec.31 of 2012! BCNJ
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    6hr hunt produces 122 coins and a bit of silver

    Hit the beach for 6 plus hrs and dug 122 coins and had a silver day. .925 St Christopher Metal,.925 cross same as about a week ago but has a date of 1967 Another sterling cross, .925 toe ring .925 spoon ring .925 heart ring. 5 silver quarters 1 is a standing Liberty a 1909 Barber Nicklel, a...
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    All packed up and going back for repairs!

    Minelab has asked me to send back the CTX3030 for repairs and check out just what has caused the Carbon Fibre shaft to ware in such a short period! Along with the shaft waring the lower shaft would not hold from spinning about the cam was no longer holding! Three weeks and travel time should be...
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    Short video of the cut I have been working for three days!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id79aeotcWg&feature=youtu.be
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    Hit the same beach for early low Gold & Silver

    Hit the beach at sunrise found 44 coins the chain and cross are .925 30in chain. 14k gold earring the other cross is of white metal.
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    Dusted off the Excalibur for a spin today. 113 coins sm Gold

    Hit the beach after work the word must have got out the beach was packed with skimmers. No Not you Ronnie D. After a quick chat with Mr. DeGhetto I headed south. I was digging a steady amount on my short run down the beach.I hit a favorite spot of this last year and it had been picked over there...
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    Hit the beach Sunday 2 rings

    We chose not to hunt with the crowd, bad but ok. I dug these two rings HS ring and .925 ring the other is a old bell and a bronze cut ships nail. And 30 coins. The 3 guys north of us dug 180 coins each and shared 11 silver rings and 27 silver coins between them. One was a 1904 half dollar! They...
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    Looking for Pictures

    I can't find the post of that showed the sq portion of the shaft waring through the carbon fibre. Digger says it wasn't removed? If any of you have this same problem please post some photos. I am in contact with Minelab and they have asked to fwd any pictures of this issue.I have my own pictures...
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    Had an Issue with Discriminate

    Trying to resolve an issue that cropped up a 3 hunts ago. I have spend some time trouble shooting and can't seem to figure the cause. I was hunting in discriminate with a basic beach screen and 12-38 was rejected in a 3x3. My first issue was a 35-46 with a nice high tone coming in. I had first...
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    Sovereign Accessories Joe Patricks Patriot Meter

    I saw the above Sovereign sticky and no post for the Patriot Meter by Joe Patrick. While fewer than 100 were ever built and sold they were/are a great accessory to the Sovereign's ability to search out good targets while rejecting out trash. Costing a little less than double the cost of the 550...
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    169 coins 2 rings 4hr Beach hunt

    Hit the beach during a howling south wind and storm. Can you say sand movement! 57 quarters 51 pennies 33 dimes 28 nickles. Two dimes are Mercs, The smaller ring is 10k the HS ring isn't marked but may be Silver. The earings and bracelet are junk, the two chains a silver. Today was the 3030 best...
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    Armor All for the Shaft does Wonders

    I have followed post re guarding the shaft, dirt sand issues. I have really tried to keep mine clean. I always wash the detector off at a beach shower and when not available I always carry two 1 gal jugs of water. I have noticed the sliding portion of my shaft has discolored to a white grayish...
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    Short Video of 3030 recoveries today

    I shot a couple of video's today of promissing targets. Two were good recoveries,the iron blob was a good indication that the 3030 can find targets encrusted with iron. It was a 11-30 rather odd so I did not shoot the entire dig. I am pretty sure it has a watch face in it. Have not broken it...
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    Last 7 Beach Hunts Clad

    The last 7 Beach hunts 4 were with the 3030 Dollars 2,Quarters 192,Dimes96,Nickles82,pennies 35 Pictures 380 being cleaned Bringing in $67.85 to be counted at TD Bank?????
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    PP VS. Detect TID Numbers ??

    I have noticed that the PP, FE-CO numbers are different from the normal detect mode. Pg 27 in the manual says that the FE-CO numbers are still updated in PP. I have found that the numbers seen not to be the same, and some times vary greatly? If this has been discussed please point me in the...
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    3.5 hr Low Tide Hunt looking for a Lost Ring

    Matt and I met to look for a lost Engagement ring on a different beach. I left Matt about 10:30 pm We had not found it yet. I had a good run of coins 3hrs before low and it shut down or I moved to close to the water? I ended the 3.5 hr hunt with 73 coins two were silver rosies 1964/1946 CTX 3030
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    5hr Low Tide Hunt .925 Ring

    Saturday night 5hrs. 94 coins 32Q 16 D 15N 31P .925 ring, I think its all junk jewelry The little red piece is off a bracelet dug last year same area of the beach
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    3hr Low Tide Hunt Silver and a Buffalo some Clad

    Hit the beach right at low tide and worked the wet sand. I had a total coin count of 61 They were 27Q,14D,10N,10P the Buffalo is a 1929 and the Mercury needs some cleaning. The pennie is a 1950 wheat. With some coil control I was able to pull targets otherwised missed. BCNJ
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    28 Personal Ring TID's results

    This is a result of personal test of rings over the coil.I found the numbers that are represented matched the find on the beach for the three rings I found with the 3030. Most of the other rings were with other Minelab detectors over a very long period.I wished I could have fit more on the...
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    3030 & My Coin Garden Some Questions

    First off I am NOT dissing the 3030. But in my attempt to better understand the new machine I went out to my coin garden for some testing. Funny story first. I planted this coin garden way back in 1991 and lost the map to where I planted each coin and what they were and depth! I would still use...
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