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  1. J

    Nice sensitive Compadre, same hole

    I took the Compadre out for a few minutes before dark. Running with the knob set right at the "n" in iron I got a brief solid hit in a root thick spot near old stumps. The signal repeated and was strong as the dial was thumbed up so I dug it. Found all the iron chunks you see in the spot and...
  2. J

    This is fun - really

    I'm posting this because metal detecting is fun, no always super productive but just fun. Hitting that signal is exciting and you never really know what you'll find. I headed out in the yard right before dark this evening taking the Compadre, my Leshe tool, and Pro Pointer, figured I had maybe...
  3. J

    Northern MN or southern Ontario which machine?

    Got an email from a friend up in MN who is looking to get into metal detecting with his kids. Which Tesoro would serve him well in that area? Mostly what he wants to hunt is old scout camps and camp sites on the islands in the lakes he fishes. I know some of the areas and they are much...
  4. J

    Found this small button with the Vaquero

    This is the second tiny button I've found in this size oval shape. It was down 5 inches in a area that had eroded away so the actual depth from the yard surface was closer to 8 inches.
  5. J

    Vaquero solves a mystery - maybe

    I've been finding loads of game tokens in my own yard and more so at the house behind us. We are 1883 and the other house maybe 1890 or so. I mowed yesterday and cleared off maybe another foot of brushy growth in the back yard of the other house. Checked it this AM for a few minutes and my...
  6. J

    This nickel proves my Vaquero with Kellyco help

    This is nowhere near the oldest nickel I've found. However it's one the most impact on using my Vaquero. I've been experimenting and trying different settings just generally finding out how well the machine runs. Well it got out of hand. Found huge amounts of iron chunks ,and other assorted...
  7. J

    China button

    Not sure what kind of button this is, penny for size comparison. It was nearly 7 inches down in the our old sandy gravel drive out back. The Vaquero hit nicely on it.
  8. J

    Seminole Indian War button

    Found this button a couple of hours ago in the backyard next door. We had dug up a lemon tree there for replanting last year it was in that area. It was down about 8 inches, the Vaquero gave a strong signal in the loose sandy soil. Look carefully you can see the eagle and the D in the center...
  9. J

    Nice Kellyco visit

    I was coming back through the Orlando area yesterday I had time to swing by Kellyco. They are open till 5 on Saturday so why not. As always a polite staff and able to answer any questions. Found a few things I needed made my purchases and was on my way home in no time. This place is always a...
  10. J

    Earring I think

    Ran around the yard behind us with the Vaquero. This little earring, at least I think it's part of one, was about 4 inches down. It was right in the area where a large tree stump was removed last year so it could have been there for some time. Don't know the vintage or anything but thought...
  11. J

    Got the Vaquero out yesterday

    I got the yards mowed yesterday afternoon and had a little time to detect. Found a couple of Lincoln Memorials and this odd key. It was deep enough to be old, like maybe 5 inches but I can't recall seeing this design before. I don't think it's broken since the V end on it appears to be a...
  12. J

    On top of an iron pipe

    There is nothing all that special about this wheat penny. It's a 1955D long buried. What is unusual is where I found it. I got a solid hit scanning with my Vaquero in the backyard of the house behind us. Almost as old there are always weird iron chunks coming out of that piece of ground...
  13. J

    Gear

    I wanted to know what type of gear you folks prefer. Asking since I'm a gear geek and enjoy working with different pieces of equipment. Over the years I tried pouches and aprons then settled on a bucket to carry stuff. Right now I've got three diggers in there, a small saw, probe, pin...
  14. J

    One hit and this

    I made a quick pass near the street with the Vaquero before dark and got one hit. The signal repeated but was very faint. This brass piece was 10 inches down laying flat so the signal came through. Looks to be a brass door bell button ring likely from the first electric door bell buttons in...
  15. J

    1905 to 2002

    I had a few minutes this morning and decided to give the Vaquero some play time in the yard. Along with the random chunks of iron I found two pennies. The first a 2002 Memorial only a half inch or so into the sandy soil. Then about 12 feet away a second strong hit. The 1905 Indian Head was 6...
  16. J

    Military or not? Don't know about this button

    Found this button about 6 inches down in an old compacted drive here in Florida. The area has Civil War and Seminole Indian War history. It was in my own yard the house we have dates back to 1883. The detector used was a Tesoro Vaquero.
  17. J

    Vaquero finds a button

    Got this button out of the drive for the house behind us just inside our property line. It was 6 inches easy in compact gravel filled soil where the old drive was. Interesting find,
  18. J

    Vaquero and game tokens

    I find a load of these things in the yard of the house behind us. Game tokens of different sizes from dime size to just larger than a quarter. The Vaquero hits on them hard so it's simple to know you have something coin like.
  19. J

    Vaquero meets a Captain

    Hit the yard next door for a few minutes before dark and came up with a few newer coins and a set of Captain's Bars. They were in an area where a huge old tree was removed last year so the soil has been disturbed quite bit. The home is nearly as old as ours dating from the mid 1890's. The...
  20. J

    Vaquero finds another oldie

    Found this button or badge piece 6 inches down in the front lawn. As with the cuff link from yesterday it was surrounded by nails. Not sure what it is exactly but a friend indicated it might well be part of a old military button. The Vaquero gave a solid signal over it for just a moment then...
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