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  1. John-Edmonton

    Just A Reminder If You Are Participating On This Garrett Forum

    Just a reminder that this is a Garrett forum, available for all for getting/giving Garrett support, posting finds and being used in a respectable manner. Deviating too far from this will result in posts being removed. Thanks for your understanding. and further more....... A "forum troll" is a...
  2. John-Edmonton

    A Few More Hunts Under My Belt

    Nickels, due to there close proximity to pull - tabs as ID, can be challenging. For my Canadian nickels (nickel plate over iron) they ring as 49 in all directions, no double beep and not as intense. Pull tabs, due to their irregular shape and holes really create a huge wave of return eddies...
  3. John-Edmonton

    A Generous School-Yard Today + Ring #8

    Good luck. School yards are my favorite places to dig targets. Different zones are loaded with good targets. After a while, you just know where the good targets get concentrated. And as you have shown, silver, gold and other surprises show up. I remember many years ago digging up a silver...
  4. John-Edmonton

    A Generous School-Yard Today + Ring #8

    Thanks......it's always been my dream when I retire to spend lots of time metal detecting and prospecting. I am blessed to have the North Saskatchewan River run right through downtown Edmonton. It's been producing flour gold for nearly 200 years. As many rivers do, it created trade with the...
  5. John-Edmonton

    A Generous School-Yard Today + Ring #8

    The North Saskatchewan River remains high due to spring runoff from the mountains. So, with my wifey out of town I had the day to myself. I returned to a school which I visited recently. Go figure, I got a signal at 53 (same as pull-tab) with double bleeps. The audio sounded a bit softer then a...
  6. John-Edmonton

    A Few More Hunts Under My Belt

    Nice report. I think learning what those graphs indicate helps with the insight to how the coil responds to a target, and what it actually means, including a good probability (not a guess) of what that specific target/based on conductivity actually is.
  7. John-Edmonton

    I Have Had 2 Friends Buy The VORTEX .................

    I too am looking forward to some Vortex users posting here. In the mean time, I'll just keep on posting them as I find them.
  8. John-Edmonton

    Yesterday Was Gold Prospecting......Today Was Coin Prospecting

    Yesterday I had my best day so far this year highbanking for flour gold. I hit a small pay streak. The river depth was on an upward trajectory this morning, so for safety reasons, I went coin prospecting. I also found a couple of tokens, and a nice silver heart which read 88 on the Vortex VX9...
  9. John-Edmonton

    I Have Had 2 Friends Buy The VORTEX .................

    The one traded his brand new Triple Score still unopened in the box from the same dealer, the other one has been following posts by others and likes what he sees.
  10. John-Edmonton

    How Ironic.....I Went Prospecting Yesterday. Lost My Glasses, A Detectorist (myself) Found Them This Morning

    You need to teach Puppy how to sniff out gold and silver.
  11. John-Edmonton

    How Ironic.....I Went Prospecting Yesterday. Lost My Glasses, A Detectorist (myself) Found Them This Morning

    You are right! I think the dollar store sells them.
  12. John-Edmonton

    Ace 300 coil question

    I agree with you. It's so much easier to stick with Garrett if that's what you started with. They all share some DNA making the learning curve quite simple. The VORTEX Series are a very good capable metal detector line using those bars on the screen.
  13. John-Edmonton

    Looks Like Garrett Is Hiring!

    https://garrett.com/careers
  14. John-Edmonton

    Garrett Metal Detectors Love Coins And Jewelry!

    I had to take a few runs at downloading the installer. I haven't a clue what I did, but I got it working. If you get stuck, call Garrett and they will work you through it 1-800-234-6151
  15. John-Edmonton

    Garrett Metal Detectors Love Coins And Jewelry!

    :razz: Ha! That stuff looks awfully familiar. If you ain't digging the trash, you ain't getting the good stuff. Simply put, it's the best way to learn your machine.
  16. John-Edmonton

    Garrett Metal Detectors Love Coins And Jewelry!

    Got a foot of snow during the last couple of days. With this down time, I did a total of my finds so far this year. These were all found with either the AT Pro or my new Vortex VX9. Switching from the AT Po to the VX9 was a very easy transition. What I thought might be challenging (I struggle...
  17. John-Edmonton

    "BINGO!" I Got 3 Rings Today With The VX9

    The VX9 is turning out to be a real beast! :surprised:
  18. John-Edmonton

    "BINGO!" I Got 3 Rings Today With The VX9

    Thanks Mark! Got to keep this body moving so that it doesn't seize up!
  19. John-Edmonton

    "BINGO!" I Got 3 Rings Today With The VX9

    I was going to go prospecting again today, but the river was too high and the frozen ice is beginning to break up making things a bit dangerous. So, I loaded up my VX9 and hit some parks and schools. Some of the coins were from the other evening, but the rings were from today. Here's a pic...
  20. John-Edmonton

    The Vortex VX9 Is Really Turning Into A Coin Vacuum

    Good to hear from you. I just retired at 70, and metal detecting and gold prospecting are my activities to stay healthy for retirement. So far, so good. I'm living the dream.
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