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    Here is a rare find up for auction right now on flea bay ,don't see many of these Sovereign meters

    Sovereign Visual Meter , cool first time iam seeing this any one ever try this out ?? on the Sovereign , looks like it could come in handy in a hunt Sovereigns give you Tone ID to help identify the target, the Tones are so close that this Visual LCD Intensity Type can assist you in adding...
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    New water proof carry bag for Sov GT

    Got my Christmas pres today a Maxpedition Fatboy G.T.G. Versipack fantastic bag lots of room for everything i need on hunts plus it is waterproof 1000 Denier Nylon thread coated with Teflon, water just beads up and rolls off i keep my extra batteries it has a thermos bag on the right side i...
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    Christmas morning GOLD !!!

    Hi all here i,am again saying this is my last hunt of the year lol i guess not since the weather is reasonable 40,s not much wind but no sun today i went to a local small beach with my Sov GT on the Sound side i have not hunted since before Sandy i found a lot of beach coins , sinkers , pull...
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    The prefect waterproof chest mounted carry bag for the Sov GT

    Hi all i did some searching for a carry bag for my GT and i found this Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack it is prefect the fit is just right for the control box for my Sov GT in the main compartment , best of all it is waterproof !! water just roles off the material and there is plenty of other zip...
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    I have a ? will my 1/4 head jack fit through the cable clam or do i un-soldier the wires first

    Just thought do i have to unsoldier the wire for my headphones before i run the wire through the cable clam i have a 45 degree 1/4 plug Black Widow ill be using a Plano waterproof box and Cable Clams ? thanks for any help . It is for my Sovereign GT . Thanks Jim
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    Something to droll over this Winter Gold !! Excal users

    Since it is 16 days to Winter in my book the season is just about done out here on Eastern LI NY my old bones hate the cold lol , water is cold and so it the weather 33* now time to dream on about next season buy a few things for detecting and up-grade , i found a great site with lots of pics...
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    Nice day for a early 1700,s King George II copper

    There is nothing better then hunting a 300 year old farm field out here on the east end of LI , i went with Scott he is 14 and is the youngest person i know that loves this hobby you cant get him off the fields lol , yesterday he dug a 1895 O Barbar dime a rare key date coin , today a early...
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    Is it possible to just buy a Sov GT control box from Minelab

    Has anyone ever tried to buy just the brain of the GT the blue control box from Minelab brand new ?? i want to build my own metal detector over the Winter the way i want it . Thanks for any help Jim
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    1652 coin sold this week $430,000.00 from field near me

    A lady 23 years ago with her metal detector in a potato field found a 360 year old coin just a few miles from my house sold this week at Auction for $430,000.00 !!! i believe it was a 1652 MASSACHUSETTS 6 Pence NICE :detecting: Jim http://www.startribune.com/nation/180595131.html?refer=y
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    Nice 18k gold cross and chain

    I went to a place i have hunted for years it used to be a outdoor dance park in the 1920,s sort of a outdoor barn dance with bands and lots of dancing hoe downs swing your partner lol over 100 acres my buddy and me have found lots of old silver coins and some rings it has a very large fresh...
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    You see these 2 targets in yer scoop and you heart races LOL

    I suppose it,s better then nothing , dug them up on the North shore beach today had me goin for awhile , ladys watch still works has to be a recent drop GP over benzil , stainless steel cross with cut glass stones both decent lookin items :detecting: HH Jim
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    This was the Ocean resort beach i used to hunt Fire Island 18 foot cut !!!

    I thought i would show the Ocean beach a small example of what Sandy did your looking at the back end of parking lot 3 Fire Island you can see all !!! the sand has been wiped off the beach just hard pack left 18 to 20 feet of sand gone they say the waves were around 47 feet high they almost...
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    Pro,s and Con,s of the BIG ONE coming beach hunters!!

    No one likes to see people hurt and property damaged that includes me but it looks like a good chance that Sandy is going to hit the NE coast line in a few days with heavy winds !! and rains !!! finally the ocean beaches will have years and years of sand torn off top and give us beach hunters a...
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    I just recieved a Fisher CZ21 Quick Silver from a friend

    This buddy of mine Red he is 70 and a picker was givin a CZ21 for free a few years back he,s not sure exactlly when and never even opened the box this guy is one of my Vietnam vet buddys and he is not doing good we both go to the VA Hosiptal by DAV transportation van and yesterday he had this...
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    I guess iam a Minelab orphan ?

    Anyone know what happened to the Sov.GT Excal forum ? i have it set in my browser to go there automatic i get a message saying I Do Not Have Premission To Go To That Forum ? a few others also cant find it . Jim
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    It is true from Minelab sight Sov GT is discontinued Dec.31st

    http://www.minelab.com/usa/consumer/knowledge-base/news?article=112873 Bummer !
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    A few more good old finds in potato field tryed all metal mode today

    Perfect day to go hunt sunny 70,s i did a loner today no Buddy's with me on a finished huge open potato field i did 5 rows all plowed took about 4 hours , i wanted to try a day hunting in all metal mode with my GT i was impressed a steady good threshold i learned something from OBN he uses all...
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    What is the purpose of 6 pins on all my Sov GT coils ?

    I have shortened all my wires on all my coils for the GT and they work perfect , what i do not understand is all the coils have 4 wires but the connectors 6 pins no matter what brand ? 2 of the pins go nowhere no wires are connected to them maybe iam not seeing something ? I find the coils are...
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    Day 3 in potato fields 3 old LC,s and more

    Yesterday my buddy Joe picked me up and we drove to the finished potato field just plowed 12 inches deep Joe is long member also of the ADT like me , our first finds was funny he was about 6 rows from me when i found my LC i stood up and looked over at him he also found a LC at the same time we...
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    Spur of the moment field hunt a few good finds

    I was outside in my front yard with my GT doing a slow sweep messin with my sen,s. when a friend stopped and said he was going down the road to detect Johnny,s potato,s fields did i want to go i said you bet i just grabbed my gear and a few soda,s in 5 minutes we were there ,Johnny just plowed...
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