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  1. John 'n' W.Va

    Test on raw gold. Totally unscientific.

    Do you know how hard it is to measure and swing? I have gold that I paned in the wilds of NC. and I wanted to see how the F-70 did on detecting it. I got a nugget and weighed it. It came to .4 grams. [attachment 106448 10-1-08.4gold.jpg] I set the F-70 : dis mode, speed de, sen. 80, thres. 5...
  2. John 'n' W.Va

    Has anybody owned an X-Terra 70, MXT? How do they compare with a F-70?

    I know there are a lot of variables. I was told to buy a MXT or a X-Terra 70 for my type of hunting two years ago. I do a mixed type of MD'ing. I got lied off from my job and it was almost two years till I had steady full time work. That gave me a long time to check out both detectors. In my...
  3. John 'n' W.Va

    Doesn't anyone like to show their finds?

    I think it is interesting to see what people find in the areas they live in. Mine is always a mix, but rarely anything great. Still learning and going over places I hunted out.:rofl: It amazes me how well the 6.5 X 3.25 coil does. F-70 started getting noisy so I reset it and it settled down...
  4. John 'n' W.Va

    I'm still playing around learning the F-70 before I do some serious MD'ing.

    I 'm going back to my hunted out sites. I only MD'ed 1 1/2 hours today. Not what I wanted, but that's life for now. I have to get use to the tones and the quickness of them. I keep hoping I'm not missing something. The soil balances in the mid-80 and one dirt bar. The F-70 handles it well. Most...
  5. John 'n' W.Va

    Button ID?

    Looks like an Egyptian or Chinese scholar on the front. [attachment 104697 9-13-08button.jpg] I have no idea on age or what kind of button? Back view. [attachment 104698 9-13-08bkbutton.jpg]
  6. John 'n' W.Va

    Yea, it's that good!! F-70

    Does anyone get tired of hearing, "Wow this is a great detector." I was shock on how well it did on my first time out. I have been super busy and only had an hour to MD since I got my F-70 this week. I hit a spot that I have been over 3 times and I suck it dry with my other MD'er. First hit was...
  7. John 'n' W.Va

    A little here and there.

    It has really been dry here The ground is not like brick. IT IS BRICK!! Family matters has kept me from MD'ing. Kids, when will they ever grow up. I MD'ed a few places this week end. I even tried the river and found out my sniper coil wasn't totally water poof. The sealer didn't adhere to the...
  8. John 'n' W.Va

    Just bought an F-70 from Kellyco.

    I have been reading the posts here to learn all I can about the F-70 and found out you all are an interesting bunch. I have done a lot of studying on the different MD'ers. I needed something that can handle the soil here in WV. and go deep. Old home steads have high grass and a lot of leaf...
  9. John 'n' W.Va

    I thought it was kind of funny: He said,"That doesn't fly here."

    A cop wanted to know about my MD'er. We talked for 45 minutes. He was trying to tell me great places to MD. One place I have been eyeing is an old house that got torched on the edge of town. He said go for it. I said, It's posted. He said, If they don't like it, they will tell you to leave...
  10. John 'n' W.Va

    I went on a real treasure adventure, to Jacko cave.

    Jacko cave is behind the tavern. All the articles couldn't say exactly where the cave is or even if it really existed. There are many stories about the place. One story says the inn keeper killed rich people and buried their money behind the inn. This is one article I found. [attachment 102218...
  11. John 'n' W.Va

    Can paper money last 18 years buried in an ammo can?

    A guy I work with said his grandfather withdrew $50,000 from the bank and buried it somewhere on his 4 acre property. He buried it in 1990. He wouldn't tell where he buried it and died two years later. They bought a MD'er and tried to find it, but admits they really didn't know what they were...
  12. John 'n' W.Va

    Been kind of busy, but found a nasty IH.

    You wouldn't have known it was a IH. [attachment 100369 1-1-08crustycoin.jpg] Forgot to take a closeup of the 1901 IH, but here is a button I found. [attachment 100367 1-1-08button.jpg] Also found a musket ball with teeth marks in it. [attachment 100370 1-1-08musketball.jpg] Found a live...
  13. John 'n' W.Va

    I saw a gold ring sticking up out of the dirt. and I got two silvers.

    I was in the area of the demo-ed houses and found these holes that were just dug. So I decided to MD the fresh dirt. [attachment 99002 7-20-08twoholes.jpg] I first thing I detected was this dime. [attachment 99003 Image13.jpgyes.jpg] The ring says sterling silver on the inside. [attachment...
  14. John 'n' W.Va

    Variety is the spice of life. Knifes, silver,IH, watch, wheat's.

    In other words I found a bunch of trash. The knife on the left has a laser on it. I found two wheat's: 1910,1941 and one 1908 IH. 1924 dime. [attachment 98207 7-14-08total.jpg] The IH is 1908 and could look better for that date. Coal was all around it and ate it up. Same for the 1910 wheat...
  15. John 'n' W.Va

    I wonder if we have really grown up yet.

    No, I think we are just bigger kids. We go out and find our treasures and bring them home as show and tell. SEE WHAT I FOUND TODAY. A MARBLE, A BOTTLE AND SOME PENNIES. I Do like the bottle most of all. I don't know anything about them, but this one looks old to me. If not, I like it anyway...
  16. John 'n' W.Va

    Thanks John, I received my book from the contest, "Lost Treasure".

    n/t
  17. John 'n' W.Va

    Four wheat's and a 1897 Heller!!!

    I'm going crazy in this apartment. My twin grandsons keep my wife and I busy. Very little time for MD'ing. Something has got to give. I got out for a short hunt and a crazy next door neighbor followed me around asking a bunch of questions. She wanted me to answer every question and I told her...
  18. John 'n' W.Va

    I don't have to ask Charles G. I have improved the Ace!! Well sort of.......:nerd:

    This is the small solar model. It has a switch for voltage and amp selection. Little problem, I can only get one bar on the Ace. I could use it as a supplement to the batteries. They would be trickle charged while I MD. It also has a compartment that charges 2 AA batteries. [attachment 96008...
  19. John 'n' W.Va

    A 15 min. hunt.

    Time is a premium now that I have twins to raise. Every four hours they have to be fed not to mention the night feedings. I had to go over and get my parrot from my parents. While I was there I saw a place that was mowed at a condemned house nearby that I never MD'ed. It was 10 ft. total. I went...
  20. John 'n' W.Va

    It is definitely cooler and a cool coin.

    I haven't been MD'ing lately. My son and his girlfriend came to visit from Fl. I took them to the mountains and the wild flowers were everywhere. I am a nature nut. Thanks for putting up with me. [attachment 94728 6-14-08MTflower.jpg] [attachment 94729 6-14-08Mtlar.jpg] I did get out to MD...
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