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    Never get old

    That's a shame... too young! God bless her soul... RIP.
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    I'm an IDIOT...!!

    Yup... mud on the glove got me like that once too, but it was an Indian Head cent... never did find that thing, even after retracing my steps. After that, I changed to a coin holder that has a cover (an older plastic paintball ammo can), so I have to see the coin go in before I re-close the cover.
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    Test Garden

    Ahh... one of the interesting observations debated for many years regarding long held little nuances of metal detecting! When looking for really deep targets, do I reduce sensitivity when the ground is wet, and increase sensitivity when it is dry? One additional consideration - depending on...
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    Never get old

    Yup... At almost 70, I still keep re-injuring the same lower back muscles that I injured about 25 years ago when removing a deep cycle battery out of a boat. Difference now is that it puts me out of service for a couple days instead of a couple hours. Arthritis in both thumbs also limits my...
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    1864 2 cent coin

    Wow, nice find... I have found a handful of them, but none are in good condition like yours! That soil must be much nicer on copper than my area!
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    Very Old coin possibly?

    That is a great find!
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    Truthfully, the difference in most detectors

    Only thing I would add is that when the company upgrades the processor/computer to a faster processor, and their software takes advantage of that additional speed, you may see the machine reset itself for the next target a little quicker than previous models. This can be helpful if you spend a...
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    Got told to leave a spot today!!

    Well Jim, as expected, you've got a lot of differing opinions in your responses... probably similar to the small community that you belong to... if the wrong person spreads some negativity via social media platforms in your community, are you concerned that it could impact your ability to get...
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    Got told to leave a spot today!!

    A Absolutely... your digger is considered a weapon... as was made very clear to me by a county officer some years ago!
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    What makes your metal detector good? How to become a better detectorist? Do you care?

    Agree with your sentiment, as I am a true believer in knowing and tuning my machine to the conditions I am detecting in. Once you have spent the time to do the research on your locations, learn and test your machine and understand how to make your equipment work best FOR YOU, you will feel...
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    Shovel for metal detecting.

    I hunt parks, so I try to be a bit more discreet and don't carry obvious large shovels. I learned from a friend to just buy small, heavy gauge garden shovels. Cut the handle down and camo tape the shaft. It slides into a hammer carrier on my belt. I wrap my green dirt towel around the blade and...
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    Swing speed

    I never swing fast, but I find that the amount of trash I am trying to "see through" determines how much slower I swing, regardless of depth. Sometimes, I just crawl that coil over the ground to pick out the goodies in between the junk (my detector still functions properly when using a crawl...
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    Detecting after hip/ knee replacement

    yea, at 68 I have some minor knee and back issues, but my bigger problem is arthritis in my hands, especially the thumbs. tried many different medicines and rubs (Deep Blue seems to work best), but seems when I take enough to remove the pain, the thumbs hurt worse when the meds wear off. I have...
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    Funniest or Unusual find

    Yea, me too... more concerned about all the hypodermic needles in the parks... and once I found an aluminum tranquilizer dart in the woods. I always wear leather gloves!
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    What would you do?

    Had that happen to a friend... he found a 1909-S VDB on the property while the owner was standing there. Needless to say, it didn't end well... all he got was the memory.
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    Funniest or Unusual find

    Similar situation - around a huge old oak tree behind an old farm house, I got a super deep, large high tone that I thought "Yes, a mason jar of coins!".... uhhh, nope, a pet bird buried about a foot down in a large aluminum bowl covered with a plastic lid. Just replaced it down there and moved on.
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    Tumbling Wheat Cents

    My first step is typically to throw a handful of wheats in a jar with mostly uncooked rice, water and a drop of Dawn. Then I shake it for about 20 minutes, dump and rinse. Takes most of the surface dirt off. This is not too harsh on the coin surface. Looking for something that can clean the...
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    Snowed in and bored. Coin finds observation.

    Yea, I have found all of the IH cents except the 1908-S... and all of the wheats except 1931-S... and have picked out the 'good' ones... the rest in the jars that I didn't clean right away are proving to be much more difficult to clean up now, so be forewarned! I wish I had put some penetrating...
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    Snowed in and bored. Coin finds observation.

    After checking the date/mintmark and cherrypicking the nice ones for the books, I made the mistake of just throwing most of my wheat pennies and Indian head cents in large containers for over 20 years. Now that I am older and my kids don't want my collections, I have to go back through them...
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    Detecting style question.

    Years ago, when I was a club member, there were many folks that used to only dig silver tones, which really shocked me... Everybody does their own thing. I dig everything that's at the right depth... and been pleasantly surprised many times.
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