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    Quote of the Day

    I was surf detecting off a beach in Maui today and an older woman came sort-of-swimming by. She stopped to look at what I was doing. "What's that?" "A metal detector." "Really? Find anything good?" "Not so far." "It's probably detecting my hip."
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    My 1st Gold Ring

    Scored my first gold ring today, in the surf of a Hawaiian beach: The beach is so clean that I dig almost every target, both to verify my target ID and to practice recovery, because I'm still pretty new at this. I knew it was a good target, but thought it was going to be a quarter. I was...
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    Strange Ring - Copper?

    Here is a photo of my finds from the dry sand of a Hawaiian beach this morning: The ring was a whisper signal that became good as I went down, but was too high for gold on my Excal and didn't quite sound like a coin or anything else. It came from hard-packed material 8-10" down. Ring...
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    How to Snorkel Detect and Recover Target?

    I have a place in mind that I'd like to try snorkeling with my Excalibur. Wading is problematical because it is difficult to avoid the coral which is not to be walked on, but there are swimmers out there. The water would be knee to chest deep (or as deep or deeper than I could effectively...
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    Excal Newbie Threshold Tone Question

    Okay, I think I found the answer to this, but I want to confirm it. Is it correct that the Threshold tone sounds at the pitch of the last target signal? This has been driving me crazy, because I want to establish a nice, steady, faint threshold, but it will vary between a higher hum and a...
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    My First Good Ring

    I'm a beach detecting newbie and still learning my Excalibur, so this is a benchmark for me. I had a Honolulu layover and found a few hours to go out to one of the tourist beaches. I was astounded at how clean (meaning very few targets, not even trash) both the dry sand and water were. I didn't...
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    American School of Correspondence Medal

    My house was built in 1940 and it's great training to detect the yard because it's full of trash, but I've not found so much as a wheat penny in it - just some clad from amidst the trash. A few days ago I was practicing with my new Excalibur and I got an interesting, non-trash signal. Just for...
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    My First In the Water Beach Detecting

    I recently had the chance to use my new water detecting rig on a Fort Lauderdale beach. I had my new Excal in a hip mount and 720i scoop with travel handle. I'd never tried detecting in the surf before. Observations/lessons learned: The waves were about 3' and pretty much kicked my butt. It...
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    Detector for Flying to Beaches?

    I'm lucky enough to occasionally get to the beaches of Hawaii on layovers with my job as an airline pilot. I've taken my White's MXT along with me and it does fine in the dry sand, is somewhat problematical in the wet, and I don't want to risk it in the water. I want to get in the water after...
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    Upgrades for Older MXT?

    It's been quite a while since I've looked at new metal detectors and I see that White's now has an MXT Pro. I bought my MXT in 2005. Does White's offer any sort of upgrades to a vintage MXT - like software or hardware? If so, are they worth it? Also, what are the improvements the Pro offers...
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    My First Lost Ring Find

    A friend's friend was visiting from out of town last week and lost her wedding ring in a grassy area. They searched for hours over three days, then she had to leave, in tears, to return home across the country. The friend borrowed my MXT (I was out of town), and their kids used it for...
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    Need Miami Beach Info Quick!

    I just found out I'll be going to Miami Beach later tonight.. I can pack my detector if there will be a good place to detect as I will be there all day Saturday before leaving Sunday morning. The hotel address is: Marriott Biscayne Bay 1633 North Bayshore Dr Miami Beach, FL I know the...
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    Keep Hunting this Homestead?

    Here's a question for you experienced types. I'm more of a nugget hunter and have been coin hunting with my MXT lately to try to keep in practice for my too-infrequent nugget seeking trips, but I've been enjoying coin seeking as well. So here's the deal: The county acquired a 100 acre, turn...
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    $250 Budget - White's Prizm II or Ace 250?

    Here's the deal: I have some experience nugget detecting and have recently been doing some coin shooting. I know more than a newbie about detectors but far less than experts here. I would like to get a detector for my father-in-law who has been showing an interest. In fact, his wife got...
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    Quick! Beach Settings?

    Hi, Tonight I have a little-notice trip to Miami. I'm going to bring my White's MXT because I should have some time tomorrow to detect the beaches. I've never detected a beach before. What mode and settings are recommended? Any differences in settings for wet sand versus dry? Should I...
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    Quick! Beach Settings?

    Hi, Tonight I have a little-notice trip to Miami. I'm going to bring my MXT because I should have some time tomorrow to detect the beaches. I've never detected a beach before. What mode and settings are recommended? Any differences in settings for wet sand versus dry? Should I try wading...
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    Anyone Use the "Plug Popper"?

    I asked about digging tools separately (thanks for the responses), then saw the "Plug Popper" on the link from one of the posts. I thought a separate thread would be good.... So, anyone know how the "Plug Popper" works? ( http://www.kellycodetectors.com/) It looks like a good concept, but...
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    What's a Good Digging Tool?

    Hi, I originally got my detectors for nugget hunting and for that I have a heavy duty pick for digging and a plastic trowel and cup for sorting. Lately I've been trying my MXT for coins and having fun, but my plastic trowel doesn't work too well for diggin in grass, cutting a neat plug and...
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    Help With Bullet ID?

    I went to an old homestead today - the house has been bulldozed because it will become a county park soon. It's the first time I've been there, a test trip, and although I found no coins I found a child's toy, a fired .45 slug and 3 unfired pure lead bullets. Picture attached. The lead...
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    MXT Alaska Gold

    I want to test uploading a photo so here's a picture of me with a 1.94 ounce gold nugget I got with my MXT in Alaska last summer. Hope it works.
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