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  1. J

    SUPER RARE Confederate Button Found! "HNRC"

    I dug this button thursday afternoon feb.12 2015 at a local large campsite near Raleigh, N.C., I posted pictures of it on the civil war forum on this site for help in identification and possible value, after much research myself and valuable help from others I am now posting here in the finds...
  2. J

    Hornest Nest Button

    Can anyone tell me about this button, it has a hornets nest with tree and the letters HNRC at the top, backmark is scovill something? found at campsite near raleigh n.c.
  3. J

    Blank Screen

    Help!! I have had my new CTX for 2 months and was just starting to get the feel for it, my 4th hunt today I was working a civil war site here in N.C., I needed a water break so I went back to my vehicle and shut down the CTX while I drank some water, anyway I turned on the detector to restart...
  4. J

    rifleman buckle

    I found this civil war rifleman buckle at a camp near Raleigh N.C. along with several mini's and an infantry button, does anyone know what the buckle may be worth? I know this part is the major piece of the buckle,there are 2 belt keepers and the smaller buckle part missing, but I would think...
  5. J

    Golden Umax dis-continued?

    I read a cpl of months back that this unit had a problem or was dis-contniued for some reason, was it corrected and are they back up and still for sale? I am currently using an etrac which I love but it's not the jewelry hunting machine I 1st thought, anyway I like what I had read about the...
  6. J

    1st gold ringwith etrac

    Went to the beach thursday, got my 1st gold ring since selling my MXT,whew!! I was getting worried that the etrac wouldnt hit gold, I hope I got the monkey off lol, anyway was a good day I also got a small sterling ring and a large sterling & turqouise ring they both will look great when I clean...
  7. J

    beach settings

    I am looking for some help with better beach patterns than the stock minelab patterns, I have been to the beach here in N.C. 3 times and found silver plus plenty of coins but no gold, does open screen no discimination work or is there a couple of patterns that the experienced hunters use. Thanks...
  8. J

    The Ultimate silver in iron?

    I thought I would post what I think is a couple of unique finds along with some of the coins I have found since I switched from my beloved mxt to my new Etrac, The two silver quarters are actually sandwiched in iron and found at topsail beach n.c along with the blackened silver rosies & war...
  9. J

    One Upsmanship

    I can't win lol, I just posted the other day about getting my new Etrac, I called my son to tell him (he's my hunting partner) and darn if he didn't order a CTX 3030 from bart @ Big Boys's hobbies ! what am I gonna do now! I haven't learned much so far with the Etrac, I am still reading andy...
  10. J

    MXT to E-Trac

    I am a new e-trac owner, I still have my mxt as a backup in case I cannot learn the e-trac, so I will be reading & re-reading the forum for bits of info that will help me adjust to the e-trac as I am still in the smoke signal era when it comes to metal detectors&communications lol, Has anyone...
  11. J

    Transition from dredging gold to beach gold

    I need some help/advice from any of you guys on what I would need to do to transition from Gold dredging to beach/water jewelry hunting, I lost my claims in Alaska because I can't afford to drive up anymore but I still have my drysuit (hyper dry 2000) dive boots(oceanic) etc, still have my...
  12. J

    odd objects

    Hi, Jimmy here in Smithfield N.C.., I hunted on the camp site of shermans occupation encampment in Raleigh N.C., and I found these odd relics, does anyone know what they may be ? they are lead with the same patina as minnie's. I have looked on a lot of civil war relic sites and have not found...
  13. J

    2nd Time Out Ever V3i, What is This I Found

    That looks like an emblem off of the front of a soldiers hat, civil war or maybe pre-civil war.,
  14. J

    DD1400

    Has anyone used this big coil, how does it pinpoint and what about depth, I have the 950 original, the 6x4DD,5.3,the 9x6DD, the DD1400 is new and I havent tried it yet so I am trying to get some input from the MXT Forum members who have used this coil. Thanks, Jimmy in smithfield nc.
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