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    Wrapped Gifts on the Beach

    Like ALL metal detectorists, I like finding gold. But I also like finding wrapped gifts while hunting the beach. Let me explain; once in a while I detect an unrecognizable clump of iron-rust that I’ll refer to as a “wrapped gift”. Usually, the gift is very heavy and concealed or “wrapped”...
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    Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Metal Detectors

    I imagine somewhere someone is building an AI metal detector. Combining AI with metal detectors (AIMD) might/could/will change metal detecting as we know it. The advent of AIMD will be a shock to the field, somewhat similar to when metal detectors first became relatively easily available and...
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    Taking Friend Metal Detecting for Her First Time, I was Rewarded.

    A friend’s wife heard all the stories about finding diamond rings while metal detecting. She knew someone who knew someone who metal detects and her closet was full of, not clothes, but gold and diamond rings. She wanted to find “Hers”. Of course, any seasoned MDer knows how hard it is to find...
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    18K Gold Tiffany Ring. Retail $1,200!

    I pulled this wreath of leaves gold ring out of dry sand on a near deserted beach. Marked “AU 750” and “Tiffany & Co.” this 18k beauty fits my wife perfectly and it is already gone. Looked up on Tiffany site and retail listing is a cool $1,200! Funny thing, when I first found it, I thought it...
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    Gold Ring Numbers on Equinox 800

    Listed below are the visual display numbers (VDN) to 19 gold rings. The gold rings varied from 10k to 18k and weight varied from 0.8g to 11.05g. The numbers are based on air test, but generally, these match well with the numbers I get at the beach. Based on Equinox 800 with 15” coil in Beach 1...
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    Tiny Things Detected with the Equinox 800 and 15” coil

    I have 3 recent finds I’d like to share with you that demonstrate the sensitivity of the Equinox 800 and 15” coil. I have been using this combination for the past 3 years in the Gulf surf and dry sand. The first is a wire type ring, found in 3 ft of water, that measures 0.25g. I’m talking as...
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    Hundred Coin Day

    It isn’t very often I have a 100+ coin day and the day was only 3 hrs long! But I’m more of a traditional water hunter where targets are far fewer and much further apart. Heck, I’ve gone at least ½ hour in the surf without a single solid signal at some very popular beaches! That’s another story...
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    What is with Coins cut in half?

    This year, on 2 different hunts to the same beach, I found a total of 4 coins fragments; that is, one half of a coin that was cut in half. The half coins included a quarter, 2 dimes and a cent. It appears that the coins were cut in half with some type of metal sheers since the cut edges are not...
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    Two POUNDS of Fishing weights

    It isn’t unusual for me to find a few fishing weights (I use to call them “sinkers”) while metal detecting. In fact, I know that gold is nearby if I’m digging fishing weights. But 2 pounds worth? This is along with a pocket full of change, a few junk rings, cremation tag, set of keys and a 925...
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    Really Really Nice Gold and Diamond band

    Here are a few recent finds using the CTX 3030 on the beach this past week. The silver 925 bracelet is 8 ¾” and 14.83g after cleaning; it was originally black w tarnish. The ring is marked 14k and “HIDARGO”. It weighs 11.11g and has 2-180 deg outer bands of diamonds. HIDARGO was a high end...
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    Funniest Response to: What is the most valuable thing ya ever found metal detecting?

    If you've been driven NUTS with people asking you "what is the most valuable thing ya ever found metal detecting?" this Discussion is for you! Sometimes ya just have to give a crazy answer to a question people ask me several times a hunt. One Detectorist told askers that he was hunting for...
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    Dig’em All or Dig Select Targets?

    Since “The Man” closed all the beaches in Florida, and I’m in Florida to detect all the beaches, I face a dire dilemma. Go crazy or detect places other than beaches here in Florida. So I went to the local county park and before “The Man” kicked me out, I was able to do the following experiment...
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    Software Fe Update for Equinox

    Bought my Nox 800 last May and thought it would have been all up-to-date in terms of software but I just went to the Minelab site and downloaded the new Fe update. Its suppose to help get rid of the bottle caps, which I have found plenty of even with high iron rejection. I think it might help...
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    Clean Your Equinox Power Cord Terminals

    I was on a 5 hr hunt yesterday when my WM08 module died; it started to loose signal from the Equinox and finally stopped producing sound. I had charged both the detector and WM-08 module prior to hunting and had used it many times before the current hunt. I was able to finish the hunt by...
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    Most Coins Found in One Hunt

    Spent 5 hrs and 40 minutes hunting dry sand with my Equinox 800 today at a beach I call “Coin beach”. Oddly, I only find coins there and there is (almost) a total lack of jewelry. Not sure why. One possibility for the large number of coins is that the shore slope is very mild and when storms...
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    Share Some Dry Sand Gold Findings with 800.

    Thought I’d share the highlights of some of my recent beach hunts. The Gulf has been unkind and thus I have resorted to dry sand to satisfy my MD cravings. This 10k white gold ring with pink stones was found in dry sand. It weighted in at 2.53g and was a “10-11” on the Nox 800. [Beach 1, 5...
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    What Hits in the 30s with Nox 800?

    Been using my Nox 800 for past 6 months on land and sand and surf. Except for quarters hitting around 30 -31, haven't had any targets in the 30s. What are hunters finding that run in the 30s??? Just interested. Halves? Silver dollars?
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    CTX Faded Screen...Fast Return

    WOW! Talk about fast customer service with my CTX 3030 – Although it took 8 days for Minelab to respond to my initial e-mail about my CTX 3030 (you should call them instead), I immediately got a RMA number and within 3 days had a repaired machine at my doorstep. The repairs were enlightening...
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    Gold Ring Weight and Equinox 800 Display Number

    To further evaluate the Equinox 800 I bought in May, I looked at gold ring weight and Equinox 800 display number for 19 gold rings. The rings varied in weight from 0.8g to 11.05g and 15 of the 19 were 14k, one was 10k, 2 were 18k and one was 22k. I “air-tested” the rings at about 4” from the...
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    Ear Buds with Equinox 800

    I’ve been hunting in 90+ degree weather with 110% humidity and I sweat A LOT. Recently my wireless Equinox 800 headphones have been filling-up with sweat that I have to drain periodically. No kidding! To avoid this problem, I recently bought some Bluetooth wireless ear buds by Soundpeats...
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