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  1. J

    A Few Finds From A Missouri Ghost Town

    Hi, All: The fields where I've been hunting for a few years where a Missouri town burned in the Civil War has been mowed. Town had soldiers camped in and around it. Been hitting it early before the humidity and heat takes it toll. Been picking at an area I've had success before and came up with...
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    A Few Missouri Ghost Town Saves

    Hi, All: The fields where I've been hunting for a few years where a Missouri town burned in the Civil War has been mowed. Town had soldiers camped in and around it. Been hitting it early before the humidity and heat takes it toll. Been picking at an area I've had success before and came up with...
  3. J

    Civil War Era Ghost Town Gives Up Some Relics

    Hi All: Got to hunt again at a Missouri ghost town burnt during the Civil War with my 600 Equinox. A mixed bag of lantern parts, the brass bowl of a large spoon, a pice of glass, a pice of china, a broken part of a harmonica reed, some kind of tool, a piece of melted lead, three Civil War...
  4. J

    Missouri Ghost Town Gives Up Some Relics

    Hi All: Got to hunt again at a Missouri ghost town burnt during the Civil War with my 600 Equinox. A mixed bag of lantern parts, the brass bowl of a large spoon, a pice of glass, a pice of china, a broken part of a harmonica reed, some kind of tool, a piece of melted lead, three Civil War...
  5. J

    Question for you Relic Hunters

    Just getting started relic hunting with y 600 Nox. Here's my question. Have you ever gotten a good signal in the bullet range and checked with the "hose shoe" button on and heard an underlining iron response? Not talking about a piece of iron next to it, or really close to it. Just wondering if...
  6. J

    Missouri Relics This Week

    Hi, All: Getting my feet wet relic hunting with my 600 Equinox. Hunting a Civil War era Missouri ghost town and camp area. Spent about seven hours on the town's edge where I think camp activity was occupied. The area has been hunted by others, but I was able to save some lead (and an 1946...
  7. J

    Missouri RelicsThis Week

    Hi, All: Getting my feet wet relic hunting with my Nox 600. Hunting a Civil War era Missouri ghost town and camp area. Spent about seven hours on the town's edge where I think camp activity was occupied. The area has been hunted by others, but I was able to save some lead (and an 1946 Wheatie)...
  8. J

    Yard Hunting Is Fun:twodetecting:

    Hi, All: Yard hunting is fun. Especially older homes. Generally you find lots of clad. Some kid's toys. An occasional key. Sometimes jewelry, although this time was a cheap aluminum ring. Then there is the odd ball finds like a flag pin, a wrist watch and a bell shaped pet tag. The real...
  9. J

    Missouri Civil War Ghost Town Gives Up 1st Amendment Relics

    Hi, All: Been hunting this Missouri ghost town that was burned during the Civil War. Records show there was troops camped at this location. Found a spot that gave up six lead print type set for newspapers. Have previously found a couple within the confines of the town, but have recently been...
  10. J

    Missouri Ghost Town Give Up 1st Amendment Relics

    Hi, All: Been hunting this Missouri ghost town that was burned during the Civil War. Records show there was troops camped at this location. Found a spot that gave up six lead print type set for newspapers. Have previously found a couple within the confines of the town, but have recently been...
  11. J

    First Civil War Relics With My New 600

    Hi, all: Not all that much to show, but got to hunt an old yard for some coins for a couple of hours. Found a 1950 Silver dime, a key, an aluminum foreign coin and two Missouri depression era tax tokens. One Luxury Tax and one Consumer Tax. Then hit a Civil War era ghost town and camp site...
  12. J

    A Day Late And A Dollar Short

    Just finished spending seven plus hours hunting an older large house that's at least 75 years old. Found 134 coins. Four Wheat pennies and no silver coins. I live in an older town founded when the trains came through over 100 years ago. Size of 1000 population. I live in the older part of town...
  13. J

    First Silver Coin With New Nox...Rescued Rings For Home Owner

    Hi, All: Was out walking the other day and saw the owners in the yard of an older home I had my eye on to detect. Stopped and asked permission. The lady said she had lost three rings in the yard and would welcome my help in finding them. Hunted about half the yard today (it's a big yard) and...
  14. J

    Winter May Be Over......Hopefully!!!

    Hi, all: There is optimism here in West Central Missouri that we may be seeing signs of Winter's demise. Saw to Robins in my yard today. A week ago it was -2 degrees. Fortunately the day before the cold snap we had five inches of snow that insulated the ground. Since then we had a day of rain...
  15. J

    February Finds With New 600

    Hi, All: February was a challenging month here in West Central Missouri. Lots of cold, two pretty heavy snow falls. Freezing rain on occasion and some frozen ground. Was able to squeeze in some hunts in generally pretty muddy conditions. Hunted a couple of yards, a park and a homestead that...
  16. J

    Well...I took the plunge, jumped in with both feet...

    ...shot my wad, bit the bullet, damned the torpedoes...!!! Whatever cliche that applies. Received my new (to me) Equinox 600 today. Got a great deal on a barely used one from Richard at Backwoods Detectors. Great to deal with and super fast shipping. Been watching multitudes of you tube videos...
  17. J

    Hit my 25,000 Milestone

    Hi, all: Started detecting in 1979 and have kept meticulous records of my coin totals. A year and a half ago I had some health issues and decided my detecting days were over. I ended up with open heart surgery to have one bypass and a heart valve replaced. After four months of rehab and a...
  18. J

    I'm Baaaaaack!!!

    Hi, All: A year and a half ago I was not doing well physically. I figured my detecting days were over, so I sold all my detecting equipment. A year ago I had open heart surgery and had some repairs done. One bypass and a new heart valve. After four months of rehab and continued regular...
  19. J

    F75 SE Question

    Does the F75 SE model have Boost mode? Thanks, jimmyk in Missourii
  20. J

    Missouri Relic Finds

    Hi, All: Spent some time hunting a campsite/skirmish site with my F 75. Things are getting hard to find and the grass is starting to get tall. Found the bowl to the silver spoon handle from 1904 I found several weeks ago. Found two shot bullets. Two pieces of carved lead. An 1890 IH penny (the...
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