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    Carnies Like tokens and Hate Pennies

    Well, This year the carnival went from using Quarters in the games to using Tokens and giving out Tickets....Ruins my day...:whites: :detecting: :stretcher: :surrender: Here are 7 tokens I found on the surface in the rough, and all the pennies that they left behind for me to pick up...What a...
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    Night Hunt after the closing of the Solvay Field Days

    Well, I could not get out the day they actually closed down, but I did manage to get out last night for about an hour and 15 min....Only covered the area of the field where the dance stage was...They have live bands each night of the fair...Mostly local stuff, no big acts...I found $2.26, and...
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    First Gold...Cheap, but GOLD!!!

    Well, found my first gold, and of all things, it was on the surface...Love night hunting...gold on the surface just shines like eyes in headlights...it looks to be 10K plated, hollow, and cheap....Registers as iron/foil on the Land Star. Hitting a local beach tommorow, so hopefully I will have...
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    Sunday Hunt in Wood's Field

    Well, I hit the field again on Sunday and turned up more clad...Mostly zincolns...I am officially a treasure hunter now...I found my first Chuck E. Cheese Token...:detecting: :surprised: :crazy: All together, $1.68 in clad and the token and about 3 lbs of junk metal and can slaw...All in about...
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    Harbor Freight pinpointer item number needed

    For all of you that bought one of the Harbor freight pinpointers...Do any of you have the item number of it so I can look it up on their website??? Thanks, BH-LandStar
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    In the Heat of the Day, between the raindrops

    Was humid as all get out today, but I braved the elements for an hour to hunt a new playground (Well, one I have not hit in about a year)...Porter School in Syracuse, NY. They closed the school down about 5 years ago, but kids and others still frequent the playground....I pulled out $1.17 in...
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    Another 1 hour night hunt at a different Park

    Well, went out again last night with the White's. This time I hit a different Park (Lewis Park in Syracuse, NY)...came up with $1.43 in clad...Missed Silver by 1 year on the dime...:rage: :rant: 1970D Quarter, 1974 Quarter, 1986D Quarter, 1999D Connecticut Quarter, 2000P Maryland Quarter, 1965...
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    A night Hunt in Wood's Field with the White's Classic II

    Well, after spending 2 hours dorking with the Ground Balance of the Classic, I finally got it to a point I could live with...Do not try to adjust that little Pot inside the machine...Do the MOD and bring the pot to the control housing...Makes life so much easier...The White's is Dead On when it...
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    Glad to see the forum is back

    Had me worried for a while...I thought we may have lost it all... I just picked up a used White's Classic II SL for $100.00 as a a backup machine...If it works well, it may become my main machine...we shall see. It is different not having the LCD readout on it though, but it is VERY accurate and...
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    Check This OUT!!!!

    My Better Half works in the cash office of a local Wal-Mart, and every now and again brings me home some interesting coinage....here is her latest find: It is a Philipino 20 Centavo Piece from when the Philipines was a US territory...Notice the Denver mint mark instead of the usual Philly...
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    Another quick tip to Wood's Field in the heat...:drinking:

    Well, I dared the heat and humidity and took a 1.5 hour trip to Wood's Field here in Solvay, NY (for all you Google Earth fans, type in Woods Road, Solvay, NY and search along the rod till you see the intersections of Woods and Third...where you see the baseball fields are where I hunt...). My...
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    Ticks are heavy in this heat in the North East

    Was out scouting an area that not too many folks get to any more...It was the western shores of Onondaga Lake near Solvay, NY....Used to eb 5 hotels, 3 casinos, and 2 amusement parks on these shores back in the late 1800s through the mid 1900s...Industry put an end to all this with the...
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    "X"ing your target - TAKE 2

    Took some more video of how I "X" my target...with and without the NO Motion ALL-METALS mode...Just hit your browser back button after each video... And using a hand held pin-pointer: Did a little hunting after I shot the video around one of the ball fields in the Park, and came up...
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    One of my My Birthday Presents...Coin Counting Bank

    Here is a cool bank from AVON of all folks, that counts your coins for you...all of about $15.00 S&H... http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/rlemp/?action=view&current=100_2391.flv HH, BH-LandStar
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    How to "X" a target video take 1

    As promised, this is my first attempt at a video here on the forums, so excuse any sloppiness...I did this with my camera and my detector in opposite hands...I hope this helps some on the forums...ENJOY!!! HH, BH-LandStar
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    Wood's Field - Solvay, NY May 30, 2008 Finds

    Here are my finds from a 1.5 hour hunt in Wood's Field in Solvay, NY...This place is NEVER hunted out....I find stuff every time I go...Even in areas I have hunted repeatedly... 1972 Quarter, 1980P Quarter, 1990P Quarter, 2001P Vermont Quarter - 1967 Dime, 1979 Dime 1986P Dime, 1996P Dime...
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    Onondaga Lake Park finds May 28, 2008

    Went to Onondaga Lake Park yesterday for about 2 hours...A park that has been there for a LONG time, and gets daily usage...hit 2 of the bark chip tot lots there expecting to haul in some good finds...I only got clad...NO jewelry, NO rings....I mean...what the hay???? I just have no luck at...
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    Did a little experiment with gold and sterling

    I performed a little experiment with my detector on the table and some gold and silver rings and bracelets... All the gold was 10K and the silver was Sterling.... Gold showed consistently as a nickel, and Sterling as a copper cent/dime...The silver was of varying sizes from a medium ring to a...
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    Another night hunt in a bark chip tot lot...Good Haul for an hour

    Went to lewis Park here on the West End of Syracuse, NY...I have not hunted it since last winter...Found a good bit of clad..Was hunting in DISC mode with the DISC knob fully CCW...used NO-Motion All Metal to pin point....did not even need my LESCHE for most of this...it was all less than 3...
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    Hit a new park today...Nothing but trash

    Hit a new park today that is about 3 miles from my house...I biked there, with the detector in a pack on my back...Turned out to be mostly pennies, and iron trash....I did find a nickeled horseshoe charm, and some sort of cast aluminum thing...also the 1966 dime is worth 65 cents according to...
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