pulltabMiner
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...I thought I would anyway.
The Deus is THE machine to beat, at least in the U.S, at this time.
The Proof:
In my post-Civil war city (incorporated in 1870), there has been a numerous and VERY active metal detecting community since at least the 1960's. For the size of our city, I can easily and without fear of error count 100 active detectorists at various skill levels. Practically every manufacturer is represented here.
As a result, our city parks are just about devoid of easy silver (within the first 6 inches of dirt and easily identifiable by tone and visual id). Now, I am convinced that there 1000's of silver coins left in our parks but I am the only one who TRULY believes this. And the reason why is that, although many people agree with me that it MAY be true that there are 1000's of silver coins left in our parks (and I am only talking city parks here), they are not finding silver coins in our city parks at the rate I am with the Deus.
It is not bragging, really. I am simply trying to convey a fact. The only person I know of, who is finding coins in our city parks in a consistent basis, uses an Etrac and he has found half the number of silver coins I have. And he hunts more than me!
AND, I am not even counting the Buffaloes,Indians,V's, jewelry and other assorted goodies I find on an every day basis with the Deus
At the end of the day, the Deus' speed and power cannot be matched by any other machine. I won't even talk about the superior ergonomics and design.
Now the 11" coil is poised to widen this gap even more.
Just when I think I have reached the machine's potential, I discover new and exciting nuances to the thing.
I won't apologize for my fanaticism here. No I won't. People tell me this often: "I don't want to dig 10'' holes". I simply sigh and move on. They don't have to dig 10" holes because their machines are not identifying targets at 10" deep. Mine is, with a 9" coil nonetheless.
I have found 49 silver coins so far this year with limited hunting time and from our city parks. I know this is small compared to some but again, my closest competition has found half that number (and many of his finds were made in private yards and properties).
And the year is not over...
The Deus is THE machine to beat, at least in the U.S, at this time.
The Proof:
In my post-Civil war city (incorporated in 1870), there has been a numerous and VERY active metal detecting community since at least the 1960's. For the size of our city, I can easily and without fear of error count 100 active detectorists at various skill levels. Practically every manufacturer is represented here.
As a result, our city parks are just about devoid of easy silver (within the first 6 inches of dirt and easily identifiable by tone and visual id). Now, I am convinced that there 1000's of silver coins left in our parks but I am the only one who TRULY believes this. And the reason why is that, although many people agree with me that it MAY be true that there are 1000's of silver coins left in our parks (and I am only talking city parks here), they are not finding silver coins in our city parks at the rate I am with the Deus.
It is not bragging, really. I am simply trying to convey a fact. The only person I know of, who is finding coins in our city parks in a consistent basis, uses an Etrac and he has found half the number of silver coins I have. And he hunts more than me!
AND, I am not even counting the Buffaloes,Indians,V's, jewelry and other assorted goodies I find on an every day basis with the Deus
At the end of the day, the Deus' speed and power cannot be matched by any other machine. I won't even talk about the superior ergonomics and design.
Now the 11" coil is poised to widen this gap even more.
Just when I think I have reached the machine's potential, I discover new and exciting nuances to the thing.
I won't apologize for my fanaticism here. No I won't. People tell me this often: "I don't want to dig 10'' holes". I simply sigh and move on. They don't have to dig 10" holes because their machines are not identifying targets at 10" deep. Mine is, with a 9" coil nonetheless.
I have found 49 silver coins so far this year with limited hunting time and from our city parks. I know this is small compared to some but again, my closest competition has found half that number (and many of his finds were made in private yards and properties).
And the year is not over...
I live in they same kind of town, old, hunted hard for years by dedicated and well equipped detectorists. I've been lurking and watching your forum with great interest, Good Job on the well written and informative post.