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:jump:Garrett Scorpion Gets Another Rare, Old Silver, Jewelry, Loot, Tokens...... :jump:

John-Edmonton

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I don't have tiny nuggets to find in and around Edmonton with this detector, but it sure seems to find the coins. I have been saving this area for the Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger to see how it would pan out. Well, it again surprised me. I set it up as the manual suggested, and ran my sensitivity a little higher then the default setting. You don't hear a loud bell tone on good targets, but what you hear is a nice soft smooth sound in all directions on good targets. I search in the deep true all metal mode, then when I get a target, I flip the switch to motion discriminate. If the audio maintains itself, or decreases slightly, I dig it. Here's a 6 1/2 hour hunt yesterday.

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My first target was that heart locket with a chain still attached to it. A nice find too! My daughter will be thrilled once she gets her paws on it. I continued searching, even when it started raining. That other round thingy is stamped .925, has a couple of jewelers marks on it and a number. I am baffled by it??? A passerby stated "dam companies even make you work in the rain"..... :rofl: I just agreed with him.

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Here's the best of the best. Nice old silver quarters,a large cent and some nickels. That 1925 penny is a rare mint one.

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Here's a copy out of one of my coin books depicting the mintage and value of that penny. Darned blind luck with that find. :)
 
Wowee! Great old coins. How have you been letting that site alone for so long? Would any of your other detecors found the old stuff?

Chris
 
Probably all my detectors would have found that stuff. I have several sites that have targets on them. I don't like to pillage them too much, as I savour the silver and want to be able to find it for many years to come. One of my detecting buddies bought a Gold Stinger not too long ago, and it seems that every time he goes out, he nearly always gets a ring. He speaks very highly of it. A lot of the new equipment out there doesn't really interest me. The technology is the same. The Scorpion has been around for a long time and has proven itself. It's kind of nice to go back to a machine using knobs. :)
 
Some great finds. Congratulations.:clapping:
 
Congrats on the coin John.
I enjoy reading your posts on the Gold Stinger. It's different and you're bringing up pertinent information for anybody else who wants to use one for coin hunting
Do you use rechargeable on it?
Mick Evans.
 
Looks like your on a roll................:thumbup:
 
I'm curious John-- do you think your pull tab count has gone down because of how the gold stinger is set up? Just thinking how much gold reads as foil/aluminum. Thanks!

Peter

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