Day 3 was the charm
So day three was the best. They took us to a Tobacco farm along Lee's retreat. They gave us the lay of the land told us where the solders walked along the road at the side of the fields. Then said oh...
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I'm happy to say that I recently acquired a Deus. I have been out a few times and am really enjoying it. I have found 3 wheat pennies in areas that I have absolutely pounded. I just can't get over how...
View ArticleRe: Fugio
QuoteFlintstone Sorry ,, What is a Fugio??? The Fugio was one of the first coins minted in the US after we won our independence. There wasn't a US Mint yet, but Congress authorized some coinage to be...
View ArticleRe: Dues GB question and general questions
I prefer to set it manually. Usually a point or two below actual.
View ArticleSome pictures from the hunt
I believe Henry's finds are the ones just above mine in the group finds shot from yesterday. The other sections above Henry's are the finds of others. Note the button on the left side. It's a nice...
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Super find very hard to get find. Welcome to a small club. Yours is in much better shape than mine. Congrats
View ArticleRe: Fugio
Thanks Lodge Scent, If I had found one I would have though it a token or something and through it in a box to never be seen again. I have boxes full of things I don,t know what they are. Thanks again...
View ArticleDeep settings from the hunt
Here are my settings that worked so well at the hunt. I was hitting mini balls at up to 14 measured inches. A large cent at 8-9 and half Reale at the same. Small flat cuff buttons at 7-9". The soil...
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Todd, Thanks for posting your settings. Was there much mineralization? Seems like you had a good time.
View ArticleRe: Deep settings from the hunt
Where we were mineralisation wasn't a problem. The ground reading rambled around between 78 and 90. If I looked and saw that it was way off from my manual setting at the time. I would move to tracking...
View ArticleRe: Dues GB question and general questions
Some of whats said above is good stuff.I set Manual and do use Tracking but its situational. Best advise is spend the 20 bucks for Andy's book.
View ArticleRe: New to the XP Deus, 2 Rings and 2 Old Pennies
Well with the help of a friend I was able to return the 1964 High School Class ring. I work at the Home Depot and had him meet me there, it was his 69th Birthday on the day I gave it back to him. He...
View ArticleRe: New to the XP Deus, 2 Rings and 2 Old Pennies
Definitely great story and very nice deed Keith. :thumbup:
View ArticleRe: Easy question-When the first bar disappears on the COIL battery gauge how...
Depends on where you have the TX set , 1 to 3 4khz goes to 3 automatically. The graph/chart on run time in the manual appears to be accurate from my experience. I believe there are three bar sections...
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