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The machine at my bank kicks out most of my coins if they are very dirty.

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I'll be monitoring your posts with interest. I recently came very close to buying a Deus because of the light weight. I backed away because it seems that most users say they rely on the tones and...

Les, they made me wait until I turn 62 in July to get retirement and even then they manage to delay it another two months. On the other hand I guess I'm lucky to get any money back out of our social...

Nice find!

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After a lot of thought and the valued opinions of several people, I've decided against buying a Deus. Most seem to agree that it is oriented toward sound and that is my weak spot. I may change my...

I do much the same thing except that I use aquarium gravel.

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Thank you for taking time to write the clearest and best thought out response I've received on either forum. I sincerely appreciate it. Meniere's Disease is the most frustrating thing I've ever dealt...

Thank you!

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Hi Folks, I've been waffling about the XP Deus lately. I've got something coming up that may make having the lightest possible detector a very good thing. The Deus seems to be lighter than anything...

Enough nails or other metallic trash can overwhelm any detector's ability to separate and ID targets. I have permission to hunt one old homesite where the trash is incredibly thick. I took my E-Trac...

I have a lot of good memories. In the 1970's I detected on the grounds of the state capitol in Austin. Nobody minded. State employees would spend their lunch hour laying under the trees and I'd come...

Thanks everyone! Vast experience. Now I really do feel old! LOL!

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I'm sorry, but no it doesn't. The E-Trac gives TWO values, ferrous content and conductive. The ferrous value of a nail and a quarter are different. On my E-Trac a quarter will show a Fe value of 11...

Okay, this is interesting. ALL metal detectors detect metal. That is their function. They pass an electro-magnetic field across a buried object and register the changes in the field caused by the...

New member just saying Hello from Central Texas. I'm a retired paramedic who has been metal detecting for about 40 years. Those 24 hour EMS shifts were long but left time for other things in between....