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    XLT faded screen

    Picked up a new (to me) Royal 800 coil over the weekend and dug the detector out of the garage to put batteries in and clean it up. Excited to get out there again!

    FAIL

    The detector comes on...
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    Buried Treasure!

    I thought this was a cool find so wanted to share..

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/california-sixth-graders-find-treasure-oakland-lake/story?id=16039821#.T32c8auXuOo
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    Night detecting

    Hey all,

    I am interested in detecting at night due to people around here getting uptight at the sight of a digger and/or someone cutting a plug in the park lawn.

    With that said, are there any...
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    Research resources

    I'm sure most of you know about this cool online resource for old newspapers but if not, here is the link. I'd be interested in any other online resources folks may know of.
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  5. Re: Fresh water beach Round 3, Silver, Gold & Hotwheels

    I love finding HotWheels! My 7yr old son thinks I am a hero everytime I come home with one!
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    Re: OK

    I hope this is not off-topic too much but I'd also be interested in hearing of the tools used to retrieve the deep targets (7 +).

    Do you use a lesche and just keep scraping out the dirt?

    Do...
  7. Thread: Insurance

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    Insurance

    Does anyone bother to insure their MD gear?

    After my experience the other day with trashing a perfectly good detector, I started thinking that if that had been an etrac..... ouch!
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    I have a plan! (or NOT)

    So there I was yesterday with a hot tip that fell into my lap. A hugely popular beach in the 1800s that no one visits anymore..

    I happened to have the detector in the car so off I go on a whim.....
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    Re: Getting permission.

    soooo... those lots with nothing on them (but beer cans and trash)... i should be asking permission? oooooopsies..
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    Re: New to this

    Cool find!

    My mom filled a photo album of these (1964) to give to me in the future.. Too bad I found the album and spent all of them on pepsi and candy.. (idiot kid)
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    Re: Greetings from Utaaaaaaaaaah!

    Went back to the old property again today and got skunked.. No coins or anything (I need that etrac!). Went to a local park on the way home and found a couple bucks in clad and a gold ring w/ 8...
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    Re: Greetings from Utaaaaaaaaaah!

    Hey all, thanks for the replies! Yeah Sheik, I'm a little out there for sure! haha

    I played hookie from work today and on the way home drove through a city that was established in the early...
  13. Thread: Shocked!!

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    Re: Shocked!!

    It's all about research and finding the places people used to gather, correct? At least that is how I've found old and interesting items.
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    Greetings from Utaaaaaaaaaah!

    HAPPY THURSDAY!

    Just wanted to say hello! I've had a Whites XLT for about 100 years now and just recently got back into detecting (we moved to UTaaaaaah from SoCal 6 years ago and the detector was...
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