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  1. Thread: tips

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    tips

    Been lurking in this section for a while. I am very impressed by the quality and the quantity of your finds............this is a question for the highliners who post here.

    could you give some...
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    Re: Is an E-Trac really necessary?

    It seems like most of us Etrac owners are in full agreement. I had a DFX for 3.5 years.(my first detector) I did well with it. some of the guys that I would go out with, commented that I picked it up...
  3. Thread: new camera

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    Re: new camera

    Thanks all. I should have also included that this was an update on a coin I found in Feb/March 2011.

    The camera that I got is the Nikon Coolpix s8200. I am not a tech guy and it is very easy to...
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    Re: weird lead dog

    Nicklehead- If I remember correctly it was in the range of 11-15/35 but because of its size, it hit really hard.
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    weird lead dog

    Got out today a bit after work. no coins :( Didn't find much. this dog made of lead.....thought it was a piece of slag when I first looked at it, very heavy for its size. thought it was interesting...
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    this weeks finds

    Now that i have my new cam I will post more of my finds. :)

    I had a busy summer and fall but I am back in the game.

    The 10 Reis coin is Portuguese. 175? I couldn't make out the last number it...
  7. Thread: new camera

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    new camera

    Hi all. I bought a new camera and have been messing around with it.

    This is an update on my tree coin. I sent it out to be graded.......Authentic with AU Details! So it is the real deal.
    I am...
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    Re: interesting field finds

    C.K. found this..... it could be your answer

    American Encampment. There are no markers between Castleton and the Hubbardton Battlefield, but there should be one about two miles south of the...
  9. Thread: Diggers

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    Re: Diggers

    Epi-Hunter, I could not agree with you more! Bad news goes' round the world, while good news is still getting it's pants on in the morning. Don't think for one minute that the anti's won't use this...
  10. Thread: HeadPhones

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    Re: HeadPhones

    Hey Albert. weird coincidence....I got a new hard hat today for work, and i noticed that it had a MSA logo on it. So I looked around and found them on the interweb. They are a safety manufacturing...
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    Re: Massachusetts copper 1788

    Tanacat, Very few of my coppers look good at all. Sometimes I only get a small window to get a date. when that outer layer comes off, and all the detail goes with it. I am usually left with a dull,...
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    Massachusetts copper 1788

    I was able to get out and get in some swinging time. Got a Massachusetts copper....my first. It is a shame though, that once the crust falls off, I think all the detail will go with it.

    Pics are...
  13. Thread: HeadPhones

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    Re: HeadPhones

    EMS, I checked out the chefphone website....those are ratphones MSA's. it says MSA right on the plastic. Very good phones! I am psych'd, I will be able to buy a new muff assembly for my Rats.
    I was...
  14. Thread: HeadPhones

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    HeadPhones

    Figured I would throw my two cents in regard to headphones. I was using Rat-Phones, both the originals and the newer MSA's I liked them because of their clear crisp tones. They are no longer...
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    Re: Change in AD Ownership

    Good luck to you both. We all appreciate the hard work you have put in. This is a great site and very well run.
    Thanks as well to all the moderaters and co administrators etc. who make this forum...
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    Re: 2012 MDing Goals?

    I was able to knock My # one off the list last year. (a tree coin) My goal for this year is.... I hope to get out more than I did last. It was the least I had detected since I started.

    this is...
  17. Thread: 1700's Gold

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    Re: 1700's Gold

    Tanacat, The area is a typical New England farm field(s) The area has not been plowed in many years. I was finding can tabs deeper than the level I found the ring (and there are a lot of them). There...
  18. Thread: 1700's Gold

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    Re: 1700's Gold

    I thought this was interesting. although it has no bearing on the one I found, I think it adds a little excitement to the story.


    http://www.eldreds.com/sales/detail.php?itemID=158991
  19. Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award - August

    Thanks for the Honor. It is too bad I didn't know what I had when I first found it. ( I thought it was an odd wedding ring) Thanks Dan (del) for the info. I can't say that I did anything special to...
  20. Thread: 1700's Gold

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    Re: 1700's Gold

    Hey Dan. as we have discussd ion the past, my cam is poor at macro shots. Here is the best I could do. Dan
  21. Thread: 1700's Gold

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    Re: 1700's Gold

    DEL, Wow! You know, I kinda thought there was more to it than just a wedding band. I thought it odd that there would be a skull on a wedding band. I first thought it belonged to a sailor or soldier...
  22. Thread: 1700's Gold

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    1700's Gold

    I have been only posting my very best finds, here is my latest. I found a man's gold wedding band with a 1730/1 date on it. I have found other wedding bands, but never with a date. I thought it was...
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    my oldest U.S. dated coin and a first

    Hey all. this is my oldest U.S. coin with a clear date. 1798 draped bust. I also dug a first for me, a 1/4 Skilling ( a swedish coin) 1802
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    Angel why 5 or 9?

    hey Angel. I noticed on your programs post, you wrote you like to keep you noise cancel on 5 or 9. I am curious about this.
  25. Thread: Question....

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    Re: Question....

    keep your chin up DF. I am very reluctant to give up my spots to others. People are greedy and once you have shown them a spot they tend to think it is theirs.......and/or they trade your spots to...
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