just joined the forum to help me with the wonderful world of detecting. I've been detecting since the late 80s by myself I would like to meet other detectorists.
just joined the forum to help me with the wonderful world of detecting. I've been detecting since the late 80s by myself I would like to meet other detectorists.
I'm glad you found us! We have a wonderful group of Illinois detectorists here! What are you swinging these days? Don't be afraid to post any former finds you're proud of! Welcome!
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Welcome from the great white North! Great group we have here on this forum, and a lot from here in the midwest. Looking forward to seeing some of your finds!
Equipment:
Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
You Tube: Rediscovering America
Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!
at this time i'm swinging an atpro and a whites spectrum xlt looking to sell the whites and buy an etrac
using a atpro and whites xlt looking to sell the whites and get an etrac
Welcome to the forum dirtyknees , as mentioned we have some great members from Illinois and the surrounding states . I very much hope you get to meet a few in person and share some hunts .
Dan
"Honesty is an expensive gift ,
so don't expect it from cheap people"
XP Deus II , DFX ,TDI sl -
Click here to view my finds album
Welcome from Wisconsin! Looking forward to seeing your finds.
Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Waterproof Pinpointer, CTX3030 with 6,11,17" coils.
I have been detecting since the 80's and have found some really nice things over the years. the best recently has been a 1860 campaign button for Abraham Lincoln and Hannible Hamlin. I am using a atpro and a whites xlt.
Welcome from Wisconsin! Looking forward to seeing some pictures of previous finds. We like pictures😊
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Welcome from western MA. We have a "few" members who use the Etrac and they find some fantastic items. If I decide to add another detector it would be the ATPro. Looking forward to your future participation.
V3i- Prism IV- Pro Pointer
2020 GOAL: Any Flowing Hair coin
TOTAL 100 YEAR OLD COINS - -280
2020:
Silver: 11
Oldest U.S. Copper - 1795 Liberty Cap
Oldest U.S. Silver - 1829 Capped Bust Dime extra large 10C
Click here to view my album
I love the atpro it finds so many targets it is unbelievable. silver seems hard to come by but I have found some nice pieces.
Welcome from Washington state. Love the name - boy is that ever accurate! I run an AT Pro also. Looking forward to seeing some of your finds.
Land of Two Seasons - Snow and Fire Danger.
Welcome to the forum from SE Wisconsin. There are quite a few members from IL so you should be able to find a partner or two. GL
Minelab Equinox 800, 15”Coiltek, 11” & 6”coils
XP Deus II , 11", 9” & 11x13 coils
Detectors since 1977: Simplex, DEUS, CTX 3030, F75 Ltd, Etrac, Excal II, V3i, DFX, GTI2000, Eagle II, 6000DI, 6DB, AlaskanTR4B, Beachcomber
I'm looking forward to trading stories and learning from other detectorists
where do I go to learn how to use this site . I'm computer illiterate and don't know how to post or delete on this forum.
OK....I'm sort of in the same boat but here goes.
On the main page(where you clicked to post to this thread) there are multiple categories that you can click on.
Under each category there are multiple threads started by our members. If you want to read one of these you would then click on that one and if you want to respond with a comment, after the last response you will see +Reply to thread, click on that and then type in your response. Below the box in which you typed the response there will be a Post quick reply, click on that
Hope this helps
Al
Last edited by aloldstuff; 01-01-2016 at 04:31 PM.
V3i- Prism IV- Pro Pointer
2020 GOAL: Any Flowing Hair coin
TOTAL 100 YEAR OLD COINS - -280
2020:
Silver: 11
Oldest U.S. Copper - 1795 Liberty Cap
Oldest U.S. Silver - 1829 Capped Bust Dime extra large 10C
Click here to view my album
thanks if you see I'm doing something wrong please let me know. do you know how to delete a message or do they keep accumulating?
All responses will keep accumulating. You seem to be doing just fine on the forum.
V3i- Prism IV- Pro Pointer
2020 GOAL: Any Flowing Hair coin
TOTAL 100 YEAR OLD COINS - -280
2020:
Silver: 11
Oldest U.S. Copper - 1795 Liberty Cap
Oldest U.S. Silver - 1829 Capped Bust Dime extra large 10C
Click here to view my album
thanks again for your help when I learn how to post pictures ill be doing that . Best find this year was a 1860 campaign button for Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin.
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