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    Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    I was at a totlot searching for coins a few months ago, and was digging up more than my share of pulltabs that read just like a nickel on my Whites M6.
    I must have dug 60 or 70 pulltabs--and got another nickel signal at the bottom of a slide in the totlot. I almost decided NOT to dig up another pulltab. Something told me to dig it up.

    I moved the woodchips with my foot where the target was and saw something not aluminum pulltab colored. I reached down and moved more woodchips and saw some gold colored links of a chain. I very slowly pulled it from the chips---- it seemed to go on forever......I thought it was 6 feet long.( It wasn't but sure seemed like it)
    After I got it out, I sat on a nearby bench just looking at it--then putting it back in my pocket----pulled it out again to look at it--put it back in my pocket....I did that about 6 or 7 times. I couldn't believe I got a gold chain. It was stamped 14K Italy on the clasp and was 24 inchs long, and weighs 17.1 grams--worth over $425.00.

    And to think I almost didn't dig it up--thinking it was just another pesky pulltab.
    I brought it to 2 detector club meetings and 2 of the guys brought in their detectors to test it. It read exactly a nickel on both their detectors.

    Don't want to dig pulltabs or nickelsthinkingabout: You could miss one of these.........

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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    I dig those Nick Sigs!! 8)
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    Very nice find! I use to get discouraged when I dug a pulltab so much I took the pulltab icon off my detectors. Now I have a school teacher that lives next to me and took interest in my detecting ventures, she notice that I have a lot pulltabs laying around and asked if she could have them for a cancer fund at her school. I said no problem you welcome to them all. Now it really makes me smile every pulltab I dig!
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    I always dig those,,,,you never know
    I can only please one person per day,,,today is not your day,,,tomorrow isn't looking good either.

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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    I always go for the nickelish readings, I've found many very nice targets in that range.

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    stretcher: wow great looking chain <:
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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    It can be frustrating at times after you have dug your share of pulltabs, but that one time you pass over one and decide to not recover it, you may leave a really great find for the next fellow. There are no 100% guarrentee's of what is in the ground when you get that signal, so dig it.
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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    never used an m6 so i cant comment on that part .. but boy what a great find .... very nice chain.. bro i would keep goin for those targets if i were you
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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    Howdy Pard!
    Even those pulltabs, being aluminum, have value. I recycle aluminum cans and just fill one with pulltabs until I need another can. I visit the recycle center several times a month. Even aluminum pulltabs have value, and if you make a point of taking them, they'll add up and return a little extra money to your pocket. Think how many detectorists disregard how many pulltabs in a single year, and that number could translate into tens of thousands of dollars. I say, take 'em up and recycle the little boogers. Besides, it will clean that place so they ain't there next time you visit that location.

    That chain is terrific. I see you've figured out that just a sweep of your foot can reveal something awesome. It is a good technique for getting the quick info on whether an item is good or junk. In this case, that swipe of the foot done you proud! Way too go!

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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    I see you've figured out that just a sweep of your foot can reveal something awesome. It is a good technique for getting the quick info on whether an item is good or junk. In this case, that swipe of the foot done you proud! Way too go!
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    I've been doing that for years. Most of the times the target is from 1 to 3 inches deep and moving the chips/gravel with your foot---you can spot the item ,and you don't have to bend down until you pick up the item.

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    Yep, I dig those nickel VDI's also Robbie....If your digging nickels....your digging gold... eventually...thumbsup01 thumbsup01 thumbsup01 Good luck and happy hunting out there..
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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    For some reason I have found a lot of old flat buttons digging those signals

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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    Dig it all in the tot lots, you never know what will turn up. WTG on the Italian gold thumbsup01 thumbsup01 thumbsup01

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    That is one cool chain. Way to go

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    Nice looking 14k pulltab Robbie
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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    nickle signals have got me 2 gold rings, a v nikle and 5 buffalos, i never pass on nickle signals.
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    Re: Nickel signals--dig ?? Or Not:huh:

    Great find. I know that I've tested my detector with my wedding ring, among several others and they all read as a nickle. I would be willing to bet that its true of any gold item.
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    One of these day's one of the manuf. out there will design a detector that will tell the difference from ringtops to pulltabs to gold rings.

    You just gotta dig everthing. Just give in and :white:

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    Quote Originally Posted by greg link=topic=3691.msg42411#msg42411 date=1295053518
    For some reason I have found a lot of old flat buttons digging those signals
    Yep...nickel tones are sometimes tombac flat buttons for me....around old cellar holes.
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    nickels come in at 18-20-22 on my M6 and the small 10k gold ring I found came in at a solid 2 on the M6 and the pulltabs seem to come in at 45-50 range,I think the soil has a lot to do with how different detectors will read the lower ranged items.
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