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Earlier this week I found a 1912 Barber dime. As is my routine, I come home, clean my silvers in soap and water and then dry them and put them in 2x2's with their year, date I found them and location written in pen. I left this dime on the island in the kitchen. Well, my girlfriend came over...

Do this simple test. Place a silver coin on the ground, call this the 6 o'clock position. Place a rusty nail approximately two inches above the coin so that it is oriented at the 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock position. Now, try to detect the coin from the six o'clock position moving the coil so that it...

Only got a chance to hunt for about an hour today, so I went to an old area I knew produced silver. I also wanted to try out my new Radio Shack Wireless headphones. The ground was thoroughly saturated after the 8 of rain we got and my Etrac was running really smooth, so I switched to manual 28...

I put in a full day today (10 hrs) hunting in all my old places that I have been over and over with my DFX. I pulled so much neat stuff up I'm just sitting here in a daze. I just can't believe it. The E-Trac and me have bonded for life. I absolutely love this detector. Some of the stuff I found...

Tomorrow I will be looking at and testing 3 of the big boy detectors: E-Trac V3i F75 LTD The fella I talked to on Saturday said he would buy my DFX, coils, books, etc. So regardless of which one I pick it shouldn't be too painful. I know I am leaning heavily toward the E-Trac. Any last minute...

I was at a flyin this weekend and I ran into the guy that introduced me to Metal detecting. Years ago he owned an XLT and after hunting with him I bought the DFX which had just came out. He now owns a Tecknetics T2 and was very positive about its performance. We did a side by side comparison and...

Lately I've been asked if I have a business card, and I don't. I need one. What I'm looking for is a cool business card that really speaks of the love we all have for history and the preservation of it. Do any of you have business cards that you could scan and post so I could just substitute my...

Since this forum is truly unbiased (and the reason I love it), I am at a crossroads and need some advice. I'm thinking divorce, me and my DFX just don't seem to agree on alot of things and I've tried to listen and understand her but she is just too complicated and seems to change her mind about...

I just found this story, and all I can say is 'wow'....that's what I like to see. My Treasure Story The Discovery: After sorting through and answering numerous private messages, having our phone number changed and moving, I’ve decided to share the story of my treasure find, here’s how...

Would this be a major upgrade? It would mean I would have to sell my DFX and learn a new machine plus a bit of cash outlay.

I read everything on all the forums today and was bored so I decided to read every Jimmy Sierra post. I was somewhat amazed that PAG does not directly effect depth, which I always thought it did; but that AC sensivity has the greatest effect. If this is true then, great, because if I have to set...

Ever since I put a new battery in my old Bullseye it has been falsing on me to the point that it's life may be in jeopardy. It seems to be really sensitive to everything, if I bump it, or just put it in the hole it sounds off and vibrates, but it is not consistent so it is useless. Tonight it...

How I got started in Metal Detecting: I was at a flyin in West Virginia in 2003. (I fly Powered Paragliders). During the afternoon it was too windy to fly and a pilot friend of mine from Virginia, said Heh, wanna go Metal Detecting for some Civil War stuff? I said sure. Well, after humping up...