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  1. del

    sweet rosette and 2 more coppers

    I'm sure you have a ton of them Todd , get to counting ... Thanks It took me around a bit more than 25 years to do it ( nearly 30 to 40 coppers a year on average) , i think my longest dry spell was about 8 or 9 months without one (that can sure test you mentally , especially when your detecting...
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    First coin of the year

    I would happily join you Jeff
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    sweet rosette and 2 more coppers

    Its been a while since i found one of these and it cleaned up nicely , Rang up very high on the Deus II but i could tell it wasn't going to be a copper but i was just as happy with it . The finds were scarce but I squeaked out a couple of thimbles and a KGII (bent up) and a matron head ...
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    Rod Paul. Beginner.

    Hello and welcome to the forum , where would you be using this detector most and what are you specifically looking to find ? I ask because some metal detectors are better on the wet beaches , some are better to handle heavy mineralized soils than others for certain areas of the country . Most...
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    First coin of the year

    I'm working up my stamina for those enormously large UK fields full of staters
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    Living Big in the UK

    the awesomeness doesn't get much better Todd ....
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    TNET Issues

    i've not had any issues when i got on over there but i'll be honest i rarely go on there or Friendly forum
  8. del

    just joined...

    Hello and glad you decided to join us here , where you from and feel free to show us some of your proudest finds Locator . Dan
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    Unusual insect

    they are pretty elusive creatures , I've lived in Connecticut since 1991 and I've only seen 3
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    Unusual insect

    I use to catch some of those as a kid they were huge but my favorite that you don't see often is the Luna moth
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    First copper of the year

    Most definitely Roger , Thanks A good omen sounds very nice Jeff , you might have to show a tutorial on this burnish method you speak of ? Tony , this site has all the tells of it being in this prime timeline and the reason I wanted to go back before the ferns sprout up.
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    First coin of the year

    CT , these were minted specifically for postage for a dozen of years so they could be found almost anywhere , don't give up hope ! Thanks Roger it was a great surprise for sure . I would welcome "da Illinoise/ Wisconsin boys" out this way anytime
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    Ye Olde Relic Hunter's Resource Guide

    https://civilwartalk.com/attachments/button-backmark-information-pdf.460734/ https://mail.familytreebank.com/metaldetectingdatabase/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Whitehead.pdf
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    First copper of the year

    Dave , its a 1795 the last picture is a bit pixelated from being too blown up . I'm undecisive on my next move .. leave it or try to smooth out the roughness a bit . Thanks
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    First copper of the year

    was out yesterday and picked up this under a small hollow log in an area we found all the buttons last Sunday .... After an initial cleaning and also found a few more buttons and stuff... the weather is near perfect , the foliage is bare minimum .... get out there ! Dan
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    Predatortools - Model 76 Intrepid

    keep them sharp and they will last for a decade or more
  17. del

    First coin of the year

    Tony , it was hard to miss on the Deus II but it was tough to locate once it was out of the hole with my pinpointer . lol
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    First coin of the year

    got out with "da'boys" on Sunday and knabbed a Trime and one of my favorite finds a colonial cuff-link , i'll have to do a bit more cleaning to see if the design comes out better. It sure was nice to get out , we must of hiked about 6 or 7 miles . going back to our last site as we only detected...
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    Nasty site gives up a copper

    Congrats Jeff , the weather was almost perfect for hiking and detecting . some great saves . on another note i've been back to sites that i've hit 10 to 15 years ago and some are almost unrecognizable now . its both good and bad in a way. Dan
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    1st Copper of 26!

    its nice to see you out swinging Roger , Soooo glad the snow is gone . I was out last Saturday and found more ticks than finds .. Congrats on the copper and trigger guard .

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