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I didnt want to show video of this rusty blob I found until out if it was something worthwhile or just junk. I stopped at the McLarty museum to get their opinion. Due to the condition and location of the find they confirmed it was almost certainly from the 1715 wreck of the Santo Cristo de San...

I was able to get out Monday after work for about 6 hours to a site that Jeff (ff43) has worked for a long time and cleaned out quite well. I have found a few items here in the past, but finds are few and far between. About all that's left are hidden in the heaviest of trash and iron. So that's...

Hi all! Got back home yesterday and did a little catching up on the yardwork. Grass as high as the hood of the lawn tractor! Anyway, decided that I only had one more day off for the foreseeable future, I decided to get in one more hunt for a few hours. The area I went had been pounded for...

Hey all, Stopped at the McLarty museum this morning and spoke to the ranger (curator) about the find. Great news, he's certain it's from the 1715 wreck and thinks it may be a cluster of bar shot. His thought is that there could also be coins or other smaller items encased in the mass, and...

Hi all, I went out to one of the beaches known to have given up a lot of finds in the past. Not too much to speak of other than a lot of old pull tabs until I ran across a huge encrusted iron piece. The area is quite eroded, so likely exposed it recently. Stopped at the local museum and they...

Hi all, Got another video out including a slide show of Mel Fischer's museum. Seemed to be half museum and half shrine, but still a lit of fun! Even did the "gold bar lift"! The last photo is a quote that I think are the most true words said about us treasure seekers. Sent from my SM-N950U...

Hi all, Finally got a video posted. It's not much, but it's tough to get video while fighting the surf to get a hole dug and the waves keep refilling the hole faster than I can dig. But got out the GPX 4800 just above the surf line, and had me digging halfway to china. Good to know if its...

Here's the most popular pinpointers out there: Whites TRX It's known to be "chatty", but very sensitive and has a lot of range. Drawback I just discovered is it really doesn't like being submerged in salt water. Probably sees the water as a target. Garrett pro pointer (Orange is waterproof...

Hi all, Well, I had hopes for a new location today that is the location of a couple wrecks including one of the 1715 fleet. These beaches are stepped so have the lower level near the surf line, and then a steep bank up towards the back dune line. There's apparently been some big wave action...

Hi all, Well, it's certainly tougher than I even thought to find anything. Talking with the ranger at the museum, I was giving some pointers where to hunt. Still nothing real good, but I am obviously getting to the deepest layer of the beach since I'm hitting the fishing weights. First pic is...

Hi all, Just got to the condo about 3 hours ago. Got unloaded mostly, then hit the beach to give the GPX 4800 a test run. All I can say is WOW! No matter 2 inches or 2 feet, it hits hard and solid. I did go after some iffy but repeatable targets to see what they were and each turned out to be...

Just wondering if there's anyone here that may want to get together and do hunts while I'm visiting Florida. I'll be staying in Melbourne Beach from the 5th to 23rd. Also, would love to try some CW hunting on the way home if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks!

Hi all, Well, it finally arrived, and I'm the happy New owner of Minelab GPX 4800! Got a great deal on it used but we'll cared for. Plus, it came with 3 extra coils including a little Sadie, box protector, padded arm cuff, and an extra battery. Just so happens I just received a pro swing 45...

Hopkins & Allen Forehand D.A..32 Revolver. From a brief search they were made between 1901 and 1908

Howdy folks, Just wanted to drop an update. Went through my interview at the museum today for the docent position and everything looks great! Got the personal tour of some areas of special exhibits and shown some of the "hidden" features of the displays. I've got orientation scheduled for...

I did it, now a happy owner of a GPX 4800 with lots of extras!

Hi all, Hot out to the beach today for maybe a half hour for a test run of my new 17x13 nugget finder coil on the TDI. All I can say is WOW, what a beast! Articles I read elsewhere pretty much all say that you can't use big coils on the TDI sl because there isn't enough power to drive them...

Looks to me like half an old style large lobster claw snap hook. As for the name, I've known a few odd dog names like "gum" and "divot".

Hey all, Just thought I would let everyone know I put together another video previewing my Florida trip. Leaving in 2 weeks from today! Let me know what you think about the video since it's my first try using a high end (and expensive!) Android editor. Thanks! https://youtu.be/VGh2JF-qYrM

Hi all, In case you didn't see on my previous post, the video has been fixed and is uploaded. Here's pics of the Merc for anyone interested. Also the lone wheat I got. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk