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    Death of a Battery - Updated

    well Joe at RNB Innovations was true to his word and sent out that battery upgrade . just received it today ! Thanks for the speedy service ! of course my Sheltie had to see what it was , he is one nosey little friend ! lol Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
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    I finally did it !

    I finally broke down and bought a display (curio) cabinet :yes: I have been looking at them for some time and other than the fact this one is a bit on the small size (79"h X 24"w X 18"d) it has the features I wanted . No.1 it was cheap :rofl: and got a great deal No.2 it had five glass shelves...
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    Finally an outing !

    Well its been a few weeks since our 16 inches of snow and the last few days were beautiful and very unseasonably warm for February and it was time to get out and play in the dirt :cheering::happy::cheering: Halfway through our hike to the first site I realized I wasn't carrying my relic shovel...
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    Wow

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nMpfpuOS9M&feature=youtu.be
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    Our first President !

    Happy Birthday to our first and certainly one of our greatest presidents George Washington . A man who after the war of independence had the means and respect of the army to seize power for himself but quietly relinquished it , even after he was unanimously elected to be president he could have...
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    TDI sl mod

    The TDI sl machine Whites came out with was never offered a "real" handle like the original TDI and PRO models. Instead Whites used an "S" handle a cheaper handle that is lighter but less ergonomically correct for the wrist and caused much discomfort and fatigue after prolong usage . The problem...
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    Archaeologist and Detectorist

    This was on tonight's American Digger's Relic Roundup radio show ... http://www.spreaker.com/user/admrr/archaeologist-and-metal-detectorist-work?tab=messages An interview with Dr. Kevin McBride senior archaeologist at the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Museum and UCONN professor about working with...
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    Snow Call !

    let's hear how much dumping of the dreaded white stuff you've received so far! I have at least a foot of snow so far and it's still coming down Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
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    A big shut out to !

    If you haven't owned a pair of Gray Ghost headphones you don't know what your missing , great tone and very comfortable to wear . I just got mine back today !!:cheering: I would like to throw out a huge thanks to Gary Storm owner of DetectorPro and Gray Ghost headphones. I didn't even think...
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    cellar hunt before the snow

    HEAVYMETALNUT (Dave) called me last night and said he was going out today for a hunt before we get the 8-14 inches of white dumping tonight and tomorrow :shocked03:. He asked if I wanted to join him :lol: , yeah that's a no brainer :yes:. We found three confirmed cellar sites one was one of the...
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    Patriots Win !

    Congratulations to the New England Patriots on winning Super bowl 51 Dan
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    10 metal detecting discoveries

    10 metal detecting discoveries that will amaze you ! http://listverse.com/2017/01/31/10-metal-detector-discoveries-that-will-truly-amaze-you/
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    Sunday almost didn't happen

    Earlier in the week the jeep had to be sent it for repairs so with out a vehicle I was debating on getting out on Sunday but Donnie B. swayed my decision to go . So my saint of a wife Suzette got up early on a her Sunday to drop me off to meet Donnie :grin:, I think she has a lot more insight to...
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    An interesting type of jewelry

    This is an interesting page that shows "mourning" or remembrance jewelry . mourning rings or hair lockets were quite popular up to about a hundred years ago. https://www.scribd.com/document/250901510/Departing-This-Earth-Mourning Dan
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    first copper of 2017

    Hit a few sites today with Donnie B. and Trooper Bri , all were picked over pretty well but I managed a few to bring home .:happydance01: the first was where Donnie and I each scoffed a copper , mine was an 1802 draped bust large cent :bananadance:(first copper of the new year) . A few sites...
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    First Hunt of 2017

    It started as a grueling huge uphill hike with Donnie B. and Tropper Bri to two cellar sites , some on trails some "bush-wacking" and it took us over an hour to reach the first one. Only to find that site completely void of anything , the next site was another half mile down hill. This site...
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    Decisions !!

    Decisions !
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    Year's best of 2016

    I want to wish everyone here the very best and a Merry Christmas .... My detecting year is now over as I am officially on vacation with family from the 27th to January 9th in Arizona :cheering:. So I would like to share a few of my best finds of 2016. 2016 wasn't my best year but I had many...
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    Odd things

    When I started out metal detecting years ago I expected the clad coins , the occasional silver and pieces of jewelry . Then when I started detecting cellar foundations and colonial home sites I again expected buttons , spoon/fork and occasional older coin or buckle . There are many things I...
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    Sweet ol' gal

    Got out today with Donnie B. again back to where he got the fugio last Sunday , we hit it last week for only a couple of hours . He definitely wanted to go back and I had eyed a particular field that I wanted to hit as I suspected it had goodies hiding around . There are two cellars at this...

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