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Hello again! I used to be a regular here but then life got in the way for a few years. I'm in south central Washington state near the Columbia River border with Oregon. I ran a Garrett AT Pro for many years but recently bought a Minelab Equinox 800. Barely out of the box but looking forward to...

I went out for a fairly short hunt with flysar to a local state park. I had just starting sweeping the area when I got my first hit and out popped a 1937 Buffalo nickel. I've gotten older coins, but never a Buffalo. After that great start it was all modern.

I dug up a shallow silver colored ring the other day. Inside it says what I think is "GD 925." It might be "CO" or "CD," it's hard to tell. I know about the SP or EP marks for silver plating, but does anyone know what this mark means? I will try to attach a photo tomorrow, but perhaps...

I bought an old White's machine at a junk shop called a Coin Getter. By the looks of it, I'd guess from the 1970's or 80's or so. It's got a very small coil and the component box has one knob and a speaker. I got it for a few bucks because it didn't work. I took it apart, checked some wiring...

I got a new job in March and have been commuting almost an hour and a half each way since then. Last week we finally got moved to a new house - commute now is 15 minutes. Which means...more time for metal detecting (once the weather improves, that is). Drier climate, too, which I hope means iron...

Well, before this summer I hadn't dug any silver coins, mostly because I spent the last two years trying to reconstruct locations of old logging mill and donkey sites. But this summer I got hooked on coinshooting after my first find. For some reason I found the dimes in reverse order though...

I went to the county fairgrounds today just looking for coins dropped during the fair in August. I hit a spot covered with straw where people sat on bales when they couldn't find a bench. I figured there could be a ring or even a bracelet dropped there and no one would see it. Instead I got a...

I hit a local park I've never hunted before. First signal turned out to a 1942 D wheatie 3 inches down. After that it was just clad coins and some junk so I decided to go into a grove of fir trees and check around there before leaving. My first signal there was choppy and all over the place but...

I'm looking for your thoughts on the best way to open sod to get to the goodies. Large (over 8"), small (under 4"), round, square, hinged, unhinged. What has worked for you to get the plug replaced with the best chances of remaining green? The method I've been using is to cut a square, about...

Got my new 8x5 coil last week and have had it out twice now. I gotta tell you, I really like it. It hits target a lot deeper it seems. And discrimination and pinpointing seems easier too. Plus it's much lighter than I thought it would be. Has anyone else used the 8X5 and have an opinion of...

I just called the parks department in a neighboring city to see if metal detecting was allowed. They said yes, but you can't disturb the ground. I asked what that meant exactly. She said it means you can metal detect but you can't dig. I didn't even know how to respond to logic like that. I...

I found this button in the back yard of the same house I found the first military button. Weird thing is, this one was just barely covered with dirt. Couldn't have been there more than two years I'd say. Will return to check the area again when I get my new coil. Photos aren't good, but the...

I found this this gold colored star in the yard of the turn of the century house where I found the 1800's dimes and IH's a while back. I don't have a pic of the back but it looks like it was a pin back, with the pin going horizontal. It's the size of a penny. I can't tell what the three items...

I found this in the yard where I found the barber and seated dimes and the two IH cents last month. I know virtually nothing about buttons, other than in general they're a good way to connect two pieces of clothing. This does look like an Army button to me, and the rest of the items I found...

I had about 90 minutes yesterday to hit a park before dark. I decided to try a spot popular for family reunions and such. My first two hits were clad, then I pulled up a 1946 wheatie. Might be more oldies there, right? Suddenly I just hit coin after coin, none more than 1" down. I guess some...

I went back to the yard where I found the 3 silver dimes and 2 IH's a couple weeks ago. It was pretty slow this time. I found a rusted spoon broken in two, a kids' ring like you'd get from a candy machine in the 60's, and a big brass thing. When I was digging it out I first thought it was a...

My earpads on the AT Pro headphones are getting pretty tatered. Has anyone replaced theirs, and if so, is there a good place to buy them. Last time I checked Garrett didn't sell replacement pads.

Interesting story: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/07/15/buried-nazi-era-treasure-is-found-in-germany/?intcmp=features

I went back to hit the same house where I found the silver dimes and the Indian Heads. This time I found several memorial cents and a 1990 nickel. I was getting discouraged after the killer day I had previously. Then I hit on a dime about 5-6" down. Very worn and hard to read but the back said...

Got permission to search a yard of a currently empty house that is thought to be from 1908. I only had an hour so I concentrated on the area around the old path to the front door. In an hour I found a wheat cent, two Indian heads, a 1900 Barber dime (first silver coin!), an 1891 Seated Liberty...