Vintage Whites metal detector

captain flintlock

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Jul 21, 2015
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Tesoro
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This was the first yard sale of the year. Well, it was more of an ongoing garage sale thatā€™s open every weekend. But it was on the way to our destination and worth the stop. I picked up a small sterling thimble for .50 cents. But the best find was this vintage Whites Coinmaster metal detector from the 1970ā€™s. The guy said it worked last year at the beach. I noticed that someone ran a couple of wires from the main box for whatever reason but other than that, it looks like itā€™s in great condition. It looks like one of the extra wires is for older headphones. The guy says $10 and itā€™s yours! Couldnā€™t pull my money out fast enough. I havenā€™t gone through it yet but Iā€™ll do that maybe tomorrow. Not sure if Iā€™m going to flip it or keep it. It weighs about a hundred freagin pounds!! ā˜ ļø ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1516493962.096404.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1516493973.929723.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1516493983.579172.jpg
 

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galenrog

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Feb 19, 2006
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Whiteā€™s will have schematics and service manuals on this. If it has issues, they may offer to repair it.

Time for more coffee.
 

lookingharder

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Feb 27, 2015
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Whites Coin Master. Garrett AT Gold, Garrett Ace 350
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Its amazing how far they have come. Great find.
 

flinthunter

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Jan 3, 2011
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That was my first detector in the mid 70's and I still have it. It was a pretty good machine, but as you said, very heavy and hard on the wrist after swinging for a few hours. It would go about 6 inches on a dime but most coins in the 70's were only about that deep where I hunted. Congratulations on a great find, it looks to be in very good condition.

PS: If you were hunting within a couple hundred yards of traffic, it would pick up CB talk.
 

Madmox

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Whites has some of the best customer service in the business. Made and serviced here in the wonderful USA. Sweet Home Oregon to be exact.
 

Kickitin

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Mar 28, 2017
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I still have my dad's, just like that one. He's the one that got me started in this craziness.
 

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