Those fish stories

[eddiecurrent]

On another forum besides treasurenet not dedicated to metal detecting, a member posted this.

"If you decide to buy a metal detector, go with a White's. They're top of the line. My White's is well over 40 years old; The new one's actually discriminates coins.
My White's is the old analog, but the new ones are digital.

Unless deliberately buried, most coins that were dropped, rarely hit more than a few inches deep ( two or three inches ). The oldest coin I found was at the site of Fort Franklin, near South Tamaqua; and it was about 7 inches down ( dated 1761 ). My old Whites has]two loops ( and a headset ); and it will detect a dime at 14 or 15 inches deep.

Believe it or not, cemeteries are good places to dig. I mean on the surface. Can't go in with a backhoe. Just a trowel & replace the divots."

When I expressed skepticism that his well-over-40-yr-old-detector would sound off on a 14" dime, he responded....

"It still works great, will pick up a dime at one foot or more. It's paid for itself many times over. Also has a ferrous discriminator."

Here's a pic of a Compass 1973 Yukon...

I think Whites made a Coinmaster 4B at that time.

I doubt it could detect a dime at 14". I had a whites 4000d many yrs ago and 7" on a quarter in perfect ground was about it's limit.

 

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[digging440yrs]

That compass brings back memories ! I dug thousands of pull tabs and nails with that damn thing in the 1970s

 

[eddiecurrent]

I still do!

 

[Terry Soloman]

"Skeptical" is a good word. Although my G & G Wildcat was pretty deep on coins!

 

[eddiecurrent]

I'd never heard of C & G, I had to look it up. Looks well built.

http://metaldetectingforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=163173&stc=1&d=1340549746

 

[jeff of pa]

a Whites 6000-D series 2 Detector is over 40 years old.
I dug a 1812 Large Cent at approximately 8" to 10"
here in My town in the 70's. with a Whites 6000-D series 2 .
I knew the detectors sounds so well The Whisper I got made me dig, & dig & at the point I doubted myself,
I dug a little deeper, & it Popped out.

So Yes I believe him on that.

a dime at 14 or 15 inches deep ? not with my ears

& for the record, Even with My sovereign & Explorer SE,
I have one spot I worked in rows with the old Whites .
and cannot find even 1 Coin I missed .
may have been because all the Oldies were Shallow, Or may have been I knew that Whites so Well

would I go Back to it ? only in super trashy areas & under metal Bleachers.
The Older Whites do not go Crazy over Small nails, Bits of Foil, or Even metal Bars nearby. but todays detectors grab it all.

I have spots I can no longer hunt because of too much sensitivity.

when I sold my Whites for $100.00 approximately 10 years ago I told the Buyers I would buy it back for $100 any time. Yes I think I still would if it is still in working order.

 

[BARKER]

Hi; I started detecting in 1968. I have used just about every type of detector there was. The Whites detectors back then had no Disc and were good for 6" at best. Then they came out with the first TR type detectors which were good for 8" at best. There is NO WAY that guy would ever find a dime at 14" EVER. His sounds like Whites TR type detector. I'm not sure which one though. My opinion is he is nuts ok. PEACE:RONB

 

[jeff of pa]

Hi; I started detecting in 1968. I have used just about every type of detector there was. The Whites detectors back then had no Disc and were good for 6" at best. Then they came out with the first TR type detectors which were good for 8" at best. There is NO WAY that guy would ever find a dime at 14" EVER. His sounds like Whites TR type detector. I'm not sure which one though. My opinion is he is nuts ok. PEACE:RONB

I never used my TR mode on My Series 2 . I stuck to G.E.B. MAX
my understanding TR was only good in Sand

 

[Loco-Digger]

And he detects cemeteries? Bad Mojo...

 

[cw0909]

I never used my TR mode on My Series 2 . I stuck to G.E.B. MAX
my understanding TR was only good in Sand

yep my 1st Md, found my 1st cob @ 8-10 inch florida sandy soil near a small river inlet
http://www.treasurelinx.com/uploads/WH1976cat1n9.jpg

and it is/was in the water here lost around 80-81
Highlands Hammock State Park, a Florida park located near Avon Park, Lake Placid and Sebring

 

[Terry Soloman]

I'd never heard of C & G, I had to look it up. Looks well built.

http://metaldetectingforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=163173&stc=1&d=1340549746

Great Jack Gifford design after he left Bounty Hunter, and just before he founded Tesoro.

 

[eddiecurrent]

I tent camp at highland hammock twice a yr..the two spots at the furthest end of the campground are the best.

 

[cw0909]

I tent camp at highland hammock twice a yr..the two spots at the furthest end of the campground are the best.

i never camped there i lived in sebring for 3yr
a water moccasin scared the chit out of me, dropped Md
from the boat in 3-4 foot of murky, came back to what i
thought was the spot, with a heavy rake couldnt find it
i think the name was,hows creek

 

[BARKER]

Hi Jeff; Yup, The GEB Max came out after the TR type did. I guess I'm going a bit farther back in detecting time than what your talking about. I used them all back then. PEACE:RONB

 

[jeff of pa]

First one I used would have been mid to late 60's
that was a generic detector my Grandmother used in Florida.



My personal first worked through an AM radio on the handle



2nd



3rd



Then I went to Minelab.
Never looked back.
No brand has given me reason to.

 

[Terry Soloman]

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Unless deliberately buried, most coins that were dropped, rarely hit more than a few inches deep ( two or three inches )

Really? I find coins 6 to 8 inches deep on a regular basis. I found a 1980 dime 9 inches down the other day. Sorry, but this guy is clueless.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

And he detects cemeteries? Bad Mojo

He's openly admitting to a crime and giving all detectorists a bad rep at the same time. Nice...

 

[gunsil]

Hunting the place he mentioned is not a crime around here and back in the day I did some with full blessings from the pastors of the church grounds where I did so. NOBODY whined or complained about it. My old Garrett "Zero Drift" BFO would find coins at 8" but most coins around here are not that deep even if they've been in the ground for 250 years unless the ground has been landscaped and soil added. Like Jeff, I have revisited some of the old honey spots with modern machines and found little to no coins, the old BFO sucked them all up.

 

[TXPIRATE]

My old Jetco Mustang was good for a penny under dust. But lord how that set a 9 year old mine a racing. 52 now and still have that treasure fever.