Today my Tesoro found...

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Exactly $2.40 in change and a whole lotta bullet shells, lead and misc. trash (like balls of foil & melted aluminum).
One of the coins though, surprised me when I got home and rinsed it off. This 100 year old penny was the second wheaty I'd found in that area; the other was a '58. Pretty cool, thought I; there may be some silver here yet... Need to go back there in a couple days.
Swinging the Vaquero w/5.75". ^_^
 

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first silver ring today...

My Vaquero / 5.75DD located these bits today, including a small 925 ring, a '48D wheaty and a nice Chucky Cheese token.. Only out for a short time today, so either I'm getting used to the Vaquero, or I found a better spot. :icon_biggrin:

My first silver ring! :hello:
 

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I went out this morning for 2 hours with my Tejon and picked up a little over 1.50 in clad plus a glimmer of what i thought was a mans silver ring. Turned out not to be silver. That said, it was still a fun hunt.

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You are KILLING it with your machine! I can't wait to see your whisper finds with the bigger coil! :occasion14:
 

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Funny thing was that there were three Tesoros hitting this area today... My son was with me, using his Compadre, and we heard another detector beeping nearby. Turned out it was some guy visiting from Poland, and he was using a Silver MicroMax!

He's the only one who found a toy car. I'm jealous. :icon_sunny:
 

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Meanwhile....my Vaquero has been out working the past couple days, finding my second, third and fourth oldest wheaties to date; '17, '18 and '19 (from memory ~ crazy, but true). Found several other wheaties and a bunch of clad here, too. I'm still at the secret spot but I'll post pics in a couple days. There must be some silver here... My Vaquero will find it. ^_^
 

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Nine Wheaties and a pile mixed clad... All in one spot!

Out at an old picnic spot for about six hours total, over the past couple of days. Took the Vaquero and it found some treasure for me.
Nine wheaties, dating 17-18-19-28-42-44-50-53-54...and a pile of clad/copper/zinc. Around $8 in face value. Not sure whether to hang my head in shame over the lack of silver, or celebrate. Also found what I think is a smashed kid's ring (junk) a souvenir flattened penny, Canadian cent, and a wierd token/charm thing. Didn't dig too much trash, as I set disc just above tab for most of it. Tried it around foil for a while, but so much trash, it drove me nuts. Need to go back and check the area again... ^_^

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Great finds! You are learning the machine. After about 100-hours on the headphones with your discrimination set just below Nickel, you will start to hear the small differences in tone between junk and good targets. Get This Book!

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...-metal-detectors-christian-t.html#post4976269

I have that book; reading for the second time. With disc that low though, I'd be digging three times as much junk, too. Been hitting heavily trashed areas. While I can usually (not always) ID rusty bottle caps by their click or harshness, ring/beavertail tabs are still sounding like good targets to me... I'll go back to check again at lower disc settings. Surprised that I'm not pulling up silver coins, with all the wheaties I've been getting, but those have nothing to do with disc...just need to find 'em.
Oh well; still like finding wheaties. :hello2:
 

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Witch headphones are you using pinenut? Nice finds
Larry, I've been using Killer B's Wasp. Though they're bulky and a bit too warm, they do seem quite sensitive, and sound good with the Vaquero and Tejon. I haven't used my Eldorado with 'em yet, but I suspect I'll like the Killer B's with it, too. When I got my first Tesoro, the Tejon, I was using inexpensive over-ear phones. They sounded good and were comfortable, but the cord was weak, short (not coiled), and got hung up on plants. I also had to use a jack size adapter (3.5mm-1/4"), and an external volume control.
I like the B's better, even though they're bulky and hot. Based on reading up about detector headphones, it was either Killer B's or Sunray Gold (for me). I believe they're both made by the same guy, and both use Pro Ears Ultra muffs and Audiosears 2463 speakers.

I've picked up some parts, including 100 Ohm speakers and Leight Thunder 29 muffs, to make myself a spare set. They probably won't sound any better than the B's, but they'll be about 1/3 the price. Just wanted to try making some to see how they'd turn out. If not so great, my son can use 'em with his Compadre, and I'll buy another set of B's as a spare. ^_^
 

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a silver charm..

Went this evening shortly before dark to check out an offroad vehicle area and took the Vaquero with 5.75DD along. Soil was nasty; dry, hard and rocky. More bottle caps and melted aluminum than I'd ever seen, anywhere (damn, people are slobs!).
Finally learned about how swing speed helps to disc those caps out. Too slow a swing, and they sound coin-like. Get the speed right and they just click, while the coins will still hit hard (even zincs). Couldn't disc out those sorry lumps of aluminum...and they were all over the place (fire pits there).
Just one wheaty and a small handfull of modern coins today, but only there for two hours.
Did find a nice silver charm though - "925" stamp on the back. No, not much today...but silver does make me smile.
Maybe I'll have some time tomorrow. ^_^
 

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Terry Soloman

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The design of the charm looks old.
 

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The design of the charm looks old.
That's what I was thinking, and a bit unusual. Not sure when the "925" stamping became common, though.
I thought older silver was usually either unmarked, or stamped "sterling". Anyone know?
 

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45 minutes in a bark-chip totlot today...

First time trying a totlot. I found some interesting junk jewelry, some clad, a truck stop token, foreign coinage..
I do like those bark chips; just dig with the side of your shoe. Wasn't even that trashy there. Need to try totlots in better neighborhoods though; maybe I'll get some decent jewelry..
It really helps when the temp is over 100 out... No kids!

BTW, using minimum disc on Vaquero w/ favorite 5.75 widescan coil, though the concentric would have been even better there. ^_^

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Great finds! :occasion14:
 

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Great finds! :occasion14:

Thanks! It was pretty warm out (104, I think), but I was having fun. Wish I could have stayed there longer, but wife was buggin' to go. We were on our way to visit family when I spotted that park... ^_^
 

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Pinenut, think your are the one who bought one of my Eldorado, have you tried it yet? Hope it works out good for you it loves coins too.
 

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Pinenut, think your are the one who bought one of my Eldorado, have you tried it yet? Hope it works out good for you it loves coins too.

Got two of 'em and yes, found a bunch of coins with both! If I bought mine from you, thanks again! Was yours the really pretty, early one with anodized poles and glossy labels, or later one with painted poles and matte labels? Both work great on coins! I much prefer the Eldorado's audio tone and mode switch to the Vaquero's.

Usually grab a Vaquero when I go out around my place though, as I keep a small DD coil on it that works well in my area. Eldorados, with the concentrics I have on them, give me more trouble with hot rocks and constantly changing soil. I was thinking yesterday, Eldorado would be perfect in the totlots... I'll have to take one of them, next trip. ^_^
 

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