3 Gold Rings, Gold Crucifix, 6 Silver Rings and 769 Coins in 105 Hrs on the Beach

LawrencetheMDer

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Minelab Manticore, Minelab CTX3030 w 11" and 17" DD coils,
Minelab Excalibur II w 10" coil, Equinox 800 (4) w 11" and 15" coils,
Troy Shadow x2 w 7" coil, Pointers; Garrett Carrot, Pro Find 35,
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Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Jan Feb 2015 Finds.jpg
 

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dirtlooter

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XP Deus with 9"LF and 9" HF Coils and 600 Equinox with stock and 6" coils
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very nice, would have liked better pics
 

Oct 5, 2014
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35,424
Massachusetts
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Garrett: AT Pro, AT Gold & Infinium; Minelab: Explorer SE, II; Simplex; Tesoro: Tejon & Outlaw; White's: V3i
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Relic Hunting
Congratulations on the recoveries!
 

wlb42

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Nice......what beach areas were you hunting, the west side gulf or east side ocean beaches?........just curious.....thanks.

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park pirate

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Looks like a big collection of good stuff but a close up of the real good finds would be better...
 

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"AQ" Impulse
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Like the yellow!! And those killer sinkers, hate to step on one of those!!..:censored:
 

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LawrencetheMDer

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Feb 22, 2014
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Ohio and Florida
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
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Detector(s) used
Minelab Manticore, Minelab CTX3030 w 11" and 17" DD coils,
Minelab Excalibur II w 10" coil, Equinox 800 (4) w 11" and 15" coils,
Troy Shadow x2 w 7" coil, Pointers; Garrett Carrot, Pro Find 35,
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Assuming that each of the 88 outing lasts 4 hrs (?) and with a total of 2689 coins, you're averaging about 7 - 8 coins/hr. In Jan-Feb 2015, I found 769 coins in 105 hrs, or about 7 - 8 coins/hr as well (doesn't include all the gold, jewelry, sinkers and other valued items). I often rate beaches based on my coins/hr and, of course, gold found. The range varies tremendously from 1/hr (often on reconstituted beaches) to 20-30/hr when I hit a coin pocket (about as fast as I can dig them up). I have found 2 coin pockets so far; one contained about 86 coins, all at about 10-12" down at low tide on a very popular and heavily metal detected Florida east coast beach , and another with 197 coins in 4-5 ft of water off a popular Florida west coast beach. I keep these coin counts because I'm motivated by the fact that I find a gold item for every 200 - 250 coins, on average. Thus, the more coins I find the more gold I find and, as a consequence, favor beaches with high coin counts. The ever present possibility of finding a coin pocket at low tide or in the surf forces me to search for other coins in the area when I detect one. A "buddy" may be close by. When you find a coin in the sand at low tide or in the surf, be sure to look for his buddy...if you stumble upon a coin pocket you might find hundreds (and don't forget about the possible gold underneath)!
 

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