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Patriot Relics

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Feb 6, 2014
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Hey guys,

Managed to get out on Saturday with D&D and Dirtstalker to secure a new permission site. Impressed with my Deus digs on Friday, I elected to press my luck and continue hunting with the new machine. The first site had tons of potential, with occupation dating back to the 1700s. After a chance encounter with the landowner, I secured the permission and we split up to work a massive field. While I did manage a few flat buttons, the more productive section of the site was likely slave quarters. This site had deep iron tools everywhere- Allen dug more than his fair share...a few rice hoes and a killer axe head, while I elected to cherry pick a handful of tombac buttons and 4 harness bosses.

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On Sunday, I headed back out to a promising coastal site that I had scouted with the yak a few months back. After chatting up a nearby neighbor, he agreed to call the landowner and clear us hot to hit the adjacent property. Stef45 linked up with me a short while later and we began gridding the site. Armed with my old Safari, Stef scored a pair of buttons- one killer civil war era Charleston PD button. Think the minelab gods were reminding me that my CTX had been neglected all weekend :laughing7: Not the most productive dirt, however I did manage a pair of epaulet clasps, a federal general service button, locking mech, and broken skeleton key.

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Among the other weekend digs were a handful of copper flat buttons, partial sickle, massive iron buckle, and various lead.

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All in all this weekend was just fanastic- 1812 Artillery, 1782 Real, Hibernia, Federal Service button, and great company. As always thanks for looking!

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Carolina Tom

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Apr 4, 2014
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Charlotte
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XP Deus V3.2 9" & 11" Coils, AT Pro, ProPointer AT, Lesche 55, 75 & 80LT
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Other
Oh Jon, that's a bunch of nice stuff! Congrats on all of the sweet relics!
 

46Wheat

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May 23, 2014
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Omg that buckle is huge
 

GrandBlancDig

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Mar 26, 2015
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Grand Blanc, Michigan
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XP Deus - 11" coil ~ TRX bullseye ~ Predatortools Intrepid ~ Predatortools Raptor ~ Whites Coinmaster GT
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Metal Detecting
Crushed it with deus, well done! Have it on a relic program?
 

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Patriot Relics

Patriot Relics

Silver Member
Feb 6, 2014
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Lowcountry, South Carolina / Richmond, Virginia
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CTX-3030, Deus XP II
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Crushed it with deus, well done! Have it on a relic program?

I run a custom and rarely mess with it in the field- unless the machine is overly noisy. Basic set up- Sensitivity 93, Discrim 0, Reactivity 2, Silencer 0, Full tones...although I still use VDI I try and dig by sound.
 

BARKER

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BOSTON
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Whites DFX, Garrett GMH, Toltec 100, Whites PI 3000, Fisher 75, Whites Silver Eagle 2, Whites Beachcomber, and several others from 1968 to Present
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Hi VMI; Great stuff there. I ID'd the Charleston SC Police Dept Button as being Confederate for Stef45. You guys are on a roll. PEACE:RONB
 

Oct 5, 2014
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Fantastic relic hunt! Congratualtions on recovering some real beauties!
 

Calabash Digger

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great finds!
 

Steve in PA

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Nice hunt, lots of good targets were dug!
 

can

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Eastcoasthunter21

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New York/Florida
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That looks like one good weekend VMI put the safari away stick with the deus.
I was back and fourth when I got mine now I don't leave home with out it
 

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