Day 1 with Equinox 800 - 3 Coppers, every spoon they owned, and a whatzit?

FieldStone

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Temps just above freezing here in New England prior to the snow coming. Have not had a chance to try out the Equinox and its been sitting idle for 15 days. Debated on the beach or the woods, and deiced to revisit a spot that I know is off everyone radar. Field 1, sensitivity 23 and lets do this. First target was a spoon, and they just kept coming. Dug for about 3 hours and amazed how deep this unit will find a target. Ended up with all the spoons this homestead owned, an awesome gilded button, 1818 Large Cent, 1850 Large Cent, King George II Half Penny, XL Safety pin with buckle and two rivets with leather all in the same hole, 45+ square nails, oxen shoe, misc iron and this whatzit thing which appears to be brass and be some kind of buckle? Lots of targets still there to be dug, just need to figure out how to avoid the iron. Iron VDI was all over from 11 - 32 so just had to dig them all to learn the machine.
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laidback4sho

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Aug 31, 2014
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Nice! What state are you in? NH here. Getting ready to get dumped on here. Stay warm.
 

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FieldStone

FieldStone

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The smallest state. Predicting 4-8, then 3-6 now 2-4 with up to inch of ice in the mix. Somewhere, someone is in shorts and a tshirt with the A/C on!
 

RustyGold

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The smallest state. Predicting 4-8, then 3-6 now 2-4 with up to inch of ice in the mix. Somewhere, someone is in shorts and a tshirt with the A/C on!

Very cool finds FS!
That would be me in the shorts and T-Shirt. After a week of rain (which we sorely needed) I’m ready for the heat.
Best of Luck!
 

Inspector

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Sep 8, 2014
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Nice finds and great start with your new machine. congrats. predictions of up to 24" here.
 

Hawks88

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Aug 26, 2012
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Nice finds for your first hunt with the 800. Congrats and welcome to tnet from Niagara Falls.
 

RVRoamer73

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Apr 19, 2016
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Those LC's are in great shape. Congrats on your very productive hunt.
 

Oct 5, 2014
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Congratulations on the very productive hunt! :occasion14:

Love the old coppers!
 

dirtlooter

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pretty sweet fun hunt with the 800, guessing you like it
 

digging440yrs

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Dec 5, 2012
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thrifty76now

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A very nice assortment of finds. A toothpick will help you remqve some of the buildup on those great coppers.
 

smokeythecat

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Nice finds. Don't get too picky on the iron for at least 6 months, unless you KNOW it's a really big piece, but in that case it could be a cannon ball or camp ax from the Revolution!
 

CRUSADER

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I think the old safety pin is a nappy (diaper) pin.
 

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FieldStone

FieldStone

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Just did a few quick searches for that kind of a pin and came up with a Kilt Pin as well. Kilt pins were used to keep the kilt closed in the front. With the pin, buckle, and two rives with a bit of leather in the same hole it makes sense, and it makes the find much more interesting. :dontknow:
 

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Truth

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Apr 13, 2016
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Abita Springs La....Born in New Orleans
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My dream coin the Largie. Hard to find down South. Although we do have lots of Spanish. Congratulations on all your finds epic hunt in my book.
 

Whyme

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Aug 22, 2007
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Very nice finds! LC's and a copper! Awesome! Congrats! :icon_thumleft: The Nox is a great machine!
 

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