First AT Pro find

neodetectorist

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Jan 4, 2016
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4,118
NE Ohio
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1
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro W Stock coil, Fisher F2 W 8" Concentric and 9.5" NEL DD, XPointer pin pointer
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
My AT Pro came and like a kid at Christmas I ran outside to my yard, did a ground balance of 88, Standard Zero Mode, disc at 30 and literally my 4 swing I hit over a repeatable 82 signal at 6" and thought "darn" that sounds good.
Flipped the plug and swing over it with the same 82. Pin pointed and couldn't believe it.
Just a 45 wheatie but this one is going in my coin binder and treated like my best silvers.
You would have thought I found GOLD.

This is a good sign and I am very excited to take this AT Pro to all my areas I did very well with my Fisher F2.
Most of The Clad I found with the F2 actually paid for the AT Pro.

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Hawks88

Gold Member
Aug 26, 2012
7,878
11,840
Niagara falls
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Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Nothing better than Christmas presents in spring. Congrats!
 

glenn37216

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Apr 8, 2012
164
191
Hendersonville , TN
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT PRO, FISHER F75 Limited Edition, Teknetics EuroTek Pro, Garrett Ace150, 250,400i, Minelabs E-trac, Minelabs Equinox 600, Whites 6000D, DFX Pro,Bounty Hunter All -out of text space.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
..Welcome fellow AT Pro owner ! Try to get used to hunting in all metal Pro mode with no iron discrimination. You will absolutely love it because it is a Relic finding beast . I use the Cors Scout coil on mine and have done a direct comparison to the depth it gets to the Max and Gold. I can go several inches deeper and my discrimination is a tad better. An upgraded coil would really make your AT Pro shine. Congrats again on the finds and the more you use your NEW DETECTOR the more you'll love it. ;P
 

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gusnuts

Jr. Member
Mar 10, 2017
35
150
East Coast
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AT-PRO, PRO-POINTER AT
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Congrats! I started with a F2 and went to an AT-PRO as well. Night and day for me... The AT-Pro has really impressed me and I definitely recommend trying to learn in Pro mode. HH
 

KenG

Jr. Member
Mar 16, 2018
54
85
East TN
Detector(s) used
Tesoro Cutlass II, Land Ranger Pro
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Congrats. That's a sweet find.
 

sutphin

Gold Member
Oct 2, 2013
8,344
4,466
brunswick md
Detector(s) used
WHITES 5900, MXT 300, MXT PRO, MXT ALL PRO/ 8X6 SEF COIL
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
OLE ABE ..............
 

Subterranean

Silver Member
Jan 31, 2012
3,964
8,892
Southwest Missouri
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2
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro (Julio), Garrett AT Max (Medusa), Garrett Pro Pointer, White's Prism V, Lesche Digger.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Congrats, and if you want to kick ^$$ (jewelry and coins) with your ATPro, go full iron discrimination (40), sensitivity all the way up, and Pro Zero mode . Of course, if you want the iron relics, don't discriminate. Best of luck. Sub 8-)
 

Loco-Digger

Gold Member
Jun 16, 2014
11,828
17,745
Northern O-H-I-O
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
F75 LTD, 1280X Aquanaut, & a Patriot (back-up/loaner)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Good Omen, wheat in the 1st plug. :hello2: Enjoy your AT Pro, it has quite a following.
 

BTV Digger

Sr. Member
Jul 24, 2014
365
1,011
Northern VT
Detector(s) used
AT-Pro; Fisher F2; Tesoro Silver UMax
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
I also went from an F-2 to an AT-Pro last year. The F-2 is one of the best entry level machines out there imo and I've found a number of great old relics, silver and colonial coins with it. It's still my back-up machine today! The AT-Pro is a nice step up though. Best of luck with your new machine.

John
 

Silvermonkey

Silver Member
Apr 24, 2013
4,601
10,229
Eastern Massachusetts
🥇 Banner finds
2
Detector(s) used
AT Pro, XP Deus
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
You are going to absolutely LOVE the AT Pro. Shortly after I purchased one, I switched over to the 5x8 coil. This smaller coil helped a great deal with the balance and feel of the machine overall. Good luck!
 

Lanny in AB

Gold Member
Apr 2, 2003
5,661
6,368
Alberta
Detector(s) used
Various Minelabs(5000, 2100, X-Terra 705, Equinox 800, Gold Monster), Falcon MD20, Tesoro Sand Shark, Gold Bug Pro, Makro Gold Racer.
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
Always great to haul in that first find with a fresh machine!

Nicely done, and all the best,

Lanny
 

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