Detecting with Shaun7.........UPDATED

[CRUSADER]

Spent 6 hours on one of Shaun7 fields. The plan was to lend him the Cortes & me try out the XP on a field which he had dug only rubbish from. I haven't dug so much rubbish in one day for many years. Its been dumped on with tin cans, foil, lots of coke etc...

Excellent warm weather & good company - cheers

I was very lucky to get a hammered as the signs were bad, hardly any lead & no Medieval or Roman bits.

Elizabeth I - 1579 Threepence
Countermarked Chartwheel Penny - 'Robinson, Cutler, Oxford'

UPDATED:
http://www.abccoinsandtokens.com/CT.0017.html
James Robinson was listed as a cutler at 46 Corn Market, Oxford from 1830 until 1847
The closest I can find to my coutermarked coin is above. I already have an 1807 with the same merchant but the stamp is the same as the one pictured. Can't find on with a 'Robinson' seperate from the Cutler , not sure if its rare yet. But I'll take it over a blank Georgian anyday.

They have big moles where he lives:

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Detecting with Shaun7.........

It looks like you two have a very romantic and productive detecting place for awhile.

Not me, its to far to drive & dig rubbish. We proved this field is not worth the £5 a day.

 

[hessian raider]

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do you have a rough idea of the age of the button in the lower left hand corner? I found one that is very similar to it. I assumed it was 19th century because it has a machined look to it.

 

[shaun7]

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I really like those hammered silver pennies lately.

It looks like you two have a very romantic and productive detecting place for awhile.

Congratulations!

yeah we really got off on those piles of s h i t !!

 

[CRUSADER]

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do you have a rough idea of the age of the button in the lower left hand corner? I found one that is very similar to it. I assumed it was 19th century because it has a machined look to it.

Tombac type, 1780s - early 1800s

 

[shaun7]

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got the lobo working! cheers mate, is it supposed to sound like sooty and sweep?

 

[CRUSADER]

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got the lobo working! cheers mate, is it supposed to sound like sooty and sweep?

That what my nickname for it

It will take some getting use to but its a good machine.

Do what I'm doing with the XP. Dig all until your know for sure.

 

[shaun7]

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got the lobo working! cheers mate, is it supposed to sound like sooty and sweep?

That what my nickname for it

It will take some getting use to but its a good machine.

Do what I'm doing with the XP. Dig all until your know for sure.

is there any way of controling the volume?

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Detecting with Shaun7.........

got the lobo working! cheers mate, is it supposed to sound like sooty and sweep?

That what my nickname for it

It will take some getting use to but its a good machine.

Do what I'm doing with the XP. Dig all until your know for sure.

is there any way of controling the volume?

I don't think so, but at least your hear it in strong wind. See the manual for all the details:
http://www.tesoro.com/info/manuals/current/lobost/

NB. 17.8 kHz - similar to the XP

 

[shaun7]

Re: Detecting with Shaun7.........

I really like those hammered silver pennies lately.

It looks like you two have a very romantic and productive detecting place for awhile.

Congratulations!

yeah we really got off on those piles of s h i t !!

I am going to unilaterally declare this one to be textbook double entendre.

aren't you coming over soon? this is metal detecting in england, it's how we do things over here!
i can pm you my number if you fancy it!

 

[robfinds]

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got the lobo working! cheers mate, is it supposed to sound like sooty and sweep?

Discrim around 2 and a quarter Shaun, to find small hammered with the lobo.

 

[robfinds]

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Just goes to show hammered can turn up anywhere. £5 a day ?.

 

[CRUSADER]

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Just goes to show hammered can turn up anywhere. £5 a day ?.

His farmers money grabbing, not interested in what you find

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Detecting with Shaun7.........

got the lobo working! cheers mate, is it supposed to sound like sooty and sweep?

Discrim around 2 and a quarter Shaun, to find small hammered with the lobo.

Interesting, I said keep it on about 3. I always think, the lower the better with most machines. Although the XP in all metal was a lot of digging. (I've had 3 hammered in 5 trips out with it)

 

[robfinds]

Re: Detecting with Shaun7.........

got the lobo working! cheers mate, is it supposed to sound like sooty and sweep?

Discrim around 2 and a quarter Shaun, to find small hammered with the lobo.

Interesting, I said keep it on about 3. I always think, the lower the better with most machines. Although the XP in all metal was a lot of digging. (I've had 3 hammered in 5 trips out with it)

Can't really give much advice on your model mines the older one had it years. Although with discrim set at 8 no coke but still cut coins. Think your newer type should knock out coke in all metal ?.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Detecting with Shaun7.........

got the lobo working! cheers mate, is it supposed to sound like sooty and sweep?

Discrim around 2 and a quarter Shaun, to find small hammered with the lobo.

Interesting, I said keep it on about 3. I always think, the lower the better with most machines. Although the XP in all metal was a lot of digging. (I've had 3 hammered in 5 trips out with it)

Can't really give much advice on your model mines the older one had it years. Although with discrim set at 8 no coke but still cut coins. Think your newer type should knock out coke in all metal ?.

Had pouches full of coke today. I'm learning it with setting that woody gave me. It means lots of digging until I'm sure of the sounds but I think it will increase the depth somewhat.

 

[woody50]

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Shaun, how did you come by a Lobo? I used the Lobo for many years now, its been my reserve for about 4-5 years. I used it always with less discrimination then the other boys say, in any case about 1.5 or two. Have to look thought to make sure. Back then, when I started on the Lobo's (had three in all) in my first year I pulled out about three times the stuff as the other guys, who were using XLT's and a Fisher 1266. The next year the other boys (there are 4 of us) appeared in England all with new Lobo's.... Oh well.

But its a great detector, I have found much much much wonderful stuff with it. It screams when it has a good target. The only way to lessen the volume is to use headphones and turn it down. The three things I hate about the Lobo are:
-the battery test. Its not quite when you turn the set on, it seems like a 747 has p i s s e d just above you. And don't forget to take the headphones off before you turn it on!

-the cord or cable to the coil. Too darn think and easy to break. Using in a building site with sticks sticking out of the ground will break it every time. One of my coils cables is now reduced to about 20 inches.

-the battery connections. Why with such an expensive set didn't they make drop in batteries. Had several times that a wire broke in the field.

Anyway I hope you have great searches with it...

grtx earl

PS forgot to say, I always used the Lobo at full sensitivy. It does not seem to become unstable that way. I even modified one of them so that the sensivity could be increased about 20%.

 

[woody50]

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Good stuff again Cru. And another hammered... hmm, you only need on more to ac hive my prediction of three more than last year. And still with days to spare (10). I think you might also beat my prediction by a couple.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Detecting with Shaun7.........

Good stuff again Cru. And another hammered... hmm, you only need on more to ac hive my prediction of three more than last year. And still with days to spare (10). I think you might also beat my prediction by a couple.

wrong I need 1 more to beat your prediction (had 3 hammered in 5 trips with the XP)

 

[woody50]

Re: Detecting with Shaun7.........

Good stuff again Cru. And another hammered... hmm, you only need on more to ac hive my prediction of three more than last year. And still with days to spare (10). I think you might also beat my prediction by a couple.

wrong I need 1 more to bet your prediction (had 3 hammered in 5 trips with the XP)

OK, sorry, my math seems to be letting me down after all the wine. Anyway, you like the XP so far and that is great!