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]

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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.

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!

We are on 42 this year & we did set a target of 50 at the beginning of the year. Will we probably not quite make it, but next year should make it easy

 

[shaun7]

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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%.

thanks for that earl! crusader let me have it, i just had to fix a battery wire!

 

[crazyjarhead]

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Better luck next time Crusader. What are those big piles of dirt

 

[shaun7]

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Better luck next time Crusader. What are those big piles of dirt

that new xp he has gets incredible depth, but he never fills his holes back in!

 

[phantomfinder]

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Sweet pic, wtg

 

[tinpan]

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Good to see members sharing site. WTG might be an idea to ungrade to top the range Minelab like gpx 450 for the real junky fields.


tinpan

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

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that new xp he has gets incredible depth, but he never fills his holes back in!

I was going to ask if you guys were using a back hoe to dig with, lol...

Nice finds!

DANGLANGLEY

 

[CRUSADER]

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that new xp he has gets incredible depth, but he never fills his holes back in!

I was going to ask if you guys were using a back hoe to dig with, lol...

Nice finds!

DANGLANGLEY

Its straw & animal waste mixed with the rubbish cans & stuff people throw in Its been happening for years, so its like digging a dump.

 

[camb1]

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Looks like a great place to detect. Great finds also.

 

[woody50]

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Better luck next time Crusader. What are those big piles of dirt

that new xp he has gets incredible depth, but he never fills his holes back in!

Sorry Cru, I have to agree with Shaun. I have seen Cru (Crusader) at work and you don't want to be within the shovel range because its real hairy. I almost got clobbered a couple of times. Once he even hit a bird that was flying too low over him, but the bird was stronger and even came back and bombed him. Yea its always the same when the guys get a new detector, dig dig dig and go down meters. And then too darn tired to put the soil back in over the iron plow....

 

[CRUSADER]

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Better luck next time Crusader. What are those big piles of dirt

that new xp he has gets incredible depth, but he never fills his holes back in!

Sorry Cru, I have to agree with Shaun. I have seen Cru (Crusader) at work and you don't want to be within the shovel range because its real hairy. I almost got clobbered a couple of times. Once he even hit a bird that was flying too low over him, but the bird was stronger and even came back and bombed him. Yea its always the same when the guys get a new detector, dig dig dig and go down meters. And then too darn tired to put the soil back in over the iron plow....

If I created those piles of s h i t then I need a doctor.

(for anyone wondering, I do fill in all my holes)

 

[woody50]

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Better luck next time Crusader. What are those big piles of dirt

that new xp he has gets incredible depth, but he never fills his holes back in!

Sorry Cru, I have to agree with Shaun. I have seen Cru (Crusader) at work and you don't want to be within the shovel range because its real hairy. I almost got clobbered a couple of times. Once he even hit a bird that was flying too low over him, but the bird was stronger and even came back and bombed him. Yea its always the same when the guys get a new detector, dig dig dig and go down meters. And then too darn tired to put the soil back in over the iron plow....

If I created those piles of s h i t then I need a doctor.

(for anyone wondering, I do fill in all my holes)

ah Cru, we all knew that, but want to play around with you a bit...

 

[NGE]

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Nice finds, and all that 'nure looks pretty crappy to me......NGE

 

[tymcmurray]

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That counterstamped is Fantastic!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

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That counterstamped is Fantastic!!!

Thanks, just updated the top with more info.

 

[Silver Searcher]

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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.

What you got paid a Fiver to dig there

 

[Silver Searcher]

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

Don't forget to ground balance it on every field

 

[Silver Searcher]

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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.

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.

I think it only knocks out coke in auto, even then you still dig the odd peice :P

 

[Silver Searcher]

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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.

Shaun just to say... I had a Lobo for six years and never had any problems with the ones pointed out on here, the only problem that I encounted was with the 8 1/2" round coil which is the most versertile coil to use with the lobo, I had three in total, in six years I used all the coils available to this machine and the 81/2" was the best. I used the discrim on 2 3/4 at this setting coke comes through with a broken crackle and that's when its right on top, at this setting you should not pick it up under the surface unless it's a very big peice, I have a couple of spare pods for the lobo send me a PM with your address and I will post them to you
is there any way of controling the volume?

 

[woody50]

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Good stuff again Cru. And another hammered... hmm, you only need on more to achive 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)

Shucks, I made a spelling error (although I usually run the spell check, both on and one are good).
quote you only need on more should have been you only need one more
Sorry bout' that....I usually nevre make mistakes...