Finally got a SILVER coin with my new (used) XLT ~ silver #60 for the year

oddcoins · Aug 20, 2008

As most of you know already I love my Spectrum XLT ~ it's been a great machine for me for years now! I bought a second Spectrum XLT from a guy for only $250 in late June of this year. The machine seems to work just fine, but for some weird reason all the silver coins that I've dug since I bought it was found with my older XLT that I've had since 1999.

But I changed that today! I went detecting for about 30 minutes after I ate lunch and used my newer XLT and dug a 1963-D Silver Rosie dime, two wheats ('41-S & '50-S), and about a buck in clad. This is my silver coin #60 for the year (that's not counting any of the WAR nickels).

This is the forth time in a row that I've dug silver on my short lunch break detecting trips. Every Wednesday me and a few co-workers go out for a burrito lunch. I eat a big ol' burrito, then go dig some silver, and then head back to my office with a full belly and silver in my pocket!

Thanks for looking!
Neil

wildrider · Aug 20, 2008

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Yup,Thats a big ol' silver. That XLT should be a quarter vac for sure. I can't remember if silver shows a couple of ID #'s higher or lower than clad.

Ray in CA · Aug 20, 2008

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Congrats!! I'll take a Rosie anyday over the skunk.

Ray

Detectingfreak · Aug 20, 2008

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Very nice job on the 1963 silver dime!!! Congratulations!!! :thumbsup:

SC_hunter · Aug 20, 2008

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Congrats on the Silver....now you just need more breaks from work.

Dman · Aug 20, 2008

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Way to go. Nice dime. Sometimes it's good to get out and walk off a burrito.

Dman

bootybay · Aug 20, 2008

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You always do good and find neat stuff too Oddcoins... congrats again. :thumbsup:

gold nuggets · Aug 20, 2008

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Looks like you and your new/used XLT finally broke the ice....congrats on the silver :thumbsup:

Seems like I mentioned last weekend that you need to train the detector for what you want them to find. Your XLT seems to pick things up pretty quick so I'm beginning to think mine is a really slow learner. :'(

See you this coming weekend. Gold Nuggets :icon_jokercolor:

DD-777 · Aug 20, 2008

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Any silver is good silver

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MikeOregon · Aug 20, 2008

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Neil,

Nice to see that other XLT got it right! Congrats!

Mike

oddcoins · Aug 21, 2008

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SC_hunter said:
Congrats on the Silver....now you just need more breaks from work.

YEAH, I need to take a very long break and head over to South Carolina to do some detecting! THAT WOULD BE GREAT! . . . . I WISH!!

Ricardo_NY1 · Aug 21, 2008

A lunchbreak Rosie sounds good to me! Congrats!

oddcoins · Aug 21, 2008

Ricardo_NY1 said:
A lunchbreak Rosie sounds good to me! Congrats!

Yeah, it was nice to keep the silver streak going! . . . . last week a good-sized silver ring ~ the week before a 1944-S Merc dime ~ and the week before that a 1944-S Walking Liberty Half! Just one piece of silver each time, but I'm not complaining!

THANKS!
Neil

Mirage · Aug 21, 2008

Does the "newer" XLT use those C type batteries or was that the older Spectrum type? Every time my one buddy (who I rarely hunt with) pulls out his old whites I always snicker cause it looks so HUGE.

It will still find the silver though.

Bob

oddcoins · Aug 21, 2008

Mirage said:
Does the "newer" XLT use those C type batteries or was that the older Spectrum type? Every time my one buddy (who I rarely hunt with) pulls out his old whites I always snicker cause it looks so HUGE. It will still find the silver though.

Bob

No, it uses 8 AA batteries. None of the XLT series use the big C batteries ~ those we're the older Eagle Spectrum series that used the C batteries.