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Well Folks, after about 8 years of being a loyal Tesoro user I decided to see what all the hype was with the Garrett AT Pro. I still use my Vaquero, but wanted a machine I could use in the water too, and the AT Pro seemed like a wise choice.
I gained permission about a week ago to detect at an old (1920's) NC Mountain dairy farm on 20 acres. There were three old houses on this property at one time, but the houses, cows, and Old McDonald are long gone.
I've only been detecting there two times so far with the Vaquero last week, and pulled three Mercs so far with the oldest being a 1925, and about 15 wheat pennies.
This place has lots of targets including a bunch of junk (pull tabs, bottle caps, iron, foil, etc) where the houses once sat, so it was a great spot for me to become familiar with the AT Pro.
I've never had or used a detector with a screen either, so this was all new to me. Of course I forgot to bring the new headphones that came with the machine too. 
I must say, I am very impressed with the new machine and it was dead on with the target readings. I need more practice pinpointing with this coil, but it will come with more practice.
Here's a few videos I shot today:
Today's finds were:
*Large 28.5mm WW1 General Service eagle button - " Art Metal Works - Newark, NJ " back mark.
*Three Merc dimes - 1940, 43, 44.
*1940 Silver quarter
*14 Wheat pennies - 1919 thru 1951
*Assorted horse tack.
*One Black Snake
Thanks for looking Folks,
MM
I gained permission about a week ago to detect at an old (1920's) NC Mountain dairy farm on 20 acres. There were three old houses on this property at one time, but the houses, cows, and Old McDonald are long gone.
I've only been detecting there two times so far with the Vaquero last week, and pulled three Mercs so far with the oldest being a 1925, and about 15 wheat pennies.
This place has lots of targets including a bunch of junk (pull tabs, bottle caps, iron, foil, etc) where the houses once sat, so it was a great spot for me to become familiar with the AT Pro.
I've never had or used a detector with a screen either, so this was all new to me. Of course I forgot to bring the new headphones that came with the machine too. I must say, I am very impressed with the new machine and it was dead on with the target readings. I need more practice pinpointing with this coil, but it will come with more practice.
Here's a few videos I shot today:
Today's finds were:
*Large 28.5mm WW1 General Service eagle button - " Art Metal Works - Newark, NJ " back mark.
*Three Merc dimes - 1940, 43, 44.
*1940 Silver quarter
*14 Wheat pennies - 1919 thru 1951
*Assorted horse tack.
*One Black Snake
Thanks for looking Folks,
MM
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