Some recent finds with Xterra 70

[Idaho PRB]

I've had my Xterra 70 for a few weeks now and I thought I would post some of my better finds.

 

[tymcmurray]

VERY nice finds!!!
I'd have to vote the 12 1/2 cent token a favorite!!!

 

[toolman61]

It looks like u and your detector are getting along just fine! I also like the 12 1/2 cent token but they are all grat finds in my book!! HH Tom

 

[Ferrous]

Exellent finds. I see you are a little to the south of me. Not many detectorists in Idaho. Thats good. More for us to find.

 

[U.P. Northwoods]

Nice find on that Airborne Regimental Crest. Is it clutch back or pinback? Is it maker marked. Can't remember the rgt. May be from the 82nd AB. WWII AB regimental crests go for very good money.

 

[X-Terra70_TreasureHunter]

Hi PBR
could you please fill out this form
& post it back in here

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

A 1917-S type I Standing Liberty gets my vote...
NICE !!!


VPR

 

[Idaho PRB]

Hi PBR
could you please fill out this form
& post it back in here

1) Old private yards
2) NC: -2 to 1
3) GB: 15-20 usually 15-17
4) Track: No
5) Patterns: AM when possible (not too much trash) #3 is my standby with only -2,-4,-6,-8 and 48 rejected.
6) Tones: 4
7) Target ID Stabilize: No
8) Beach Mode: No
9) Prospecting Mode: Only occasionally to pinpoint and check size of target. It seems to work well when there are a good target and an iron target close together, to identify if in fact there are 2 separate targets.
10) Iron Mask: usually 5, sometimes 10 if I want to hear the iron null out next to a good target.

These are settings I use, your mileage may vary. I am still learning the machine so don't take this as any kind of absolute.
Idaho PRB

 

[Idaho PRB]

Nice find on that Airborne Regimental Crest. Is it clutch back or pinback? Is it maker marked. Can't remember the rgt. May be from the 82nd AB. WWII AB regimental crests go for very good money.

It's a pinback I guess? The pin is gone but there's a place on one side of it where a hinged pin was soldered and across from that is the clasp that captured the pin. The manufacturer was Le Velle & Co. Washington, D.C. & Phila.,PA. It is stamped Sterling. Do you know where I might find information on it?
Thanks, Idaho PRB

 

[weasel606]

excellent finds Idaho PRB

 

[X-Terra70_TreasureHunter]

Hi Idaho PBR

Minelab XT70 has a hiden feature which you can try to check your ground conditions.

To test your soil conditions:

One of the ongoing common mis-conceptions is that the Ground Phase Number(Ground Balance)represents how much mineralization a particular soil
matrix contains. The mineralization of course referring to minerals that cause poorer performance of a metal detector, and not a particular quantity of an inert material.

The Minelab X-Terra X-70 has a hidden feature which allows you to make a reasonably accurate assessment of your ground conditions including the iron(Fe3O4, black sand) and/or the conductivity(salinity) of your soil. To clarify, you can quickly measure in relative terms how magnetic or connductivity of your ground is. You can then jot those numbers down and compare them to any other X70 users in the world.

As a matter of fact a database or registry could be set up to compare your conditions to that of others. Therefore when an X70 user states that they have "high mineralization" which is hampering operation, it can easily be verified whether such is the case.

The procedure is really just an extension of Auto-GBing the X70. So don't become overly concerned that it is terribly complicated, it isn't.

Procedure in Normal GB mode with GB Tracking "OFF" and Sens=20:

A. Auto-noise cancel in the area you will hunting with the coil held 3 feet above the ground and parallel to it.

B. Locate a target free area of soil.

C. Engage Normal GB & remain in the GB screen.

D. Place coil on the soil. Do not press the coil against the ground! This will distort the coil shape and give an inaccurate result. Simply allow the weight of the machine to lightly keep it against the ground.

E. Press the Auto GB button and raise coil about two feet above the ground before Auto GB has completed. If by the time you reach the apex of pulling the coil up to two feet it doesn't complete, then pump up and down from just above the ground to two feet high as accurately as possible. Recall that Auto GB signals with a tone when completed.

F. While still in GB mode press and hold Patterns button to get the numbers. The numbers are six digits in length but read out in three groups of two
that will repeat if the Patterns button is held down. Therefore 99 99 99(almost a million) is the largest number possible and 0(00 00 00) is the smallest.

Forty-six thousand would appear as the following sequence, 04--60--00. Make a note of the numbers which we will call the "IRON NUMBER"(Magnetite...Black-Sand).

G. As a reference, numbers in the thousands are mild ground, medium grounds tens of thousands , and hot hundreds of thousands. For clarity:

1. 0(zero) >> 10K mild ground.
2. 10K >> 100K medium ground.
3. 100K >> 1M hot to scorching.

Procedure in Beach GB mode with GB Tracking "OFF" is done the same way as the method above:

The same as above in normal GB except that your are measuring conductivity. Great for Ocean beaches, salt flats, & dried up lake beds etc. I would also take three samples in the exact same spot and average them to get an average number, using either of the above procedures.

Thanks for that info. on the settings that you are useing Idaho PRB

 

[RUDY2003]

Great diggs Idaho!!

Keep safe...

Keith

 

[Indianhead Jones]

Nice finds....sweet-looking Walker!

Larry

 

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Idaho- Great stuff, especially the `17 SLQ. Keep diggin!

 

[skatergod6262]

i love my xt 70

k kev

 

[oddcoins]

WOW ~ VERY nice finds!

I've been detecting with my brother-in-law in Rexburg Idaho (Madison county) ~ there's some good treasures to be found there! I also did some detecting in Craigmont (Lewis County). There's always so treasures to find!

KEEP AT IT!!!

Neil

 

[Detectingfreak]

Very awesome job on the silver and the token and the indian head penny! Looks like that detector is doing really good for you!