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« on: April 11, 2010, 12:35:39 am »
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hello everyone;;  i have been thunting for 10 yrs as hobby.  found    a qiute a few siver&copper coins, old buttons,etc. but havent found any gold coins yet.  i know some of my sites should have them, but cant find any yet. if someone could tell me what im doing wrong that would be great. and i have a few questions for you pros out there. i've heard that a 5 dollar coin will read pulltab, but im not so sure.  i have tesoro golden umax. it wont pick up my wedding band if i have disc, over iron.  i also had a garrett 2000gti , and it read it foil or below. i also have a 1 dollar size coin and it reads total junk in disc, mode. should i be searching in all metal mode? thats what im starting to think. but cant stand the thought of listening to all those nails, and could i tell difference? also when in all metal mode. should the threshold always be audible? im not so good with all metal mode.  someone please help;;;;   thanks jb

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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2010, 01:03:35 am »
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jb, what makes you're doing anything wrong?   That $5.00 gold piece someone dropped in 1900 would be the equivalent of you losing $140.00 today.  If you had 3 $50 bills blow out of your hand (or a $140 gift card), how much time and effort do you think you'd put into recovering them?   The same thing applies to our ancestors which is why we tend to find a lot more lower denomination coins than larger.   I'm not saying that there aren't gold coins out there to find, but if people are going to be honest with you, going ten plus years with out finding any gold coins (even in areas where there is a good chance they were used) is probably the norm rather than the exception.

Even so, you'd probably benefit from some time in a test patch.......that way you KNOW what the targets are and how deep they are and can figure out what works best for you.


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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2011, 12:12:49 am »
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If it's not too trashy an area, I run my Tesoro Cibola in all metal (goes MUCH deeper) and when I get a hit, I switch to disc and back at 90 deg to get a good picture of the target size, composition and depth. (sweeping disc while sweeping target)
Once you easily locate a deep, small target in all metal (one you would probably miss 99% of the time in disc) then you can concentrate in a very tight area and it should read out.
Using this method has added an easy 2-3" average on my keeper finds. Wink

"you'd probably benefit from some time in a test patch.......that way you KNOW what the targets are and how deep they are and can figure out what works best for you."
200% agreed with BA on that point. (I have one and I use it!)

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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2011, 06:42:25 pm »
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Gold is what everyone is after since the begging of our country and even further back. Man I hope to find some one day as well. Don't give up hope on your search though! If your out enough I know something will turn up for you. Keep your coil to the ground.  Great

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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2011, 07:08:34 pm »
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Every detectorists dream is to find that gold coin, ive been at 33 years hunting places where there may have even been gold coins lost but no luck yet. Just keep on digging and maybe some day one will surprise you. I never had a chance to test one with my XLT to see what one would read, but i remember my grand parents use to have some small ones the size of a dime( $3.00 ), so thats why it good to dig a lot of signals, and do some research on who would have gold coins back in the day. Good Luck....DW

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« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2011, 07:20:48 pm »
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1. No Discimenation.

2.  Hunt where they could have been used.

3.  Any that I know of found were found in a cache or lost in some other fashion.

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« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2011, 10:32:39 pm »
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I think there is many more pull tabs than nails even in my own yard. I also think 99% of us are going to have go to a website to find gold coins

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« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2011, 04:36:52 am »
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Never found any gold coins but I am still Looking , Good Luck to you and folllow the advice posted above and you will do just fine.

and don't forget about these places also.

1.   Parks
2.   Schoolyards
3.   Playgrounds
4.   Fairgrounds
5.   Picnic Areas
6.   Recreational Vehicle Parks
7.   Amusement Parks
8.   Carnival Sites
9.   Swimming Areas such as Lakes and Rivers
10.   Seaside Beaches
11.   Sand, Dirt or Grassy Parking Areas
12.   Old Home Sites
13.   Old School Sites
14.   Children's Summer Camps
15.   Fishing Camps
16.   Hunting Camps
17.   Under Grandstands and Bleachers
18.   Under Ski Lifts
19.   Churchyards
20.   Old Military Bases
21.   Old Campgrounds
22.   Roadside Produce Stands
23.   Around any Resort Area
24.   Stock Car Speedway
25.   Small Circus Grounds
26.   Abandoned areas, trailer parks, drive in movie theaters, etc.
27.   Winter Sledding Spots.
28.   ice cream truck routes
29.   Old Railroad Rail Lines
30.   River and Waterway, Banks
31.   City drains, where they dump out at.


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« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2011, 05:11:00 pm »
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Nice list there Karl, you just never know where you will find a gold coin. I'm shure it wasnt a very lost coin back in the day when it was used. I would think old homesteads where people had lots of money back then(1800's) would be a good place to look if you could get permission......DW

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« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2011, 05:13:27 pm »
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yes they are I have two on my property and have only checked the one so far.

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