Saturday's Hunt Cool Relic's
Got out with Frank yesterday for a long day of hunting. Was up at 3am and at Franks at 6am, was back home at 6pm.
We hit up 6 sites some we had been to and some we had not. Was nice to go back to some old sites to see what we had missed with our old machines, now that Frank is swing the Deus 2 & I'm swinging the Manticore.
Both machines are super sensitive & find deep targets.
The IH is a no date fatty.
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Minelab Manticore / SPECTRA V3i, Pro-Pointer II. Lesche Digger.
Oldest Copper: 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny. Oldest Silver: 1663 1-Reale
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Good work there Rebel. That is a long day. Those 12-15 hour detecting marathons just don't appeal to me as much as they once did.
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
"He who would search for pearls must dive below."
I hear ya. Switching to a lighter machine made it easier to swing rather than the heavier V3i.Originally Posted by Lodge Scent
Good work there Rebel. That is a long day. Those 12-15 hour detecting marathons just don't appeal to me as much as they once did.
I slept great that night but was still sore.
Minelab Manticore / SPECTRA V3i, Pro-Pointer II. Lesche Digger.
Oldest Copper: 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny. Oldest Silver: 1663 1-Reale
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Great seeing those new machines waking up old sites again! Only a few years ago 12-16 hours swinging was the norm for me, but now I'm down to maybe 8 hours on a good day before the fatigue really sets in. But with my work schedule I'm lucky if I am able to get out for 2 hours at any one time. But maybe when I have more time I'll have to swap out my CTX for a Manticore to lighten the load, although using the swing harness helps in many cases.
Equipment:
Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
You Tube: Rediscovering America
Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!
That is dedication to the hobby. I switched to the Deus 1 about 7 or 8 years ago because I couldn't swing my DFX for more than 3 or 4 hours. Now, I am lucky if my legs and back hold out for a 3 hour hunt. When I get to the site I take a couple Advil and that helps a little. Getting old ain't for sissies!
My wife does all the driving, I just hold the steering wheel!
That's a long day, but worth it with the finds there. A few years ago in England we did the standard 9 hour day hunts - but after 5 or 6 of them in a row I was tuckered.
John
Vermont relic hunting, one swing at a time.
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