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From: parnass@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.misc
Subject: Metal detecting revisited - hobby that pays for itself
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Date: 21 Aug 89 17:00:40 GMT
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   A year has elapsed since I posted questions and an  arti-
   cle  about  metal  detecting.   At that time, a few other
   metal detector owners responded with fascinating informa-
   tion.

   I'm interested in hearing from detectorists  about  their
   activities during the past year.

   My wife and I started detecting a year ago and now use  a
   White's  6000  Di  Pro Plus with 9.5 inch searchcoil.  We
   searched at least one day a  week  last  summer.   Unfor-
   tunately,  we've  been  out  only a half dozen times this
   summer, during which time we found:


        engagement ring
        sterling silver ring
        decorative gold ring (worth about $200)
        several Mercury dimes
        coins dating back to the turn of the century
        a lot of modern coins
        paper money, including a $20 bill,
              found while "surface hunting"  :-)
        dog tax license tag from 1923
        Pearl Harbor memorial token
        shotgun shells, bullets, pocket knife, US Army compass,
              machete, toy cars, etc.

   Have you any new insights since we  last  discussed  this
   topic?   What  have  you  found  this year?  What kind of
   detector(s) do you use?  How big is the searchcoil?   Did
   you use a trowel, knife, or rod to recover found items?

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