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Well today i found at the beach, my first pair of reading glasses!!!!! And 8 coins all in 20mins! (Its a local beach with not much access! Unless you walk from either direction to it) Cant wait for my next day off! Will spend a few hours there! But i cant find the gold rings or any rings, the...

Hi guys been watching a Lot of detecting videos on utube, one video was suggesting to detect along the fencing of parks! But when i get anywhere near a fence my detector screams, if i drop the sensitivity i cant find the target! I also have the same problem in playgrounds, i use a X-TERRA 505...

I seem to find most $1 $2 coins 1 to 3 inches down! Today tried a new park found junk and an earing! A lot of what i thought was a $2 coin came out as a lot of old 1980 style drink tops but 6 inches + deep! So what is the average depth of a $2 coin! Or how deep is too deep? I have found 1c 2c 5c...

Are most Detectors different as in the numbers they display! Minelabs 3030, E track, X-TERRA would they all be different or simular! And is it a big learning curve going from one manufacturer to another? Or the well seasoned metal detector people would work it out straight away! Cheers

Well, i think ive got most aspects of park/grass detecting 90% right now! Went on a long drive today, found an old run down playgroynd 1960s i would say, and the remains of an old school, was thinking this should give me coins or more! Nothing not even a ring pull! Then stopped for lunch at a...

Is there a rule of thumb as in what age coins start to be valuable! Read this morning about rare 1c 2c, so i soaked the coins i found both 1966 in vinegar and salt (as read on the net) then using a magnifying glass, i counted toes and blunt claws on the possum and after 40mins the coin is worth...

Well, today i detected 2 parks both old and big, both in the back streets! One was an old cemetery that was changed to a park in the 50s! Both parks had playground new style and old style (concrete pipes etc) tables, free bbq areas, basketball hoop etc! I dug over 30 plugs to find junk...

Hi guys, been out again today, and am struggling with the sensitivity or should say cant get my head around how it works! So if its a deep $2 coin ( the X-TERRA 505 should display a solid 30) but if iam getting 30 32 27 30, do i increase the sensitivity? And what is the normal sensitivity...

Up early today, 6am and at an old tennis courts that i found on the 1960s live maps google! I can put google maps on then move 1964 over live maps, if that makes sence! Any way i can see exactly where the courts were and most importantly where the seats and tables used to be! Found a heap of 1c...

Hi do most people go by tones or numbers? I have 2 cheat sheets for my X-TERRA 505, problem is i get a number out the detector down fumble in the wind with the cheat sheets! I did find last night a downloaded cheat sheet that sticks on the X-TERRA screen for the 505/705 for Australian coins and...

Any one ever brought digging tools from Predator tools usa? Getting tired of getting on my knees to dig a grass plug! And if so what size length and model do i want or need, there are a heap to choose from! Unless there is a company that makes simular in Australia? Cheers guys

Hi, new to the hobby, and enjoying it! Now finding it hard to find local parks with coins? But our council has a great version of Google Maps, lets you see this year, and with a swipe of a finger google maps turns to 1983, 1964, 1955, 1942! They are all movable maps! So there is no point in...