Awesome first few hours with the brand new AT MAX

[AusTexDude]

So it came UPS today about 4PM.

At 6pm I put it together and went out in the back yard. The house my GF owns was built in 1957 here in Austin, TX and I had not detected it yet.

In 3 hours I found

a 10 gram 14K gold ring
14 quarters
8 dimes
5 nickels
20 pennies
2 wheaties
1 silver llama charm
2 buttons
and NOT TOO MUCH TRASH

I have not even scratched the surface yet.

 

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[ecmo]

Congrats on your new machine. Wow,, nearly six bucks and a 14k gold ring on your first test run!! Is that real ice in it? At 14k I would think so.

 

[islamoradamark]

your in the money now

 

[AusTexDude]

Congrats on your new machine. Wow,, nearly six bucks and a 14k gold ring on your first test run!! Is that real ice in it? At 14k I would think so.

Thanks, No, I think it's a white sapphire

 

[Clad2Silver]

Nice hunt results......I think you'll love the AT Max. I use one and love it.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Now THAT is how you break in a new machine - Congratulations!

 

[Irishgoldhound]

Whhhoaaaa!!! That big gold ring was just waiting patiently for you to come and get it! Great finds!

 

[AusTexDude]

I was hoping for some silver coins but no. Three of those quarters are 1965... so close.

 

[Mudflap]

That's the way to break in a new machine! It will remember......

 

[Tom Slick]

Was it the detector or the site? Curious minds want to know.

 

[AusTexDude]

Was it the detector or the site? Curious minds want to know.

I'm guessing both... The backyard is loaded with metal. If I turn on all metal with no disc the freakin thing will beep every 4 inches. One normal swipe could easily produce a dozen hits. The house has been here for 63 years, that's lots of time for people to drop stuff in a yard that has prob never been metal detected. If I would have tried to MD that yard with the Bounty Hunter it would have been a nightmare and I would have never been able to pinpoint anything in that mess. I think I dug a very low level of junk compared to prize and that is because of the Detector.

 

[AusTexDude]

2nd hunt in the same general area... not as productive. Lots more trash this time cuz I was hitting more stuff with iffy signals.

BUT, I did find 2 silver dimes, 3 wheats, and a 1957 Pakistani Pice with a hole drilled in it. The house was built in 1957.

Found a stupid copper plug pretty much the same size and weight as a silver dollar... got excited for a second for nothing.

 

[Terry Soloman]

You are really doing well! I really like the Austin area. My niece went to school there and we love the area!

 

[OcdChaos]

Awesome finds. I just got a AT Max earlier this week. My birthday, anniversary and Christmas all come in December, so I asked my wife to combine all 3 and give me the ATMax a bit earlier, lol. I haven’t had a chance to get out with it yet. I’ve been using a Tesoro Vaquero which is an analog detector with no visual digital readout screen, just a box that makes sounds. It’s an awesome detector, I really like it, but I also wanted to get a digital machine with a screen to read, just to have one of both worlds, analog and digital, to compare and see what I like better. Keep us updated with your future finds.

 

[Holt0222]

One day maybe I will be able to upgrade from my bounty hunter to an AT Max.