MICHIGANJAY
Sr. Member
- Dec 28, 2006
- 297
- 14
- Detector(s) used
- V3i, MXT, Equinox, Excal. 10, Ultra 1000
- Primary Interest:
- Other
My Friends- I hope my post finds you in good spirits. Great score story! The other day I was out bottle pickin’ and detectin’ with my buddy along a dryn-up hotspot we have come across. After a few hours and no real keepers, we parted ways and I took my sweet time enjoying the Colorado air and detecting with the MXT along the path back to my Jeep. A lot of people out (and many said "hi") and this cool guy stops bye, asks what how I’m doin’ (mind you, at this point, I’m digging like usual) next he says as he has some old detectors and gear for me. I said “I got no money” – “he said that ain’t necessary”. He had been thinking about cleaning out his shed full of these old detectors he inherited from a lady in California. He had got them on account of some work he’d done for the lady and when her husband passed away, she gave him all this gear n’ such. I’m not one to argue, so I made plans promptly to pick-up the outfit. I was pleasantly surprised to see all the goodies that he tossed in. There was a stack of old dusty boxes, full of gear – detectors, books, coils, straps, rods, videos, and many other bits. The winner of all of this gear was a Garrett GTA 1000 with hothead 10.5 coil (brand-new coil) - it works great! Now I have a decent back-up detector or something to let other people utilize - see my "finds" photo below.
Next, a Fisher Model 433? box (old VLF model …nice condition..totally vintage-not sure of the year). After a little research, I was finally able to piece this classic unit together - it beeps! Digging deeper into the rigging, I discovered five old blue boxes which were home-made metal-detectors that look like they are geared for old Fisher coils. Interestingly enough, I have been working on a design that uses multiple coils/detectors - so this really came at an excellent time.
The 18 Books included-Nothing but solid, old-school, fundamental knowledge:
Diamonds in the Surf Trevillian , Carter 1982
Diamonds in the Surf the Second Adventure Trevillian , Carter 1983
Treasure Hunters Manual 7th edition Karl von Mueller 1979
Treasure Hunting with Minelab Metal Detectors Vol. 1 Andy Sabisch 1997 (autographed 02)
Treasure Hunting with Minelab Metal Detectors Vol. 2 Andy Sabisch 1998 (autographed 02)
The International Treasure Hunter Vol. 1 no 1. 1979
The International Treasure Hunter Vol. 2, No. 1 1980
Mysteries of Treasure Hunting the Story of the Divining Rod R.J. Santschi
Doodlebug Edition of Treasure Trails R.J. Santschi 1974
Successful Metal Detecting in the Water Re. Michael Bresciani 1982
Treasure Recovery from Sand and Sea Charles Garrett 1988
Successful Coin Hunting Charles Garrett revised 1979
Getting Started in Treasure Hunting Alan Smith 1975
Advanced Coin Shooting Patrick Fahey 1981
Professional Treasure Hunter George Mroczkowski 1979
How to Test.. Roy Legal 1976
COINSHOOTING How and Where to Do It Glen Carson 1976
Advanced Shallow Water Treasure Hunting w. Fisher 1280-x Aquanaut Wallace Chandler 1991
Plus 4 md’ing vhs videos.
Field Test: Cleaned-up and calibrated, I realized that this was Garrott’s digital flagship model from 1991-1995 and was sold for $600 during that time. I went ahead and took it to my test-park for two hours and I must say, I enjoyed some really nice features of this machine ie: notching, tones, wearable battery pack, etc! While seemingly not as much “punch” (7khz) as the MXT (13.8khz), I put it in “coin and jewelry” mode - and as you can see, that is what I found. $1.73 and two rings - one 925 with 7 stones. Overall, I guess the results speak for themselves. Your opinion is welcomed!
P.S. The guy said he would contact my webpage if he found anymore gear or decided to get rid of any of the other detectors he decided to hold onto for a while. Still delighted - J.
Next, a Fisher Model 433? box (old VLF model …nice condition..totally vintage-not sure of the year). After a little research, I was finally able to piece this classic unit together - it beeps! Digging deeper into the rigging, I discovered five old blue boxes which were home-made metal-detectors that look like they are geared for old Fisher coils. Interestingly enough, I have been working on a design that uses multiple coils/detectors - so this really came at an excellent time.
The 18 Books included-Nothing but solid, old-school, fundamental knowledge:
Diamonds in the Surf Trevillian , Carter 1982
Diamonds in the Surf the Second Adventure Trevillian , Carter 1983
Treasure Hunters Manual 7th edition Karl von Mueller 1979
Treasure Hunting with Minelab Metal Detectors Vol. 1 Andy Sabisch 1997 (autographed 02)
Treasure Hunting with Minelab Metal Detectors Vol. 2 Andy Sabisch 1998 (autographed 02)
The International Treasure Hunter Vol. 1 no 1. 1979
The International Treasure Hunter Vol. 2, No. 1 1980
Mysteries of Treasure Hunting the Story of the Divining Rod R.J. Santschi
Doodlebug Edition of Treasure Trails R.J. Santschi 1974
Successful Metal Detecting in the Water Re. Michael Bresciani 1982
Treasure Recovery from Sand and Sea Charles Garrett 1988
Successful Coin Hunting Charles Garrett revised 1979
Getting Started in Treasure Hunting Alan Smith 1975
Advanced Coin Shooting Patrick Fahey 1981
Professional Treasure Hunter George Mroczkowski 1979
How to Test.. Roy Legal 1976
COINSHOOTING How and Where to Do It Glen Carson 1976
Advanced Shallow Water Treasure Hunting w. Fisher 1280-x Aquanaut Wallace Chandler 1991
Plus 4 md’ing vhs videos.
Field Test: Cleaned-up and calibrated, I realized that this was Garrott’s digital flagship model from 1991-1995 and was sold for $600 during that time. I went ahead and took it to my test-park for two hours and I must say, I enjoyed some really nice features of this machine ie: notching, tones, wearable battery pack, etc! While seemingly not as much “punch” (7khz) as the MXT (13.8khz), I put it in “coin and jewelry” mode - and as you can see, that is what I found. $1.73 and two rings - one 925 with 7 stones. Overall, I guess the results speak for themselves. Your opinion is welcomed!
P.S. The guy said he would contact my webpage if he found anymore gear or decided to get rid of any of the other detectors he decided to hold onto for a while. Still delighted - J.
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