Ctx Madness

[silver]

Five sixpences is a great feeling hey !
What a good score !

 

[Coinballs]

Nice selection there Heatho

 

[Heatho]

Few more Silvers this arvo from another section of ye olde honey hole.

 

[Ramjet]

Dude.

 

[Goldpick]

Seems to be no end to those sixpences, not that you would complain. The CTX is serving you well Heatho.

 

[silver]

Great going Heatho, 60 is the highlight I recon.

 

[Heatho]

Cheers fellas, everytime I think of calling these parks as done I keep going back and coaxing just a few more out, just so convenient these spots, 5 mins from home is just too good to refuse. Been doing some research on some new spots so hopefully I can up the ante soon, they are a bit further from home though but not too far, maybe about 15 mins.

The next poor bugger that tries to detect these spots probably won't find much good stuff, just canslaw and a few BB's I didn't bother digging. Nah, I'm sure there will still be some silvers but they will have to work for them.

 

[Heatho]

Few hours out this morning at the park I got the 5 Florins, totally bummed out on the silvers, got 5 penny's and 5 half penny's and not a single silver amongst them. Thought there would have to be more as I've gotten I think 12 previously, don't know how you can just land on 9 silvers in 15 minutes at a park, get a few more and then get none over a few hours. Detecting is a bit weird some days.

Then went to another spot, was the cleanest oval I've ever detected, got $5 and only 1 piece of junk.

 

[Ramjet]

A lot of people would think ten pre decimals is a good day

 

[Heatho]

Not complaining mate, just a bit shocked.

 

[Ramjet]

Some sites just baffle ya don't they.

 

[numpty]

nice indeed!.... i'd be stoked with that

 

[rocketaroo]

I had a crap hunt finds wise today, just shows that even the best of us have bad days.....lol

 

[Heatho]

Some sites just baffle ya don't they.

They sure do mate, after the the first hunt there I was dreaming of Silver coin spills all over the park.

Wally69 said he has had a go at the same park a while back, he did the other end, got nothing and never went back there. I had a go at the same end as Wally and there certainly was nothing there. All the good stuff was in the low bottom corner.

 

[silver]

Time turns copper PDs into normal BBs through old detecting eyes ,... sure you still smile a bit while you check for raries, but ,.... silvers they ain't ! 8)

 

[Goldpick]

Still a good outing despite no silver, I'd personally be happy with that effort for only a couple of hours.

 

[Kidbeey]

Heatho, with the idea of buying a CTX while they are on special, I have just browsed through the 36 pages of this subject. For the uninitiated what are BB's, if you don't use a shovel, what do you use? Can't believe you are allowed to do so much digging in a public place without getting chased off. Do you stay away from the playing fields? Do you dig in areas with lawn? Do you put the grass back after you have dug? Is the Excalibur a knife? Could you explain TID? So you take your coins to a dealer to cash in the $900 odd dollars worth?

Hope I have not hit you with too many questions.

Gary

 

[Goldpick]

Since Heatho is not currently online, I'll endevour to answer some of your questions. Firstly BB's are brown buggars, or more commonly known as 1c and 2c coins. They can be a pain as they do give off a very good high conductor tone, and are probably the least desirable coins to find.

Heatho I believe does not detect or dig on actual playing fields, only the surrounds and on less sensitive areas. You should always steer clear of actual playinng surfaces, groundsmen generally frown upon detecting activities over prepared surfaces. Most of his targets are relatively shallow, and do not require an actual plug or gaping hole in the turf. Methods of coin extraction can unclude using a screwdriver to pop the coins out, or making a slit in the turf with a sharp bladed digger to extract the coin. Either method leaves little or no trace of ever being there, plus you can use a cloth to hold any residual soil whilst trying to remove the coin.

Excalibur is a multi-frequency Minelab underwater detector.

TID refers to the target identification number that comes up on the detector screen for various metal items ( coins etc).

You can either bag up your coins at the end of the year, and deposit them at the bank, or if your bank offers the use of a coin deposit machine, that is another option.

Heatho can expand on that, or correct me if I have screwed up.

 

[silver]

I concur Gp, I don't think I coulda said that any better myself ,... infact I'd a fallen short I recon, well said !

 

[Heatho]

Thanks GP couldn't have said it better.

Will clarify a few things for you Gary.

Is the Excalibur a knife?
Well sort of, Wally69 named it Excalibur after the famous sword , it's a digging tool he bought me from Miners Den. http://www.minersden.com.au/treasure-digging-tool/

Can't believe you are allowed to do so much digging in a public place without getting chased off. Do you stay away from the playing fields?
As GP said, I started out only using a screwdriver to "pop" targets out. These days I use the digging tool "xcalibur" also but not on actual playing fields and only for deep targets and yes I generally stick to the sideline areas and outer boundaries of ovals. You won't find much on the actual playing surfaces anyway. Sometimes I do the actual playing fields but only for very very shallow targets. Detect where the spectators are, that's where the treasure will be.

So you take your coins to a dealer to cash in the $900 odd dollars worth? As GP said, any modern coins I run through a banks coin counting machine, just make sure they have no dirt on them. All my Silver coins I still have and will continue to collect, if Silver ever hits $50 or $100 an ounce I may sell them. The CTX has found me so far well over $1500 in modern coins.

All the best with it Gary if you decide to purchase one, if you have any questions I'm happy to answer them as best I can.