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midalake Wrote:
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> I hope not. I would much rather set the amount cha
> tter to my liking than let the detector decide for
> me.
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I agree. I would worry that, if the detector is doing-the-deciding, that it might err on the side of safety. Thus "muffling" performance. Same for something like auto-tun
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Tom_in_CA
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tnsharpshooter Wrote:
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> Yeah, I've been paying attention.
> This gentleman named Cal Cobra who posts here.
> How old is he and how long has he been detecting?
> Seems like and I maybe wrong, he's been holding hi
> s own and or putting a hurting on the supposed mor
> es years detecting detect
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Tom_in_CA
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doc holiday Wrote:
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> Didn't the nyt just say that the hobby is explodin
> g and detector sales are at an all time high???
If so, perhaps this is simply a function of increased population as the decades go on ? I mean, go figure, there's more sales of loaves of bread than there were in the 1970s, for example. That&
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Tom_in_CA
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goodmore Wrote:
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. The silver in th
> e ground is finite.
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I too remember the mid 1970s, starting with a non-discriminator, or a crude VLF/TR, when a beginner could pick up a detector, for the first time. And on his first day had a fighting chance to get silver at a local school or park. Nowadays, I wouldn't touch t
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Tom_in_CA
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khouse Wrote:
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> My etrac crammed into my equinox housing.
Yes. It would be nice if the old-school explorers (II, etrac, etc...) were as light weight and water-proof as the Nox. Would also be nice if something that light allowed for the sunray in-line probes.
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Tom_in_CA
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tnsharpshooter Wrote:
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> Big iron destroys all detectors really.
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tn-sharpshooter, thanx for chiming in. I guess I should have been more clear: I am VERY AWARE that I am doing better at un-masking, when using the Deus , versus than with my Explorer. No dispute about that. That was not my issue. My issue was the
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Tom_in_CA
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steveg Wrote:
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> Lots of votes here for the Deus as being the best
> at this, which is interesting.
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The Deus might be satisfactory at ID'ing and rejecting singular nails. But I would say that larger iron (I-bolts, cast-iron fragments, etc....) will "ring the bells of Notre Dame" on the Deus
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Tom_in_CA
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Interesting post. I have hunted along-side 800 users, in ghost-townsy spots, and yes: They get fooled by certain nails more often than a machine like my Exp II. Which effortlessly ignores ALL iron. On the other hand, they get some conductors hiding under and around the iron, that my Exp. II wouldn't have heard. So I guess there's no perfect machine :/
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Tom_in_CA
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possum mo Wrote:
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> Tom in CA. Bob bought physical gold, not penny s
> tocks. The old saying goes, ya can lead a horse
> to water, but you cant make it drink!
I'm not necessarily talking about "gold" vs "penny-stocks". I'm just discussing the psychology in general, of the "shoulda-woul
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Tom_in_CA
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possum mo Wrote:
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> Bob did his homework. HE knew what was coming lon
> g term. . The guys that bought high and sold low
> were the guys who did not do their homework. ....
But don't you see how you are arriving at this conclusion ? Of "who did their homework" and "those who didn't do their homew
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Tom_in_CA
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possum mo Wrote:
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> I go to lunch once a month with Bob, an 82 year ol
> d sharpie. He started loading up on gold back i
> n the 1970's at $40 per ounce. Still has it. I
> ts been a good investment for him , and soon his k
> ids.
If the meaning of this was to imply that "Gold is always a good investm
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Tom_in_CA
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ozzie Wrote:
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> WHAAAT!!!,. . . . girl, did you screw up. . .. o
> h well.
Yes. Like NFL football. We can all sit & watch the Monday morning slow motion replays, and say : "The quarterback should have thrown left. Not right ". haha
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D&P-OR Wrote:
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> Sounds like a smart kid that made a few bucks
And here we are, 40-ish years later, and my wife is saying "don't sell your silver" and "buy buy buy". I tell her the same story of my youth. And, unlike you , she's not saying "smart kid". Doh ! Mor
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Tom_in_CA
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Ok, if they are listening, here's what I want : A detector that can tell the difference between alloyed gold and aluminum. What's so hard about that, eh ?
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Harold,ILL. Wrote:
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> I am still waiting on that 100.00 a ounce silver w
> as suppose to hit like 2 years ago now? I was cal
> led stupid for dismissing it, guess I'm not that s
> tupid after all.
I've been hearing the same tune as well. It's going to go up "any day now". And they point to al
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Tom_in_CA
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D&P-OR Wrote:
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> the most honest man in town once told me "gold & s
> ilver has NEVER been a good investment".---
Well, if you're *lucky* and buy at the right time and sell at the right time, sure, you can make $$. But as a "certainty" , I would have to agree with your quotation. I'
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Tom_in_CA
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Nice "bump" of this thread, now that gold is admittedly nearing $2k per ounce (1882 today).
All I can say is this: That anyone offering the prediction of "certain price rises coming", can never be proven wrong. Because no matter HOW many years elapse, between an apocalyptic prediction and present, the prophesier can merely say : " I never said exactly when. But
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Tom_in_CA
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Steve Herschbach Wrote:
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>.... half ounce a week.....
Then, assuming someone was hunting most days per week (Ie.: every day), then that shows that my friend is correct: That "$80" would be a slow day for him. The other person I floated that to, was in Mariposa area. And he had serious doubts about this level of success.
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Tom_in_CA
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Thanx Steve. Question : At the current price of gold (north of $1800 p/oz), what do you think a skilled hobbyist can net, on an average day, in the G.R. belt of CA ? Eg.: Auburn, Nevada city, Grass Valley, etc....
I heard one long-timer there tell me he considers $80 of melt value gold to be a "slow day". Others I've talked to tell me they would consider averaging $80 to be
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Tom_in_CA
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doc holiday Wrote:
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> He has Arisen!!!
^^ indeed ^^ Happy Easter to y'all as well !
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Tom_in_CA
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
C'mon Calabash, you can't leave us and go over to "the dark side" ! You are too much of an asset to the md'ing community. So pppllleeeaaassseee don't get addicted to bottles. If you do, I will NEVER watch any bottle videos you try to make !
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goodmore Wrote:
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> Yeah I haven't seen too many videos on this detect
> or so I really don't have an opinion. He says he i
> s new to it. I just wonder if it does discriminate
> iron. I really didn't see anything a cheaper PI ca
> n't do.
^ ^ This ^ ^
As expected, this machine is nothing other
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Tom_in_CA
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Cal_cobra Wrote:
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> BUT what is that flat worth now? ...
This is an easy "Monday morning arm-chair quarterback analysis, watching the slow-motion replays". Ie.: "I should have done such & such". Especially when the specific example you cite was only following the track of just a couple of yea
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Tom_in_CA
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IDXMonster Wrote:
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> ...perhaps there
> are mines with ore that’s worth mining at 1500 an
> ounce and the gold from those mines is finally get
> ting into the market and saturating it to some deg
> ree?
What ? Are you saying that sinister men in black trench coats & dark sunglasses AREN'T manipulating the m
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Tom_in_CA
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
The secretive cabal men decided against it. You know, that secret cabal of sinister men in black trenchcoats and dark sunglasses. Who meet in dark rooms filled with computer monitors who watch our every move, control the economy, etc... It's all a part of their plot to control gold and silver prices. So ... rest assured .... it will hit $2k soon. As soon as the cabal agrees it'
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Tom_in_CA
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