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Tom - Very interesting information.
I can't explain the percentage of silver you guys found from verified 1969 drops, but I still respectfully contend that the quantity of silver in circulation in 1969 was way, way less than 50%.
My personal recollection when I collected dimes from rolls for about a year somewhere around 5th or 6th grade was that a roll typically didn't have more
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Deadlift - The silver disappearance was not gradual because the intrinsic value of the silver in the coins was more than the face value of the coins even before clad coins were introduced.
Most people don't realize what Tom pointed out a while back...1964 silver coins did not actually stop being minted in 1964.
Clad quarters started being circulated in November, 1965. Clad dimes did
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My clad and pennies go in bowls for a while until I get around to separating them for tumbling.
Out of curiosity, I totaled what I had there tonight, approximate 2.5 to 1 ratio of dimes to quarters.
25c - 21
10c - 53
5c - 24
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Monte, I enjoyed reading your observations and appreciate your effort.
The company website lists Detector Electronics Corp. as the US/Canada dealer, not Kellyco. Not sure what's correct.
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Dew, guess I'm not most anyone because I can tell you that with my AT Pros there is zero difference between rechargeable and alkaline batteries and there s a significant cost saving with rechargeables.
Once they have been purchased, the electricity cost is only 3-4 cents per battery. Plus in AA size they can be used in so many other applications.
Today's LSD rechargeables are not
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Capt, welcome to the forum.
I learn more here than any other forum. A ton of it is over my head, but it's getting better...it used to be 2 tons.
Here's what little bit I can learn you:
When you find a 1965 quarter, odds are you missed the chance of the coin being silver by considerably more than a year. You'll still find those omnipresent 65's regularly in your cha
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Flintstone Wrote:
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> With a 1"or2" coil would be like hunting with a
> pinpointer. You could just craw on you knees and
> dig holes. I dont think i would like that. It
> would be better to just dig all hits.
The Garrett PP is about 3/4" circumference at the tip, so a 2" coil wouldn't be that
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Tom - Yes, it would be an epiphany...and one of your favorite terms - paradigm shift - comes to mind as well.
Marketing reps have long tossed around the phrase "makes your old sites new again," but a laser-focused 2" coil with 8-10" depth truly would.
You have the engineering knowledge, is technical know how to a point where development of a coil like this is even feasib
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Tom - Less than 1/6 of your detecting years logged, but my wheat/silver ratio jibes with your findings.
Since dug wheaties have little value, even for key dates, I generally tumble them and then soak them in olive oil then dry them 100-200 at a time. Right now I have 2497 counted and in a large jug. I estimate 200-300 still untumbled and uncounted. Which would put me at about a 5-1 wheat/si
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deathray - For 2014 only? Not even in my wildest dreams! Although I do remember reading a story a few years back in W&E about a guy who found over 1,000 silver coins in a single year. That's mind boggling to me.
Daniel in Tn - That's a GREAT story! The tornado up the street and 11 silvers in an hour and a half both add up to major excitement and an unforgettable experience.
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Through the end of 2014 I've found 574 silver coins and I broke down each denomination into percentages. Actual numbers in parenthesis.
10c - 74.6% (428)
25c - 18.1% (104)
5c - 4.5% (26)
50c - 2.3% (13)
nonUS - 0.5% (3)
I haven't kept records of my clad denominational totals so I have no way of knowing for sure, but my gut feeling i
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Steve, I appreciate the reports that you and the other detecting heavyweights like Dankowski, Southern and Hillis share. I'm sure I speak for a lot of us here when I say please don't make yourself scarce and don't take any skepticism personally.
Very interesting to hear about the secret handshake and selling of souls. Does that make you guys the First Texas Masons or Sciento
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Thanks for sharing, Mike. A definite negative for using Duracells.
Batteries in my detecting stuff I'm not worried about because everything gets used too much to get anywhere close to expiration but there are other battery operated devices where batteries stay a long time between changes so this is very appreciated info that you made us aware of.
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> Most of the deep silver in parks will be Dimes...
Most of the silver anywhere, deep or shallow, will be dimes. You've given me a hankering now to make denomination counts of the silver I've dug,
I almost never watch videos, but I often make an exception for yours, Keith. Always appreciated.
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Technology is moving at warp speed as Keith says. Whether you consider that good or bad doesn't matter. Adapt or perish. Maybe that's an exaggeration. But it is definitely adapt or be at a competitive disadvantage. Financially, socially, and in most other aspects of life.
I seldom watch you tube videos, but Mr. Southern and a few others make very good ones. They are in the ti
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Tom's the guy who can give you the definitive answer on the validation sticker. If I remember correctly, there was a post a while back that indicated he didn't put a sticker on his early calibrations.
What the cz-3d has that the other CZs don't is the old coin mode that expands the lower conductivity end of the high tone range to get many desirable old coins at older sites, inc
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Welcome to the forum.
I think your numbers are a little off, but the F75 does go into a lower gain mode in that reduced chatter range, so detecting strength is lessened.
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I've had both detectors twice, for me there's been pluses and minuses to each.
Both are very capable of finding deep coins and relics. The F75 likes iron, the CZ-3D absolutely loves it. Longtime Cz-3D users say you can tell iron falses from good targets and that may be true most of the time. But I had enough "that's a lousy iron signal but I'm going to dig it anyway&q
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I had a pair, they were nice headphones. Snug, but very comfortable although I preferred the looser fit and the speakers of the Classic Rats.
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Kevin, if you are lucky what you are describing is dehydration and it's the fluid not the sugar that's helping you feel better.
People with diabetes are very prone to ill effects from exercise-related hypoglycemia AKA low blood sugar.
Doctors are no fun, but you should consider seeing one if you haven't had a physical in a while. Hope you feel better soon.
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The TRX doesn't seem as solid as the Pro Pointer, time will tell. Interesting that it's made so the entire outside shell can be easily replaced. And Whites is widely praised for good customer service, so you know you're good for the 2 years of the warranty anyway.
The TRX will set you back a bit more than the Pro Pointer, but you should be able to get a better price than $160
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Lawrenzo - An improved pinpointer is a big deal to me. I'm all in when it comes to this hobby, so I'm always interested in learning about new detectors. But I'm pretty darn happy with the units I have now. So I'm not at all "worrying about when a new detector is coming out." The Pro Pointer improved my detecting and made it more enjoyable than any detector upgrad
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First off, I want to say the performance of the Vulcan 360 is a big step up performance wise for Chinese made-for-Kellyco stuff. This is a much better product than Kellyco's Automax line of pinpointers.
Since I've loved the Garrett Pro-Pointer the past 5+ years, and lots of other people have too, I'm comparing the Vulcan 360 to it. The actual selling price between the two unit
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Aaron - Here's the thread from last summer with links to the Johnson Coinage Act of 1965 and an informative link from the archives of long-time Senator Robert Byrd. Whether deliberate or not, old LBJ sure was wrong...
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