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This item is not stolen. Whoever found it has broken no law and can treat the metal detector as his own, unless and until the original owner asserts his right to reclaim it.
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Bayard
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
I'm in the market to get a machine for hunting some nearby rivers that had a lot of recreational activity in the early 1900s. Is there a machine I should consider other than the AT Pro? Also, are coins lost in the river 100 years ago likely to be deep in mud or shallow among rocks?
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Bayard
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
I'm starting to take an interest in old analog detectors. It seems that many of these oldies are beep and dig machines with no discrimination and no meter. However, I see that some of the induction balance machines without discrimination, such as the Compass 77B, do have a meter.
Does this meter give any indication of what the target is, or, is the deflection of the needle merely analog
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Bayard
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
ncwayne Wrote:
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> "There is a wealth of
> detecting knowledge and skill and years of
> experience with practically every detector that's
> ever come down the pike represented here on this
> forum. Glean from it what you will. Add to it what
> you can. Help to keep this forum on track and help
> to keep i
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Bayard
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Beyonder-Pa Wrote:
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> "If it's one thing an experienced detectorist will
> tell you , it's that NOTHING, in the field is
> constant."
That you would conflate the need to hold variables constant during scientific testing with this trite statement is profoundly disappointing and conveys a misunderstanding of
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Bayard
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Your idea of a field test has no comparative value, since it controls for no variables whatsoever. A poor quality machine on a good site might easily find more targets than a great machine on a sparse site. Such a "test" would reveal absolutely nothing useful.
You can legitimately criticize the methodology of certain field tests; however, you seem to be completely opposed to the sc
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Bayard
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
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