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the state of the art constantly moves ahead over the decades ,so never say never.
looking back on electronics over the last say 50 years ,post war is pretty awesome.
so imagine what the coming years will bring.
even more awesome is in store
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> Just wish the Deus was American...oh well
shame but they seem to work on the theory 'if it aint broke dont fix it'
the euro makers are forging ahead with radical designs
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gold and silver items are being found amongst the coin hoard
Experts working on a record hoard of Celtic coins found in Jersey last month have discovered personal items made from gold and silver.
It is estimated that the hoard contains between 30-50,000 coins and weighs approximately ¾ of a ton.
They are currently in one solid mass and painstaking work is being undertaken to eval
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heres a poll from the ukdetector forum results so far ,it shows XP and minelab grabbing a big chunk of the uk market
a snapshot poll
Which Make do you use the most?
Xp 36% [ 52 ] x
Minelab 31% [ 45 ]
Cscope 3% [ 4 ]
Laser 1% [ 1 ]
Tesoro 3% [ 4 ]
Whites 4% [ 6 ]
Viking 1% [ 1 ]
Garrett 8% [ 11 ]
Teknetics 7% [ 10 ]
Fisher 6% [ 8 ]
Other 1
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
hoards found include the 1st in 1785, then 1802 ,then 1820 ,then 1875 ,then 1883 ,then 1935 ,then 1957 , then 1959 and the latest hoard.
only the last was found with a detector.all the others were found by accident .the earlier hoards added up to 20,000 coins.no doubt more are yet to be found
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
The Black Hawk metal detector comes with the following features and advantages:
lightning fast 600 MHz processor
with advanced combined technology of Pulse Induction mono coil and SCMI sensor we have increased depth and metal discrimination
the optional 150 x 150 cm deep search coil allows for detection up to 8 m of buried metal objects and treasures
find very small targets like nuggets, co
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Made in Germany
Tested and certified by one of the
leading technical experts in Germany
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Compliance with the CE policies
The new Black Hawk pulse induction metal detector from OKM enables the user to locate precious metals with extreme ease as deep as a metal detector can go. This gold detector was built with the treasure hunter in mind! It has been simplified t
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
its amazing to think that the boundary hedge where the hoard was found has been in the same place for around 2000 years !
you don't go into the middle of a field to bury a hoard but somewhere discrete and out of sight .
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
you need to time it just right if going to the UK as fields are ploughed in certain months and in crop so you cant detect at all.
finding permission from farmers is not easy at all. (thus illegal night hawks go out at night )
locals have a hard time getting permission.
getting a tour from a club is usefull if you get friendly with some guys, but beware the paid trips from clubs that strangely
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
i also have a selection of good kit but they seldom get much use as the deus is so light and manageble ,it gets first grabs .
the selection of frequencies that you can switch on is so usefull
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
one things for sure those who did the burying of the coins never came back to collect, nor did their ancestors.
so did they lose the spot where they buried them ,or did they all get wiped out?
they could have returned some years later to find that they couldn't remember where they buried them.
or they all got sliced and diced and there was no offspring with the details.....
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
i used to have a TM808 but its a bit dated and clumsy to use all the time.
i would like a deepseeker in my arsenal but whats on offer doesn't float my boat.
the fisher and whites could do with an upgrade to lighten them and update the electronics IMO/
maybe XP will do one
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it looks like 2 hoards, first a Roman hoard then a celtic hoard , the first hoard spurred them on
and then the whites found the deeper hit of coins encased in clay.
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
doesn't seem to have that WOW factor that would justify spending all that cash ,in the future is the killer machine that takes the big leap.
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it ll end up in a museum for sure but who pays for it is the big question.
10 mill is a big deal for the cash strapped UK gumment at the moment .
the national art collections fund normally coordinates the purchase of such items but that might stretch their resources..
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the Romans must have left in a hurry to leave 3/4 ton of bullion behind, the empire was collapsing all over .
jersey has its own strange laws so who will get the reward i dunno....more later
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The exact number of coins found has not been established, but archaeologists said the hoard weighed about three quarters of a tonne and could contain about 50,000 coins.
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