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Dear White's,
We had fun at a local schoolyard with the help of our MXT and a little research.
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A Happy Ending Tail
Back in August I was hunting a beach in Lewes, Delaware with my Dad's friend John. Hunting this beach was John's idea because he said a lot of artifacts had been pumped onto the shore during beach replenishment. Although this beach had been well-picked over (and I wasn't really optimistic), we gave it a go. Boy, am I glad we did! While digging a hole, I was approached by a woman and her Grandson who asked several questions about our great hobby. Pleasant conversation ensued and John and I put our headphones on the youngster to show him what the hobby was all about. This woman told us that a friend of her neighbor lost his wedding band playing volleyball on this same beach three weeks prior. I asked this woman (Mrs. "B") to show me where the volleyball had been played and told her we'd attempt to find the ring. She and her Grandson went about their way after pointing out the location and which house was hers (in case we got lucky).
John and I started a grid pattern over this area and approximately 15 minutes into the search I got a strong signal on my MXT and put the scoop to work and what did I see.....a beautiful platinum wedding band sitting there smiling at me! The MXT strikes again! To make a long story short, I returned the ring to Mrs. "B"s neighbors who, in turn, returned the ring to their son's friend. What a great feeling! Last week I received a thank you card in the mail that reads," Rick, We just wanted to express our appreciation of your efforts in finding our lost wedding band. Just 2 weeks earlier, we had given up our search and purchased a new ring. Having the original ring returned was an amazing surprise for us, not to mention it took some heat off of me for losing it playing volleyball. We have told the story to many over the past few weeks and everyone just can't believe it. Thanks to your efforts along with Mrs. "B" telling you about the lost ring made this happen. Thanks again, Mark and Chelsea." Mark and Chelsea mention my efforts, but it was the MXT that did it. Through conversation I learned that three other people combed this area extensively with metal detectors (obviously not Whites) searching for this ring with no success. Boy I feel great! Thanks Whites for a great detector! Best regards,
Rick in NJ
I didn't have my camera with me, so I have no pictures..... I learned my lesson though and carry it everywhere now!!!
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Dear White's, I recently purchased your Super 12" Coil and thought I would see how it would perform on a beach that is frequently detected. I am stationed overseas and I always had good luck using the standard 9.5" coil. The results with the Super 12" coil were exceptional. I couldn't go more than a couple of steps before I was digging, it was like an early Christmas. At the end of the day I found 2 gold rings and 1 silver ring with small diamonds, the equivalent to about $50.00 in foreign clad and many other items (too numerous to mention). The man's gold ring was at 10" deep. The Super 12 is a great coil! I thought the MXT with the 9.5 standard coil was a great product! With the addition of Super 12 Coil to my arsenal MXT is ublelievable!!! Thanks again, Dan O. |
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Dear White's,
I would like to submit my find from last week. I was hunting deep in the woods at a location I have not hunted before. The targets were few and far between and most were Iron. I use an MXT and normally pass by the Iron readings but this one I decided to dig. After kicking about 5 inches of Pine needles out of the way I got a real good reading and started digging. Didn’t take me long until I saw a part of the target and my curiosity started spinning, could this be a piece of a Bayonet. A little more digging reviled a curve in the Iron and my hopes of being a piece of a Bayonet were lost. I continued digging and finely was able to pull it out of the ground. Looked like a Pistol (I have found many toy Pistols hunting old home sites), but not like any one I had found before. It was heavy, and thick with rust.
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M6 comes through again!!! While hunting a private yard to an early 1800's house I got a strong screwcap signal. Down about 4 inches (dig every signal!!) was a gold United States Naval Academy ring with a name engraved inside. After researching I located who the daughter was and finally contacted her. It was her fathers class of 1942 USNA ring. He had passed away in 1963 and she later gave the ring to her now ex-husband, who lost it in the early 1970's. She wanted to give the ring to her son so he could give it to her grandson, who was named after her father. She thought that she would never see the ring again, needless to say she was ecstatic when I returned the ring to her. She wanted to give my a reward, which I refused, for the smile on her face was reward enogh!!! Thanks to White's for another great find! Bill from Maine
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