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Hello White’s, I purchased a DFX last April and I absolutely love it. I try to get out with it every time I can. The best finds I was able to make this last year were some wheat pennies and a few modern silver coins (1900’s). This year I purchased the 12” Spider Coil and I’m very happy with it. The other day I ran into an old friend of mine that I hadn't seen in about ten years. We started talking trying to catch up a little bit when he mentioned to me he had just purchased a new house (new to him that is). It is an old farmhouse dating back to the early 1800's. I immediately steered the conversation to metal detecting and secured permission to hunt the property. I was able to start searching the property in early August. I searched the immediate area around the house and the best finds I had were a few wheat pennies. Then I decided to stray a little further away from the house, I hit a good signal a ways away from the house in an area that I believe used to be a cornfield, but was now mowed and part of the manicured lawn. It was 5 ½ inches deep. I dug a nice 6 inch plug and staring up at me was this, I didn't know what it was at first, I thought it may have been a flat button with the shank broken off where the eye is on the back of the coin. I flicked a little dirt off of the object and staring back at me was a date 1786! I just about passed out. When I got home I did a little research. It's a 1786 Vermont colonial copper, it’s referred to as a "Vermontensium in the Red Book. Value is about $900 US dollars in fine condition. This is the best hobby in the world. Thank You Whites for providing a great product.
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Dear White's, Way back in 1969, I bought my fist metal detector- a White’s Coinmaster IV. I have been using White’s detectors ever since! Needless to say I have made many good finds in almost forty years. I have found coins, Civil War relics, jewelry, and lots more. I wanted to tell you about one special find, several years ago I was teaching in middle school. One day we got out early because of snow, despite the 3” of snow on the ground, I headed for one of my favorite digging spots. The site of a long gone and forgotten 18th century county courthouse, it had become private land and I had received the owner’s permission to hunt. Previous finds include 18th century Spanish milled dollars, cut two and four bit pieces, several 1700’s pennies(in bad shape), and hundreds of musket balls. That day after only a few passes, my 6000 DI Pro made a distinctive clear “beep” from under the 3” of snow and about 6” of soil, I uncovered a small silver coin. I instinctively rubbed the mud from the coin to see if I could tell what it was (Big mistake!) I found out all right- it was a thirteen start 1797 half-dime in beautiful shape!! I put the coin in my pocket and searched a little more until my hands were numb. I stashed the coin away until just recently when I had it graded by a numismatic grading company. To my surprise it came back “AU50 Cleaned.” I said “big mistake” earlier because by wiping the coin off in the field, caused a few small scratches to the coins surface, about $2,000 worth of small scratches to be exact! I put the coin up for action, and got a whopping $10,130 even with the tiny scratches!!! Thank you White's- The superiority of your machines sure paid off in a big way. I bought a new White's MXT to go along with my Two 6000 DI Pros, and had a lot of "change" left over!
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Dear White's, Back in July, my buddy, Rob and I were hitting the site where we had found numerous Colonial coins and buttons. Now, since this particular field is still planted with corn and we had hit it numerous times on several occasions, the signals were becoming sparse. But, I still had the belief that there was "something" else still waiting to be discovered. On this July afternoon, I decided to focus on "iffy" signals and dig all the iron that I could. My thought, at that time, was, "If I dug the iron out, the coins or buttons that were masked, would become more evident." While slaving through the cornrows on this 90 degree afternoon, I got a couple buttons that were "jumpy" readings on my Pro XL meter. These finds kept my enthusiasm at a high, so I continued on my quest for at least one elusive copper coin. I had that feeling that a coin would be recovered, if I stayed focused. So, being a focused dude, I worked the field with some metal detecting toughness. While scanning up a row, I got a "jumpy" 50-75 VDI reading on my meter that pinpointed at 3.5'. Being the professional that I am, I made sure to dig a larger hole so that I wouldn't 'deck' the artifact waiting to be discovered. Once I dug some dirt out and slammed it near my hole, I noticed a green disc fall off my shovel. I knew I had excavated a Colonial coin, but what would it be? The coin turned out to be a 1793 George Washington Ship Halfpenny. As stated by a Colonial coin expert, "I have never seen one dug before. Excellent, rare coin! The coin would probably sell for around $250-500." This field has been very kind to us. So far, we have found 5 Colonial coppers and about 30 Colonial buttons. We are just waiting for the kind farmer to use his plow to bring some more artifacts to the surface. I owe all of my success to the best metal detecting brand on the market....WHITE'S! Kirk |
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I wasn’t able to do any metal detecting this past weekend because I had to replace my dad’s roof. All week all I could think about is an old farmhouse that I got permission to detect. Last night after we were done my dad said for me to get my metal detector and find all the nails that we missed in the yard. (all I could think was that I bought a White’s XLT, so I don’t find nails). After about 50 nails I started digging some better signals and got a dime and quarter in the yard. After dinner that night I went back over and found some more nails in the back yard. When I got a solid 87vdi reading at 4.5” I thought this might be a silver quarter, because my dad built his house in 1951. I had to dig it, the next thing that happened was almost a blur…. I pulled out a greenish large copper disc and thought NO WAY! I was literally shaking! After about an hour of soaking the disc, I gently brushed the coin and saw the cap behind the head and there was a date. I am pretty sure it says 1794, but it may be 1795, either way it is my oldest American coin. I will say if it wasn’t for my XLT, I would not be as obsessed with this hobby as I am now. This has been the best detecting year for me hands down! Just this year I have found an 1801 and 1853 large cent, 1864 two cent piece, 1840 Seated Liberty dime, 1898 Barber dime, numerous Mercury and Roosevelt dimes, 1937 Walking Liberty Half and even an 1899 Morgan Silver dollar. I am still in disbelief that I found all this, thank you White’s for building an awesome machine! Bill G. |
