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Hello, I have been a White’s user since I purchased my 6000 Di III back in 1984. I have since moved up to the 6000 Pro series, XLT and now have the wonderful DFX. I have to tell you I read with interest the user reviews on the 'Super 12 coil for the DFX and thought Yeah, right just another additional expense for my hobby. Well for my birthday last September I asked for the 'Super 12' for my birthday and received it shortly thereafter. I must say that the finds started popping out of the ground as soon as I started using it! I found it amazing and so did my two Treasure hunting buddies. I was searching a Union civil War encampment site that all three of us had investigated many times over the past three years and the finds were amazing. 54 Cal Sharps, 44 Cal Bartholow, 44 Cal Watervliet Arsenal, 44 Cal Elam O. Potter (one with the cartridge still attached), a 54 Cal Sharps & Hankins complete cartridge, most of a brass spur with the iron rowel attached. The coins that were found although few are very impressive, 1857 Flying Eagle Cent, and an 1854 silver Three Cent piece. Several canteen pugs have been found and a wonderful clay pipe of a man's head wearing a helmet, this even has different colors used on it, the underlying color is brown, the beard is black, the lips are red, the eyes were colored but did not survive the many years in the soil, and the visor is green. All I can say is it is difficult to search with your friends when you have the best equipment and find the best items every time! Buttons were also found although most were the worst for condition due to the terrible soil in northern Virginia. The best button I found was a South Carolina State Seal Cuff button. Many Union General Services button have been found as well. The biggest problem with the Whites 'Super 12 coil' is that my Treasure hunting buddies have a hard time believing that they find so few items compared to what I am finding. I keep telling them that I have a secret; I have the best detector made and have the best accessories to go with it; namely the 'Super 12 inch' coil! Check out a few pictures of some of my finds. Note: these are just since late Sept 2007! What will be found in 2008? I am looking forward to finding out for sure! Dave in Northern Virginia
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Dear White’s, “Isn’t this a Confederate staff officer's button?" I knowingly asked my detecting buddy as I walked up behind him with the just dug relic in my hand. His eyes lit up and he confirmed it indeed was the Granddaddy of all Civil War buttons. We did the high fives and the chicken dance and really got down to some serious detecting after that. We were working a hilltop in a large field where at one time an old house sat during the Civil War. It was an area that had seen a lot of Union movement by General Custer and General Sherman’s cavalry towards the end of the Civil War. It was also in the middle of Virginia, the heart of the Confederacy. We were expecting to find Yankee relics here, but the Confederate dropped wing eagle button was a pleasant surprise! I had been detecting about an hour with only a few old shotgun brass in my detecting pouch to show for it. Nearing the top of the hill, my Whites DFX gave out a smooth solid response and I recovered the button at only a few inches in the ground. Relic hunters are a different breed, willing to walk for endless hours, swinging a high dollar detector until it feels like your arm is going to fall off. Over hill and dale, through woods and thicket, mile after mile, day after day, season after season. You dig wheel barrow loads of twisted metal and junk out of a thousand disappointing holes. And then on those special occasions, you swing your coil over just the right piece of ground and then magic happens, time stands still for a few seconds as you stare and realize what you just found, the history you had read about... you are about to pick up and hold in your hand, and you realize once again why you do it. Thank you Whites for the great machines that do their job well. Vernon C
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White’s, I am part of the Civil War Artifact Preservation Association, and our goal is to preserve historical artifacts that are found in local areas. We have personally recovered, preserved and documented these artifacts and it is our intent that any and all such items be available for public display and education. It is our mission to bridge the gaps in the present preservation efforts, and we strive to enlighten and share with those interested in our Civil War past. Enough about us, here is our story and pictures of our finds! We were doing some digging on privet land near Fredericksburg Virginia and we spent 5 hours in a large open field. I had a real solid loud sound from my White’s Detector and I started digging. As I opened a square hole I had found 2 Civil War bayonets. I dug really easy and brought out both bayonets. After that I went a couple of steps and found a Sword Bayonet. After digging out the sword bayonet I walked a couple of steps and within 15 minutes I found a US Civil War Belt plate! This might have been a small Civil War encampment and we will be returning back as soon as the weather breaks. Thank you for adding us to your story. Thank You, Paul M. |
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Greetings, I would like to tell you about an experience with two of your White’s XLT detectors that differs slightly from the usual “look what I found with my White’s detector” that you might find interesting. I have been a White’s user for several years not after building my own detectors for many years. My favorite detector is the XLT that I have owned for about 7 years. It performs flawlessly and I think it is absolutely the best detector in the world! I relic hunt with a friend who has been using a competitors brand machine. After seeing the XLT in operation, and joking with him that he should get an XLT, he finally did! On March 22, 2008, he and I were hunting a small field that was fairly close to an old house sight. We were approximately 80-100 feet apart, both swinging XLTs. At exactly the same time we both made hits and simultaneously dug our targets. He shouted to me that he had found a strange button and I shouted back that I had as well. We met halfway between each other and as he showed me his “strange” button, I started laughing hysterically. After calming down and observing his “what’s so funny” facial expression, I showed him my button… it was exactly the same button!!! We had found our targets at the same time, dug them at the same time, and had the same exact button, all while hunting nearly 100 feet apart, and with two White’s XLTs!! Please find enclosed an enclosed picture of the two buttons. Nothing special about the buttons but just a one in a million shot that two people could find the same target with the same machine at the same time. That day netted us the aforementioned buttons, a Virginia Civil War cuff button, a diamond studded brooch, a 1921 silver dollar, and a couple of other buttons. The XLT makes relic hunting, and especially pinpointing, so effortless and definitely puts it “heads above” other detectors. I wouldn’t trade my XLT for anything (except maybe a DFX) and after this past weekend I don’t think he will either! Thanks for building a great machine and I hope you find this story as unique and amazing as we did. Sincerely, John H. in VA |
