Hello to the staff at White’s,

Here in North Jersey the ground is so heavily mineralized, the very rocks on the surface caused my MXT to scream OVERLOAD! Since buying the 5.3” coil and lowering the gain, my luck has changed for the better.

I happened upon an old neighbor who was rehabbing a nice Victorian house in Morristown. He gave me permission and I set up and started hunting. Ten minutes later I got a strong quarter/half dollar signal with a VDI of 82/84 and a depth of 5”. Despite digging around what I thought was the outer edge of the target, I felt my shovel strike metal. Carefully curling back the plug a small brass box, green with age was now visible. Scooping more dirt away I spot a length of gold chain! Removing the brass lid I couldn’t believe what lay in front of me, WOW! There was a 12” “chain mail” chain with gold with gold clasp and 2 out of 3 gold cameos attached, 24” gold chain with gold slide set with a small amethyst, one gold hoop earring, a gold wedding band dated April, 1875, 2” diameter gold London made timepiece, 3” US made pocket watch with white gold workings, 1926’s Oregon Trail Commemorative half a.u. condition, 1822 large cent good condition, replica roman coin, cloisonné on bronze watch fob styled like an Indian with full headdress, chromed brass money clip, and lastly a decorative sword like letter opener.

I also found four 7.62 rifle rounds, one of which separated spilling its corrosive contents; it made for a challenging cleaning job. The MXT is a fine detector. Now that I’ve gained some experience, I’m saving up to trade in for a DFX.

Thanks to everyone at White’s!

Geoffrey O, in NJ.

 Dear Nice People at White’s,

After retiring in the 2000 as a New Jersey police officer of 33 years, I thought my days of chasing bad guys were over until Monday September 10, 2007.

I was searching one of the beaches at the Jersey shore with my Prizm V, when I noticed a middle aged man walking in my direction of an unattended beach blanket, attempting to remove something from a bag that was there. I yelled “Hey what are you doing, get out of there. With that, he ran like a rabbit off the beach. The police were notified by the beach patrol, who then took a statement from me.

I continued with my search of the beach, when not more then 50 feet from the incident I got a strong hit between 4 and 6 inches down. As I uncovered the sand I got a wonderful surprise, I found a gold cross with several beautiful stones in it. It was like the good Lord had rewarded me for doing a good deed. Thanks for making the Prizm V, it is the best yet in the line.

T.J.S. of New Jersey

Hello White's

Here are a few goodies that I found with the DFX, I've owned other White's detectors in the past so I knew they were quality machines. The DFX did not disappoint me, it is a great machine. I've had my DFX for a couple of years now and every year seems to be better than the last as far a finds go. Some of these relics were over eight inches in depth, which I was very pleased with.

I would also like to say that most of the areas that I hunt have been searched before by other detectorists. As you can see they miss some great stuff. The items I found include a stock and lock plates from an old flintlock musket and round ball ammo, two colonial shoe buckles and buttons, a Spanish American War Peace medal, a 1798 drapped bust large cent and a counterfeit 1784 King George halfpiece and lastly a 1795-1849 monogrammed solid coin silver spoon made by Charles A. Burnett Circa. All were memorable finds.

Thanks White's

Dan from Ct.

I have only had my DFX for two months and have found some amazing things with it. A few days ago I decided to try an old country court house site. The building, which was built in the 1880's no longer stands; the Senior Center is there now. I thought I would start looking at the base of a very big, old mapple tree. I was a few minutes into my search and the DFX screamed at me that something was right on the surface. Sure enough, just under the soil I unearthed this relic. The massive tree roots must have pushed it up to the surface.

At first I thought it was a miniature horse shoe! When I got home, I looked on the internet, and discovered that it is a shoe heel plate. From all the research I have done, I believe I have found a ladies shoe heel plate. The heel plate is probably Victorian, because it is "fancy". All of the ones I saw on the internet were just plain and utilitarian, the soles of shoes were made of leather in the 1800's and shoes were not always easy to come by. Heel plates were common additions to shoes and boots to extend their life. When I look at the back of it straight on, I can see that one side is more worn that the other, so it defiantly was worn by someone. I have never seen a heel plate before, and this one is going into my collection of finds. I also found a couple of square nails and two memorial pennies that day. Thank you White's for making this fun hobby so easy!

Jeanne L. in Michigan

Dear White's,

Bill from North Carolina