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03-18-2008, 09:24 PM
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Get A Sand Scoop!
For all you new hunters, if you are working a beach, GET A SAND SCOOP!
I'm sorry for yelling, but if you check out my album and see my first hunt (no scoop) compared to my second hunt (with scoop) you will run out and get one. They have some good ones on that fancy auction site.
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 Cash  http://www.cash1977detecting.blogspot.com/ (Blog updated, May 11th!!) Stats as of 04-25-2008 Pennies.....85  Nickles......6 Dimes.......18 Quarters...25  Foreign.....2 Bottle Caps: 77 
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03-18-2008, 09:31 PM
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Hey cash.. great advice....
a long handle scoop save you from bending over or kneeling to get the treasure.... a holed scoop is good for the dry sand, whereas an open wire type scoop is good in the wet stuff...... there are lots of sand scoop with lots of different prices.... do some research and get the best scoop for the price for your type of hunting JT
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Minelab Sovereign GT - 15" WOT Coil Whites MXT - 9.5" Eclipse Coil www.decals-by-jt.com/tq_items.htm Finds To Date: 2008  Clad: Pennies: 82 Nickles: 20 Dimes:35 Quarters:32 Wheat Pennies: '52, '56, '56, '19, '52d, '58, '50s, '57d, '36, (2)51D, 41D '42 British 10 Pence (2004) Silver  ---------- Large 925 Ring with Torqouise stone - Toe Ring Herring bone ankle bracelet Misc:__________________ UFO plastic toy Canabus Pendent brass pendent with rawhide necklace
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03-18-2008, 11:19 PM
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I havn't tried the beach yet
But I've got this cool wire-mesh collander I'm try out. It's about a foot across and has a 1/8" mesh, all steel construction. I hope it works OK. I DID get a plastic trowel at Lowe's for 2 bucks that works great and dosn't set the coil off!
Will a regular coil be ok in the water or do I need to get a "Beach" coil?
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Chris (Deefburger) Watson "Most People are Mostly Good, Most of the Time" White's Quantum XT / Quantum 950 Coil Jabra BT120s & Sony DR-BT216 (Bluetooth Audio Transmitter and Headset) 
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03-18-2008, 11:22 PM
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Gotta have a scoop for the beach!
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Happy Hunting! Alan Explorer SE, Excalibur 1000, CibolaNon-Silver since 9/1/07 Quarters-91 Dimes-102 Nickels-39 Cents-156 (1-Lg, 1-Half, IH-1) Foreign-1 Wheats-4 Gold & Silver since 9/1/07 Gold Chains-2 Gold Rings-1 (+1 maybe) Sil. Rings-5, Sweater/Vest holder thing-1 8 Reale-1 Seeded Hunts $2.50 Gold Indian, 2 Pesos Gold, 3-Silver dollars, 6-silver halves, 11-silver quarters, 221-silver dimes, 1-silver nickel, 1-oz. silver bar, 2007 Proof quarter set, Whites Bullseye II pinpointer.
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03-19-2008, 05:54 AM
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Great advice Cash & SandSkimmer.
DeefBurger... Your coil should be waterproof, Just don't get the Control Box wet.
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03-19-2008, 11:07 AM
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I bought my long handled sand scoop the same time I bought my detector, I'd be lost without it, now Buster needs to get him one.
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The first sign of retardation is hair on your knuckles, the second sign is looking  Clad count for 2008 Quarters.......299 Dimes...........301 Nickels.........159 Pennies.........1034 Wheats.....1944,1951,1952,2-1957 Silver...3 rings, men's bracelet, necklace charm Tokens....8
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03-19-2008, 04:55 PM
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Well I now have a very sweet one! I just gotta get to the beach and try it out, Beale.
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Minelab: X-Terra 70 Tesoro: Vaquero Coin Counter as of 10/29/07 Clad: Pennies: 1113 Nickles: 67 Dimes: 535 Quarters: 445 Clad coins:2158 for $179.11 Keepers: Rings:9: (1: 21K, 1:10K ) (6: .925) (1:Brass) Silver Jewelry: (5: .925) Wheats: 42 Buffalo Nickle:1 (1936) Rosie Silver: 4: (48,60,62,64) Mercury Dimes: 1: (42) Quarter: 1 (1942) Half Dollar:Walker 1 (1937) Tokens: 12 Foreign: 4 UK: (1921 King George V Penny) Canada: (1962 Penny)(1978 penny) Mexican: (1955 Cinco Centavos)
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03-19-2008, 05:05 PM
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Hey deefburger.....
you can put your coil underwater but dont get the electronics wet and dont raise it above level.. water can run down the inside of the shaft... and hit the electronics and then its over.............. jT
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Minelab Sovereign GT - 15" WOT Coil Whites MXT - 9.5" Eclipse Coil www.decals-by-jt.com/tq_items.htm Finds To Date: 2008 Clad: Pennies: 82 Nickles: 20 Dimes:35 Quarters:32 Wheat Pennies: '52, '56, '56, '19, '52d, '58, '50s, '57d, '36, (2)51D, 41D '42 British 10 Pence (2004) Silver ---------- Large 925 Ring with Torqouise stone - Toe Ring Herring bone ankle bracelet Misc:__________________ UFO plastic toy Canabus Pendent brass pendent with rawhide necklace
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03-19-2008, 05:27 PM
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Yes I need a long handle scoop like "E" says....My little scoop is OK, but it's a lot of bending ...Not that I couldn't use all the bending...Still a long handle would be nice...Will work on that...One thing..It will have to match my man purse that I carry at the beach..."E" laughs at my man purse...But That serves a purpose too.......Buster.....
 
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