Here's My Blast From The Past Metal Detector

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Larryh86GT Valued Member United States 326 Posts	Posted 11/21/2011 2:25 pm I bought this detector around 1973 or so (or 1974 or 1975 back then sometime) and never used it much as life and work got in the way. Now that I am retired I dug it out of storage and if I can scrape up enough money to load it with batteries I am going to play with it a little. I know that all the newer units put this one to shame but I feel I owe it some use. At least I never lost the manual for it. And look - a 1973 Mexico 20 centavos coin that came with it to practice on - a few more years and it will be a collectible coin. Edited by Larryh86GT 11/21/2011 5:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff

oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 11/21/2011 2:33 pm Curious, how did a 1973 coin come with the Metal Detector that you got in 1968? Time travel is possible! Edited by oih82w8 11/21/2011 2:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Larryh86GT Valued Member United States 326 Posts	Posted 11/21/2011 2:41 pm Good point - probably got it in 73 or so. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 11/21/2011 4:40 pm That looks like it's going to be a lot of fun. Report this Post to the Staff
andre1621 Pillar of the Community Canada 868 Posts	Posted 11/21/2011 6:41 pm Nice going there Larry,i my self started to metal detecting at my retired day,i guess there is no specific age to start or any specific MD to use,i got mine 2 years ago an Ace 250 I started to use it this summer until I made a move to the top of Garrett the GTI2500,now I have to decided weather I go play golf in the summer or I do metal detecting Report this Post to the Staff
Larryh86GT Valued Member United States 326 Posts	Posted 11/21/2011 9:28 pm Well you live in Canada and I live near Buffalo on the Canadian border so I guess we won't be doing any detecting in the winter. Now I have to wait til spring, fill my grandaughters sand box up, bury some coins and figure this thing out. Report this Post to the Staff
andre1621 Pillar of the Community Canada 868 Posts	Posted 11/22/2011 06:07 am It's a good way to start knowing your machine,you should try different depth to see how your machine react and how deep can it detect coins,some of those MD where very good machine for the time of year they where made. Report this Post to the Staff
Larryh86GT Valued Member United States 326 Posts	Posted 11/22/2011 08:18 am When I bought this almost 40 years ago I didn't have my grandaughters sand box to practice in. Maybe I can make a go of it now. I think it's going to be fun. Report this Post to the Staff
Ambro Valued Member United States 66 Posts	Posted 12/11/2011 1:40 pm Cool machine! It looks like an early TR Whites detector as sold by Sears. The large extra coil is unusual. Probably worth more as a collectors item in that great condition, than a machine to use, as the depth of that machine on a small coin would not be good. I got my first detector in 1975, a BFO unit called a Relco Mustang and have been detecting ever since. Tim Report this Post to the Staff
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