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Valued Member
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Naturally, I'm looking for gold, and silver coins and can only ask for something so big.
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 United States
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I have the bigger brother, the ACE 350. You could not ask for a more simple, user friendly detector. The ACE 250 is a similar machine minus the double D coil. I've had some nice finds so far. Fisher makes a good detector too I've heard for similar price.
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06/04/2012 8:44 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I have the 350 also. I like how user friendly it is. |
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Valued Member
 Canada
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are they good for beginners?
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United States
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The ACE 250 is an excellent, entry level machine. You'll get the hang of it in no time.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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Just out of curiosity do you guys ever find any old silver coins, and if so, how common is it?
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Moderator
United States
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All depends where your detecting and age of site. Only found a 1911 Barber dime here in Los Angeles by the old parking meters but that was years ago. Mostly do the beaches out here and occasionally old parks. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I haven't had any luck searching besides old pull tabs (pop tabs) and old beer and pop cans, not really any old coins :(
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Valued Member
Canada
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Wow, a 101 year old dime, nice find!
wrestling, hmm, you should look at old maps of your area for places people used to meet, particularly pre-1964 if not now., There's bound to be a silver dime in the ground somewhere.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I have and still use an ACE250 though My main machine is now an ATPro
Most of the finds I have posted in the finds section are from my ACE only the last four or five months are with the ATPro. Learn your machine and you will get its full potential. All detectors work on a similar priciple so your find rate is going to be linked to how well you know your machine and what it will do under all soil conditions. There are just too many other detectorists in my area to bother with the beaches and historic sites so I stick with Elementary schools and local city parks. I have not found any old coins and don't expect to I have found plenty of silver and gold though. The 250 will find gold but it will ring in the pull tab range 99.9% of the time so to find stuff you will have to dig all targets..
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Valued Member
Canada
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I've been very happy with my 350 for a number of years now. Reliable, easy to use. Oldest coin found - 1902 penny in my grandparents' back yard, I find silver dimes from the 40's to 60's from time to time but never any other silver coins for some reason. I guess the small size of the dime means they got lost way more often... Have also found a sterling silver ring, & a small sterling locket. No gold yet!
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Valued Member
Canada
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Islander2010, that's easy to explain, a quarter was a lot of money in those days, losing a tiny dime would be easier to swallow.
I can't wait to get into the hobby, I just hope nobody's done it around here.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Just as long as your expectations are reasonable, MercuryDime. Get into it for the excitement of the hunt, the possibility of uncovering a small piece of history, the exercise & fresh air... Too many start it expecting to "strike it big". A few do, most don't! :-)
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Canada
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@Islander2010, the thrill of the hunt is probably the coolest thing and what got me interested by looking at Youtube videos, it'd be nice to find some silver though, I'll have to do my research.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Anyone have a bounty hunter tracker IV? any good for old coins?
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Posted 06/04/2012 9:04 pm
