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| 1715 Shipwreck Ornamental Silver Fragment |
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| Silver Bullion Coin. 1966 100 Pesetas. |
As I promised, I did additional tests of target ID and discrimination using the Ace 250 for the tests. This time I used some things that have been found on 1715 Fleet beaches over the years as well as a few other items.
Today I'll show what happened when I used this ornamental piece of silver. I don't know for certain what this piece of silver was. It obviously is broken.
This item and another very much like it gave an inconsistent pull tab ID in all four modes that I tested (All metals, relic, jewelry, and coin modes.). It displayed pull tab a good bit of the time but jumped around.
You can't really expect a detector to correctly identify an item like this. Yet you'd probably want to dig it.
Another item I used with this test wasn't a 1715 item. It was the 1966 100 Pesetas bullion silver coin shown above. It came from a Treasure Coast beach, but not a shipwreck treasure beach. It weighs 0.6 troy oz.
This item was consistently identified by the detector as a 50 cent piece in all four modes. Not exactly what it is, but not bad at all. You couldn't expect any more of a detector.
Also I tested a silver dime. Just like clad coins, it was properly identified as a dime 100% of the time.
I'll get into cobs on my next report.
If you are going to use target ID or discrimination, you should know how it works. It is not always as simple as it seems. You can easily miss some of the best things out there. As I often say, test your detector on the types of targets you really want to find.
If you are going to use target ID or discrimination, you should know how it works. It is not always as simple as it seems. You can easily miss some of the best things out there. As I often say, test your detector on the types of targets you really want to find.
Here is an important warning! We've had a lot of thunderstorms.
Lightning killed one person and injured thirteen others when it struck the beach and water at Venice Beach, California.
Be careful when lightning is anywhere around. It can come from miles away very unexpectedly.
Buried million dollar treasure in Yellowstone Park? That is the rumor, and the rumor has the park service alarmed.
I suppose only treasure hunters have been rescued? Why not the same alarm over climbers and hikers that get in over their heads. I'm sure a lot more of them have been rescued than the two "treasure hunters."
Don't get me wrong, don't hunt in parks or other places where it is illegal. Obey the laws. I just think treasure hunters and detectorists receive disproportionately bad press. Treasure hunting is a bad word for some.
There was an clean up of the waterways around Sebastian.
An old bomb remained stuck in tree for 75 years. Interesting picture.
http://www.thelocal.es/20140711/civil-war-bomb-stuck-in-pine-tree-for-75-years
There is a tropical wave over by the Verde Islands with a 30% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours. It is a long way off, but could develop.
On the Treasure Coast still more of the same. No change in beach detecting conditions.
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Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net.
There is a tropical wave over by the Verde Islands with a 30% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours. It is a long way off, but could develop.
On the Treasure Coast still more of the same. No change in beach detecting conditions.
Use the g+1 button at the bottom of posts to indicate which posts you particularly like. That will give me feedback on what you like to see.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net.
