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Can't tell if they were dropped recently or not, certainly don't see those around very much these days!

Yeah I'm happy to see that they've really cleaned it up, it's a very nice little nook now.

Oh wow that's amazing, that's exactly what it is!! I'm a little embarrassed I called it a dog bone cookie cutter now lol.

Haha I have no theories, very odd.

Yeah I've always wanted to go see it up close, they filmed an episode of Stargate SG-1 there!

It's about 1km from the Easternmost edge of Coal Harbour.

@ the view looked familiar from last time we were in town. Walking down in the area.

It definitely is! My favourite part is laying everything out afterwards and thinking about how it all used to be buried.

That's amazing, thanks for the info!

Thanks!

Thanks! Definitely one of my most unique finds! Wish I realized how neat it was when I found it, I was just confused haha.

I'm ashamed that I initially called it a Yerba maté straw... lol

Ah well that explains why all the Young Liz pennies I find are from 64 haha.

Haha, happens often when I'm on the beach at night, especially after the summer fireworks.

I just bought a Aztec Death whistle, it's a bit fun, I want to scare my mom's dog with it, I blew a normal whistle near the dog and she ran away, the death whistle will probably freak her out

I'll have to learn how to play it properly, this is one of my coolest relics now.

What does it sound like?

@@ScoopyJoe the death whistle? It's supposed to sound like someone screaming, I've only blown it once so far and my friend said I'm not allowed to use it again in her apartment lol I'm going home today and will play with it a bit, there's prank videos on RUclips of people hiding in trees in the dark and blowing it when people walk by

I'm using a Minelab Manticore. Thanks for watching!

Hey Joe! Thanks for responding! Have you ever used a Garrett AT MAX International? I'm thinking of buying that one... but I'm not sure how it would do on our beaches here in vancouver. Or should i spend more on one like yours?Curious on your thoughts!? Thanks again!

I would highly recommend that you avoid Garrett for anything other than pinpointers, and in general avoid single frequency detectors for our highly mineralized beaches. Their technology has not kept up with competitors and their pricing is way out of spec for what they offer. For a comparable price to that Garrett you're looking at, you could get the Minelab Equinox 700 and have MUCH better performance, or spend a bit more and get the 900 to have the dedicated gold mode and a few more adjustable settings as an option. I started with the Equinox 600 in 2019 and loved it, so I'm a big fan of anything in the Equinox line as an entry point. I've also heard good things about the XP Deus II, but I have no personal experience with it. The Manticore is of course amazing, and my favourite machine ever. But it's quite an investment, especially at full price now that the sale periods are over. But if you have the budget, you want to dive in head first and see yourself using it a lot, absolutely go for it! (I'm not affiliated with Minelab or sponsored sadly haha, just a bit of a brand loyalist due to my good experiences with it over the years.)

Thanks for the info! This is probably one of my favourite finds now.

Thanks! It goes well with the WWII silver Captain's bars I found in 2023.

Welcome aboard, and happy hunting!

I used the platinum acid and just baking soda to neutralize, it's cheap and easy and the abrasive paste it forms is great for cleaning the coin afterwards.

Thanks! I love finding old coins to do this with.

Thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest of my channel. Happy New Year!

Thank you so much! That's why I enjoy finding anything, even an old pulltab from the 60s/70s is a relic now. It's so interesting how much history is buried everywhere you look!

Thank you! I've only detected a couple times in North Van so far. Are you a Merchant Marine?

@@ScoopyJoe In the navy. So we come over from Victoria a couple times a year for functions in Van.

Thanks for your support!! I have high hopes for treasure this year.

Thank you!

Thank you!!

It's very loud! Probably the third or fourth of those whistles I've found.

Thank you!

She likes to be the center of attention.

I also hope to get out more next year, more times per week and more hours per session My clad count was like $130 or something, once I added in some of my change I didn't find detecting to bring my rolls up to full rolls, I went back to the bank with $160

Yeah the total hours is key, I think I did around 200-300 hours this year and I still feel like I didn't get out enough haha.

Thank you! Hopefully more gold comes my way!

Thanks for watching!

A Christmas Miracle! That first park was making me feel pretty discouraged, absolutely nothing but a couple bits of foil and the grass was too soggy. I'm very happy I decided to check the other one. Sunk cost fallacy is hard to shake when you're set on detecting one area but sometimes it pays to move. Then again, no area is ever hunted out completely and going back to a bad park can still lead you to some treasure if you hit a spot you managed to miss the other times. I still pull old silver out of the busiest trashiest beach downtown, it gets hit more than anything by detectorists but there's always something there!

Thanks! Now it will be even harder to ignore those loud foil signals knowing they might be platinum!

I was pretty surprised it lasted that long after only 15 minutes charging in my car. Thanks for watching!

It's addictive for sure, you have to dig the trash for a chance to find the treasure.

6:29 do you have a ring straightner, I found a squished ring a few months ago and bought a ring straightner off Amazon, it cost like $20 I think and came with a finger sizer, a ring sizer, a polish cloth, a rubber mallet, and a bar you hit the ring down with the mallet

I have such a compulsive habit now of scanning the ground wherever I'm walking. The most disappointing time was earlier this year when I saw a gold chain ahead of me on the seawall, but the people right in front of me picked it up before I could get to it! If I had been walking 5 seconds earlier I would have got it.

I have an old acrylic turkey baster I use as a conical ring form that works well for reshaping most rings. This one was so badly crushed that it began to crack a little when I tried to reform it, I gave up once it was vaguely ring shaped for fear of destroying it.

It's a very visible chest mounted GoPro with a flashing red light haha. Thank you!

@@digginggopher I ran the test a couple times and made sure to scratch very deep. I also got a brownish red reaction on the nitric acid but it doesn't show up well on camera with the black touchstone. Also I think my nitric acid is too old.

It's been quite pleasant in Vancouver so far; my sister in law went to the Friday show and had a great time. Although I'm amazed no one here has made the "it's the end of an Era" joke yet, lol.

I've not had much luck behind the benches, I guess too many other detectorists around here might be checking them.