If you ever want to see the hi-rez photos I make of everything, go look on the web page for this episode. thedetectingduo.com/s02-e15-most-finds-ever-in-one-day-more-spring-break-metal-detecting-new-smyrna-beach/ Some things didn't make it into the video for various reasons. Like that Playboy Bunny dangle ring thing. No clue how we missed that in the video!
Nice day !!! Weather was nice, rings were nice , nox 900 working nice , legend working nice 😁😁 fantastic start to 2024 !! Let’s continue through the year like this 😁 goooooooooooold !!!!!
@domestigoddess77 Hey Jennifer! Thanks for the note! We've only been here a few years, but love this town, beach, the people and more. We grew up in AZ (Terri was born there, I moved there as a little kid from Indiana). Getting to live near the beach is the best ever! Cheers!
This is typically what my metal detecting adventures are like. Not much value but lots of fun. Thank you for posting. Once you have the bug, it's always fun to get out there.
Thanks Raymond! Yes the beach is fun and always different each time out. We do find objects worth some now and then. As for object age, it's really hard in the U.S. to find anything really old out there. Reales, Escudos and other old coins and objects are out there, just have to find them (but deep)!
Just about! Thanks for the comment! I think we were making about $7.54 in change but the jewelry totaled up to quite a bit more. Dollar coin, 18 quarters, 17 dimes and like 34 pennies. Think this pays better than most 401Ks right now! 🤑 Just for our fun!
Sounds good! The Nokta Legend is supposed to be pretty good (only tried it a bit) and at a better price point. Minelabs Manticore is excellent as is the DEUS II.
@David-nw3fy. Thanks David! One can find interesting things by digging all, even when we're pretty sure its junk. But have been fooled a number of times. Good, really old jewelry can pop up in the iron ranges from time to time. Penny numbers have fooled us and been copper jewelry or bullets (upcoming videos should have some of those finds.) Cheers!
I love hearing y'all joke around and Terri laughing... y'all sound like a couple of school kids. 🙋🏻♀️ My husband and I are 55 and 57, been together since '99. If we're laughing, then we're laughing AT each other. I love your videos. Take care of each other and keep on detecting!😎
Thank Mary! We do try to have fun all the time! We are the same age difference as you, but been together a tad longer! Since 84! You have to be willing to laugh at yourself and each other! Keeps things fun! Cheers!
Thanks Andy! We love the UK-been a while since we've been over there. On our web site we have hi-rez photos of everything found, if you haven't seen that. We do find quite a variety from all over. But probably nothing as good and old as can be found in your neck of the woods. Cheers!
Muchas gracias! Welcome @TalcaDetector from Chile! Nice treasure hunting on your channel. Much harder digs! Cheers-Scott. (I understand some Spanish, but can't write well. I try to put too much French when I try to speak Spanish. )
Just took delivery of a NOKTA pulse dive a few days ago. Good video, I’m heading for the Bahamas in a few weeks. At 77 years I was a bit concerned but my Doctor said go for it. Thanks for the video , be unsafe.
Ooohhh, water hunting in the Bahamas could be quite fun! Hope it is for you! The NOKTA pulse looks to be pretty good. Can convert from dive coil to pin pointer. We might have to pick one up to do more out in the water scuba diving. Age is just a number, do what you want to do. Cheers!
I HAVE TO AGREE ABOUT THE TRASH. CARRY TWO BAGS ONE FOR TREASURES AND ONE FOR TRASH. ITS COMMON COURTESY TO LEAVE AN AREA CLEANER THAN U FOUND IT. BE RESPECTFUL . ☮️👣✝️👍
Excellent choice! The Vanquish 540 is surprisedly very good! We own 2 and they do quite well. The higher end detectors we're getting into now have some advantages, but it's all in knowing what your detector can do!
@@TheDetectingDuo I'm currently trying to design and build my own DIY metal detector, it's a challenge. I doubt it'll be anywhere near as good as even a decent single-frequency machine available now, but I'll be happy if it finds anything.
@@bobasaurus8911 An interesting idea! A Metal detector circuit is really simple for a single frequency. Lots of circuit designs available online. Multifrequency should be doable. A coil housing could easily be 3-D printer (hmm. Something I could make in my Bambu printer!) Basic coil is pretty simple too. Then you need a controller so either an Arduino or Raspberry Pi or other simple computer is all you need and some nice little software . Sounds like a cool plan! The only advantage XP, MineLabs and others have are years more research and tweaked code. You could look up some of current metal detector patents which may has some additional insight. But I'm rambling! Been a while since I sat down and bread-boarded out a project! Ah if only I had the time. Cheers - Scott.
I love seeing the Vanquish used alongside of the Nox 600. I have both of these and I'm always curious as to how they compare. Thanks for the great video! I'm jealous of your wide beaches up there. Down here in Brevard County, our beaches are nothing like that.
Thanks @Marti Thew ! We detect down in Brevard County now and then -- Cocoa Beach and a few others along there. Courser sand than up here at NSB and Daytona! Will probably be down that way again soon! Yeah, the beach is cut back pretty far in many areas up here. And a lot flatter too! The Vanquish 540 and the Nox 600 have pretty much the same VDI response spot on. Same multi-channel frequencies in use from what I recall as well. But the Vanquish will many times find something that the NOX would ignore. Tent Stakes for example will ring up at 19ish on the Vanquish but the Nox only gives grunty negative VDI readings. Terri seems to find more jewelry with the 540 than I do with the Nox. Could be I have some of my setting off from the Vanquish, but I did try to make them match as much as possible. Tne NOX is more prone to Microwave, Cell Tower and WiFi interference (chatters a lot around them) and the Vanquish is just quiet. Both work great! Cheers!
I appreciate the way you make your videos and add a picture of each item for us to see. What has been your biggest find to date?! Do you have a most memorable find? What is the oddest thing you've come across? You know now I am on a binge session of all your videos lol. Thanks again for sharing. Cheers from Ontario Canada!
@heatherhancock446 Thanks Heather! We do try to get decent pics of everything. You'll find hi-rez images on our web site thedetectingduo.com where I post galleries of everything found! We'll be expanding the site with more related info over time. Biggest find? Price or size? Biggest price wise and most memorable was the first high dollar Gold and Dimond Ring Terri found. Retail value about $3,200 U.S. It's shown in the "Holy Expensive Ring Batman" episode. There have been many others. Many others in the retail value $200 to $2,000 range Canada is a great place. We need to get back up that way and explore more. We've found quite a few Canadian coins over the past year. For some reason a lot of Canadian Pennies have been popping up. Thought those were out of circulation starting in 2013. Memorable would be the times we recover cell phones for people or big expensive and sentimental gold rings for people. Oh, finding old Swiss Francs, Euro coins, Bahama coins now and thing. Those Francs are really cool as we love Europe and old coins from there. Some of the really interesting large, different rings and jewelry found is also memorable. Some are in the videos. It's hard to nail down what we like best. Just getting out on the beach and exploring is the most fun! Oldest? Silver coins from the early 20s. Wheat pennies. Shipwreck parts. Biggest as in size, would be car parts, boat parts, giant bolts and stuff like that. Weirdest would be cremation tags, odd jewelry, misc. other items people bring to the beach. Lots of cool toys. We probably need to make a video or two covering your questions! Lots of different video ideas in the works. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Most of those rules are posted here too. But then, most people don't seem to follow the rules and we end up digging up their junk! Been all over CA - it's just a different vibe. Cheers.
I wish the RUclips people making these videos would list all the equipment that they are using. Brands and models names. It would be more interesting to see what you are using. Thanks
@vtxdaryl Thanks for the comment! If you read the copy below the video (any of our videos) you'll see the detecting equipment we use is listed. I It all listed on our web site as well. Our next video tomorrow will even have the detectors called out and a quick chart showing what the detector display readings equate to. Hope that's what you were referring to. If you mean the video and audio equipment, then I need to post that out as well. Cheers!
Hey @bobneal1960 , Papa Bear! Thanks for the comment! The vanquish surprises us quite a bit. The iron content in and around may have fooled the Nox a bit more. But then Terri finds a lot of really good rings with that Vanquish! I go kinda fast with the Nox and don't always listen/feel the whisper tones and track them down like I should. The Nox also is more prone to EMI and that will throw us off too! We both hunt with all metal on which might be a factor. I might need to tune/calibrate it a bit more rather than default Beach mode. Basically, I just need to slow down and pay more attention to what the detector is telling me.
Hey Wicked.Mainah! Thanks for the comment! We have several scoops and Terri does dig from time to time on/off screen. But typically, when we are video team digging, we just use one to capture the finds on screen. Ideally we should rig her up with a camera too so we can double up treasure hunting.
Great videos. Thanks for sharing. So I was looking at metal detectors online and they range from a 100 bucks to 3,000 bucks. If I get one not spending 3 grand. What do you recommend the best value for the buck? I don't really have a budget just not paying 3K for a hobby toy.
Hi Kerry! Thanks for the comment! long reply here! For a detector, it really depends upon what and where you are going to detect. The Minelabs series we use are really good for anything. Over the years we've used Whites, Garrett, Bounty Hunter and one or two other off brands years ago with Terri's dad. Anything under $300 is gonna be a toy IMHO, but could work just find depending upon what you want to do. Even that old Radio Shack metal detector will find coins in the dry sand (just gotta work a lot harder!) We'd end up recommending Minelab brand for all your detecting, really. More info below! On the beaches we stick to the Minelab detectors. Their product is good and support is good (had them replace a coil one time under warranty). Both are excellent in highly mineralized soil and water. Battery life will last you a good day out or more without recharging. The Vanquish 540 (we own 2 of them) is a great all-around low cost detector that does as good as the Equinox 600 (better in some instances.) The coil is waterproof but the control box/pod is not. It has a rain cover. It uses replaceable AAA, rechargeable batteries. Amazon affiliate link: amzn.to/3JUuyjn For $379 it's a great value. (lightweight, but study. ) The 600 has more bells and whistles and it "waterproof" -- can take it out under water (but some have leakage experience. ). Batteries are built in and magnetic charge. It is more prone to microwave and other EMI. The Vanquish just ignores most EMI noise and just works! Terri has found expensive rings with it - more than I've found with the Nox 600 (right spot, right time thing!) Amazon affiliate link: amzn.to/43mjSB8 It's ~$600. Worth the additional price? Maybe. The VDI #s and depth indicators on both are pretty much the same. Terri detects in Jewelry Mode with all metal on. I detect in Beach Mode 1 or 2, depending upon whether in wet or dry sand. Either mode will work everywhere on the beach, really. Both use essentially the same multi-frequency channels for detecting. Just tuned slightly differently. The NOX can miss stuff that the Vanquish will find as a good signal (albeit could be a tent stake at a decent # that the NOX ignores.) But the Vanquish has found jewelry that the NOX would suggest I skip it. And on occasions when I pay attention, the reverse! Headphones? Can use the included ones (we don't on video) or not. The Vanquish is a bit louder than the Nox. Included headphones are not waterproof. A Step up is the Maniticore that many of the detectorist are changing to. I've played with it and thinking about getting one. Improvements in the noise cancel, the 2D graph for finding better targets and other features make it a plus. But it's 2.5 times more expensive than the Nox at $1600! amzn.to/3rq0F4i We've also played/helped new people on the beaches with their Garretts, bounty and other off-brand detectors. Still prefer the Minelab ones, but that's just what we use the most.
@@TheDetectingDuo Was just looking at the Vanquish on Amazon. I'm in Canada so we pay more for everything. LOL. $400.00 Thats for the 440 model. Thats around what I was thinking. I don't mind paying more for something if it is worth the money but not if it isn't. Thanks for all your help and pointing me in the right direction. Always better to ask someone that knows more and has experience. Thanks again.
@@kerrylittle3900 Ah! You're in Canuck, I believe! Pretty country up that way. I didn't think about the cost diff! Sorry about that! You might find some good old stuff out in the fields. Don't know for sure! Hope something works out for you. Can always go with the Vanquish 440 to drop the cost a bit. Same tech, but scaled back a bit.
Hey @bertyisaustin . Yeah, it's on the off-white to grey color on New Smyrna Beach, Daytona and a few other Atlantic side beaches. But really fine sand. Go south and it gets course and more reddish brown. Go to Pensacola and it's white! Cheers!
@David-nw3fy. Hey David! Terri uses the Minelab Vanquish 540 and I use the Minelab Equinox 600. The Equinox is very popular amongst the beach detectorist. Some are switching to the newer Minelab Manticore (we might, but expensive change.). The next video will point out our detectors briefly and the readings/numbers on the screens. We also have the product links in the description below each video and on our web site. Thanks for watching and the questions! Cheers.
Thanks White Water Jack! We do enjoy the beach detecting! I see you've got quite a bit of great videos on your channel as well. Subbed there too! Cheers.
We use Minelab detectors currently. Terri uses the Vanquish 540 (excellent low cost detector). Scott uses the Equinox 600 (excellent but twice the price.) Links are listed down in the description below. Looking to add more detectors to our arsenal and testing/comparing soon. Cheers!
@@awakenedpennslyvanian5194 Ha! Hey, that could work fine. You'd probably have to stay in dry sand if using on the beach! You'll find stuff with it, just might take a little more work. If you like the hobby then get a Minelab Vanguish 440 or like Terri uses the 540. Both are as good, and in some cases better than my Minelab Equinox 600 which is like twice the price! The payoff is the jewelry and really old coins we find. 😁
Yes we will! Hopefully the quantity and quality sticks with us! We've also dug up some really large individual pieces before, but I'm not carrying them out!
Instead of giving money to people acting like they're homeless they should take 50¢ in pennies,$5 dimes throw it on the beach (however you determine the amount)That way they can work for it and they can sift or hav a solar powered metal detector.
Hey @Buggy Man ! Funny and thanks for the note! .. We both run all metal all the time. But you never know! I rechecked the footage and yeah, I had it on. We rarely turn it off. Sorry, I'm going to ramble a bit about the detectors. The Minelabs Equinox 600 I run in Beach Mode 2 (mostly for wet and water since it works better there) but I forget to kick it back to Beach Mode 1 which seems to work better in dry sand. Also, I sensitivity was turned way down that day as the Equinox is much more prone to Microwave/Cell tower/WiFi interference.. Tend to chatter a lot. And, it just discriminates out stuff "better" than the Vanquish in many cases. Example: the Vanquish 540 will see a tent stake at/around a 19 VDI - solid zinc penny other stuff range, but the Vanquish will see it as negative VDI and pretty much ignore it. Both the Vanquish series and the Equinox series use the same VDI numbers for targets and the same (for the most part) multi-frequency. Could be I had the ground balance set differently - lots of reasons. Works out. Sometime I find things Terri misses and visa-versa! I could find it in pin-point mode, just wasn't that good of a signal. We gotta get around to testing a Manticore or some of these finds and see how it responds... Cheers! - Scott
Good video,however You waste a lot of time looking at every coin you find. You can do this at home at the end of the video. You can find twice as many treasures if you don't check every coin.
Thanks for the comment! Yep, I'm aware of that! Terri finds things quickly, I dig and document as we go. It only takes a few extra seconds. A tad slower for me, but the way I prefer to work these for the videos. Terri is usually on to the next target whilst I work the last. Terri spends the time to clean and research all items at home. Cheers!
It was fun watching y’all metal detect all is fine especially when you just left the trash if someone was on your land you’d want them to leave it better then they found it. I seen y’all walk by and never picked up that redbull can hope the whole world sees this comment and seen what I saw I would never support your channel. Good luck
Hi @user-qs8nz8mu2g You're jumping to a wrong conclusion based upon what goes into our videos. We pick up more trash than you know or see on camera. Watch some of the other videos where we specifically show us digging up garbage and throwing it away. Some times there's more than just the two of us can handle and there are groups out there picking that up because there is a LOT of garbage out there on the beaches. People that come visit our beaches can be sloppy and disrespectful. The can be lazy and don't want to walk 20 feet to throw away their trash. Chairs, towels, shoes, tents, cans, etc. riddle the beach that volunteer groups are out there cleaning up daily. So yes, we do our part to clean as much trash off the beaches that we can whist we are on the beach.
If you ever want to see the hi-rez photos I make of everything, go look on the web page for this episode.
thedetectingduo.com/s02-e15-most-finds-ever-in-one-day-more-spring-break-metal-detecting-new-smyrna-beach/
Some things didn't make it into the video for various reasons. Like that Playboy Bunny dangle ring thing. No clue how we missed that in the video!
Thanks for the reply. Happy hunting 😁
I love watching you videos. Thank goodness I happened upon this, love it.
Thanks Rita! We appreciate you watching! Cheers.
The perfect video for those curious about metal detecting as a hobby that brings you excitement, while making you rich all while exercising!!!
Ha thanks! Exciting, new and exercise - yes! Rich - not so much!
Nice day !!! Weather was nice, rings were nice , nox 900 working nice , legend working nice 😁😁 fantastic start to 2024 !! Let’s continue through the year like this 😁 goooooooooooold !!!!!
Thanks! Nox and Legend are excellent machines! Yes, out to find the gold and lots of it this year!
Let’s go, let’s go treasure🌺💕👵✌️
Thanks Kelly! Looks like you've got a lot of great finds on your channel too! Cheers!
I was born and raised in New Smyrna Beach 54 years ago. And I still do.
@domestigoddess77 Hey Jennifer! Thanks for the note! We've only been here a few years, but love this town, beach, the people and more.
We grew up in AZ (Terri was born there, I moved there as a little kid from Indiana). Getting to live near the beach is the best ever! Cheers!
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This is typically what my metal detecting adventures are like. Not much value but lots of fun. Thank you for posting. Once you have the bug, it's always fun to get out there.
Thanks Raymond! Yes the beach is fun and always different each time out.
We do find objects worth some now and then. As for object age, it's really hard in the U.S. to find anything really old out there. Reales, Escudos and other old coins and objects are out there, just have to find them (but deep)!
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Got your Jerry beads😊
Plenty on the beach!
Gotta love those coin spills! 👏👏
Yes! The more the better!
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Love the toenail polish color
Ha! Thanks Thrifty Thrifter! Scott's toenails? That's all natural! No polish. Just sun darken skin, and sea water shine on the toenails!
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You found enough dimes to purchase your cold drinks for the day..I think that makes the grade!
Just about! Thanks for the comment! I think we were making about $7.54 in change but the jewelry totaled up to quite a bit more.
Dollar coin, 18 quarters, 17 dimes and like 34 pennies. Think this pays better than most 401Ks right now! 🤑
Just for our fun!
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I haven’t been in a while, was thinking about getting a new detector. The legend
Sounds good! The Nokta Legend is supposed to be pretty good (only tried it a bit) and at a better price point.
Minelabs Manticore is excellent as is the DEUS II.
Ok thank you
I like your long videos. I like the idea you are digging all targets.
@David-nw3fy. Thanks David! One can find interesting things by digging all, even when we're pretty sure its junk. But have been fooled a number of times. Good, really old jewelry can pop up in the iron ranges from time to time. Penny numbers have fooled us and been copper jewelry or bullets (upcoming videos should have some of those finds.) Cheers!
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Good hunt, keep swinging!
Thanks, you too!
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I love hearing y'all joke around and Terri laughing... y'all sound like a couple of school kids. 🙋🏻♀️ My husband and I are 55 and 57, been together since '99. If we're laughing, then we're laughing AT each other. I love your videos. Take care of each other and keep on detecting!😎
Thank Mary! We do try to have fun all the time! We are the same age difference as you, but been together a tad longer! Since 84!
You have to be willing to laugh at yourself and each other! Keeps things fun! Cheers!
Hi Andy from the UK, love all the different coins you find over there and it's great to see the photos of your finds.
Thanks Andy! We love the UK-been a while since we've been over there.
On our web site we have hi-rez photos of everything found, if you haven't seen that.
We do find quite a variety from all over. But probably nothing as good and old as can be found in your neck of the woods. Cheers!
Nice wheat cent! 🌾
Thanks! Both of the wheat pennies we found that day are pretty good! The '46 and the '57. Cheers!
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Saludos cordiales desde chile para usted 🙋♂️🇨🇱👍🤝👏⛏️
Muchas gracias! Welcome @TalcaDetector from Chile! Nice treasure hunting on your channel. Much harder digs! Cheers-Scott.
(I understand some Spanish, but can't write well. I try to put too much French when I try to speak Spanish. )
Just took delivery of a NOKTA pulse dive a few days ago. Good video, I’m heading for the Bahamas in a few weeks. At 77 years I was a bit concerned but my Doctor said go for it. Thanks for the video , be unsafe.
Ooohhh, water hunting in the Bahamas could be quite fun! Hope it is for you!
The NOKTA pulse looks to be pretty good. Can convert from dive coil to pin pointer.
We might have to pick one up to do more out in the water scuba diving.
Age is just a number, do what you want to do. Cheers!
I HAVE TO AGREE ABOUT THE TRASH. CARRY TWO BAGS ONE FOR TREASURES AND ONE FOR TRASH. ITS COMMON COURTESY TO LEAVE AN AREA CLEANER THAN U FOUND IT. BE RESPECTFUL . ☮️👣✝️👍
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My vanquish 540 picks up tiny stuff like that earring surprisingly well.
Excellent choice! The Vanquish 540 is surprisedly very good! We own 2 and they do quite well. The higher end detectors we're getting into now have some advantages, but it's all in knowing what your detector can do!
@@TheDetectingDuo I'm currently trying to design and build my own DIY metal detector, it's a challenge. I doubt it'll be anywhere near as good as even a decent single-frequency machine available now, but I'll be happy if it finds anything.
@@bobasaurus8911 An interesting idea! A Metal detector circuit is really simple for a single frequency. Lots of circuit designs available online. Multifrequency should be doable.
A coil housing could easily be 3-D printer (hmm. Something I could make in my Bambu printer!) Basic coil is pretty simple too.
Then you need a controller so either an Arduino or Raspberry Pi or other simple computer is all you need and some nice little software . Sounds like a cool plan!
The only advantage XP, MineLabs and others have are years more research and tweaked code.
You could look up some of current metal detector patents which may has some additional insight.
But I'm rambling! Been a while since I sat down and bread-boarded out a project! Ah if only I had the time. Cheers - Scott.
Great video!
Thanks!
No prob! Just subscribed as well :) @@TheDetectingDuo
Thumbs up guys
Thanks Jimmy! We see you've been on some recent cool adventures! Cheer - Scott
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Pretty cool hunt, great beach to hunt at!
Hey @floridametaldetecting ! We like it a lot. Most of the beaches we really like here! Thanks for the note! Cheers - Scott
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Hola como estas los veo de argentina que linda pulsera y monedas saludo ala señora y aute Dios los bendiga ricamente saludos nuevo suscriptor
@buscandotesoros556 welcome from Argentina! Thanks for watching and your comment! Cheers!
Nice hunt guys! The Oklahoma drill sounds fun 😂😂
Thanks! @MontereyMagnetMan! Um, yeah... All the crazy kids on the beach seem to love it. Wild party stuff!
Awesome hunt👍
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I love seeing the Vanquish used alongside of the Nox 600. I have both of these and I'm always curious as to how they compare. Thanks for the great video! I'm jealous of your wide beaches up there. Down here in Brevard County, our beaches are nothing like that.
Thanks @Marti Thew !
We detect down in Brevard County now and then -- Cocoa Beach and a few others along there. Courser sand than up here at NSB and Daytona! Will probably be down that way again soon! Yeah, the beach is cut back pretty far in many areas up here. And a lot flatter too!
The Vanquish 540 and the Nox 600 have pretty much the same VDI response spot on. Same multi-channel frequencies in use from what I recall as well. But the Vanquish will many times find something that the NOX would ignore. Tent Stakes for example will ring up at 19ish on the Vanquish but the Nox only gives grunty negative VDI readings.
Terri seems to find more jewelry with the 540 than I do with the Nox.
Could be I have some of my setting off from the Vanquish, but I did try to make them match as much as possible.
Tne NOX is more prone to Microwave, Cell Tower and WiFi interference (chatters a lot around them) and the Vanquish is just quiet.
Both work great! Cheers!
33.00 Was a Key/ID Badge Retractor.
Hey David! Spot on! We didn't figure it out. Now I can find them everywhere online!
Thanks much and thanks for watching!
It's got to be true love when she still laughs at your corny jokes after all these years 🥰😍 Nothing wrong with that at all.
Ha! Somebody has to! Thanks! I think we're at that point where we don't look both ways before crossing the street. Cheers!
I appreciate the way you make your videos and add a picture of each item for us to see. What has been your biggest find to date?! Do you have a most memorable find? What is the oddest thing you've come across? You know now I am on a binge session of all your videos lol. Thanks again for sharing. Cheers from Ontario Canada!
@heatherhancock446 Thanks Heather! We do try to get decent pics of everything. You'll find hi-rez images on our web site thedetectingduo.com where I post galleries of everything found! We'll be expanding the site with more related info over time.
Biggest find? Price or size? Biggest price wise and most memorable was the first high dollar Gold and Dimond Ring Terri found. Retail value about $3,200 U.S. It's shown in the "Holy Expensive Ring Batman" episode. There have been many others. Many others in the retail value $200 to $2,000 range
Canada is a great place. We need to get back up that way and explore more.
We've found quite a few Canadian coins over the past year. For some reason a lot of Canadian Pennies have been popping up. Thought those were out of circulation starting in 2013.
Memorable would be the times we recover cell phones for people or big expensive and sentimental gold rings for people.
Oh, finding old Swiss Francs, Euro coins, Bahama coins now and thing. Those Francs are really cool as we love Europe and old coins from there. Some of the really interesting large, different rings and jewelry found is also memorable. Some are in the videos.
It's hard to nail down what we like best. Just getting out on the beach and exploring is the most fun!
Oldest? Silver coins from the early 20s. Wheat pennies. Shipwreck parts.
Biggest as in size, would be car parts, boat parts, giant bolts and stuff like that.
Weirdest would be cremation tags, odd jewelry, misc. other items people bring to the beach.
Lots of cool toys.
We probably need to make a video or two covering your questions! Lots of different video ideas in the works.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Canuck here too. 🙂
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California beaches be like,
.....No alcohol, No cars, No loud music, No dogs, No open flame and No Fun!
Most of those rules are posted here too. But then, most people don't seem to follow the rules and we end up digging up their junk! Been all over CA - it's just a different vibe. Cheers.
I wish the RUclips people making these videos would list all the equipment that they are using. Brands and models names. It would be more interesting to see what you are using. Thanks
@vtxdaryl Thanks for the comment! If you read the copy below the video (any of our videos) you'll see the detecting equipment we use is listed. I
It all listed on our web site as well.
Our next video tomorrow will even have the detectors called out and a quick chart showing what the detector display readings equate to.
Hope that's what you were referring to. If you mean the video and audio equipment, then I need to post that out as well. Cheers!
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white gold infinity diamonds
The large bracelet? Might be! Thanks for the note. Cheers!
I was surprised that the vanquish 540 found the ear rings, and the equinox 600 could not pick it up
Hey @bobneal1960 , Papa Bear! Thanks for the comment! The vanquish surprises us quite a bit. The iron content in and around may have fooled the Nox a bit more.
But then Terri finds a lot of really good rings with that Vanquish! I go kinda fast with the Nox and don't always listen/feel the whisper tones and track them down like I should. The Nox also is more prone to EMI and that will throw us off too!
We both hunt with all metal on which might be a factor. I might need to tune/calibrate it a bit more rather than default Beach mode.
Basically, I just need to slow down and pay more attention to what the detector is telling me.
You need to get Terry her own scoop so that you do more detecting yourself, lol
Hey Wicked.Mainah! Thanks for the comment! We have several scoops and Terri does dig from time to time on/off screen. But typically, when we are video team digging, we just use one to capture the finds on screen. Ideally we should rig her up with a camera too so we can double up treasure hunting.
@@TheDetectingDuo I was just thinking, 2 detectors + 2 scoops = twice as much treasure 😊
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Do yall come up to Jacksonville?
Hi Michael. We haven't been to Jacksonville in quite a while. Good detecting spots up that way?
Great videos. Thanks for sharing. So I was looking at metal detectors online and they range from a 100 bucks to 3,000 bucks. If I get one not spending 3 grand. What do you recommend the best value for the buck? I don't really have a budget just not paying 3K for a hobby toy.
Hi Kerry! Thanks for the comment! long reply here!
For a detector, it really depends upon what and where you are going to detect. The Minelabs series we use are really good for anything. Over the years we've used Whites, Garrett, Bounty Hunter and one or two other off brands years ago with Terri's dad.
Anything under $300 is gonna be a toy IMHO, but could work just find depending upon what you want to do. Even that old Radio Shack metal detector will find coins in the dry sand (just gotta work a lot harder!)
We'd end up recommending Minelab brand for all your detecting, really. More info below!
On the beaches we stick to the Minelab detectors. Their product is good and support is good (had them replace a coil one time under warranty). Both are excellent in highly mineralized soil and water. Battery life will last you a good day out or more without recharging.
The Vanquish 540 (we own 2 of them) is a great all-around low cost detector that does as good as the Equinox 600 (better in some instances.) The coil is waterproof but the control box/pod is not. It has a rain cover. It uses replaceable AAA, rechargeable batteries.
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For $379 it's a great value. (lightweight, but study. )
The 600 has more bells and whistles and it "waterproof" -- can take it out under water (but some have leakage experience. ). Batteries are built in and magnetic charge. It is more prone to microwave and other EMI. The Vanquish just ignores most EMI noise and just works! Terri has found expensive rings with it - more than I've found with the Nox 600 (right spot, right time thing!)
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It's ~$600. Worth the additional price? Maybe.
The VDI #s and depth indicators on both are pretty much the same. Terri detects in Jewelry Mode with all metal on. I detect in Beach Mode 1 or 2, depending upon whether in wet or dry sand. Either mode will work everywhere on the beach, really.
Both use essentially the same multi-frequency channels for detecting. Just tuned slightly differently.
The NOX can miss stuff that the Vanquish will find as a good signal (albeit could be a tent stake at a decent # that the NOX ignores.) But the Vanquish has found jewelry that the NOX would suggest I skip it. And on occasions when I pay attention, the reverse!
Headphones? Can use the included ones (we don't on video) or not. The Vanquish is a bit louder than the Nox. Included headphones are not waterproof.
A Step up is the Maniticore that many of the detectorist are changing to. I've played with it and thinking about getting one. Improvements in the noise cancel, the 2D graph for finding better targets and other features make it a plus. But it's 2.5 times more expensive than the Nox at $1600! amzn.to/3rq0F4i
We've also played/helped new people on the beaches with their Garretts, bounty and other off-brand detectors. Still prefer the Minelab ones, but that's just what we use the most.
@@TheDetectingDuo That’s awesome. Thanks for all your knowledge and help. Much appreciated and very helpful. I’ll look into your suggestions.
@@kerrylittle3900 Hope you find something you like!
@@TheDetectingDuo Was just looking at the Vanquish on Amazon. I'm in Canada so we pay more for everything. LOL. $400.00 Thats for the 440 model. Thats around what I was thinking. I don't mind paying more for something if it is worth the money but not if it isn't. Thanks for all your help and pointing me in the right direction. Always better to ask someone that knows more and has experience. Thanks again.
@@kerrylittle3900 Ah! You're in Canuck, I believe! Pretty country up that way.
I didn't think about the cost diff! Sorry about that!
You might find some good old stuff out in the fields. Don't know for sure!
Hope something works out for you. Can always go with the Vanquish 440 to drop the cost a bit. Same tech, but scaled back a bit.
I've never seen a gray sand before.
Hey @bertyisaustin . Yeah, it's on the off-white to grey color on New Smyrna Beach, Daytona and a few other Atlantic side beaches. But really fine sand. Go south and it gets course and more reddish brown.
Go to Pensacola and it's white! Cheers!
What kind of metal detector are you using
@David-nw3fy. Hey David! Terri uses the Minelab Vanquish 540 and I use the Minelab Equinox 600. The Equinox is very popular amongst the beach detectorist. Some are switching to the newer Minelab Manticore (we might, but expensive change.).
The next video will point out our detectors briefly and the readings/numbers on the screens.
We also have the product links in the description below each video and on our web site.
Thanks for watching and the questions! Cheers.
How come your old lady don't have a scoop?
She does! But on camera, I dig most stuff. Terri digs on camera on occasions. Works good for us - she finds the goods, I dig them up! Cheers.
Every rusty and sharp ote,icked up saves injury
True, Bob and thanks! We do find a good number of nasty items left on the beach and properly dispose of them. Cheers!
Good to see you Guys out enjoying what you like to do. You have been Subbed. "White Water Jack "
Thanks White Water Jack! We do enjoy the beach detecting! I see you've got quite a bit of great videos on your channel as well. Subbed there too! Cheers.
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What the Brand name of the Metal Detector you both use.
We use Minelab detectors currently. Terri uses the Vanquish 540 (excellent low cost detector). Scott uses the Equinox 600 (excellent but twice the price.) Links are listed down in the description below.
Looking to add more detectors to our arsenal and testing/comparing soon. Cheers!
How much did you make in change?
Hey @awakenedpennslyvanian5194. Coins work out to whopping $7.89 usd. Cheers!
@@TheDetectingDuo thats not bad! I was thinking about getting one. Probably start off with the harbor freight one tho. Lol
@@awakenedpennslyvanian5194 Ha! Hey, that could work fine. You'd probably have to stay in dry sand if using on the beach!
You'll find stuff with it, just might take a little more work.
If you like the hobby then get a Minelab Vanguish 440 or like Terri uses the 540.
Both are as good, and in some cases better than my Minelab Equinox 600 which is like twice the price!
The payoff is the jewelry and really old coins we find. 😁
I notice how every time you find a coin, your wife’s hand shows up and grabs.
Ha! You should see what happens when we find diamond rings and jewelry!
You are going to need a bigger finds bag !
Yes we will! Hopefully the quantity and quality sticks with us!
We've also dug up some really large individual pieces before, but I'm not carrying them out!
How much will all this be worth after taxes ?
Best answer is a fraction of the retail value. Taxes are a just a small part of the equation no matter where you are.
Instead of giving money to people acting like they're homeless they should take 50¢ in pennies,$5 dimes throw it on the beach (however you determine the amount)That way they can work for it and they can sift or hav a solar powered metal detector.
If you go all metal (horseshoe button) your detector will get the targets your wife's detector is.
Hey @Buggy Man ! Funny and thanks for the note! .. We both run all metal all the time. But you never know! I rechecked the footage and yeah, I had it on. We rarely turn it off. Sorry, I'm going to ramble a bit about the detectors.
The Minelabs Equinox 600 I run in Beach Mode 2 (mostly for wet and water since it works better there) but I forget to kick it back to Beach Mode 1 which seems to work better in dry sand.
Also, I sensitivity was turned way down that day as the Equinox is much more prone to Microwave/Cell tower/WiFi interference.. Tend to chatter a lot. And, it just discriminates out stuff "better" than the Vanquish in many cases.
Example: the Vanquish 540 will see a tent stake at/around a 19 VDI - solid zinc penny other stuff range, but the Vanquish will see it as negative VDI and pretty much ignore it.
Both the Vanquish series and the Equinox series use the same VDI numbers for targets and the same (for the most part) multi-frequency.
Could be I had the ground balance set differently - lots of reasons. Works out. Sometime I find things Terri misses and visa-versa!
I could find it in pin-point mode, just wasn't that good of a signal.
We gotta get around to testing a Manticore or some of these finds and see how it responds...
Cheers! - Scott
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Good video,however You waste a lot of time looking at every coin you find. You can do this at home at the end of the video. You can find twice as many treasures if you don't check every coin.
Thanks for the comment! Yep, I'm aware of that! Terri finds things quickly, I dig and document as we go. It only takes a few extra seconds. A tad slower for me, but the way I prefer to work these for the videos. Terri is usually on to the next target whilst I work the last.
Terri spends the time to clean and research all items at home. Cheers!
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Why don't she have her own scoop
She does have a scoop and you'll see her use it from time to time, but when we tag hunt and on camera, I dig. It's just the way we dig! Cheers!
It was fun watching y’all metal detect all is fine especially when you just left the trash if someone was on your land you’d want them to leave it better then they found it. I seen y’all walk by and never picked up that redbull can hope the whole world sees this comment and seen what I saw I would never support your channel. Good luck
Hi @user-qs8nz8mu2g You're jumping to a wrong conclusion based upon what goes into our videos.
We pick up more trash than you know or see on camera. Watch some of the other videos where we specifically show us digging up garbage and throwing it away.
Some times there's more than just the two of us can handle and there are groups out there picking that up because there is a LOT of garbage out there on the beaches.
People that come visit our beaches can be sloppy and disrespectful. The can be lazy and don't want to walk 20 feet to throw away their trash. Chairs, towels, shoes, tents, cans, etc. riddle the beach that volunteer groups are out there cleaning up daily.
So yes, we do our part to clean as much trash off the beaches that we can whist we are on the beach.
I wonder if you pick up every piece of trash that you walk by. It’s not their job to clean up after all the slobs.
Americans driving and parking on the beach
Wild, isn't it? Only some beaches allow driving on. I take it no beach driving in your area?