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WINNER #1
My favorite find for October 2015 is the Confederate Belt Plate, found by Craig W. from Virginia with his Ace 350.
Craig’s story: "I live in a house built in 1838. I attended a civil war show this past July and purchased a Garrett Ace 350. Yesterday afternoon in my back yard just twenty feet from where I park the car, I dug this C.S. tongue of a two piece confederate interlocking sword belt plate. You can see in the photographs how the plate actually molded the clay to the shape and form of the buckle. The Pro-Pointer was a must in this recovery. This was truly a life thrilling, heart pounding find and I am proud to share it! Thank you Garrett for an easy to use great machine, the Ace 350!"
Craig W. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Craig’s story: "I live in a house built in 1838. I attended a civil war show this past July and purchased a Garrett Ace 350. Yesterday afternoon in my back yard just twenty feet from where I park the car, I dug this C.S. tongue of a two piece confederate interlocking sword belt plate. You can see in the photographs how the plate actually molded the clay to the shape and form of the buckle. The Pro-Pointer was a must in this recovery. This was truly a life thrilling, heart pounding find and I am proud to share it! Thank you Garrett for an easy to use great machine, the Ace 350!"
Craig W. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
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WINNER #2
My second favorite find for October 2015 is the Indian War Sword Belt Plate, found by Brian P. from New York with his AT Pro.
Brian’s story: "After scouting an area for new cellar holes I return to find this Indian war 1874 Pattern Officer & Calvary Sword Belt Plate about 30 feet from the front of the house. A day I’ll never forget."
Brian P. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Brian’s story: "After scouting an area for new cellar holes I return to find this Indian war 1874 Pattern Officer & Calvary Sword Belt Plate about 30 feet from the front of the house. A day I’ll never forget."
Brian P. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
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WINNER #3
My third favorite find for October 2015 is the 1828 Capped Bust Quarter, found by Wayne C. from New Hampshire with his AT Pro with the 5x8 DD coil.
Wayne’s story: "After hours of detecting with a group in Vermont using big coils, I scanned an area full of nail signals and grunts that they had just swept over, and was still learning how to separate the signals. I was able to isolate an 82-85 even in the thick of the nails so at this point I was not only impressed with the 5x8 coil, I was glad I purchased it. Then I proceeded to dig and was not prepared for what was in the hole. It turns out I found a rare 1828 capped bust quarter in immaculate condition considering it came from the dirt. My mind was blown and I truly owe the credit to my equipment cause I am fairly new to the hobby and this is a sought after coin by seasoned professionals. So thanks Garrett for your outstanding products that make this hobby/obsession so great."
Wayne C. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Wayne’s story: "After hours of detecting with a group in Vermont using big coils, I scanned an area full of nail signals and grunts that they had just swept over, and was still learning how to separate the signals. I was able to isolate an 82-85 even in the thick of the nails so at this point I was not only impressed with the 5x8 coil, I was glad I purchased it. Then I proceeded to dig and was not prepared for what was in the hole. It turns out I found a rare 1828 capped bust quarter in immaculate condition considering it came from the dirt. My mind was blown and I truly owe the credit to my equipment cause I am fairly new to the hobby and this is a sought after coin by seasoned professionals. So thanks Garrett for your outstanding products that make this hobby/obsession so great."
Wayne C. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
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WINNER #4
My fourth favorite find for October 2015 is the 1.15 ounce gold nugget, found by Randy W. from Colorado with his AT Gold.
Randy’s story: "I bought my Garrett AT Pro about a year and half ago and really like using it, so I decided I wanted to get the AT Gold and try prospecting for Gold this summer and I could now take my son with me. I finally found someone that would let me metal detect for Gold on their claim. I was out for 45 minutes when I got my first good signal. I was seeing a solid 47 on the detector and when I turned on iron audio there was nothing and it showed about 2 inches deep. I started moving rocks around and finally I found what set off the detector. At first I thought I had a lead bullet but as soon as I cleaned it off I knew I found my very first gold, wow what a feeling! It was 3.5 grams and when I showed the claim owner one of the first things he asked was what detector I was using. I was happy to say Garrett AT Gold. I went back to detecting and later got another hit that blew my ears off. It was a solid 55 on the detector and about 4 inches deep. When I dug this one out I almost fell over. I would never have figured to find something so big. It is a 1.15 ounce nugget. I found a nugget on my first time out that people look a life time for! Garrett I just want to say I love using both my AT Pro and AT Gold, these are great detectors."
Randy W. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
