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Subject: TEXAS BEACHES- metal detecting
Love your web site. Like Helen, I am a 60 year old woman in Texas. I have a rather large Indian artifact collection from digging 3-5ft along a creek on our ranch. I am very blessed to have had this opportunity but I am hungry for more. Recently while fishing on the Texas beaches I noticed, among the shells, pieces of what looked like petrified wood. I took these to a gem and mineral show and three different "experts" said it was fossilized mammal bone. The largest being 2x3". Not very big. What my question is, what are my chances of finding coins and would they be recognizable or would they be loaded with rust,,tar ect.? Would a metal detector be an asset? and what else would a detector turn up on the beach? Meanwhile back on the ranch-the metal detector might be good here too being there is a old log cabin. Trouble is there is wire everywhere. Is there setting on the detector to element this? I know this is a long letter and I really appreciate your time. Carolyn George dvg@hctc.net


Hi Carolyn, Thanks for your kind email. Your work with the Indian artifacts and discovery of the fossilized mammal bone sounds most interesting to me. Your chances of finding lost coins with a metal detector are excellent. Sometimes you may find coins that have oxidized and need treatment. However, gold in any form, is usually found as bright as the day it was lost. The beauty of metal detecting is that you never know what you will find. Only "going there" will really tell you for sure. Research will often prove helpful too. Depending on the nature of the wire on your ranch, a modern metal detector may be able to discriminate it. You will have to test to know for sure. Can you take a sample of the wire to a metal detector dealer for a test? I wish you great luck in your explorations...Stan

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Subject: Goldmining in New Zealand
Dear Mr Grist, My name is Kerry Thomas. I'm 28 years old, I've done alot of prospecting up little rivers in South Island with quit a bit of luck. I have some interests in old gold mines, there are hundreds around New Zealands landscapes. Some were abandoned because of transport problems back in their day. They have a fair amount of merlock outside, would a detector work to track the gold?, what about inside the mines?. Stories of finely devided gold in the gold mines were seen before abandoning because of the transport problems. If you could shed some light on the subject it would be very appreciated. Yours Sincerely Kerry Thomas adrithomas@xtra.co.nz


Hi Kerry, Metal detectors will detect gold if the samples are large enough or in high enough concentrations. Metal detectors may be used inside of mines to track veins or discover concentrations that are just out of sight. I recommend purchasing a book or two on the subject so that you can understand the assets and limitations of metal detectors in gold prospecting. Good Luck, Stan

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Subject: Ship Wreck Treasure
My husband very very recently became interested in metal detector treasure hunting. He wants to find treasure left by ship wrecks. Do you have a resource that would be helpful to him in this particular area of interest?
Thank you, Diana rdial@cox.net

Hi Diana, My favorite resource for shipwrecks has always been "The Treasure Diver's Guide", by John S. Potter. Also of great value are "Sunken Treasure, How to Find It" by Robert Marx and "Treasure, The Business & Technology" by Phillip S. Olin. I hope this helps...Stan

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Subject: Metal Detectors
Hi Stan, Came across an interesting instrument you may find useful...the trackerhound. Here is the site. http://www.geocities.com/trackerhound2000/ With your activities this thing, if it really works, good be of fantastic help. Jim pirategaijin@yahoo.com

Hi Jim, If only it were really true...Stan

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Subject: "Pulse Star II" detector

Stan. I've purchased some ebooks from you before and find them to be quite interesting and informative. I have dabbled in treasure hunting since I was 9 years old in some form or another but now have a new wild hair thanks to what I can gather from what I think your Ancient Deposits Modern Wealth publication. Stan, I'm 45 years old and have done battle twice with cancer that almost killed me and am well aware that life is far too short, so I am about to change my whole life style and would really love your input. 

The chemotherapy treatments and radiation have left me in a somewhat handicapped state with peripheral neuropathy and lymph edema but I am able to swing a detector longer than most men half my age and have an energy level that is hard to keep up with even now. I would really like to hit some of these ancient river beds for an extended period of time with a "Pulse Star II" detector with the 1 meter square coil and literally cover square miles of territory in search of gold. I am looking for big pieces of gold and need to know if you think the Pulse Star II will do the job. I am not talking about recreational weekend stuff like the GPAA and those other social clubs that manage to include a little gold panning in a week-end camp out. I am talking about 8-12 hours a day, 6 days a week in the most isolated, productive and unexplored gold fields I can find here in America. 

Stan, I need to know if this is possible and if you have any suggestions. I know you're a very busy man, but I am getting ready to change my entire life-style based on the information you send. I will order the ancient deposits, modern wealth no matter what as soon as I finish this email and anxiously await your response. I am scheduled to return to Spain this summer, I do speak fluent Spanish, and will treasure hunt Iberian, Celtic, roman, Visigoth and medieval sites both in Spain and in Portugal. I do quite well at this but it is getting so hard to remain legal and pursue this endeavor due to antiquities laws and my Spanish counter parts are quite bad at opening ancient tombs of Iberian, Celtic, roman and Visigoth origin, pillaging them and then leaving gaping holes as a testament to their deed. As a result, metal detecting is frowned upon in many parts of Spain...well..best regards on your upcoming adventures and if you ever want a Spanish speaking, bald headed white dude with diplomatic skills, please do not hesitate to contact me. sincerely Karl Backus karlbackus@myexcel.com

Hi Karl, It was very nice to hear from you. Thanks for purchasing the Ancient Deposits Modern Wealth package tonight. Obviously I am excited for you as you begin your new lifestyle. I am sure that this package will point you in some great new directions as it has for me over many years. Unfortunately, I have no experience with the Pulse Star II detector. I have read about it in the Kellyco catalog. If it really does half of what they say, it would be of interest to me. Since you are in Florida, you may want to take a run up to the Kellyco store for a demo. You might ask for Chris Fisher there as he is a pro and really knows his stuff. I have had experience with a high-end Minelab detector in the deserts of Arizona. I used an 18" search coil. It's performance was amazing. Therefore, I do know that a good detector can achieve superb results in a variety of conditions and especially with ancient channel, course gold at depth.

I totally agree with you about going after the big gold. An entire day spent recovering 2 grams of gold does nothing for me whatsoever. It only makes good sense that if you are going to spend your time and energy gold prospecting, you might as well go for the big stuff, in quantity. I think that philosophy applies to many areas of life in general too.

If I were you, I would buy the very finest nugget detecting instrument that you can find. Then I would buy and read every book on the market about how and where to nugget shoot. Two of my favorite authors are Heydelaar and Jim Straight.

Many virgin ancient channel nugget sites still exist all over the Western USA. I especially love California and Arizona, but that is just a start. Let you research, common sense and intuition be your guide. It is possible to make thousands of dollars per day if you hang in there and are persistent, working dilligantly.

You may want to consider hunting in Latin America too since you already speak Spanish. I have found course ancient channel alluvial gold from Mexico down to Argentina. The Mosquito Coast of Honduras was quite interesting. Ecuador has been very good to me. That's why I live here. Good luck in Spain and Portugal. I think you are wise to search for new horizons as well. They are still limitless. Please keep me posted on your progress. Best Regards, Stan

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