Everybody likes gold rings. I hunt gold rings in the dirt. I look for where people have been hanging out for years like parks, and I layer hunt. That means I start out with very little sensitivity and increase it over the same area and only dig mid tones. I have gotten a lot of gold rings. Try it and go back to where you have scored before and lower your sensitivity. I use a Nox 800 and hunt in sensitivity in 3 and you won't hear all that junk. Start out at 18-20 and you will hear every metal target and miss that gold ring. I used this method and now you can try it also. Love your show, but it's the power, you can run lower and make better finds. Layer Hunt. Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all! Keep up the Great Work teacher of metal detecting. You get a A+
Merrill, don't ever kid yourself for one minute, NYC beaches, parks have WAY more gold, silver, jewelry, coins than any deserted abandoned old homestead in Pa. !! reason being NYC had millions more people walking, jogging, swimming, etc. dropping things. It all boils down to sheer population per square mile. More people, more dropped stuff. The amount and quality of treasures you have found are shocking.
I been detecting 7 months. I have a nice collection of gold, my best jeweler said about $1700, it has 16 decent size diamonds found in a park under the board that keeps the rocky pebbles inside. I went around the edge slanting the E600 and bam a 15 signal. Anyhoo, metal detectors who find gold must have the attitude " I will not stop till gold shows up" and dig lots of junk. Like your vids I've learned tid bits here and there. NIce gold sir!
I found three nice 14k gold rings on a freshwater beach with a Radio Shack Bounty Hunter detector in just under 35 minutes one day in 1996. I was SHAKING! lol. Two were huge and very heavy large men`s rings and one was a smaller 1/4 carat diamond ring. I also found a 14k earring and 18k gold rim glasses after the rings. I found my first gold ring in the 70s with a heavy old Whites detector...an 18k England Air Force Base ring.
Hello, my name is Michael, I live in Israel and follow your excellent channel religiously. I wanted to know if you are making changes - in the sensitive beach program when hunting ? there are thousands of suggestions and opinions on the web, I wanted to know what your position is. Ty Michael
5 or 6 hundred? I'm at manticore or dues 2 price range. I remember years ago when ctx3030 came out. $ 2500 You really want to scare someone on price gpx7000. I my father's a 24k 1 ounce nugget his grandfather found. On my nox 800 it reads 19 that's penny range. Thanks Merrill your always on my all notifications
Swimming holes is a great point, esp pools being so prevalent and the Great Lakes so great along with pollution no one swims in any of these ponds but don’t mean they never did
Been detecting for about 15 years I believe not as much as I used (due to 2 full time jobs) never sold any of my finds, keeping them in a nice jewelry box sadly someone broke into my house and took them 😢, never to be found again. Now I have an alarm system and hopefully I get the time and the new metal detector to start over again, I did cash a lot of change, enough to pay for my metal detector 👍, cheers from California and happy hunting.
So there I was, happily swinging my Nokta Legend over the wedding ring display at my local Zales. The detector was screaming out with incredible tones! The only thing louder was the store manager screaming “What are you doing?!!” I didn’t get a chance to pull out my shovel, but I’m guessing there’s gold targets 6 to 9” away😅. (You can all thank me later for the hot spot to check out) Great interview Merrill over on Relics Radio!! Everyone should check it out. Y’all will be singing I’m a clad guy before you know it😅😅
Ive been a sub , but have been sidetracked from detecting due to a car hitting me on my ebike. You have hands down the most informative detecting channel!! I am looking for a replacement for my simplex , prefer a minelab product ! The fake channels will never stand the test of time, or share knowledge like yours does !! ✌️😎
I live in an area 200-300 plus miles from a saltwater beach.😒 I don't have a lot of swimming holes/lakes near me, however there are a few. I have a Nokta Makro Simplex with hard wired headphones (used to also have a White's Beach Hunter) and I have found rings and earrings in the local freshwater swimming areas along with silver, titanium and cobalt rings. Hard wire headphones are the way to go in the water, great tip Merrill.
The temptation of having all that gold sitting around my house would be too great for me. I'd have to take it in to a gold buyer at least once a year and sell it off.
That can go both ways. Yes keeping the gold is a good idea but it can hurt you too. You will never know what will happen to cause a visit by the police department especially with red flag laws in place. If they see all the gold then they may ask where you got it. Then they can use property value law against you. Then also report you to the IRS. Do not keep it at a bank either your asking for trouble the banks are not your friend they have to report everything to the IRS that goes into a safety deposit box now. If your going to keep it hide it!!!! Me I use it to buy new machines or put towards my other hobby.
The value of gold increases so drastically over a decade. It’s not very wise to spend your gold. That gold is probably worth four times as much as when he found it.
I lost my class ring in a lake as it was tight on my hand, and it happened just like you said. that has been lost since 1986 the year I graduated. I enjoy watching all your videos and been watching the older videos as I myself have been metal detecting for 6 years now here in Ohio. I am from CT.
Merry Christmas. I'm gonna hit some swimming holes around my area next summer hopefully. I'm land locked in mo. We have lakes and rivers..large and small. Creeks are notorious for having deep pool areas in the country. That will usually require a permission though. Lots of great info Merrill.
Thinking about the snowman singing "Silver and Gold" on the Rudolph special right now as Merrill's doing his best version of Yukon Cornelius teaching us how to find the precious stuff. Gotta Love It!
Found a pewter grill in St Augustine beach last year, came up a “1” on the equinox. Our local treasure hunting shop has one on display he found a few years back. Fattest hunk of 26k I’ve ever held in my hand. Highly recommended you check The place (and st Augustine as a whole) out if you’re ever in northeast Florida. Anyway, Rugga is a bad dude, better keep an eye out!
Eleven years of detecting, and it seems I always learn at least one thing from your videos. Thank you Merrill. Oh and merry Christmas. Low tide yesterday (king tide) I dug my first Platinum ring. It rang up a 51/52 on my Deus II. By that time I quit digging zinc pennies.
Great info....Thanks. I'm up-state from you and no ocean. But I live on a lake that has never been really worked. And lots of other lakes around me. Plus, you mentioned swimming holes......... Local river where there used to be old hotels and bungalow colonies. All gone now and the river is open to the public so don't have to trespass. Just cleaned up and new batteries in my old Whites Beach Hunter ID 300 and this year I'll be out there hunting.
Great video Merrill, now you have me scouting lakes with alligators, lol! I would also say never, I mean, never give up even if you follow all the logic. My best finds lately came in two totally different areas but they were beaches. A mans white gold two diamond ring with a sapphire in the middle. Early September. An art deco type old feather ring. It was in knee deep water at small beach in Dunedin Florida, probably a recent drop. Hunted for four hours, didn't find much and was about ready to head to the car. Don't give up. It rag up like 6 to 8 like junk. I see people with $1500 detectors all the time zooming past me but I am slow and steady (healthy 63 haha) for two years with my Minelab NOX 600. The second one was at one of the most hunted beaches in the world, Clearwater Beach Florida, about two feet before the wet sand ended, recent drop probably, 14k white gold with six semi-precious/gem stones, small pearl, sapphires, ruby, and some other stones. That was November 11th as targets started drying up at that famous beach. Again, I go and hunt for hours like it's the hottest place ever and sometimes nothing but that makes it even more fun when you hit one. I learned everything I know from watching mostly your videos Merrill and maybe that dude from Florida. My ring finds and others are here for proof. I am a small time dude that works full time so when I go I make the most of it. ua-cam.com/video/ZnLDDYq_55g/v-deo.html
M- have you ever worked the Jersey shore…other than the trip to AC that you filmed? We’ve got high volume of fairly affluent “donors” in the summer… but so far I’m not hitting anything good. Is it the season or what?
You are right about so many different things in this video, but I'm just going to comment on a few. First you have more gold articles on that plate in ten years of detecting than I found in forty years. Living near beaches that people use and have used in the past is key. In my swing through the drained lakes in the Midwest several days ago I found six rings, five silver, one gold all but one was found at the beach. Oh, and just don't detect the beach, under docks is also a great place. The second, is now that underwater detectors are so cheap, buy one. I usually had two detectors, a land detector and an underwater detector, the first waterproof was a Garrett XL500. Your rule to detect where no one else is detecting is one I have been doing for years. I have a list of drained lakes and abandon swimming holes across the country where I visit when I'm on a trip. Excellent video and great advice. The best to you and yours from the Fiedler family, Asheville NC. .
Last ring I found was reading solid 77 which is zink most times, and I did not want to dig it, but was trying out a new coil and was testing it for accuracy, and it was a class ring. It was shallow 3" down, Eurotek pro with 5×8" dd coil. I learned my lesson, dig zinks.
Hey there, been watching your channel for a while now, really appreciate your tutorials. I find them informative. I watched your clip on the manticore lies, but was over my head.
Wow just awesome wow, Mr Merell this video just stole all my gold!, you really out did your self by explaining to all how to find our previous Gold,! Like if we don't already have enough compaction with everyone else, but aw i get it help everyone else right, thank you Merrill and Merry Christmas to them, but let me add if i may is that use it, practice with it, learn it,! You can have the best detector and still find nothing, been detecting 10 yrs and have had great success, but i,m still learning about them, and asking questions on how to get more depth and better finds, and last but not least let me say great video and Merry Christmas to you and your family ll
Absolutely 💯 accurate. I’ve recently started hitting old swimming holes, what I call my “WINTER DETECTING GRIND” and have already found a couple really nice, OLD, pieces of jewelry. Find those small obscured beaches that make you think… no one swims here… no one loses things here. YES THEY DID and MAYBE STILL DO. 🤙
We had a friend years ago, who did metal detecting in Central Park. Authorities weren’t pleased, but he did it anyway. He had a safety deposit box full of gold. NYC is a real honey pot.
Hey Merrill, great channel. In the video above you talk about the GRILLZ? They have the word RUGGER on them and you said you didn't know what it meant. Well it is just a slang term in the UK for Rugby, i.e. "let's have a game of rugger". Hope this helps.
I have listened to a bunch of your videos in the past couple of days and just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed them. Informative and I love the funny stuff! Much better than the usual detector with a GoPro….
Hi Merrill. I have probably averaged about 3 pieces of gold a year in dirt. This year I have decided to go for gold and spent more than half of my detecting time on the beaches ( great lakes). I also did more soccer fields. Got 18 pieces This year. 2 on soccer fields (big men's rings), 3 in dry sand and the rest in the water. Nothing beats water! Merry Christmas! How about a trip to Canada next year, you are always welcome.
I found three nice 14k gold rings on a freshwater beach with a Radio Shack Bounty Hunter detector in just under 35 minutes one day in 1996. I was SHAKING! lol. Two were huge and very heavy large men`s rings and one was a smaller 1/4 carat diamond ring. I also found a 14k earring and 18k gold rim glasses after the rings. I found my first gold ring in the 70s with a heavy old Whites detector...an 18k England Air Force Base ring.
Just purchased the Vanquish 400 as my 1st detector. I live in Daytona Beach and now it’s spring break and bike week so there should be quite a bit of opportunity for me on the beach. Great videos by the way
Yes Merrill, I wound say, from my standpoint, from what I've been seeing on your channel, and please don't get offended, (I love your channel) finding garbage is probably around 80% of the time, and I may have rated this a bit of high, forgive Merrill. I believe that it depends on what day or location that you are metal detecting, and as the way I see it, it doesn't even phase you, you seem to stay on the trail relentlessly, I say bully! bully! you keep pushing on, and that's what it takes for all of us to achieve and to succeed at everything we do! Like the old saying, seek and you shall find, and you have found a lot of great stuff! CONGRATS on all that gold you have found! Great tips also... Thanks Merrill. Greg the Egg.
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family!😉👍 All your viewers owe you a debt of gratitude for the teachings in your videos. You show weaknesses as well as strengths without flinching-- which is very admirable--and your sense of humor when coupled with your passion sets you apart from other channels and allows people to realize you are the real deal. May 2023 and the ocean gods make your plate of gold overfloweth!!! GL & HH!!!
Thank you for video. I juts start detecting from 3 days with nox900 (first detector in my life), in ww2 war forest zone. is crazy. I have no inch with no dtection. I have fond unexploded bombs, grenade, ak47 bulets, pistol bulets, ... a lot, in only 3 days. it is impossible to make ground ballange in clean area. I used all settings to get german coins, but no coins :) any suggenstion for settings ? Thank you .
My Ace 250 found me a 1822 gold sovereign in the first 4 month ,them 11 month I had a 1727 half gold Guinea, my 3rd detector the ctx found 3 gold sovereigns out of a hoard of 6 sovereigns,,not found any with the 800 yet but only used it 4 times lol but this was on fields
Merrill, just wanted to say thanks for all your imaginative and educational videos. Here's wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a better 2023 for us all...God knows the last couple of years have tested us all!
Very informative video and l think you just sold me on your book l have detected for about 9 yrs and l do it as a 2 nd hobby when l can’t go prospecting as it is always good to have a plan a and a Plan B when you have hobbies such as when there’s no water in the river, or the creeks are dry, you can always go metal detecting most of my fines have been silver since they originate in the town of Newton Iowa , which is where Maytag wash machines were manufactured and lots of people back in the day had money. Hence, I found lots of silver there and it kept me going. also the different kinds of coins that went with the Maytag washer. Once it was purchased, which told how many was made in the year it was made somewhere made of copper, brass and aluminum which I do find a lot of those. Also, we have a good Christmas and look forward to the next video out for now.👍👍
@@MetalDetectingNYC yep 👍 I am reading your book thanks and as they say knowledge is power the next step is putting to my advantage and finding old places one point winter sucks as the ground is locked up but a great time to read and put a plan together 👍😁⛏️⛏️⛏️
I forgot to add if you’re interested in gold as in the river I have a UA-cam channel called Jeff’s Midwest Gold adventures. If you would like to subscribe and check out some of the videos I’d be great later.
Thanks for all you in site on the beach hunting. Now when it comes to trash I dig every thing this 1 day I was getting tired of digging smashed cans had a high signal again stood there thinking man I'm tired but decided to dig it up 1847 silver dollar like new couldn't believe it. One of my favorite finds only because I was ready to leave it
Merrill, I enjoyed the heck out of that video. Thanks again. One day I hope to cross paths with you while swinging my loop on the beach. It would be a distinct pleasure. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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You`re my favorite Yankee Merrill. I wish I had a friend like you. Merry Christmas.
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How do we get an autographed book?
Rugga sleeping with the fishes. 😅
Everybody likes gold rings. I hunt gold rings in the dirt. I look for where people have been hanging out for years like parks, and I layer hunt. That means I start out with very little sensitivity and increase it over the same area and only dig mid tones. I have gotten a lot of gold rings. Try it and go back to where you have scored before and lower your sensitivity. I use a Nox 800 and hunt in sensitivity in 3 and you won't hear all that junk. Start out at 18-20 and you will hear every metal target and miss that gold ring. I used this method and now you can try it also. Love your show, but it's the power, you can run lower and make better finds. Layer Hunt. Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all! Keep up the Great Work teacher of metal detecting. You get a A+
Merrill, don't ever kid yourself for one minute, NYC beaches, parks have WAY more gold, silver, jewelry, coins than any deserted abandoned old homestead in Pa. !! reason being NYC had millions more people walking, jogging, swimming, etc. dropping things. It all boils down to sheer population per square mile. More people, more dropped stuff. The amount and quality of treasures you have found are shocking.
I been detecting 7 months. I have a nice collection of gold, my best jeweler said about $1700, it has 16 decent size diamonds found in a park under the board that keeps the rocky pebbles inside. I went around the edge slanting the E600 and bam a 15 signal. Anyhoo, metal detectors who find gold must have the attitude " I will not stop till gold shows up" and dig lots of junk. Like your vids I've learned tid bits here and there. NIce gold sir!
I found three nice 14k gold rings on a freshwater beach with a Radio Shack Bounty Hunter detector in just under 35 minutes one day in 1996. I was SHAKING! lol. Two were huge and very heavy large men`s rings and one was a smaller 1/4 carat diamond ring. I also found a 14k earring and 18k gold rim glasses after the rings. I found my first gold ring in the 70s with a heavy old Whites detector...an 18k England Air Force Base ring.
I want to make a one once gold bar and silver bar.
I melted down a little. I wound up missing it!
Hey!... Merrill... "You found my ring!" Ya! That 12 pound solid gold ring... Lost it on the beach last week!
Hello, my name is Michael, I live in Israel and follow your excellent channel religiously.
I wanted to know if you are making changes - in the sensitive beach program when hunting ?
there are thousands of suggestions and opinions on the web, I wanted to know what your position is.
Ty Michael
5 or 6 hundred? I'm at manticore or dues 2 price range. I remember years ago when ctx3030 came out. $ 2500
You really want to scare someone on price gpx7000.
I my father's a 24k 1 ounce nugget his grandfather found. On my nox 800 it reads 19 that's penny range. Thanks Merrill your always on my all notifications
Love your Videos. Eric from the Great white North
Awesome video Merrill! My buddies always ask me how I find so much gold. I dig so much more pulltabs and aluminum foil junk...
Lot of valuable information Teach. Awesome channel
I lost a 14k gold chain, while surfing about 40y ago.😂 my finger went under the chain while tumbling under water, and ripped it off my neck...
Swimming holes is a great point, esp pools being so prevalent and the Great Lakes so great along with pollution no one swims in any of these ponds but don’t mean they never did
Manticore and gold ;( not yet . Tons off pull tabs . I usually only hunt for silver coins . ;(
Those grills could have been from rapper "Hell Rell". Also known as " _Ruga_ Rell" . That would be funny.
So cool!
Been detecting for about 15 years I believe not as much as I used (due to 2 full time jobs) never sold any of my finds, keeping them in a nice jewelry box sadly someone broke into my house and took them 😢, never to be found again.
Now I have an alarm system and hopefully I get the time and the new metal detector to start over again, I did cash a lot of change, enough to pay for my metal detector 👍, cheers from California and happy hunting.
Wise words. Watch and learn. Your a fine teacher. Thanks, I enjoy your ramblings. Keep it coming.
What kHz is best for gold jewelry ? I don't think multi kHz really helps that much. What do you think ? Love the videos and they help a lot. Thanks.
Look at that pile… damn- that is inspiring my friend. Thanks for sharing your expertise with newbies like me.
Thank you! Merry Christmas
So there I was, happily swinging my Nokta Legend over the wedding ring display at my local Zales. The detector was screaming out with incredible tones! The only thing louder was the store manager screaming “What are you doing?!!” I didn’t get a chance to pull out my shovel, but I’m guessing there’s gold targets 6 to 9” away😅. (You can all thank me later for the hot spot to check out)
Great interview Merrill over on Relics Radio!! Everyone should check it out. Y’all will be singing I’m a clad guy before you know it😅😅
Merry Christmas Merrill! Thank you for posting. Can’t wait to see a video about the Manticore VDI numbers.
In the works right now!
Ive been a sub , but have been sidetracked from detecting due to a car hitting me on my ebike. You have hands down the most informative detecting channel!! I am looking for a replacement for my simplex , prefer a minelab product ! The fake channels will never stand the test of time, or share knowledge like yours does !! ✌️😎
In Italy we say...BUON NATALE!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Greetings from Tuscany💥💫
I live in an area 200-300 plus miles from a saltwater beach.😒 I don't have a lot of swimming holes/lakes near me, however there are a few. I have a Nokta Makro Simplex with hard wired headphones (used to also have a White's Beach Hunter) and I have found rings and earrings in the local freshwater swimming areas along with silver, titanium and cobalt rings. Hard wire headphones are the way to go in the water, great tip Merrill.
The temptation of having all that gold sitting around my house would be too great for me. I'd have to take it in to a gold buyer at least once a year and sell it off.
@@fullhalf420 Espacilly in the next few years 😅😅
That can go both ways. Yes keeping the gold is a good idea but it can hurt you too. You will never know what will happen to cause a visit by the police department especially with red flag laws in place. If they see all the gold then they may ask where you got it. Then they can use property value law against you. Then also report you to the IRS. Do not keep it at a bank either your asking for trouble the banks are not your friend they have to report everything to the IRS that goes into a safety deposit box now. If your going to keep it hide it!!!! Me I use it to buy new machines or put towards my other hobby.
Never sell it.
Gold buyers lowball you as do pawn shops.
If you must, list each item online separately.
@@undernetjackno one buys jewelry like that you would take years to sell it.
The value of gold increases so drastically over a decade. It’s not very wise to spend your gold. That gold is probably worth four times as much as when he found it.
I lost my class ring in a lake as it was tight on my hand, and it happened just like you said. that has been lost since 1986 the year I graduated. I enjoy watching all your videos and been watching the older videos as I myself have been metal detecting for 6 years now here in Ohio. I am from CT.
Happy Christmas 🤶 to you and your family. ✌️ Peace from the Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪.
Thanks!
THANK YOU Wally! Merry Christmas!
I ordered the equinox 900
What a great video on finding gold... just a natural teacher. .. Merry Christmas Merrill to you and your family... extra treats for Bro and Sis!
Appreciate the videos!! Liked and subscribed! New detectorist over in central Minnesota! Thanks for the tips and content!!
You deserve like sir. U you are genuine. A good person
Great Video and Awesome Tips Merrill! 👍👍
Thank you Ed!
Merry Christmas. I'm gonna hit some swimming holes around my area next summer hopefully. I'm land locked in mo. We have lakes and rivers..large and small. Creeks are notorious for having deep pool areas in the country. That will usually require a permission though. Lots of great info Merrill.
Thanks Merrill!!! Best holiday wishes to you and your family. Now go go go; get some sushi and Taco Bell! 🤣👍
Thinking about the snowman singing "Silver and Gold" on the Rudolph special right now as Merrill's doing his best version of Yukon Cornelius teaching us how to find the precious stuff. Gotta Love It!
Found a pewter grill in St Augustine beach last year, came up a “1” on the equinox. Our local treasure hunting shop has one on display he found a few years back. Fattest hunk of 26k I’ve ever held in my hand. Highly recommended you check The place (and st Augustine as a whole) out if you’re ever in northeast Florida. Anyway, Rugga is a bad dude, better keep an eye out!
Eleven years of detecting, and it seems I always learn at least one thing from your videos. Thank you Merrill. Oh and merry Christmas. Low tide yesterday (king tide) I dug my first Platinum ring. It rang up a 51/52 on my Deus II. By that time I quit digging zinc pennies.
Great info....Thanks. I'm up-state from you and no ocean. But I live on a lake that has never been really worked. And lots of other lakes around me. Plus, you mentioned swimming holes......... Local river where there used to be old hotels and bungalow colonies. All gone now and the river is open to the public so don't have to trespass. Just cleaned up and new batteries in my old Whites Beach Hunter ID 300 and this year I'll be out there hunting.
Merrill, You are the best! Merry Christmas, and a great new year.
Merry Christmas Dan
Great video Merrill, now you have me scouting lakes with alligators, lol! I would also say never, I mean, never give up even if you follow all the logic. My best finds lately came in two totally different areas but they were beaches. A mans white gold two diamond ring with a sapphire in the middle. Early September. An art deco type old feather ring. It was in knee deep water at small beach in Dunedin Florida, probably a recent drop. Hunted for four hours, didn't find much and was about ready to head to the car. Don't give up. It rag up like 6 to 8 like junk. I see people with $1500 detectors all the time zooming past me but I am slow and steady (healthy 63 haha) for two years with my Minelab NOX 600. The second one was at one of the most hunted beaches in the world, Clearwater Beach Florida, about two feet before the wet sand ended, recent drop probably, 14k white gold with six semi-precious/gem stones, small pearl, sapphires, ruby, and some other stones. That was November 11th as targets started drying up at that famous beach. Again, I go and hunt for hours like it's the hottest place ever and sometimes nothing but that makes it even more fun when you hit one. I learned everything I know from watching mostly your videos Merrill and maybe that dude from Florida. My ring finds and others are here for proof. I am a small time dude that works full time so when I go I make the most of it. ua-cam.com/video/ZnLDDYq_55g/v-deo.html
We used to snorkel below diving boards at lakes too..dentures are not as nice as the Grillz though..lol..Cheers from Watertown..
M- have you ever worked the Jersey shore…other than the trip to AC that you filmed? We’ve got high volume of fairly affluent “donors” in the summer… but so far I’m not hitting anything good. Is it the season or what?
I have been meaning to make a trip for a long time. I follow the facebook group and have friends there! Its gonna happen in 2023!
You are right about so many different things in this video, but I'm just going to comment on a few. First you have more gold articles on that plate in ten years of detecting than I found in forty years. Living near beaches that people use and have used in the past is key. In my swing through the drained lakes in the Midwest several days ago I found six rings, five silver, one gold all but one was found at the beach. Oh, and just don't detect the beach, under docks is also a great place. The second, is now that underwater detectors are so cheap, buy one. I usually had two detectors, a land detector and an underwater detector, the first waterproof was a Garrett XL500. Your rule to detect where no one else is detecting is one I have been doing for years. I have a list of drained lakes and abandon swimming holes across the country where I visit when I'm on a trip. Excellent video and great advice. The best to you and yours from the Fiedler family, Asheville NC. .
Last ring I found was reading solid 77 which is zink most times, and I did not want to dig it, but was trying out a new coil and was testing it for accuracy, and it was a class ring. It was shallow 3" down, Eurotek pro with 5×8" dd coil. I learned my lesson, dig zinks.
Man, you have made me laugh when I really needed to find laughter again! Thanks and Have a Blessed and Happy 2023!
Happy new year Mark!
Always thinking out of the box , thanks for the vids Merrill .
Hey there, been watching your channel for a while now, really appreciate your tutorials. I find them informative. I watched your clip on the manticore lies, but was over my head.
Wow just awesome wow, Mr Merell this video just stole all my gold!, you really out did your self by explaining to all how to find our previous Gold,! Like if we don't already have enough compaction with everyone else, but aw i get it help everyone else right, thank you Merrill and Merry Christmas to them, but let me add if i may is that use it, practice with it, learn it,! You can have the best detector and still find nothing, been detecting 10 yrs and have had great success, but i,m still learning about them, and asking questions on how to get more depth and better finds, and last but not least let me say great video and Merry Christmas to you and your family ll
Thank you Jaime!
Always interesting videos with reality and factual points with no bs finds like some planted finds! Merry Vhristnas from Ct
Merry Christmas Gary
Absolutely 💯 accurate. I’ve recently started hitting old swimming holes, what I call my “WINTER DETECTING GRIND” and have already found a couple really nice, OLD, pieces of jewelry. Find those small obscured beaches that make you think… no one swims here… no one loses things here. YES THEY DID and MAYBE STILL DO. 🤙
Thanks guys! Good to see the growth on your channel!
@@MetalDetectingNYC thank you and same to you. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🤙
Do you prefer the 11x35 coil or the 9x35 coil for the Deus?
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Merrill to you and your family!
We had a friend years ago, who did metal detecting in Central Park. Authorities weren’t pleased, but he did it anyway. He had a safety deposit box full of gold. NYC is a real honey pot.
Merry Christmas Merrill 🤶 🎄 ❤️
Hey Merrill, great channel. In the video above you talk about the GRILLZ? They have the word RUGGER on them and you said you didn't know what it meant. Well it is just a slang term in the UK for Rugby, i.e. "let's have a game of rugger". Hope this helps.
Merry Christmas Merrill from Australia 🇦🇺. I hope you and your family have a wonderful festive season. Happy hunting mate!
Wow that little charm at the end, I found something almost exactly like that, if not exactly.
I have listened to a bunch of your videos in the past couple of days and just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed them. Informative and I love the funny stuff! Much better than the usual detector with a GoPro….
Great information, thanks Merrill!!
Your videos are so motivating
Awesome video Merrill, thank you
Hi Merrill. I have probably averaged about 3 pieces of gold a year in dirt. This year I have decided to go for gold and spent more than half of my detecting time on the beaches ( great lakes). I also did more soccer fields. Got 18 pieces This year. 2 on soccer fields (big men's rings), 3 in dry sand and the rest in the water. Nothing beats water! Merry Christmas! How about a trip to Canada next year, you are always welcome.
Youre in Toronto! That is on my bucket list!!!!
I found three nice 14k gold rings on a freshwater beach with a Radio Shack Bounty Hunter detector in just under 35 minutes one day in 1996. I was SHAKING! lol. Two were huge and very heavy large men`s rings and one was a smaller 1/4 carat diamond ring. I also found a 14k earring and 18k gold rim glasses after the rings. I found my first gold ring in the 70s with a heavy old Whites detector...an 18k England Air Force Base ring.
Just purchased the Vanquish 400 as my 1st detector. I live in Daytona Beach and now it’s spring break and bike week so there should be quite a bit of opportunity for me on the beach. Great videos by the way
⭐️🎄🎄🎄🎄Happy Christmas ! Look forward to all your 2023 videos.🎄🎄🎄🎄⭐️
Thank you!
Yes Merrill, I wound say, from my standpoint, from what I've been seeing on your channel, and please don't get offended, (I love your channel) finding garbage is probably around 80% of the time, and I may have rated this a bit of high, forgive Merrill. I believe that it depends on what day or location that you are metal detecting, and as the way I see it, it doesn't even phase you, you seem to stay on the trail relentlessly, I say bully! bully! you keep pushing on, and that's what it takes for all of us to achieve and to succeed at everything we do! Like the old saying, seek and you shall find, and you have found a lot of great stuff! CONGRATS on all that gold you have found! Great tips also... Thanks Merrill. Greg the Egg.
Thank you Greg!
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family!😉👍 All your viewers owe you a debt of gratitude for the teachings in your videos. You show weaknesses as well as strengths without flinching-- which is very admirable--and your sense of humor when coupled with your passion sets you apart from other channels and allows people to realize you are the real deal. May 2023 and the ocean gods make your plate of gold overfloweth!!! GL & HH!!!
Have a very Merry Christmas Merrill and your Family
🎁🎁🎄🎁🎁. 🐾🐾🎁🎄🐾🐾🎁
You too Lisa!
Merry Christmas Buddy.. That is a sweet pile of gold jeweler. Thanks for sharing your insight on how to find gold
Another great video Merrill! Thank you for all the work you do.
I just hit the subscribe button and the bell, so I'd better find some gold pretty damn soon!
Merry Christmas brother
Thank you for video. I juts start detecting from 3 days with nox900 (first detector in my life), in ww2 war forest zone. is crazy. I have no inch with no dtection. I have fond unexploded bombs, grenade, ak47 bulets, pistol bulets, ... a lot, in only 3 days. it is impossible to make ground ballange in clean area. I used all settings to get german coins, but no coins :) any suggenstion for settings ? Thank you .
My Ace 250 found me a 1822 gold sovereign in the first 4 month ,them 11 month I had a 1727 half gold Guinea, my 3rd detector the ctx found 3 gold sovereigns out of a hoard of 6 sovereigns,,not found any with the 800 yet but only used it 4 times lol but this was on fields
Incredible!
Thanks for the advice. Every little bit helps.
Your welcome
Merrill, just wanted to say thanks for all your imaginative and educational videos. Here's wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a better 2023 for us all...God knows the last couple of years have tested us all!
Excellent
Good video my friend
Gold is the best thing that I enjoy to find at the beach
Good luck 🍀 for next year
Thank you for the continued support OcotlanCoins71
Nicely done Merrill, good tips for spending time at the beach.
Thanks 👍
merry Christmas and Happy new year to you and yours and all metal detectors
Great video for a novice to learn from. I like your humor and subscribed. Recently found your channel. Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much
Merry Christmas Merrill ...you and your Family !!
Very informative video and l think you just sold me on your book l have detected for about 9 yrs and l do it as a 2 nd hobby when l can’t go prospecting as it is always good to have a plan a and a Plan B when you have hobbies such as when there’s no water in the river, or the creeks are dry, you can always go metal detecting most of my fines have been silver since they originate in the town of Newton Iowa , which is where Maytag wash machines were manufactured and lots of people back in the day had money. Hence, I found lots of silver there and it kept me going. also the different kinds of coins that went with the Maytag washer. Once it was purchased, which told how many was made in the year it was made somewhere made of copper, brass and aluminum which I do find a lot of those. Also, we have a good Christmas and look forward to the next video out for now.👍👍
Thank you!!!!
@@MetalDetectingNYC yep 👍 I am reading your book thanks and as they say knowledge is power the next step is putting to my advantage and finding old places one point winter sucks as the ground is locked up but a great time to read and put a plan together 👍😁⛏️⛏️⛏️
@@MetalDetectingNYC also keep up your humor in your videos it’s good for the soul and keeps the person watching very interested in it. Great job bud.
I forgot to add if you’re interested in gold as in the river I have a UA-cam channel called Jeff’s Midwest Gold adventures. If you would like to subscribe and check out some of the videos I’d be great later.
Never ceases to amaze👍
found a 10k pendant about 3 grams 3 inchs deep in a park and it rang a solid 3 on my nox 600. So yea. don't discredit those low tones.
Merry xmas Merril 2 u n ur family,thanx 4 video
Same to you!
Merry Christmas Merrill & thanks for the tips!
Thanks for all you in site on the beach hunting. Now when it comes to trash I dig every thing this 1 day I was getting tired of digging smashed cans had a high signal again stood there thinking man I'm tired but decided to dig it up 1847 silver dollar like new couldn't believe it. One of my favorite finds only because I was ready to leave it
Love ya Merrill. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
Awesome video man!
Great video as always. I want to wish you and the family A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 2023 is going to be a great year for you Detecting.
I enjoyed it Merrill Thank you for sharing.Merry Christmas to you all.
Merry Christmas Jimmy
Thanks for everything you share Merrill!
Merry Christmas to you all over there - may 2023 bring you more joy than you can deal with!!!
Thanks for your time and effort on your videos.I really enjoyed them and learned a lot from them.
Nice job merry Christmas to you and your family
From Casper - Keep up the great work/fun
Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas and a golden New Year !
Same to you
Happy Xmas Merrill to you and your family.
Merrill, I enjoyed the heck out of that video. Thanks again. One day I hope to cross paths with you while swinging my loop on the beach. It would be a distinct pleasure. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Same to you Mark!