I consider myself very lucky in my location. Who hasn't heard of Dodge City, This very location has a history back to 1541 and Coronado. Anything is possible, and I've proved it. From Roman coin to Spanish Reale, and in the state of Kansas which became a state in 1861.
After nearly 50 years of metal detecting the area my bucket list is very low. Boxes & boxes of coins, jewelry & relics even to the point I have many I don't even know what is in them. I would just clean out my pouch and put it in boxes. Many items are on public display in local museums. Metal detecting has a whole new meaning to me now.
As my signature has said for years, The Real Treasure is in the Hunt... I'm getting old and my body is paying the price for my indiscretion when I was younger. I still have many sites ready to give up the goods but I just can't do it anymore. I hunt mostly tot lots because it doesn't require me to bend down in most cases. Sometimes I still make a trip to the city park and throw the dice for some oldies. There is still so much to be pulled out of that park.
Back when I was working and in good health, I chased new technology looking to gain that next 1"-2" that would hand me the goods again for a while, but I think we've hit a wall when it comes to depth. I say this simply because I have given it my all buying the best money could buy until I reached the point that buying the newest dog wasn't getting me any more bite. That was about 5 years ago. I have tried several of the new rigs, but nothing seems to work any deeper in my ground than what I had.
I'm not complaining, metal detecting has been very good to me. Now I can enjoy myself with just a quick hunt for clad or bling.
Back when I was looking for the best of the best. My Deus isn't in this picture, nor my NOX 800.
