Even though it’s quite warm in Mississippi right now, I took time this morning to try the F75 in a different setting. Instead of hunting for coins, I took the machine behind Confederate lines here in Vicksburg to a group of hills where thousands of artillery shells have been dug over the past 40 years. [...]

I finally received the Fisher F75 on June 11. After unpacking, I found the machine easy to assemble and of very good quality. Its design is ergonomically pleasing as well – elbow rest and wand length are each adjustable to individual preferences. Good weight distribution facilitates a free and easy scan cycle with the waterproof [...]

The new Fisher F75 just arrived today, June 11, after being delayed for over a month due to “lacking a part.” This is the machine I bought to replace the Minelab Explorer SE with which I had such a poor experience. Over the next few days I’ll try it out (if the weather’s not too hot [...]

The dealer who has ordered a Fisher F75 for me is having problems with delivery. He says they lack a part, which has been on backorder. Is anyone else having similar problems?

Three weeks ago I noticed another eBay seller who had an 1863 Vicksburg Daily Citizen for sale. You see these papers on eBay all the time, all reprints of the famous July 4, 1863 edition. For those of you not familiar with the Daily Citizen, be it known that the July 4, 1863 issue - on wallpaper [...]

I am going to have to retract my recommendation in the book I wrote to use bleach as the electrolyte during the electrolytic cleaning of relics and coins. Why? Although common bleach that is used to whiten clothes will furnish the necessary ions for current flow, it is composed of a solution of sodium hypochlorite [...]

I’ve heard good things about the F75, so I worked a deal with the outfit that sold me the SE to swap it for an F75 - which sells for a couple of hundred dollars less. I hope to try it in the next week or two, and will print an initial report soon after.

Never have I been more disappointed in a new metal detector than I am with the new Minelab Explorer SE, which I recently purchased. While the rains came down last week I read and reread Minelab’s lengthy instruction manual and practiced the settings on the machine. The instruction manual is the most detailed I’ve come across, [...]

Sure, I bought a new SE. and what happens? Rain. And more rain. So I’ve been reading and rereading the instruction manual. One thing for sure, this machine is much more complex (and heavier) than any of my others - except for the Nautilus. Reminds me of why I’ve always stuck to sound only machines. [...]

Both of them are hot items with collectors. I managed to pick up some of both from a local last week. I was somewhat familiar with baseball cards, especially the ca 1909 T206 cards, before visiting with this seller, so I knew when I saw them that they were special. I bought seven of them [...]