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Spring 2011 Edition Garrett Metal Detectors The AT Pro Opens New Doors With its Versatility New metal detector products operator to audibly distinguish the Garrett now offers basic training create a certain amount of interest in target signature of a bottle cap from videos online for those interested the hobby business. Garrett’s popular that of a good coin. The detector’s in learning more about the AT Pro’s ACE series caused quite a stir when it 40 points of iron resolution allows wide range of features. Simply visit was released several years ago because the user to employ just enough iron the hobby area of www.garrett.com of the surprising performance that discrimination to overcome the target and then navigate to the AT Pro web customers found in a product line that masking problem that can be created pages. Click on the “AT Pro Online was so affordable. by trashy iron items. Training” box to select one of the It’s little wonder that the latest Perhaps the most appealing feature short, YouTube-based videos. additions to this family—the ACE of the AT Pro for newer detectorists is 350 in America and the EuroACE for the machine’s ability to be run in either AT Pro in the Field international markets—have been of three Standard Modes or in one The Garrett site also features short very well received. There have already of three Pro Modes. In its Standard “In the Field” treasure hunting videos. been many great postings to Vaughan Modes, the AT Pro provides a full- Some of the first clips currently online Garrett’s “Favorite Find of the Month” strength beep to indicate a detected primarily feature the new AT Pro by these new users. target. This detection mode is ideal metal detector, but other detecting Garrett’s other new hobby detector, for learning the AT Pro because of its adventures will be added in the near the AT Pro, has also built a tremendous consistent audio signals. future. Most of these adventures are following in a short time. Customers More advanced users may prefer light-hearted looks into the fun of report that it works well in all facets to use the Pro (professional) audio finding coins, jewelry and relics with of treasure hunting: coin shooting, modes, which offer more target Garrett detectors. relic hunting, prospecting, jewelry information and faster recovery speed Some of those seen in the video recovery, shallow water searches, and for separating adjacent targets. This clips offer basic advice on how they use even at the beach. The fact that the is particularly important where good their detectors in the particular style of AT Pro can be fully immersed to a 10- targets may be scattered among iron hunting being documented. During foot maximum depth has opened new trash. doors for VLF users. Relic hunters, for instance, often make great finds in shallow streams, ponds, or lakes near historic camps and battlefields. The AT Pro is packed with key features that truly benefit the coin shooters and relic hunters. For instance, the use of Short AT Pro training videos are available the Iron Audio feature can help the for viewing on the garrett.com website. (Continued on pg. 2) The Garrett Searcher Spring 2011 Edition www.garrett.com 1.800.527.4011 Spring 2011 Edition The Garrett Searcher

AT Pro Shines at Organized Hunt in South Carolina Garrett Product News and Spring Special New Products (Cont. from pg. 1) the past year, Garrett employees For a limited time, purchase Steve Moore, Brian McKenzie, and Vaughan Garrett have gone out into the GTI 2500 Pro Package and the field with other Garrett users to receive FREE accessories: capture videos and photos. • 12.5” Imaging Searchcoil They have visited farms, beaches, • Garrett Supreme GTI Case parks, and historic areas in Texas, FREE Items • Garrett Deluxe Headphones Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, included! • GTI Environmental Cover Up 5 • How to Find Lost Treasure field guide Part # 1120580 Suggested 95 75* Tennessee, Kentucky, and England in Retail $1,099 SAVE $398 recent months. Some of the new “In The top-selling GTI 2500—with true size and depth Graphic the Field” video clips were recently Target Imaging—is loaded with powerful features. With shot in South Carolina, both during these FREE accessories, the GTI 2500 Professional Package is also a powerful bargain! the 2011 North/South organized relic hunt and on history-rich private * Savings based on total cost of items if purchased separately. These special offers are valid from March 1 to May 31, 2011 at participating U.S. domestic dealers only. property in the vicinity. Featured in the South Carolina Optional searchcoils are now available for Garrett’s most video clips are Mitch King and Bill Accessory Search Coils Kassellman, who both made some popular detector lines. These include the powerful new 8.5” nice recoveries using the AT Pro. The x 11” Double-D searchcoil for all ACE series detectors and GTI, detector’s 8.5”x11” PROformance 8.5” x 11” PROformance Elliptical DD coil GTP and GTAx detectors. DD searchcoil proved to be a great Part No. MSRP Alternative AT Pro searchcoils performer on brass buttons, silver For ACE series 2222000 $139.95 Part No. MSRP coins, and lead Civil War minié balls. For GTP 1350, GTAx 2222100 $149.95 6.5” x 9” PROformance concentric 2222600 $119.95 Even the small “buck and ball” load For GTI series 2222200 $149.95 9” x 12” PROformance concentric 2222700 $139.95 (Above) Civil War bullets, musket balls, buttons and coins found by Steve Moore with the AT 4.5” Super Sniper 2222500 $109.95 buckshot pieces were detected strongly Pro on South Carolina plantations. (Below) Closer view of several items, including front and at depths beyond six inches. • DD configuration provides greater detection back of an 1837 Capped Bust silver quarter and a bronze toy cannon (broken). depth and performance by significantly reducing the negative effects of heavily mineralized ground and saltwater interference.

• Long, narrow detection field provides excellent scanning coverage and target separation ability, as compared to conventional coils. 8.5" x 11" PROformance 4.5" Super Sniper 9" x 12" PROformance 6.5" x 9" PROformance Double-D coil Scorcher coil coil coil AT Pro Headphone Adaptor

Left: Steve with 1837 quarter. Below, left: Confederate minié ball Part No. MSRP found by Bill Kassellman. Below, center: Rare Phoenix button dug by Adaptor 1626000 $39.95 Mitch King. Below, right: A .69-caliber Gardner bullet dug by Steve. The new headphone adaptor will allow customers to use any brand of headphones that have a standard 1/4” jack connec- tor. One end of the adaptor connects securely to the 2-pin connector of the AT Pro Control Housing. The other end of the adaptor secures beneath the detector’s arm cuff using the existing arm cuff screw. The foam handle grip can be New AT Pro headphone adaptor, seen attached. removed by removing the cuff assembly and then carefully (Above, left) Control housing end of connector. sliding the grip off the end of the stem (use a slight amount of moisture if necessary to loosen the grip). Run the adap- (Right) Two views of the 1/4” adaptor mounted tor through the grip, replace grip and cuff assembly, and to the base of the AT Pro’s arm cuff. secure all with arm cuff screw. (Black cable ties can be used to 2 secure the cable instead of running it through handle grip.) 3 The Garrett Searcher Spring 2011 Edition www.garrett.com 1.800.527.4011 Spring 2011 Edition The Garrett Searcher

Missouri Texas Civil War History Comes to Life for Garrett Trio Garland Lead Stash Garrett Users Win PRO-POINTERs in Vaughan Art B. from Edwards, Garrett’s Favorite Find of the Month Missouri, has been success- fully working an historic Here are some of the recent OCTOBER 2010 DECEMBER 2010 Civil War site with his wife winners. Visit www.garrett.com to ACE 250 user Michael F. (See photo on bottom of page 12) and fellow relic hunter, all submit your story. You could be of Madison, Tennessee, made of whom are Garrett users. the next winner! Vaughan’s favorite find of October JANUARY 2011 with this 1904 St. Louis Fair token. Among Art’s finds (left) are SEPTEMBER 2010 The first monthly Pro-Pointer It depicts the centennial anniversary several round balls, several Raymond B. of Watertown, winner for 2011 was Houston M. of the Lewis and Clark expedition. types of minié balls, U.S. Tennessee, found this 1898 Spanish- of St. Augustine, Florida. He was infantry buttons, and a American War dog tag with his GTI hunting with his ACE 250 along small metal button with a This cache of lead bullets was dug on farmland 2500. By working with the Spanish the Florida beaches when he made a star stamped in its center. in Garland by ACE 250 user Stephen H. American War history board to trace fabulous recovery. Other finds by the trio the tag’s enlistment number and Houston’s father Roger related, Garland, Texas—hometown of “It was at least six inches down include an 1848 and an Garrett Metal Detectors—may not regiment information, Raymond 1861 half dime. was able to locate the grandson of and it still had a couple of chain seem to be the most likely place to links which were lying next to it. recover Civil War era history, but the tag’s former owner. The family Indiana First Two AT Pro Hunts Produce Two Great Coins was thrilled to have a piece of their An archeologist and historian in that’s exactly what Stephen H. of history returned that was completely St. Augustine said he thinks the As soon as he purchased his new Garrett AT Pro in Sachse has done. He was using his unexpected. cross is of Celtic origin and could early February, Kevin B. of Batesville, Indiana, “just had to ACE 250 to search farm property date anywhere between 1500 BC try it out at a place that I had hunted a lot with high end where an old house had once stood Michael found this 1904 token at 6” at a to 700 AD. It is around 2 inches detectors, just to see if I could scrape up another coin.” On when he was a young man. community center in Ohio. long and at least 1 inch wide. I did his first hunt, “using the Standard Zero Mode, it just lit After pinpointing a strong signal, some research on ancient religious up on a nice 1902 Barber half” dollar (right, above). Kevin Stephen “dug a small hole about NOVEMBER 2010 symbols and found the early Celtic continues, “On my second hunt, I was at a field that was five inches deep and found a round Iuliu-Cristinel P. from Romania era symbols for their sun god was a hunted as hard or harder with very good detectors. I was lead ball.” In all he recovered 20 lead recovered an ancient Roman gold circle with a cross or ‘x’ on it.” Roger going along in Standard Coin this time when I got a clear musket balls and 14 three-ring lead seal ring in almost mint condition hopes someone might be able to bell tone in every direction.” He was thrilled to dig his old- bullets that someone likely stashed with his GTI 2500. The 28-gram offer more information on this cross. est coin to date: an 1830 Large Cent (right, lower). away sometime after the Civil War. gold ring has a Roman intaglio engraving that depicts a battle scene Rhode Island Wedding Courtesy of ACE 350 between mythological characters Reaghan M. of Pawtucket, (Above, below) Front and back sides of Hercules and Antaeus. Artifacts Rhode Island, wrote in to describe Raymond’s winning 1898 ID tag. from ancient battles have previously how “Garrett changed my life.” She been found near the location where and her future husband split the cost this ring was dug. of an ACE 350. They took turns us- ing it to search for treasure, which helped bring them closer together. It was just before dark one night when Reaghan made her best find— an 18k gold chain and charm which weighed a whopping 334 grams. “We used the money from the chain my new husband his own ACE 350 Reaghan, her new husband, and the wed- Rodger’s historic gold cross, recovered with ding rings their first ACE 350 helped them Ancient gold Roman ring. an ACE 250 in Florida. to get married and buy our wedding as a wedding present, because you purchase—courtesy of the large gold chain rings,” she said. “My father bought can’t take mine away from me!” shown to the right. Keep submitting your stories! There are more PRO-POINTERS to give away. 4 5 The Garrett Searcher Spring 2011 Edition www.garrett.com 1.800.527.4011 Spring 2011 Edition The Garrett Searcher

Arizona Vermont Tennessee Infinium User Finding Earliest U.S. History “AT Pro is a Fine Effort” First AT Pro Recoveries First Day with ACE 350 Florida Bob Spratley of Florida has been using metal detectors to find artifacts for years. Not just any artifacts—but metallic artifacts that are from the earliest European explorers. Bob and his friends have used Gold ring found with AT Pro by Walter H. (Left) A 1787 Connecticut copper coin and their research skills and detectors to (right) a U.S. bridal rosette found by Henry P. Walter H. of Golden Valley, locate sites in Florida where French Arizona, recently sent his early “What impressed me was that 45 and Spanish explorers first arrived in thoughts on the new AT Pro. “Took minutes after my first swing, I had a the 1560s. Their recovered artifacts the unit out to our beach on the 1787 Connecticut copper,” Henry P. include silver, gold, copper, and brass (Above) Bob Spratley on a Florida beach Colorado River. This spot is covered of Waterbury, Vermont, said of his Phillip P. of Madisonville, Tennes- coins that date to 1563, a beautiful with his latest find—a Spanish reale. with nails everywhere and rusty new AT Pro. “The next day I went see, recently purchased a new ACE white cross carved from white coral, bottlecaps and hot ground black back to the same site and found a 350 and joined the metal detecting Spanish and French buckles, but- Another of Bob’s early European coins sand,” he wrote. “The AT ran good. horse rosette with a great seal on it.” hobby. He quickly assembled his tons, and other relics such as a large found with the Infinium LS is this Spanish Nails were not a problem and I was gold escudo. machine, read through the manual, French pike and dagger. Their goal able to ID the rusty bottlecaps. Early Finds with AT and then hurried out to a relative’s remains to find the true mother load The is a deep seeker. Some of England the coins were at 8 inches. In this home site to search. He very quick- treasure, the French payroll for the New Garrett ground, that’s quite a trick in very ly dug this 1800’s Postal Telegraph 1565 fleet. UK Couple’s Rare Coins heavy trash. Love the new DD coil. AT Pro Company railroad button. “I was Although he has used all types of Roger P. lives in rural England, and It will find a coin under a nail and beyond excited and now I’m hooked metal detectors in past decades, Bob where early history surrounds him. just slips through trash. The AT is ACE 350’s for life,” Phillip wrote. now prefers to operate in a true All- He and his wife Jo have been enjoying built like a tank but swings great.” Metal Mode on a multi-frequency their ACE 250, purchased recently At a local park on his second machine. Since the fall of 2010, he from Regton in Birmingham. As days of use, Walter dug quite a few Illinois their time in the field increases, so coins and a 10 k, 2.7 pennyweight has used an Infinium LS multi-fre- Dad’s Ring quency detector. do their impressive finds. gold ring. “I’ve been detecting for 37 Bob’s Infinium finds made near the Florida years and have had almost all of the Recovered Bob credits the Infinium with be- They include an Elizabeth I coast in 2010 include (above) a 1550 French Garrett lineup and the new AT Pro is ing very sensitive to small, deep ob- coin and (below) a pair of 4-reale Spanish 1580 silver sixpence, an Edward III a fine effort by the Garrett team,” he with ACE jects. One of the coins he found in cobs from 1619 (front sides and back sides groat, and a lead disc featuring Pope stated. “Bravo to the designers.” 350 December on the Florida coast was a shown in photos below). Innocent IV, circa 1243–1254. French coin dated 1550. The area he (Below, center) 1798 large cent found by AT (Above) An 1805 Draped Bust copper coin was hunting is believed to be a camp Pro user George B. of Lindenwold, New Jer- found by Robert L. of Keene, New Hamp- (Above) This ring was lost in 1995 by the fa- shire, with his AT Pro. site used by survivors of the French sey, at 10-plus inches in his own yard. ther of Kevin M. of Genoa, Illinois. Days of searching failed to turn it up. “Dad passed ship Trinity, which was wrecked in 2004 and the ring became a quest for me in 1565. “This coin was found at to find,” Kevin related. “I looked with other a depth of 13” with the Infinium,” detectors through the years with no results Bob related, “using the mono small until I received a Garrett ACE 350 for my coil in heavy palmetto brush. It took birthday in November. I brought the detec- tor with me on Thanksgiving Day and the over an hour of digging and cutting weather was bad. My son talked me into roots to finally retrieve the coin.” looking for a few minutes before dinner and I agreed if he would dig.” Kevin was obvi- Read more about Bob Spratley’s (Above, left) 1905 Barber dime with (Above) This 1890 Texas Star from the Texas ously thrilled when he was able to recover finds in RELIC QUEST, a new (Above) Coins and a lead papal token found “O” mint mark found by Mark S. of Spring Palace in Fort Worth was found by his father’s long-lost ring that day with the title from RAM Books. in the UK by ACE 250 users Roger and Jo. Ashburn, Virginia, with his AT Pro. ACE 350 user Johnny B. of Waco, Texas. help of his new ACE 350. 6 7 The Garrett Searcher Spring 2011 Edition www.garrett.com 1.800.527.4011 Spring 2011 Edition The Garrett Searcher

Tennessee Texas North Carolina California Old Money Infinium Cleans Up on California Take Note of Old Trails Jewelry Finds Jewelry in the Surf Attention to detail pays off, as proven Texas/Ohio by Bob C. of Montrose, California. He John C. of Hamilton, New Jersey, $1,200 Ski Lift Find happened to spot a person crossing the has primarily hunted saltwater beaches park toward a restroom facility from the in his 25 years of detecting. After playgrounds. “When I looked at the buying a Garrett Infinium LS pulse location, an almost indistinguishable induction metal detector in 2010, footpath could be seen,” Bob wrote. he was convinced of its value almost He thus began to search along the instantly. little path with his ACE 350. He soon John found a few coins and a 14k detected a 14k gold ring woman’s ring gold heart locket during his first trip to Glenn S. of San Angelo found this 1853 Tyler M. of Caledonia, New York, bought Joe D. of Raleigh found this 1810 silver which contains nine small diamonds the beach. On his second hunt with his half dime with his GTI 2500 on property a Garrett Master Hunter CX Plus this past half dollar with his ACE 150. He also found and six small sapphires. where a late 1800s outpost once stood to summer. His first find with the CX—at Civil War bullets, two silver-plated butter Infinium, he found more coins, a gold protect settlers from Indians. a spot where an old sidewalk was being knives, and other relics—on a site he had earring and a 14k princess cut diamond demolished—was this 1833 Large Cent. hunted years before with another machine. solitaire engagement ring. “The Infinium has already paid for Missouri France Texas itself and I cannot be more happy with it,” John wrote. “It is now my number one beach detector . . . and after only two hunts! The unit is built solid, runs very smooth in the wet salt sand, and Bob’s ACE 350 diamond / sapphire ring find. when in the suds or saltwater, all you Jon B. of Huntsville, Texas, stopped have to do is re-ground balance it and Michigan by the Garrett factory in November adjust the discrimination ever so slightly Favorite Ring Find to make it run stable.” to show us a 14k gold and diamond Fred S. of Grand Rapids—a new ring he had dug while using his ACE owner of an ACE 350—sent in this 250. He found the ring—appraised photo of his favorite ring find made at $1,200—at a ski area in Ohio be- with his previous Garrett detector. Dwight B. of Pacific, Missouri, found his Kuhn A. of France Garrett employee Steve Moore also low where the ski lifts operate. first small cache recently near an old farm- sent photos of a found a Napoleon III coin (above) house. His ACE 250 gave a repeatable dollar gold coin (above and from the 1850s, although his was not coin Target ID and, sure enough, Dwight right) he found with made of gold. This badly worn bronze dug an 1881-S Morgan dollar in excellent his ACE 250. It is a 10-cent piece was dug near Italy, Texas, condition. He found it wrapped in a piece 10-franc Napoleon a pre-Civil War ghost town. Steve was of oilcloth behind loose stones in the home’s III coin from 1852. using the AT Pro. John’s 1.5-carat diamond ring find. Fred’s favorite ring find is this blue star sap- foundation. phire with 2 diamonds in white gold. Illinois Ohio Michigan “The ACE 250 is a great detector, and the Pull Tab or Gold? if I should dig,” Jason said. He did dig, patient, because you never know when Sniper coil is a must have, if you hunt in Jason from Chicago spent most of and up came his first 10k gold ring. that sketchy signal could bring you a trashy areas,” advises Ken S. of Battle Creek, his first year hunting with the lower half “I was not more than 10 feet away great piece of gold!” Michigan. He prefers to hunt home sites of his Target ID range (dimes and lower) when I received another nickel/pull and areas where demolition takes place. discriminated. On a recent hunt with GTI 1500 user Dale M. of “Debris from the houses made it hard to tab signal,” he said. “I wasted no time New Concord, Ohio, has detect,” he wrote. Since adding the smaller an ACE 250 at a local schoolyard, he getting the shovel out this time.” It found six coins dating from Super Sniper coil to his ACE detector, Ken’s opted to run with no discrimination— was another ring, this time a 14k gold 1780 to 1821 on a local success on trashy home sites has shown a figuring he would encounter less pull beauty with 23 various-sized diamonds farm. Dale’s finds include a definite increase. tabs and bottle caps than usual. on it. Jason has since had it appraised 1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent (above), an This photo of some of Ken’s coin finds “Not long after, I received a nickel/ for $2,500–$3,000! 1821 Large Cent (above, upper) and a 1780 with the Super Sniper coil includes an 1880 pull tab signal that I waved the coil over “The moral of the story,” he says, Spanish 2 reale (above, lower). Indian Head penny, an 1899 Barber dime for about five minutes trying to decide “is to leave it in all metal mode and be Jason’s two gold rings found with an ACE 250. and a 1928 Buffalo nickel. 8 9 The Garrett Searcher Spring 2011 Edition www.garrett.com 1.800.527.4011 Spring 2011 Edition The Garrett Searcher

Ontario, Canada International Finds Czech Republic New DD Coil for 2500 is Russia Considered “Outstanding” From a Fan in Russia Upon receiving a new 8.5” x 11” Roman K. from Nizhny DD searchcoil for his GTI 2500 in Novgorod, Russia, expressed his December, Jason C. of Napanee, appreciation for Garrett products Ontario, put it to the test. “My first by sending in a recovered coin for trip was out to what was believed to This Austrian 2-Heller coin was found in display in the Garrett museum. After This early 1600s Russian “fishscale” silver be an old loyalist settlement ground the Czech Republic by Jan S. with his Gar- buying his GTI 2500 in March 2006, kopek coin was donated to the Garrett rett GTAx 550. We appreciate Jan sending Treasure Museum by Roman K., a self-pro- just east of Kingston, Ontario,” he Roman has since added a Garrett said. in this historic 1912 coin for display in the Sea Hunter and Pro-Pointer to his claimed Garrett fan. He found it at a 6-inch Garrett Treasure Museum. depth using at GTI 2500, and it was his first “I was getting old coins down to arsenal. He is an avid instructor of ancient coin find. (Dime shown for sizing.) about 9” to 11”. Even after digging newcomers to the detecting hobby (Below) Roman K. with his GTI 2500 at a France a deep plug, I still had to dig deeper September 2010 rally in Russia. This unidentified via the Internet fourms and has been to locate my target! Since then, I ancient medallion featured on Russian television. have been to this site twice with was dug in southern He mailed in an ancient silver outstanding results and no fatigue France by Bruno P., coin for display in the Garrett from the weight of the coil. I even who was using his Treasure Museum. “Being so much new Garrett AT Pro had someone drive by on my last International metal satisfied with my Garrett devices all outing and tell me that he had been detector. the time, I want to say ‘thank you,’ detecting this site for almost 20 and do something pleasant for the years and it had been hunted out. firm that gave to me such interesting As I proceeded to detect, the deeper Roman Coin Cache Found hours and days of my hobby,” Canada coins kept coming out.” Roman wrote. In two days, Jason’s newest Jack Lowry, a former Garrett em- In the end, he retrieved 113 The silver coin donated by Roman coin was 1990. Some of the others ployee, made a significant recovery coins of varying size and thickness is actually the very first ancient silver date back to the 1870s. Jason was during a July 2010 vacation to the from about a six-inch wide area. coin found with his GTI 2500. kind enough to write “I am surely United Kingdom. “I was touring a “Whatever bag or container the These tiny coins (measuring only impressed” with his new Double-D castle in Wales when one of the local coins were contained in must have 1/4” in length) are often referred to search head, which he called an shopkeepers asked me if I enjoyed disintegrated over time,” Jack said. as “fish scales” in Russia because of “oustanding new coil!” metal detecting,” Jack said. “He had “After viewing the coins, my friend their size and extremely thin shape. noticed the Garrett T-shirt I hap- estimated their approximate age to This particular coin is from the reign pened to be wearing.” be from about the 300 to 400 AD Roy T. of London, Ontario, found this early of tsar Mikchail Fyodorovich, the Exclusive Garrett The shopkeeper invited Jack to time period.” Graphic Target styled pipe tomahawk using his ACE 250. grandfather of Peter the Great, who join him for some detecting in the Imaging for size The cast steel head measures 6.5” long with was in power during the early 1600s. and depth! area that afternoon. “He didn’t have a cutting edge of 2.25”. Roman was particularly thrilled to twist my arm!” he admitted. “It has two decorative moldings around with this find because it came in The man loaned Jack a 1980s the top of the urn-shaped bowl, which mea- These are a few of the many old coins Jason sures 5/8” inside,” Roy related. His research only his second month of detecting. PN: 1120570 C. had dug deep thanks to his GTI 2500’s model Garrett Groundhog detector MSRP: indicates that this pipe tomahawk was “My friend with a Minelab Explorer $1,099.95 new 8.5”x11” PROformance DD searchcoil. that he had owned for some time manufactured circa 1871–1879 in England called it ‘trash,’ ” he recalled. “Then I GTI™ 2500 Metal Detector and the pair proceeded to hunt for for Canadian and U.S. peace treaties. Such dug it from 14–15 centimeters deep • Non-motion Deepseeking several hours. Luck was on Lowry’s pipe tomahawks were popular “peace pipes” with a standard 9.5” coil.” All-Metal mode side for he soon picked up a strong in the 19th century. Native American chiefs who reached peace agreements in the early We appreciate the museum piece, • Pinpointing true size and depth signal. He had only dug four inches days would smoke from such pipes and Roman, and wish you all the best in measurement deep before he began pulling Roman (Above) Close-up photo of one of the 113 then, literally, bury the hatchet. your future hunts! • All metal search mode or coins from the earth. Roman coins Jack recovered. discriminate mode 10 11 The Garrett Searcher Spring 2011 Edition www.garrett.com 1.800.527.4011 Spring 2011 Edition The Garrett Searcher

Texas It’s Not Always How Much Your Detector Cost . . . TWO WAYS TO EARN FREE GARRETT GEAR Ricky B. of Amarillo, Texas, sent along a nice story about how he is able to enjoy treasure hunting with his Garrett ACE 1 Month.” Each month I will select How Do I Submit 250. An operation and crutches had put a hold on his trea- MY favorite find, selected from a Story? sure hunting ability for a while, but Ricky was determined. the testimonials sent in by Garrett He now rides his electric scooter to his hunt site and then treasure hunters world-wide. My criteria will be based on what excites To have a chance to share with supports himself with a crutch while swinging his ACE. “I ME the most. It may be a great find, us, and the world, your treasure have to admit, it’s slow going, and takes a little practice and a great story, a great photograph, a discoveries there are three ways to patience,” he related. “But I love it.” great history lesson, or maybe just submit your favorite Garrett success stories: Ricky is obviously pretty skilled with his 250—he great heart-felt emotion. recently went behind his buddy in the park to “see how good The winner of “Vaughan Mail your story or photos to: my ACE 250 was against his high-dollar detecting machine. Garrett’s Favorite Find of the Garrett Metal Detectors Ricky soon dug several targets his friend had missed, includ- Month” will receive a free Garrett Marketing Department ing a Wheat penny and a diamond ring. PRO-POINTER! This is my way 1881 W. State St. of saying thanks to the person or Every time a personal treasure Garland, TX 75042 Ricky was even kind enough to let his buddy try out his persons who took the time to get hunting story is submitted, I become OR ACE 250 after he saw the ring! out there, discover that treasure excited for the treasure hunter who and submit their story to Garrett. (Left) Ricky B., his favorite detector, his ride, and his recent diamond made it happen. Each story has Submit your story and photos Each month my column will be ring find (inset photo) to far left elements of excitement, expertise, electronically. Visit presented on the www.garrett.com effort, emotion, and sometimes http://www.garrett.com/hobby/ website and also in The Garrett Virginia Civil War Relics with ACE 250 just plain ol’ good fortune. Well, in hbby_story/ Searcher. Happy hunting and good an effort to highlight my favorite Charlie H. of Rocky Mount, Virginia, hunts with an ACE fortune! OR discovery, I have created a monthly 250 for Civil War artifacts and does quite well. “I once had column simply called, “Vaughan Vaughan Garrett Email your story in plain text format a detector that was considered ‘top of the line,’ he said. “The Garrett’s Favorite Find of the VP, Garrett Metal Detectors to [email protected] expensive detector worked, but to me, no better than my Vaughan Garrett’s Favorite Find of the Month is selected from all entries received during with photo attachments. Garrett.” Charlie sold the other unit and decided to stick the previous calendar month. Please indicate your name and a with his “easy to operate” ACE 250. daytime phone number. He has made many good finds on a friend’s farm that is Testimonial located near an 1864 Civil War battle. In one small area, he 2 Thank-You Gifts PHOTOS: dug six “dropped” (unfired) Confederate Gardner .54-caliber for Everyone! Images need to be at least 3 to 4 MB and in bullets and a brass nose-cap to a Civil War rifled musket. sharp focus (Left) In the center is a brass musket nose-cap from an 1861 Part of the gunstock’s wood is even still attached to the brass rifled musket, with a small amount of gunstock wood attached. piece. “Isn’t history great?” Charlie writes. Our way of saying thanks…If we choose to run your treasure photos or stories in the Garrett Thanks in advance for sharing your Searcher, we will send you a thank-you gift. Such items might include a Charles Garrett book, a success stories with other Garrett fans. Michigan Ancient Copper I Wisconsin Ancient Copper II Garrett shirt or cap, or even a new PRO-POINTER! Some of the earliest evidence of “modern” GTI Finds civilization in North America dates back Richard B. of Texas City, Texas, dug thousands of years. up this old Shamrock Hotel key fob Here are two such (right) while hunting with his GTI copper artifacts found 2500. He found it to be a very inter- recently by Garrett esting keepsake because “the open- users. ing of the Shamrock Hotel was one of the biggest social events ever held December Winner: Find of the Month in Houston during the 1940s. The Shamrock Hotel’s swimming pool (Above and left) Arden M. of Houghton Lake, (Above) Larry F. of Green Bay dug this copper spear- Leonard P. of Blandon, Pennsylvania, sent this was so large that NASA used it for Michigan, with copper artifact he dug at 5” head with his GTI 2500 in his own back yard. “You photo of the coins and jewelry he has found with depth. Estimated age: 1,000 BC to 200 AD. never know where you might find treasure,” he said. his GTI 1500 in three months of searching. astronaut training.” 12 13 The Garrett Searcher Spring 2011 Edition www.garrett.com 1.800.527.4011 Spring 2011 Edition The Garrett Searcher

Guest writer John B. of UK-based guest writer John Howland shares two success stories using ACE 250s at the beach Edmonton, Canada says... Happy Wife = Happy Life! “Bracelet Jack” Strikes Again! local tidal drift. In order to protect Who would have ever guessed on land, near home. Well, I found that pays (literally) to make your own deci- the beach hereabouts, many wooden that the price of gold would reach the too. Sports fields! sions, and had I not used my Infinium, groynes project into the sea to thwart plateau which it did near the end of The Garrett Scorpion had a natural I would have missed lots of gold rings Shortly after taking up the beach- combing hobby eighteen months ago, the beach-eroding tidal shift of the 2010? And who would have guessed attraction for gold, as that’s what it’s and chains. sand. In effect, the seven miles of golden that using a metal detector to search 15kHz ground hog circuitry was de- I recently separated my gold jewelry my hunt buddy Jack Dey, 73, bought an ACE 250, which he uses (as I do) sands are “boxed” into sections. It was for metal targets would find gold? Fast signed to find. It worked well....plain into piles—rings, chains and bracelets. this “boxing” that was the topic of our forward to early 2011, and you will be and simple. For water, I used a water The price of gold was at an all time high almost exclusively with the larger 9”x12” PROformance coil (for greater conversation. amazed at all the gold rings, gold neck- proofed ACE 150, then moved up to an and it was time to sell. I must admit, Though the groynes slow the tidal laces, bracelets and diamonds which my Infinium. Now a lot of people warned I suffered a little separation anxiety. depth and ground coverage). His strike rate is staggering. drift, it nevertheless piles the sand from Garretts have found. me that a PI (pulse induction) detec- Those gold finds brought back a lot one groyne up against the “down drift” Gold didn’t come easy when I first tor was not a very good instrument for of great memories from hunts. But on Our hunting ground is the tour- ist trap of Bournemouth, arguably side of the other. Thus, the sand on the started metal detecting. In fact, I found fresh water lakes. Nothing could be fur- the other hand, there was nothing sen- “up drift” side is much lower, bringing zero gold during my first two years ther from the truth. It excelled in the timental about each piece. They were England’s premier seaside resort with its miles of golden sands. On his first older coins and goodies well within the metal detecting. The coins and some water, and found a lot of jewelry missed just “found” somewhere, either lost or reach of a metal detector. Equally, the rings were plentiful, however, gold was by others using non-PI detectors. It sure thrown. I did manage to return a few sortie with his then new ACE 250, Jack found two large heavy-duty solid silver Collective view of Jack’s three finds. 1. Silver sand piled up on the “down” side also the missing card. But, as the years went to the rightful owners. Prior to packag- Russian “Soviet-era” ring with hammer and bracelets and an amethyst/diamond contains items of interest. by, patterns started repeating them- ing them for the refinery, I allowed each sickle assay mark. 2. Swedish 9k white gold ring. Since then, he has chugged mer- “I might give the downside a go next selves, and finding gold became easier. of my four kids and wife to pick out a wedding band. 3. Tiffany of New York Ster- time I’m down here,” Jack pondered, Two of the most important entities for favorite ring and keep it as a keepsake. rily along finding coins, watches, digital ling Silver bracelet. cameras, mobile phones, and jewelery adding, “Especially if the tide’s right.” finding gold are metal detector and lo- The rest, 99 rings, were sent! Three days later, I got a call from cation. My Garretts had no difficulty About three weeks later, I was re- of all kinds. By early autumn, when the Sickle assay mark dating the piece to the tourists have drifted away and the finds pre-1989 Soviet era. On “Day Three” Jack. “Hey, guess what,” he chuckled finding gold rings (if they were there), warded with a check for $9,387.80. I down the phone, “I found a silver Tif- and researching locations became easier couldn’t believe my eyes! It just so hap- become scarcer, beachcombing becomes saw the piėce de rėsistance: a delicate a matter of quality over quantity. Tiffany’s of New York Sterling silver fany bracelet, right up against one of as time went on also. Finding some old pened that my wife’s vehicle had recent- the groynes. It’s a real treasure trap. Oh, beaches which had dried up years ago ly broken down, and it was question- To prove the theory, on three con- bracelet that currently retails in the UK John from Edmonton, Canada, bought this secutive days in September, he man- for £175 ($262.50 approx). nearly forgot, and a couple of rings as helped, and so did busy current beaches. able, due to its age, whether we should well.” Not living near water, I wanted to find new Toyota Yaris for his wife with the money even repair it. It didn’t take very long to aged to find: on “Day One,” a Swedish, The day prior to his three-day trea- he made from jewelry (below, left) recovered I have a feeling we haven’t heard the a niche where gold rings could be found make a decision, and a good one at that, 9-carat white gold wedding band; and sure spree, Jack and I were sitting on with his Garrett metal detectors! last of “Bracelet” Jack Dey! to replace it with a newer car. on “Day Two” a heavy, solid Sterling sil- the promenade overlooking the golden Two weeks later, we found a nice ver ring, with a Russian Hammer and sands, sipping tea and discussing the Toyota Yaris, great condition and good on gas to replace our old gas guzzler. ACE 250 Wet Sand Advice I have mine kitted A happy wife = a happy life! out with the 9”x12” There’s a UK metal detecting ‘guru’ coil, and the SENS PN: 1625600 who advises ACE 250 owners and control knocked back MSRP: $29.95 potential buyers thereof, that while it’s to the 3rd or 4th seg- Garrett™ Retriever great on dry sand, it’s less well suited ment, and regularly Digging Tool to sea water soaked sand, adding omi- use it in and around ● Angled digging blade nously, to “stay well away from pools of exposed low tide sand to pick through clay ground or chop water unless you intend to wash the coil!” bars and pools, where through small roots Oh, dearie me. It ain’t necessarily so! it easily locates £1 and ● Rake through sand In truth, these top-selling machines £2-coins to between and loose soil to find work so extraordinarily well in and 4” and 6”, depending your treasure target around sea water-soaked sand, and over on the size and type of ● Magnet in handle is seawater-filled sand-pools, that you are coin. The £2-ers make strong enough to pick in serious danger of enhancing your the biggest hit, and a 5.5-lb. iron pot treasure hunting finds and enjoyment. from their strength of ●Includes holster (continued on page 16) 14 15 The Garrett Searcher Spring 2011 Edition www.garrett.com 1.800.527.4011 Spring 2011 Edition The Garrett Searcher

ACE Wet Sand (cont.) Colorado Florida will set off the ‘Belltone’ in a series of Canada Fred K. of Parker, Colorado, Andrew R. and a fellow ACE 250 signal, I reckon there’s loads more depth confusing false signals. In all cases and makes a habit out of using his metal user recently answered the call to availability. modes, when operating over wet sand, Certainly, with greater levels of ex- try to REJECT everything to the left of detectors to help other people. When help someone who had lost a gold perience, you can rack-up the SENS the ‘5c’ mark. a coworker lost his wedding ring on ring while playing football in the control to much higher settings, so long You will be amazed at the results. a hunting trip, Fred trained him how park. The search took more than five as you keep the searchcoil about one But always bear in mind: It’s dry sand to use one of his three Garrett metal hours, netting Andrew pocketsful of inch off the sand since any touchdowns for quantity, wet sand for quality. detectors and let his buddy use the coins and the ring owner’s gratitude. machine until the ring was found. “It truly makes you feel good inside Poland Fred also enjoys when he can do to be able to do this for someone,” Matthew T. from Edmonton, Alberta, plans the search and recovery work himself. said Andrew. Texas to use his new Scorpion Gold Stinger for gold He noticed an ad on Craigslist on prospecting in the spring. His first gold in Matthew L. was frustrated that Thanksgiving day asking for help December, however, was this 14k yellow his expensive metal detector failed with a lost wedding ring. Fred and gold girl’s toe ring, found in a local park. to find his wife’s lost wedding rings his wife drove over to help the man in his own Silsbee, Texas, yard after California scan the playing field. “They had months of searching. He decided to spent hours searching the field and PN: 1166000 try a Garrett ACE 250, and was soon in two minutes my backup GTA 500 MSRP: $149.95 very pleased with his new brand. hit it,” Fred wrote. “Within two hours of asssembly PRO-POINTER® Metal Detector Although the man wanted to pay and searching, I was able to find her • Pinpointing Tip and 360° him, Fred would only accept a photo rings in an area I went over dozens of Andrew R. of side scanning capabilities (show below) of the two posing with times, at least!” Matthew reported. Margate, Florida, the recovered ring as his payment. Adam W. from Poland sent in this photo of • Audible and vibrating alarms “Her rings are small, so it was easy used his ACE 250 “I think I’ve convinced a few more two buttons found in an area of a former intensify based on target proximity for a detector to pick them up as to return a lost German POW camp, Stalag Luft 4, used for Kim E. of Napa, California, found this 9.4 folks that this hobby and Garrett ring (right) to its For more information and an online Coke tabs—which is a good lesson Allied airmen. These American and British gram, leopard-motif gold ring on a playing detectors are worth their weight in owner. video, go to www.garrett.com to all to look anyway if it gives a pull military buttons were found by Adam with field adjacent to a local parochial school. A gold,” he added. his GTI 2500. jeweler later appraised the ring at $850. tab reading.” Matthews says that his wife “was Washington Some treasure hunters turn their Kentucky Young Coinshooter Shows Dad How It’s Done with her ACE 250 so happy with my find. I am very proud to be an owner of a Garrett detecting skills into cash. Case in Geoff B. of Cadiz, Kentucky, has been detecting a few years with his Garrett detector.” point is one Travis B. of Colville, GTP 1350 and thoroughly enjoys the hobby. His 17-year-old daughter Katie Washington, an ACE 250 owner. showed enough interest in the sport that he recently bought her an ACE 250, Matthew turned He recently heard a local radio show and she dug a wheat penny on her first detecting outing. to an ACE 250 to where callers can list, buy, sell, or Geoff and his daughter went to an old lot that he had hunted twice be- finally locate his trade items. He heard a caller offering wife’s lost wedding a $100 reward for anyone who could fore. Within minutes, Katie had unearthed a 1902 Barber Quarter! Two days rings. later, the two hunted the site of an old hotel which stood from 1817-1925. find her lost wedding ring. In no time at all, she had dug an 1891 Indian Head Penny and a 1917 Wheat Fred K. (right) was happy to spend the day Travis met her at the parking lot Penny. “Two days…two hunts…and Katie had already dug an old silver quar- after Thanksgiving helping a stranger find his where her gold and diamond ring (Above) Katie B. holds up a newly-recovered ter, an old Wheatie, and a pre-1900 Indian Head,” recalled Geoff. “And I lost wedding ring. had been lost. “I had a small gold 1852 three-cent piece (below). hadn’t found anything. She had officially ‘skunked’ me.” coin to test my detector with and During their next visit to the old hotel site, Katie called out after about 30 Garrett users will tell to narrow my fields to just gold,” minutes to her father, “You are so gonna hate me!” When Geoff ran over to you: the treasures you he said. “Once done, I scanned the look, he found that Katie was holding “a gorgeous 1852 3-cent piece! Unbe- are able to return are whole area with overlapping sweeps, lievable! She’s off to quite an amazing start, I would say…and is an awesome often more satisfying and then . . . BEEP! BEEP!” Travis testimony for the hunting ability of that Garrett Ace 250!” than those that you keep! Travis B. used his ACE 250 to return this lost reached down and recovered the ring wedding ring to its owner and collect a reward. from the snow (and his reward). 16 17 The Garrett Searcher Spring 2011 Edition www.garrett.com 1.800.527.4011 Spring 2011 Edition The Garrett Searcher Texas Oklahoma Michigan Relic Quest: A Colorful New Release from RAM Books $7,000 Ring Recovery First Coin Cache is a Beauty “Daddy’s Little Hunting Buddy” Locating and preserving artifacts from significant periods of history is not a new fad. It has, however, become more popular in recent years as more sophisticated metal detectors make the quest available to more people. Author Stephen L. Moore, a Garrett employee, has written Relic Quest, a new book geared to help the relic hunter. Some of the basic topics include: detec- (Above) Greg V. and his 5-year-old son are tor technology, single versus multiple now true treasure hunting buddies frequency machines, using discrimina- tion, overcoming target masking, field Cliff L. of Rockport scooped this “In the past I have owned a couple of safety, and how to research relic sites beauty from the sand along a Port metal detectors but with my recent that hold good potential. Aransas beach boardwalk. He was After three years of detecting with purchase of the Garrett ACE 350 Moore weaves in the success stories of dozens of veteran relic hunters from using a Garrett GTAx 750 and read his ACE 150 and ACE 250 metal and a Garrett Pro-Pointer, I found Relic Quest includes full-color galleries to this target as a nickel. When taken detectors, Kenneth A. of Oklahoma a treasure of immeasurable propor- across the United States and abroad. help relic hunters begin to identify their They share many photos of their prized to a local jeweler by Cliff, the ring was thrilled to find his first cache of tion,” wrote Greg V. of Mackinaw buttons, bullets, belt plates, and other finds. finds as well as tips on field scouting, was appraised at $7,261, containing old coins. His persistence in hacking City, Michigan. “While hunting in a working iron-laiden home sites, clean- ics, homesteads, farms, organized hunts a 1.4-carat flawless diamond. through roots and hard dirt finally park in northern Michigan, I stum- ing relics and many other techniques. and more. Visit the Garrett website to preview produced an old Ball jar that con- bled upon a small 14k gold cross in Other chapters focus on particular More than 500 pages in length and the book’s table of contents as well as New York tained 29 nice coins: three Morgan a playground area. It was this find types of relic hunting such as Civil War, packed with more than 1,000 color some sample pages. See the back cover Tiffany’s Silver and Gold Jewelry silver dollars (dates ranging from along with many coins that sparked American Revolution, Texas Revolu- photos, Relic Quest will appeal both to of this Garrett Searcher for part number 1878-1921), a 1922 Peace dollar, my 5-year-old boy to be daddy’s little tion, the Colonial period, frontier wars, relic hunting’s newcomers and to more and pricing information on this latest four Barber half dollars (1899- hunting buddy . . .Now my little boy campsites, ghost towns, underwater rel- seasoned veterans. RAM book. 1902), four Walker half dollars is holding my Garrett Pro-Pointer by Charles Garrett Shares His Relic (1937-1944), three Barber quarters, my side waiting for the next ping Hunting Tips for Relic Quest two Standing Liberty quarters, two of possible treasure. Therein lies the Barber dimes, four Liberty V-nick- best treasure found—the time I have els and six Indian head pennies. with my 5-year-old little boy.” “I don’t imagine I will ever find anything as great as this again,” PN: 1651300 admits Kenneth, “but I hope I do World Famous MSRP: $29.95 and you can bet it will be with my Proven/Patented Gold Pan Kit Gravity Trap® New Yorker Robert P. enjoys annual Garrett detectors in hand.” Gold Pans vacations with his wife to Myrtle • 14” Prospector pan • 10” Backpacker pan Beach, South Carolina. He brings Rhode Island • Classifier his ACE 250 along to clean up on An 1818 U.S. Large • Gold guzzler bottle the beaches. His best beach find Cent (left) found by • 2 Gold vials from 2010: a 14k white gold chain Albert C. of Hope • Tweezers Valley, Rhode Island. and heart with 12 diamonds and • How to Find Gold field guide by “I was using the Sniper Charles Garrett is among the veteran relic Charles Garrett and Roy Lagal a .925 sterling silver chain with a ACE 150 hunters who contributed advice and photos to coil and the To find a Garrett dealer near you was screaming coin, Relic Quest. The relic collection above, from a Tiffany & Co. heart pendant that (Above) Some of Greg’s recent ACE 350 go to www.garrett.com coin, coin,” he said. fort site worked by Garrett, is on display in the was wrapped around the gold chain. coin and jewelry recoveries. Garrett factory’s museum in Garland. 18 19 PRSRT STD ™ U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 179 Garland, TX 1881 West State Street 75040 Garland, Texas 75042

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