Second day on the beach with the XP Deus.

 Thursday 10 April 2014
Shot back over to Slapton Sands again at first light this morning. The weather was better than the last trip so everything was set for a good days detecting. But as it always turns out, no two days are the same. I didn't do as well as the last time. I was expecting a bumper harvest but at the end of the day I didn't do too bad, plenty of targets but nothing to get overly excited about.
It was another good practise day for the Deus and I'm growing to like it more and more. The finds were more spread out today and had to do plenty of leg work, am thinking it could do with a good storm to churn it up a bit.
 As you can see above I winkled out some more spendables, a total of £6.96. Managed some pre-decimal coins, the best being a 1933 sixpence. Also had another sixpence dated 1950, a 1966 penny, five thruppeny bits and a One Euro coin. Some more fishing gear, an old Golf Putter head, buttons and odd bits. Look at the size of that nail there on the right, imagine that going through your foot.

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  1. Detectorbloke10 April 2014 at 21:11

    not a bad day again, guess that's why winter is good with the storms but not the weather sadly lol. Need some freak summer evening storms lol.

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  2. Janner5311 April 2014 at 06:51

    Yup, a good storm now and again is whats needed for beach detectorists. Natures plough as they say.

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  3. Dick Stout11 April 2014 at 22:35

    Not familiar with a lot of your coinage but it sure looks like a great outing to me. Then again a bad day detecting is still better than a good day at work.

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  4. Janner5312 April 2014 at 02:34

    Yup, sorry Dick, I suppose the above post did sound like I was an ungrateful toad. Really it was a good hunt, only I expected a bit more in quality finds. I seem to find the same old stuff, mind you, I go to the same old places so maybe that's why. I like your saying there about a bad days detecting, so true.

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  5. Liam Nolan13 April 2014 at 20:44

    Interesting and varied haul, well done and looks like you enjoyed the detecting! Anything can turn up anywhere, part of the enjoyment of detecting, good luck, Liam

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  6. Janner5314 April 2014 at 10:25

    Cheers Liam, I love detecting this beach. My theory is because its so steep every high tide washes some more targets down the slope to within range of our machines. Those flat sandy beaches just get sanded up more and more.

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  7. Liam Nolan19 April 2014 at 20:02

    I am about 18 miles from the coast, so I really should link up with someone who does the beaches and knows what to do. It must be fascinating to know how the sands move and why, how items are moved around in stormy weather ... have never tried the Deus on the beaches. My 9ins coil is one of the first ones and has had to be sent back to France, I will not have it for a week yet I think.
    Tempted to buy that 11ins coil ..... Liam

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  8. Janner5321 April 2014 at 06:21

    Bummer there about your coil Liam, hope you get it back soon. Beach detecting is well worth a go and can be fun coin shooting. Plus its somewhere else to detect if there is no land available. I've yet to try my Deus on a proper sandy beach, the beach I have been to with the Deus is all shingle and there it performs as on land, no problems.
    Now I'm a bit more experienced with the Deus I quite fancy getting the 11" coil myself later.

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