Drakeopotomous
Junior Member
hello my name is Drake i just found a old looking metal detector in my grandpas attic and i was just wondering if it was worth anything or not. its a Bill Mahane's D-TEX Coinshooter I. it looks really old. i tried looking on google for anything about it but i couldnt find much or even a picture. its a gold color and the box is red. i stuck 2 9V batteries in it to see if it works, it cuts on and the needle moves as soon as i cut it on but cant get it to pick up any signals for anything. i recently found a silver dime at work so i stuck it in the ground a ways and tried to pick up the signal and nothing. im pretty sure the speaker is blown but then again there are a few knobs on it that i have no clue what they are for or where to set them lol. i will post a picture of it when i get home from work. im new to the MD hobby. i dont even have a detector yet lol im trying to get a garrets ace 250 we have lots of old places where i live that i want to check out. i tried panning for gold since we have alot of mines in my town but the creeks are over populated with panners and ive never seen anyone with a MD so i figured i would give it a try seems like a awesome hobby and im pretty sure im going to enjoy it... sorry for the wall of text lol
glad to be here and glad to be starting this hobby!!
