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Shadow X5 Finds by Rocky Sommers of Georgia
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Photo with me holding the GW button its 800+ also and my X-5 #148 Well, outside of my beautiful wife and daughter, relic hunting is my life! To borrow a movie line "To seek out old Civilizations and to boldly go where no detector has gone before" sums up relic hunting and the X-5 capabilities to me! When I first received my X-5 number 148 in Sept. 2002 it was raining everyday. I was doomed to air test and running outside between showers, to plant targets trying to get a feel for the detector. I was truly impressed with the air test. Well, at last a day off and no rain. Got up jumped in the truck. Stopped at the first old site close to the house, took a few steps from the truck, set the X-5 in quick setup just like the manual said, Auto Ground Balance and Sen. at 8, Disc at 3, put the X-5 down took a couple of swings and I received a loud repeatable signal. First thought was, 'This has to be a shotgun shell.' This spot was heavily hunted in the past. Popped up about six inches of dirt from the signal. Ran the X-5 across the hole again. Signal was still in the hole. I started to dig the signal by hand at about 10 inches popped up a beautiful George Washington Inaugural Button WI-12 in Albert's book, 35 mm in size with a full shank. Went on to dig some cut silver coins, a couple flat buttons and a 6 pound cannonball. All from this same heavily hunted site! I started hunting old sites and looking for new ones, when I could. I was steady pulling good signals from old sites that produced good stuff in the past. It was just a matter of time before more rare and valuable relics found there way into my pouch! The X-5 is so light and versatile you can adapt and hunt in any ground conditions. I dug a rare Georgia Military Institute SU-128 button out of an old road bed that was laden with iron, in the beach hunting mode with Sen. at 6 & Disc at 3. I have also dug three Irish Jasper Greens buttons GA-18 at a heavily hunted site in the woods, in heavy iron using the 7" coil. I continue to make outstanding finds with the X-5 including a Virginia Military Institute button SU-408, Maryland State seal button MD-11, Confederate spur along with several Eagle and Federal period buttons, coins and bullets. This is the best detector I have ever used, and I have used several. Versatile, light, able to handle varying ground conditions, short learning curve for beginners to the experienced relic hunter and different coil sizes like the 7" coil. That is amazing, I've never seen this kind of depth out of a small coil. I can't wait for the 11" coil to come out. I think I will have to find a longer shovel! This is truly an all terrain detector. Thanks Troy! Rocky Sommers
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Hi All, Dug this today with a few flat buttons. OD-5 in Alberts book. W&R Smith backmark Diplomatic button 25 mm. Circa 1800. Dug a cuff just like this one about three years ago. It is nice to have a coat button now. Thanks and HH Rocky
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Hi All, Got out for awhile today. Enjoyed the sunshine and the relics
then the rain came. You ever notice how hard it rains in and open field
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A beautiful Pennsylvania National
Guard button PA-38 with W.G. Mintzer backmark. Also dug a 1859 IH and
a few bullets. After hunting all weekend and not finding much it sure
was nice when this came up!
HH Rocky - July 22, 03
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Hi All, Got out again after work today. Dug this 1850's Georgia State seal button. Patina is gorgeous but unfortunatly it has and old ding across the front. But it sure made my day!!!
HH Rocky - Aug. 14, 03
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Dug these two 50 cent pieces within a foot of each other in heavy iron. Still a couple of spots of iron left on one. It should come off after soaking for awhile. Also dug a war of 1812 script I button. X-5 is a awesome machine!!!!!!!!!!!! Rocky - Sept. 6, 03
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I hate digging shotgun shells. But when you dig a early shotgun shell with a primer pin. Odds are you will have a good weekend. Dug a few flat buttons, Confederate Cast I, Anchor and a Navy cuff button and one very rare South Carolina State Seal. Flat one piece button. Circa 1830 SC-2 in Albert's button book. Must have been those new lucky Troy headphones! They sure sound good!!!!!!!!
HH Rocky - Sept. 6, 03
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Hi, here are some of my better recent finds. A few bullets , beautiful eagle buttons, Georgia cuff button!!, pewter childs tea set cup?, nipple protector, couple of colonial rossettes and a heart breaker a wax seal body missing the seal. Yes, I shifted the sand for awhile with no luck.
HH Rocky - April 04
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Here's my newest addition. SC-7 Hard to come by backmark of "W.GREGG SUPERFINE" 23mm coat size button. Circa 1830 to 1850. It was a thrill!!!
HH Rocky - April 04 |
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Haven't posted in awhile. Finds have been slim. Outside of a few flat buttons and bullets. But finally got my seventh Confederate button of the year. And on the plus side it's a Confederate local field cast South Carolina button. Made of pewter or lead and probaly anything else them poor boys could melt down. Also dug this Engineer cuff button and a 1857 dime. I dug another early navy button but it was dug with iron melted to the face of the button. Cleaning it will be a slow process. I'm off for the next couple of days! Work has been killing me with twelve hour days. So if you know where I can get a job as a full time relic hunter it would be appreciated.LOL
HH Rocky - May 12, 2004
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Hi,
These are my better finds from recent. A Georgia and a South Carolina cuff button, 1851 three cent piece that will blow your mind. A religious statue. And last but not least a snake button! These are the only snakes I like! These buttons are associated with the Chatham Artillery founded in 1786. This was an elite unit whose members held high social positions. In 1791 George Washington presented this unit with two bronze cannons that were captured in Yorktown in 1781. HH Rocky - June 6, 2004
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This is one awesome Southern Militia button! HH Rocky Aug 24, 2004
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Shadowing over a bullet hole!!!!! Rocky - Aug 26, 2004 |
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Recent finds!!! Sept 12, 2004 |
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Ground is so bad at this site that the buttons crumble out of the ground. Even a lot of the bullets are wasted. But here are a few of the better ones. Also one of Sherman's men left behind this awesome coin silver homemade ring. It fits perfect too. Rocky - Sept. 27, 2004
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Couple more recent finds...
Banged up Militia tongue and a Georgia button! HH Rocky Sunday, 11 December 2005
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A piece of sunshine!!
A North Carolina Starburst, dug today in the rain. HH Rocky Monday, 5 December 2005 |
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A Georgia coat button with W.H. Smith back mark and a Confederate Officers button attributed to button maker C. Rouyer of New Orleans.
HH Rocky Jan. 26, 2006 |
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A Confederate Cavalry Button.
HH Rocky Feb. 4, 2006 |
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Well the kind I like seeing in my dig holes! A Connecticut State Seal coat button, loaded with gold gilt. Thanks for looking.
HH Rocky Feb. 7, 2006 |
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Georgia Military Institute & a Confederate Cavalry button. Here's a link to learn more info on the GM. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3374 HH Rocky Feb, 25, 2006 |
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1842-O Dime... Dug today. HH Rocky March 4, 2006
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The pure white sand, you have to love relics that come out of the ground like this! I went back to the site I found yesterday and moved further up the hill following the trail of relics and iron thru the woods only to discover the house site had been hammered long ago! After hunting the approaches to the site and trying to find another site nearby I took my flat buttons and left. I gave up to look for greener pastures. I Ended up riding around looking and ended up repounding (repounded & repounding is in the relic hunters dictionary) a sand hill that's been hunted hard over the years by everyone in two states. Much to my surprise I dug these immaculate buttons, the nicest Rhode Island button I've ever dug along with a Regiment of Rifles cuff button from the War of 1812. This site has been hunted so hard and long that every time I dug a good signal I had to say a little prayer, I think it worked!
Regards & HH Rocky March 6, 2006
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