I bought the DFX in 2003 and for the most part it collected dust in the closet. In the last few months I pulled it out charged my battery pack and did some searches on the Internet for local maps and aerial photos. After comparing older maps and internet maps, I picked a spot to search. Upon arriving to this place I had high hopes but was thinking I might be disappointed. I was finding a few coins and lots of glass and garbage. I hunted for about 2 hours putting all the coins in my pouch when it began to rain. When arriving home I was rinsing my coins off and noticed a coin I did not recognize. I wrapped the coin in a paper towel and headed to my local White's dealer as he has some old coin books and he identified this coin as a 1730 British farthing. This is a great hobby, even my wife and kids want to get involved!

Gregg D. (NY)

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DFX likes old cellars and foundations!

My name is Dan and I'm writing about a hobby I really enjoy and have had much success with . I've been metal detecting for only a few years now and my favorite places to hunt are old cellar holes or house foundations sites and the list of finds include buttons, buckles and coins , many that are centuries old . Most of these places have been detected a ot before, but I keep finding some great stuff. I still get amazed at the capabilities of the DFX. The pictures are a few of my favorite finds they include a colonial silver plated shoe buckle that dates to around the 1770's found at almost a foot deep. The coins are a 1787 Fugio penny , 1786 Connecticut copper (which was found only a couple of months ago), and a 1776 Atlee Machin's Mills counterfeit copper, and the last is an artillery button from the war of 1812 also found a couple of months ago. Truly, some of my best and most memorable moments with the White's detector. Finds like these gives proof the DFX is an exceptional detector.    

Dan (CT)

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I just got back into metal detecting two years ago when I bought a White's DFX. I am amazed at the amount of coins and valuables that I have been able to find in many previously hunted sites. I know that these places have been hunted numerous times throughout the years, however, I was able to make

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Hello Whites,

On 29 Dec 2005, while hunting on the beach in an area that has a lot of metal, I recovered a class ring. I used a Whites DFX and the VDI was 18 at 5 inch deep. It is a 1975 10k gold class ring with White Oak High School written on it. The ring is in very good shape to have been lost for so long.

The school is just down the street from our house. So after the holidays I called the school to try and locate the owner. The ring had the initials of ALR inside the band. My son graduated from the same school, but much later. The guidance counselor gave me the owner's name and his mother's phone number. I called the mother and left a message on her answering machine.

His mother called back that afternoon and said that she had three sons who went to White Oak High School. The son that lost the ring on the beach must have not told her or she had forgotten since it had been 31 years ago. She said that she'd contact her youngest son to determine if he lost the ring.

This Wednesday afternoon Tony called and described the ring. He told me that his mother would be picking it up to return it to him.

When Saturday rolled around, the mother called early wanting to pick up her son's ring. About one o'clock she arrived and told me the rest of the story. Her son had slipped off with his friends and had a party on the beach during which he lost the ring. He didn't tell his mother he lost it, because he didn't want her to know about the party. So after 31 years the rest of the story finally came out.

By Sunday the ring was on its way to Charlotte, NC to be reunited with its owner. I'm sure he will hold on to his ring a little harder this time.

I hadn't asked for anything, but Tony had his mother give me a small reward. I guess I'll use it for batteries.

Thanks Whites!

Swinging low and slow,
James H. Jr.

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Today, Saturday was a great day for metal detecting so I headed out to try my new Whites DFX at an old abandoned swimming pool and beach. I was digging the usual clad coin when I got a strong quarter signal that read 85 on the display of the DFX. After 4 inches of digging I found what seemed to be a high school class ring. Excited, I went home

Thank You for making a metal detector that is second to none.
Keith (NJ)

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DFX finds Dutch sweeper!

I found this hand sweeper at the claim site next to an old building site. It is silver plated copper with Dutch scenes all over it. It cleaned up beautiful and I will write about it. I found it with the DFX.

Gerry

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Dear White's,

On June 12 this year, using my DFX I found a class ring from a local high school from the class of 1931. I had been detecting in a friend's cherry orchard and showed him the ring the next day. The initials were

Lloyd (NY)

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DFX scores in "hunted out" park!

I have had my DFX for about four months and have found several nice finds, but my best day was yesterday when I found my first barber quarter (1897-S fine condition around $200.00), my first seated dime (1890 fine condition), another Indian head penny (my tenth one) and another liberty V nickel (my fifth one). Two days before I found my first barber dime (1906-O) and all of these finds came out of the same park that I know has been hunted to death. I am convinced that I own one of the finest metal detectors ever produced.

Angie

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DFX proves itself with rare 1877 penny!

With snow still on the ground, Mike with his new White's DFX metal detector, couldn't wait to get out. He was working a farm field where he recovered several colonial coins, buckles & musket balls. He thought he had a great day, but decided with darkness setting in to hunt the trail back to the car.

He got a nice coin signal on the edge of the trail which turned out to be three Indian Head pennies. To his surprise, one was the 1877, the rarest of all Indian Heads. Value $800.

Mike (NY)

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DFX and XLT hit big in central NY!

Dear White's,

I'm pleased to send these pictures to you. I bought my first metal detector, a White's XLT, 6/10/02 and then bought a DFX, 3/27/03. I must say White's makes the best detectors on the market. I've only been metal detecting for about 18 months. I live in Central NY and just found an 1818 large cent Matron Head / Coronet Style. Recently went to New Jersey to visit my sister-in-law and I took my DFX with me and detected behind my brother-in-laws old high school and found a Spanish reale dated 1749. I had this looked at and was told it actually had what they call a tax bite cut from it, a small sliver taken to pay their tax at that time. Also found two old Barber qts dated 1899-0, 1901, Barber dime 1900, old Buffalo nickels, Mercury dimes 1916-40's, Roosevelt Dimes 1917-60's Indian Head Pennies, 1888, 1896, over 50 rings mostly sterling silver, 5 gold rings one was an old 1936 signature ring, misc tokens and medals.

Thanks White's for making the best detectors on the market.
Steve, A. (NY)

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Dear White's Electronics,

I have been metal detecting for about 8 years now. About three months ago I traded my XLT in for the new DFX. I have to say, I am very impressed with your new machine, especially with its ability to find

Respectfully,    
Matthew C.                                                                                                                   

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I found an old cellar hole this week and my DFX is laying waste to it. To date, in 3 trips there (about 6 hours of hunting)  I've found a 1787 8-reale, both pieces of which were cut in half. A 1741 2-reale, 9 Connecticut coppers, 5 King George coppers, an 1827 Lg. Cent, and 7 other Large Coppers which

Dave Z. (NY)

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DFX and the SET of gold teeth!

Last week while searching one of the beaches in South Jersey (I mostly search beaches), I had one of my most unusual finds. I was out in the early evening on a Saturday night with my DFX doing my usual detecting. I was finding a good number of coins when I hit upon, by far, my most unusual find. Gold teeth. There were six teeth with a spacer in the middle, with six small diamonds in each tooth. See attached pictures. My DFX paid off again.

Regards,
Joe D.

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DFX duo sweeps Cape Cod!                              

Enclosed are some photos of myself, John, and my hunting partner, Dave. These show some of the items we have found on Cape Cod beaches in the past few months with our White's DFX metal detectors. I have been a dedicated White's user, while Dave decided to try another brand. Dave found out quickly that he was not finding what his friends were with their DFXs. You guessed it! Dave bought a new DFX and has begun to find his share again. White's Metal Detectors are easy to use, simple to read, get great depth and find more than other brands on the market. We both highly recommend the White's name to anyone wishing to enjoy this exciting past time.

John

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DFX at a bungalow camp totals 6659 coins!                                                                          
Everyone hopes to find an untouched spot to metal detect. I found mine two miles from my house. It is a bungalow colony and day camp
that has been in operation since the turn of the century. It consists of about 30 bungalows situated on 20 well kept acres and includes several ball fields, a beach, 2 swimming pools, a store, a recreation center with vending machines and the parking areas which have never been blacktopped. I got permission to metal detect this property during the off-season between Labor Day and Memorial Day. During the next year I spent 90 days detecting there. Everyday was rewarding. On my best day I found 223 coins of which 23 were silver and on 72 of the 90 days, I found silver coins.

My best find came on a day that I had only about one hour to detect. I went to the center of an old ball field where I had previously found several silver dimes including a barber or two. I was only there a few minutes when I got a signal that read between 81-86 on the plus of sod. The target wasn't in the plug so my hopes began to soar for silver. The dirt was soft and I easily loosened 5 inches of soil. A flat rock on the bottom of the hole prevented me from going deeper. I removed the loose dirt but the signal was
still in the hole. I used my pinpointer to scan the edges of the hole but got no signal. I slightly enlarged the hole to remove the stone. The signal was still there. I loosened another 2 inches of soil and before I could probe the loosened soil with my pinpointer, I caught a glimpse of silver. I didn't have any reading glasses with me but I could see the word "Liberty" on a large shiny disk of silver and upon wiping off more direct, could plainly read the date "1807." It look like a draped bust half dollar, but I was surprised at how thin it was. A half dollar that thin would be worn smooth but this coin was in almost fine condition. I needed my glasses and coin price guide to see what I really had, so I went home.

As soon as I had my glasses on I could plainly see that I didn't have a half dollar but an 1807 draped bust quarter in very good condition. This being my first hands on experience with a quarter this old I now realized that the older quarters were larger and thinner than what I was used to seeing. Thus it was easy to mistake it for a half dollar in the field. This is my best find to date and is worth about $250. A find like this can't be judged in dollars and cents. The thrill of uncovering a silver coin that had been lost and buried for almost 200 years is priceless and worth the cost of my White's DFX metal detector.

This was my best find but my total haul from the bungalow colony was 6659 coins with a face value of $427.77. Three hundred and two coins were silver which included 1 barber half, 4 liberty STD halves, 1 draped bust quarter, 1 barber quarter, 13 liberty STD quarter, 46 Washington quarters, 9 barber dimes, 96 mercury dimes, 116 Roosevelt dimes and 15 war nickels. Also found were 5 liberty nickels, 41 buffalo nickels, 1 two-cent piece, 1 large cent, 1 Indian Head cent and 1444 wheat cents.

Chet (NY)

DFX and one month of treasure!

Here is a picture of my finds in just one month with the DFX. It includes $421.18 in newer coins, 32 old silver coins, 19 gold and sterling silver rings and other jewelry and 38 boy scout tokens.

The DFX is so easy to use, a beginner can pick it up and go. Can't wait for spring to try out my GMT. White's detectors truly are the best. Thank you.

Bruce

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Dear White's,

I just wanted to thank your company for building the best metal detector of all time. The DFX. My metal detecting friend Mike and I came to an early conclusion that no coin in the ground 7-10" is safe anymore. We have been told by other detectorists that the places we have been are hunted out. Nice try, guys. They don't have a DFX. We reach down and touch 'em in no time at all. The depth is truly amazing. To their amazement and envy we just say DFX DFX DFX- the number one metal detector made. Mike and I go every afternoon after work.  The number of old coins that have been too deep for other machines are at our mercy. The silver and tokens and gold rings and wheat
cents are plentiful now. This machine is incredible. Here are a few pics of what we've found in these "hunted out places". Thanks again. The only chant we know is DFX DFX DFX.

Ron

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