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TARGET RECOVERY
Once you’ve identified and pinpointed a target, your objective
is to recover it quickly and neatly, leaving virtually no trace of
your excavation. There are almost as many ways to do this as
there are treasure hunters. Whatever works for you is good
enough as long as you don’t break any laws, leave uncovered
holes or damage the environment either on land or underwater.
Generally speaking, divers and beachcombers do little, if any,
damage to the environment while recovering small targets.
However, if you plan to use your CZ-20 on lawns or in parks, your
target-recovery method can be very important. Two of the most
successful methods are illustrated in a separate booklet enclosed
with your CZ-20.
Reminder: Whichever method you choose, remember that
responsible treasure hunters take pride in their ability to leave
soil and vegetation intact and undamaged. If you don’t want
to see your right to treasure hunt restricted or even eliminated
by government legislationfill those holes! And leave your hunting
areas in better shape than when you arrived.
sources of error. Remember, the CZ-20 is designed
to I.D. small, coin-sized targets only, and even some
of these may be deep enough, bent, damaged,
or corroded enough to give a false signal.
9. You should also realize that there are many good
targets which are not classified by the CZ-20. As
mentioned earlier, gold rings, for example, may fall
into any category except iron. Many foreign coins,
especially the new ones, may I.D. as foil or pull tab.
Gold nuggets, depending on their size and shape,
may fall into just about any category, the smaller
nuggets falling on the lower half of the scale. So if
you’re not just looking for U.S. coins, you should test
some sample targets to determine what level of
discrimination you want to work at and what targets
you want to dig.
TARGET IDENTIFICATION