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REL C HUNTERThe Best Worldwide Magazine For The Detectorist & Relic Hunte

Volume 4, Issue

March - April 201


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Hello Jim,

This photo was taken Sunday Jan

3. My good friend Rich Walauski

and I have been metal detectingogether for 15 + years. We have

not been able to get out diggingince our last hunt in early

December because of the weather.

We had 6 + inches of snowdumped on us, but finally had a

haw and we wanted to get out for

he 1st hunt of the new year.We decided to meet at 8 am

and Rich beat me to our spot.

took this picture as soon as Iarrived. The field still had a few

nches of snow but the soil is very

very soft, easy digging and therewas no frost. Some targets were

0 + inches. The soil is almost like

beach sand. My Grandfather toldme the field was once a potato

arm and in the 20s and 30s it

was a picnic area with ball fieldand swimming area. [which was

actually a historic canal that ran thru the

field].The area is about 10 acres and we have

put in about 80 hours in this field so far. Itproduces great relics every hunt. I will senda few pics from the last few hunts.. The

oldest items were a 1731KG , Fugio and lotof Barbers. Lead figurines, lots of tokens,

and I have over 200 different spoons and

forks they just keep coming out of theground !

Jeff Pelletier, Connecticut, US



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As I was putting this

test report to paper(or to disk), the old

90s dance club song withthe catchy beat and the

tagline that went Ive gothe power popped into my head and I thought

t was a fitting title for my review of the latestproduct from RNB Innovations.

Anyone that has spent even a little time in

he field swinging a detector has likely found

hemselves searching a productive site andsuddenly watching the screen goblank bringing an end to what could

have been a banner day. Rechargingdetectors battery pack much like

backing up ones computer on aregular basis is something mostof us know we need to do but tend

o forget about on occasion with unfortunateconsequences. Not sure if it is Murphys Law

n action but whenever I have had my batterygo dead in the field (and yes, Ill admit it has

happened more than once), it is usually at a sitemiles from home and one where I have been

making first-rate finds.I have been using the battery system from

RNB Innovations on my Whites MXT Pro for close

o two years now and have nothing but praise fort. I had the opportunity to take it with me on a

rip to Europe and since the voltage used there isdifferent than what we have in the U.S., I picked

up a converter before leaving that would handlehe current draw of the charger. Well, thankfully I

did not open the package so that I could return itwhen I came home as I did not need to rechargehe pack the entire time I was out of the country.

n fact, I hunted for another month when I gotback before I saw a noticeable drop in battery

voltage. Well, enough of my experience with adifferent RNB product, lets take a look at the

ML-2900 system and what sets it apart from the

factory-supplied pack.When RNB Innovations looked at the battery

systems used by virtually all the metal detectormanufacturers, they saw technology that was

dated and had in fact been replaced in manyother industries. The older Ni-Cad packs had

been replaced with NiMH batteries; however, thenewest technology found in battery-poweredtools, portable electronics and industrial

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detectors, I found that the NiMH battery packsthat had come with the detectors were no longe

holding a charge as long as they had whenthey were new. If I was going to be out all day, I

needed to ensure I had at least one extra batterypack with me since I knew that the first onewould not make it more than 5 or 6 hours at best

Looking at getting a new pack, I was shockedto see the sticker price on the 1800 mAh NiMH

pack from Minelab . . . . over $100! Based on mysatisfaction with the Li-Ion pack for my MXT Pro,

I checked with RNB and sure enough, they nowoffered a system for Minelabs and the price for

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The box arrived soon after placing my orderand in less than 2 hours, the battery was fully

charged . . . another plus over the factory packwhich takes hours to charge.

Due to the deadline for Relic Hunter Magazinegoing to press, I had only a limited amount of

ime to get out and use my E-Trac with the ML-

2900;however, as with the AW-2200 system, Iwas truly amazed at how it performed.Temperatures were in the 20s (and lower at

imes) which as anyone that has hunted in below-

reezing weather can attest to, causes NiMHbatteries to drain down faster than normal. To

put an additional current draw on the battery, Ian with the backlight on all the time. After three

hunts for a total of about 8 hours, the battery wastill indicating a full charge.

Curious to see just how long it would operate,powered up the E-Trac and placed it on the

dining room table with the backlight on around

5PM. Whenever I would walk past it, I would waveomething metallic past the coil. Getting up the

next morning for work, the E-Trac was still on andhowing 3/4 full on the battery strength indicator.

I got home at 4PM and it was still on . . . . andt remained on until I checked around 8PM when

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2012

Best

Findsof

2012

Best

Findsof

What is a Best Find to you? To me, its

not the monetary value that it might

have, rather its that I chanced todiscover something it thats special .

Perhaps, its the only one in my

collection, or its an object that

completed my collection. Maybe, I just

started hunting and it was my first

find.

I still have my first bullet and

cannon ball found in 1963 with mytrusty WWII mine detector. Theyre

very special to me.

Within the next several pages are

fantastic discoveries, each with their

own story and each of them has a

special place in the memories of the

finder. What a great collection of Best

Find Relics!


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Best Finds

Andrew Fudge, UK

My best find of 2012....

Very rare William II Silver penny.

Brian Harvey, US

Unfortunately I dont have 1 good find.Mine came as a trio of Confederate

buttons. The hat

rick of southernbuttons were infantry,

artillery and a cavalry

button. The infantrywas the rare block I

with stars.....



Bob Harding, US

Its kind of a tossup. These are my

best from 2012

Brian Ratcliffe, US

My best find of 2012 was this

diamond ring. Returned to theowner a great find and better

feeling.



Best Finds

Chris Hall, UK

My best find of 2012. An 18th C gold posey ring inscribed: Let Us Share in Joy and Ca



Chris Oconnor, US

Def. a toss up but Im going to gowith this WAR OF 1812 EARLY

NEW YORK MILITIA BUTTON

found in Ulster county NY.

Dragos Constantin, Denmark

BEST find in Denmark was 3 KG SILVER !!!


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dimes and assorted yard treasures, and then we swapped sides. Soon I

heard a huge signal that read high on the display. Just a few inches down

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Best Finds



Evan Granger, US

Post 1900 relic was this ConfederateReunion Badge from 1913...

My best pre1900 relic was this

rench art smashed lead carved intoa fish. Found this at a pre Civil War

camp near a major crossing here in

Oklahoma..Found a lot of Dragoonbuttons around this fish...

My best coin find was this key date

wheat ...My best jewelry find was this late

800s early 1900s JR Woods and Sons

Gold ringOdd find was this metal picture of a

Civil War Soldier. The next picture is it

eversed so you can see the man in it..This is the metal picture where I

eversed negative the pic and you can

eally see the mans face...



Best Finds

Jack Nash, UK

Best items of 2012 are ..... Silver seal matrix and Half Gold Noble, Edward III

Jason Moos, UK

My best of 2012. A stabbyend of a bronze age

sword !!



Jake Gooden, USOne of my favorite finds from 2012.

Alton Parker and Henry Gassaway Davis

Presidential Watch FOB 1904. Found in

Randolph County, West Virginia

Jason Kempster, UKA rare Saxon Penny of

Aethelred II . Found in Bedford, UK



Best Finds

Jon Stelter, USOne of my favorite finds a Marlin

Bullseye ring.

Kelley Rea, US

My best find of 2012....Twins....1820-40s VA State Seal buttons!!

Found with my AT Pronear Gloucester VA in November 2012.


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Best FindsKyle Lindeman, US

The Morgan Dollar and Seated Quarter

were found the same day at two differenfarmhouses. The Quarter is my favorite fo

2012 for the amazing condition it was in.

Michael Bailey, US

This is my best find for 2012 was

ound at a Bed & Breakfast thatwas able to get permission to

detect!

Its a 1811 Spanish 1 Reale fromPotosi Brazil! It was about 4 inches

down next to an old fountain!

Thanks for looking.



Mary Shafer, US

My best find this year was

this Merc from my front ya(Bucks County, PA).

Micah Flood, US

Probably my best find of 2012 bottom portion of South Carolina Hat Plat



Best Finds

Red Dirt Archaeology, USMy best coin find of 2012, 1857 half dime found at a cavalry camp.

Rodney A Hall, USI found this 10 pound

Parrot shell in April at a

property my buddy andI had been at several

times. This shell cleane

up nicely. This has beenmy best find.

Marietta, Ga.



Rodger Duane Hedrick, US

My all time best silver finds in one day for 2012.

Rodger Duane Hedrick, US

My most favorite find of 2012.

Roman Ingram, US

My best finds of 2012 coat andcuff Louisiana buttons ..no back

mark on them.



Best Finds

Ron L. Blevins, US

Probably my best button find in 2012 is

his Virginia state seal, 2 piece coat buttonwith 95+% gilt remaining. Found @ a CS

field hospital site in Fairfax Co.,VA

Terry Barnhart, US

I gotta add this Flawles StandingLiberty Quarter, dug on a curb

strip only 1 deep.....this is about as

perfect as you can get...it was like 10feet away from the 1746 KG copper



Sammy Jane Nye, UK

Gold gilded Roman brooch

still with pin intact

Steve Cole, US

I dont know that these

carved bullets were mybest find of 2012 but the

most thrilling to recover:-) All the bullets were

recovered from the VI corp

camp in Southern Virginia.



Best Finds

Steve Warren,US

My best find for 2012. Found east of Kansas

City, Missouri on the home site of JohnNoland, a noted member of Quantrills

guerrillas. This little token came along wayrom home and is a rare one. According to

Mark Gruner, a coin dealer in Sandpoint,

daho, the token is a fairly scarce town and

only has two issuers with 4 different types.This is the most common of the 4, but

still only a handfull of them. It is rated R-6

3-5 known) and the town is rated R-7 for

ocation rarity (9-11 known for location).He estimates the value around $150 to

$250 and maybe more depending on whos looking/needing it.

Tony Mantia, US

My best find is this 1853 Half Dime, my

first 1800s Silver, first Seated coin and of

course my first Half Dime!



Tim Half Cent Glick, US

Found this great piece.

ts from the Emperor KAO TSUNGAD 1736-1795

Reign title: CHIEN-LUNG,AD 1736-1795LIVE TO DIG - DIG TO LIVE!!


Best Non Coin - But shes saved now WOW !!!!

Tony Mantia, US

One of my best finds though was finding a gentlemans wedding ring he had lost twoyears before in his tomato garden. He and his wife have been married 65 years and this

s his original ring. I told him Now you can go home and be out of trouble!



Best Finds

Treasure Seeker, USGuess this would be my best find of 2012. Silver and

platinum class ring that had been missing for 31

years that I was able to return to the owner within 2

weeks of finding it. If interested people can also seehe video of the return on my youtube channel at

http://www.youtube.com/user/stringfrenzy/videos?view=0

Jim Leonard, US

Found this very large silver thimble. Around the baseis says Forget Me Not. The coins are Elizabeth I penn

(15581603) and Henry III (1250) cut coin - long cross

Left is a lead bag seal, 15th century. Also a nice little

posey ring with the inscription: Verture is thy honor.


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The Southern Detectorist Group (SDG) isa small, friendly group of metal detecting

enthusiasts who meet regularly to detect

he fields and forests of Hampshire, Sussexand Surrey.

The group has been running for nearly

wo years and in that time we have

managed to recover, report and preservea number of coins and metal artifacts that

have assisted to reveal the different layersof history that exists within the places that

we are lucky enough to detect.

Southern Detectorists Group - SDG

A DIG WITH A DIFFERENCE

Recently the SDG was lucky enough tohave been given the opportunity to work

with the local council and archeological

services on a community event in theAndover area.

The event was held to engage the local

community in a day of field walking andarcheological investigation. The SDG were

on hand during the event to carry out

metal detecting activities in conjunctionwith the archeological investigations

and also to let any interested membersof the public try their hand at detecting.No-one knew quite how the day would

turn out but after parking up and packing

Hampshire Hounds Landrover full of

Submitted by Martin Gilchrist



detecting equipment, the SDG set off uphe track towards the field that would

become the focus for the days event.

Conditions were perfect for the event.The field was nicely turned over and there

was only a minimal amount of dry stalks

hat ran in vague lines across the field thatwould put up any resistance to a swing.

The bright sunshine and blue sky was also

a welcome sight and we knew that it wasgoing to be a hot one and so the first job

was to get the sun cream on as soon as

possible.All of the SDG members were perfectly

urned out in their black SDG T-shirts and

caps which had been supplied by SDGmember, Broadsword and the addition of a

ew more Minelab baseball caps was also awelcome addition to the uniform.

On arriving at the site, the archeologists

were already out in the field setting up the

grid pattern that would be used duringhe day. After the initial introductions were

made, the SDG members assisted with

setting up the gazebos and tables that

would be used to display any finds beforeeadying their equipment for the day.

As you can guess, it doesnt take long toready an eager group of detectorists and

soon we were all lined up with detectors

and spades at the ready. The archeologistsfinished setting up the search grid and

they then came over to the group to

provide us with our instructions for theday.

It was encouraging to see that

even during the initial site set up, thearcheologist had managed to recover a

nice flint core and some burnt flint from

the site indicating that the site held somegood ancient history. Each SDG member

was allocated a square of the grid and

the instructions for the first 2 hours of theevent were to search each grid square

systematically and record any significantfinds which would then be recorded incontext before being taken to the display

table.

It wasnt long before heads were downand each member of the SDG began

searching their chosen grid square. Sure

enough finds started to show and in the

first two hours rings, roman coins and



hammered coins were all retrieved alongwith the usual interesting bits of lead,nails and other oddments. Each find was

bagged, recorded and then taken back

o the event organisers so that the itemscould be scrutinised.

During the morning, the archeologists

were also on hand to provide tips and

nformation on what to look for whenfield walking. This was really informative

and whilst detecting I kept an eye out forany pieces of pottery and worked flint.

managed to pick up a few interesting

pieces of flint only to be told that theywere probably caused by the plough.

At 1 oclock the public were due to

arrive and right on schedule, we started tosee groups of people making their way up

he path towards the site from the nearby

housing development.The next 3 hours can only be described

as one of the most pleasurable detecting

experiences that I have ever had.After checking in with the event

organisers, each member of the public was

provided with a bag with which to collect

any field walking and metal detectingfinds. Most members of the public headedstraight for a metal detectorist to see what

had been found. It wasnt long before

the machines were in the hands of thepublic under the watchful eye of the SDG

members.

Full instructions were given on how to

use the machines and the SDG memberswere on hand to ensure that any holes

were dug safely and the target retrieved.It wasnt long before the field was covered

in small groups of people who were either

field walking or detecting and once againthe finds began to show.

I myself spent the afternoon with a

family with two small children and mustsay that it was magical to see younger

people taking an interest in their local

history. The children really enjoyed huntinaround in the spoil dug from the hole with

the pinpoint probe in order to recover the

target and it didnt really matter what thetarget was either. Every screw, piece of lea

or hob nail was treasure and it told a story

of some point in history. Our star find of



he afternoon was a green, bent and folded

up copper coin (probably a Georgianpenny). This was placed in a bag and after

being recorded and logged, the family was

allowed to take it home as a reminder ofheir dayalong with some pens, badges

and key rings which had kindly been

supplied by MinelabOther coins and bits and pieces were

ecovered during the afternoon. The

best find was made by a young girl whouncovered a balance bar for a set of Iron

Age or Roman scales. This item was duly

ogged and recorded and will be given tohe local school as an example of their local

history and heritage. Not bad for a firstattempt...!

As the afternoon wore on, the members

of the public drifted away and it was

soon time to bring the event to a close.Everyone associated with the event

agreed that it had been a great success

as over 150 members of the public had

visited the site during the afternoon. Itwas also welcoming to have been given

he opportunity to detect alongsidearcheologists as all too often you hear of

riction between the two camps but I am

sure that both sides learnt a lot during thisevent.

The site was eventually cleared and

all of the equipment was packed away.ust before heading off the landowner

nformed us that he would be happy for us

o return to the site to see what other itemsmight lay below the surface of the soil. The

SDG accepted this offer with excitement

and we all agreed that it had been a greatday in so many ways.

Steve (aka Dirt-fishing)



Recent Finds

Bob Harding, US

Looks like our hunting is done here in Ohio for 2012. Here are the majority of my silver

coin finds for the year. Some are in other display cases but this is most of them.



Brian Harvey, US

Todays digs. The block I was a welcome

surprise. Scored a chewed pistol bulletalso. Thats a first for me. Ive got a couple

chewed 3 ringers and a round ball but

never a pistol.....

Carlo Meloni, Italy

First hunt in a wile... loads of small roman

a nice big follis of diocleziano a couple ofsmall half follis and a couple of Byzantine

coins... also a nice roman fibula.



Carlo Meloni, Italy

Me and my son had a niceday out under the smiling

sun. went to my favouritespot. found about 30 small

coins.. vandal roman and a

tiny punic. the best one ofthe day is a silver denarius

with a lovely shining black

patina. her are some picsof the place and the best

coins (after a little wash).

Recent Finds



Chris Oconnor, USWilliam Taft inauguration medal and

Mercury dime, found in a cornfield.

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Larry Liebsch Jr, USFound my FIRST Indian head penny !!!

1886. Should clean up just fine.



Recent Finds

Dino Checchi,US

Treasure. Coast fin

Guy Angelo Cuccio, US

My killer pelican paleo palmwood point I found.



Dustin Miller, USOld Girl Scouts pin from neighbors yard.

My sterling silver ring

that helped get me

addicted to detecting.

My coolest find from huntingthe 1800s property last

weekend with Larry Liebsch Jr.

Jason Kempster, UKhi Jim I found these 2 recently.Eadred and Coenwulf, cheers !!



Recent Finds

erry Reedy, US

These are some of the big items I found near an old lumber mill site in NW Ohio. I have

ome large cents and a lot of small brass/copper items from there also. This mill was neara train track and there was a training area for the civil war nearby. I found uniform button

and lots of bullets there along with hundreds of lantern parts. These big pieces have bee

cleaned with electrolysis and painted flat black to preserve the surface.

Kenny Hall, US

1801 Carolus llll 1 Reale

t was found only 4 down, I had a

big iron hit and dug up the piece ofiron and the Reale was under the

iron, its so worn, I am wonderingif someone lost it recently or has it

been underground 200+ years? I have

dug up silver coins that came out theground looking like it did the day it

was lost.



Karl Jackson, UK

Kevin Stone, US

One place I hunt is so hard to hunt with knee deeppasture grass. I spend more time looking for barespots or where the grass is shorter than I prefer. At

least there werent any breeding bulls in it this time

to watch for. No coins, lots of trash and an old watchfob with a very old style airplane on it

Great Find Kevin, heres

what the original

appeared as when new.



Recent Finds

Mike McElwain, USColonial relics found I dug in one location in Wrightsville,PA. The belt plate hasthe name D.L.Collier engraved on the face. These relics were found about 3-4 ft.

below the original surface after digging out a bank to make a patio.

Nick Gross, UK

Out today, with KieronSimmons. I found a George

1903 penny using Garrett250 ACE



Orlando Smilie Martinez, Philippines

Finally found my first silver coin for the year, also thisnice charm... pretty cool.. plus alot of pull tabs

Red Dirt Archaeology, ULast two hunts, about two

hours each. Just getting

over the flu so taking iteasy.



Recent Finds

Richard Burgess, US

Tokens Ive found.

Rodger Duane Hedrick, UI found an elephant pin.

It is marked STER. It was

seven inches deep. Itwas indicated as a silver

quarter, to my surprise, outof the dirt came this silverelephant.




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Ron L. Blevins, US

Got out for about two hours this afternoon, hunting the outskirts of an old CS camp that

was developed years ago. Not a lot to brag about, a few brass odds & ends,one flat butto& one bullet. The bullet was a good one CS Wilkinson.

Stephen Llewellyn, UK

Bronze age socketed wood gouge 4000 years old



Rva Diggn, US

Heres the box plate cleaned up a bit.Besides the hooks missing its in reall

good shape.

Steve Cole, US

So a few months ago I found thisbutton but had no idea what was

below the surface until today

when I was bored and decided to

clean it better, Of course it has noback, but still pretty cool.



Recent Finds

Steve Olsen, US

Nice little afternoon hunt today in S.Plainfield NJ. A

small house lot that had a house on it not that longago but I dont think it was the first house because

relics found in the trash dump go back quite a whiplus its way to large for 50 by 100 lot. Im going totake my time cleaning the 1828 biggin cent, looks

be in really good shape. The Track and field metal i

actually sterling, close to one ounce,

Tin Thumb, USI got out today with Bagonails from Red Dirt Archaeologytoday for a

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Terry Barnhart, USWell this is all my sterling, and silver coins for the year. I did

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I ended up with 7 seated coins, 6 dimes and one 1854

seated half dime, my first one in 5 yrs of detecting, so that is

a real highlight for my 2012 season. Oldest seated was 1838found in a farm field. I got some nice barbers, several SLQs

including a semi key 1920-D and a blazing 1929.

Got 4 halves for the year, 3 walkers and one barber, as

for other dimes, I got almost twice the mercs as I got rosieswhich is a good thing. I got 12 sterling rings, 3 sterling

thimbles, sterling pocket knife, The large indian ring is myfavorite jewelry find this year. Hope I didnt go overboard on

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Georgia Research and RecoveryWe are a relic hunting association. Formed in 1976, thegroup is one of the largest in the state with membershipthroughout the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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We are based out of the PiedmontTriad region of North Carolina.We assist in the recovery of lost items

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At North Georgia Relic Hunters Association (NGRHA) wefurther the enjoyment of responsibly collecting Civil Warrelics, old bottles and coins as well as other items from yearsgone by. The NGRHA is dedicated to preserving Georgiahistory through responsible excavation.

The North Georgia Relic Hunters Association was formedin 1972 in partnership with the City of Marietta Departmentof Parks and Recreation. The association has approximately90 members from all walks of life. Meetings are open to thepublic.

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Welcome to the Three Seasons Treasure Hunting

Clublocated in the heart of the Indian head

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Welcome to Bluegrass Artifacts,Im Bruce Hudson and Ive been hunting

and collecting artifacts most of my life

around the Kentucky area since 1974.I have been very fortunate to have

seen and studied many fine examples. I

have many personal finds that have beendocumented and I still get a adrenaline

rush every time Ive made a find.

If you would like to be added to ourmailing list for news and updates visit us

on Facebook.

The Prospectors Home Club is based in Parramatta, a western

suburb of Sydney, Australia and was founded in 1981.We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm in

the Parramatta Band Club Hall, Jubilee Lane (off Marion Street

Harris Park.Members have many interests and expertise, particularly in

metal detecting for gold, coins and relics.

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Hi I am Wendell Mosley, Founder of Prospecting U S AWe are located in Heflin, Alabama. This clubs goal is to give people a place to findsome one near them to go treasure hunting with and to serve as a forum to display

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