10.5" DD id numbers

[BillF]

Finally took the 10.5 out today. Went to the oldest park in my area. The first 30 minutes produced nothing, then I decided to get out on the edge thinking that most md'rs go for the middle more. Finally got some good signals but they were confusing. High tone one direction, lower the other direction. 4-5" down out comes a wheatie. I got 2 more with the same tones before I had to leave. Pretty darn sure the Digger would have picked these up.
The tid numbers were 38-40.
What numbers are you guys getting with this coil? Wheats,silver dimes and silver quarters? And, are the two tones normal?
Not really sure what to think about this coil yet, but hey, I'm giving a shot.

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

Hi Bill, something I've said many a times on this forum. When it comes to those hard hit old parks and schools the good signals have been dug many years ago and when it comes to finding the few old coins at those hard hit places you have to be digging the iffy signals.


Yes I've been to places where those tones and numbers are jumping all over the place and they turn out to be a nice old coin

Give that coil some time and you might come to like it..... the 10.5 coil covers a lot more ground in less time VS the smaller coils and for me I want to cover as much ground as I can.

 

[kevmar]

The coil you are using is very good,in fact here in the UK on highly conductive ferrous type ground
they excell. I use 2 tone,and it looks /reads like your power is to high,
the different tones can be because of a N/S E/W sweep,depending how the find lies,
also if you get more high numbers than low ,going by my experience it won't be iron ,so whatever it is is ''good metal''

 

[BillF]

Like anything, I'm sure experience will help. I've gotten to where I'm very used to what the Digger tells me.
This park is huge and I was hoping to get some of the deeper coins that the older detectors could not reach. I do like the extra search area I get, just wish the coil wasn't so heavy.
Thanks for the replays.

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

Bill, I use something like a swingy thingy that I got from Kellyco. I like the one that goes a round your shoulder an then a round your chest. I hate the one that hooks on to your front belt an then goes up over your shoulder an then down an hooks on to your belt in the back. It falls off your shoulder every time you dig a hole.

 

[BillF]

Mark,
I got a Detecting Buddy for Christmas. In fact Barry(a sponser here) sent 2 of them.
It loops over 1 shoulder and across the back of the neck, then hooks to the detector with a bungee type cord. Makes it alot lighter.
What numbers do you get on some of your coins?

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

Most times but not always,,,, IH's 27,30,33 but can be higher, wheat's come in anywhere from 30 to 42, silver dimes 36 to 42, Silver quarters most times in the low 40's and Halves in the 40's., Buff's 12 to 18, V's 15 to 21, Now if you have a small piece of trash real close to a coin it can throw those numbers way off.

It's all in the tones you hear that makes me dig.

 

[BillF]

That's pretty much what I do. Good signal from all directions, I don't care if its multi tone. I do look at the numbers but not necessarily to decide to dig or not.
The one thing I never seem to pay any attention to is the depth meter.
Went back to the same place today. Couldn't get into the same little area that the wheats were because the sprinklers were going. Managed a '61 Rosie. They come out just as shiney as the day they were dropped. What a sweet site in the bottom of the hole.

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

Congrat's on the rosie.

if your finding rosies and if the park is way older then the 50's then their is better stuff down deeper.

I watch the depth meter a lot, it can tell you things besides the depth. Like when you get a target that does not sound like it's real deep and the depth meter shows all arrows then most likey it's something real small like a piece a foil or those real small washers you find some times. the depth meter can also tell you that your GB is off.

 

[BillF]

OK, well darn. Have to check those arrows out more and see what its telling me.
This park is from about 1880 but I'm positive its hard hit by the 3.5 million detectors that live here. Haha.
Its funny you mentioned tiny washers, got one today about 6". Little bitty thing.
Thanks for the info, Mark.

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

hey Bill, How deep are the wheat's and rosie at that park?

 

[BillF]

They really weren't much more than 4-5". Like I said, the Digger would have these for sure.
I have found old nails at other parts of this park at an easy 9". My hope is that there are coins at that level that the detectors of past years couldn't find. Whether I should continue with 10.5 or go back to the Digger is a question only I can answer. I do like the extra coverage of a larger coil.
It is starting to get warm here. I'm not used to 80

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

I would say the older coins will be 6" to 9" deep and the bigger coil will do a better job at finding them, good luck and have fun

 

[BillF]

I would say the older coins will be 6" to 9" deep and the bigger coil will do a better job at finding them, good luck and have fun

Thanks,Mark.

 

[atomicscott]

Like anything, I'm sure experience will help. I've gotten to where I'm very used to what the Digger tells me.
This park is huge and I was hoping to get some of the deeper coins that the older detectors could not reach. I do like the extra search area I get, just wish the coil wasn't so heavy.
Thanks for the replays.

I feel ya on the weight issue, Bill! Try shortening the shaft as much as you can having to stoop. That helped a bit for me. I do use a 'ghetto' harness that consists of a camelback with a bungee cord attached to it. Can't swing the XT without it now.