Thank goodness...the head/chest cold that has lingered for weeks now has started to go away. I figured I might as well do away with the cabin fever as well....before it got any worse. 
My work schedule is really going to cut into my hunt time this year...but I will get out when I can..and will do my best to keep up with everyone's posts here on the forum.
I decided to go to a site that has produced well over the years...but has been pounded to death as well. I don't believe I've ever found anything too old here...but always seem to pop out some silver hidin' deep. It's an old ball diamond...but they put about 5" of fill dirt over it about 5 years ago.
The fill covers the ground all the way to the edge of the outfield...so all the silver is in excess of 7" deep. In fact most of the coins I've found here in the last 3 years have been in the 8" to 10" range.
Today was no exception. The ground was nice and moist...and was also fairly clean of trash.
I decided to do the UNTHINKABLE....to take off the 10 x 12 SEF for a short time...and give another coil a shot for the first time in many months
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Since it was a sweet open area...devoid of trash...and the targets were at extreme depths...I opted for the 10 x 14 Excelerator Coil. It's the only coil I know of that comes close to the performance and depth of my 10 x 12 SEF coil...but it's one heavy sucker.
Over the next 4 hours I popped out 3 Mercs and 11 Wheaties...all at depths of at least 8". One of the wheaties was at 10" and nearly straight on edge...and it made me remember why I liked the 10 x 14 coil
...but a sore arm reminded me as to why I use it mostly for short periods of time.
I then met up with the Yeti (niterider_58 ... at a park we have hit a zillion times in the last 2 years. I decided to put the 10 x 12 SEF coil back on because I realized we hadn't pounded this site with anything other than the 1050 coil. It WON'T be coming off again unless I opt for a small coil at some extremely trash filled spots.
Over the next 3 hours I popped out a roosey....a washington quarter...an injun'...a HUGE sterling silver ring...7 more wheaties...and two foreign coins.
What a letdown the big one was...as I thought I had dug a large cent...only to find out it was a 1918 British? penny.
I think the Yeti ended up with a couple silver...a handful of wheats...and an old stickpin of some type. He is really liking the 10 x 12 SEF coil on his XS.
My roosey....the washington quarter...the injun'...and 4 of the 7 wheaties were all found while the SE was in a dead null while over iron.
In fact...the 1899 injun' was right at 9" deep in the hole with iron...and screamed through the silence. This startled me...as I was ready to nod off after nearly a 10 second null....before the injun came through.
I've always been told...as have many others...that the SE won't find coins while nulling. If that's the case...I guess I need to throw around 50 to 60 of the 200 silver coins back to the ground...that I found in '08...and about half the coins I found in today's hunt.
My SE wasn't resetting...or recovering...it was in a complete dead null when those coins were found. I do not have a sceintific explanation...nor a reason as to why it works...when it "ISN'T" supposed to....but it DOES. 
It WILL find and hit deep silver while nulling if your iron mask and other settings are right for you.
I've proven it over and over again...and continue to do so each time I hunt. I don't know about the xs or EX2...but my SE will.
I'm not looking to tell you conductive/iron mask is better than ferrous/All metal. I do not care how you hunt or what settings you use. We all have our own personal preferences as to what style works best for each of us....what headphones we use...and what coil we choose. If you are an all metal/ferrous hunter...and you're making good finds with it....that's great. That proves two facts....1) that some prefer to hear everything in the ground...and 2) some prefer to hear what they choose to. It's OUR choice
...and the explorers make that possible for us. The only point I'm trying to make is that the SE WILL hit deep silver for me while nulling. It is not even a discussion for me as to whether or not it will or won't.
To me this forum is about sharing settings...hunting styles...finds...making friends...voicing opinions...giving tips if asked...etc.
We then have the option to decide what's best for each of us.That's what makes this hobby and this forum so wonderful.
My work schedule is really going to cut into my hunt time this year...but I will get out when I can..and will do my best to keep up with everyone's posts here on the forum.
I decided to go to a site that has produced well over the years...but has been pounded to death as well. I don't believe I've ever found anything too old here...but always seem to pop out some silver hidin' deep. It's an old ball diamond...but they put about 5" of fill dirt over it about 5 years ago.
The fill covers the ground all the way to the edge of the outfield...so all the silver is in excess of 7" deep. In fact most of the coins I've found here in the last 3 years have been in the 8" to 10" range.Today was no exception. The ground was nice and moist...and was also fairly clean of trash.
I decided to do the UNTHINKABLE....to take off the 10 x 12 SEF for a short time...and give another coil a shot for the first time in many months
.Since it was a sweet open area...devoid of trash...and the targets were at extreme depths...I opted for the 10 x 14 Excelerator Coil. It's the only coil I know of that comes close to the performance and depth of my 10 x 12 SEF coil...but it's one heavy sucker.
Over the next 4 hours I popped out 3 Mercs and 11 Wheaties...all at depths of at least 8". One of the wheaties was at 10" and nearly straight on edge...and it made me remember why I liked the 10 x 14 coil
...but a sore arm reminded me as to why I use it mostly for short periods of time.I then met up with the Yeti (niterider_58 ... at a park we have hit a zillion times in the last 2 years. I decided to put the 10 x 12 SEF coil back on because I realized we hadn't pounded this site with anything other than the 1050 coil. It WON'T be coming off again unless I opt for a small coil at some extremely trash filled spots.
Over the next 3 hours I popped out a roosey....a washington quarter...an injun'...a HUGE sterling silver ring...7 more wheaties...and two foreign coins.
What a letdown the big one was...as I thought I had dug a large cent...only to find out it was a 1918 British? penny.
I think the Yeti ended up with a couple silver...a handful of wheats...and an old stickpin of some type. He is really liking the 10 x 12 SEF coil on his XS.
My roosey....the washington quarter...the injun'...and 4 of the 7 wheaties were all found while the SE was in a dead null while over iron.
In fact...the 1899 injun' was right at 9" deep in the hole with iron...and screamed through the silence. This startled me...as I was ready to nod off after nearly a 10 second null....before the injun came through.
I've always been told...as have many others...that the SE won't find coins while nulling. If that's the case...I guess I need to throw around 50 to 60 of the 200 silver coins back to the ground...that I found in '08
...and about half the coins I found in today's hunt. My SE wasn't resetting...or recovering...it was in a complete dead null when those coins were found. I do not have a sceintific explanation...nor a reason as to why it works...when it "ISN'T" supposed to....but it DOES. It WILL find and hit deep silver while nulling if your iron mask and other settings are right for you. I've proven it over and over again...and continue to do so each time I hunt. I don't know about the xs or EX2...but my SE will.I'm not looking to tell you conductive/iron mask is better than ferrous/All metal. I do not care how you hunt or what settings you use. We all have our own personal preferences as to what style works best for each of us....what headphones we use...and what coil we choose. If you are an all metal/ferrous hunter...and you're making good finds with it....that's great. That proves two facts....1) that some prefer to hear everything in the ground...and 2) some prefer to hear what they choose to. It's OUR choice
...and the explorers make that possible for us. The only point I'm trying to make is that the SE WILL hit deep silver for me while nulling. It is not even a discussion for me as to whether or not it will or won't.To me this forum is about sharing settings...hunting styles...finds...making friends...voicing opinions...giving tips if asked...etc.
We then have the option to decide what's best for each of us.That's what makes this hobby and this forum so wonderful.
!!!!! Good luck!!!!