goes almost as deep. I have dug tons of coins from 8" to 9" with that little coil. It has no problem hitting a silver dime at 8" or 9" right in the hole with trash. I sold both of my 8" coils and kept my 6" excelerator. It got just as good depth for me as both the smaller Minelab coil...and my other 8" coil...AND it separated much better. It is still my favorite coil...and if I'm not in a large area...it's the coil I use most often.