Fortunehunter
New member
Hi all,
This is my first post and I hope to able to contribute regularly.
I've had my Quattro for some months now and have done a few short beach trips with some success. In the past week I finally got the time to get away and do some serious beach detecting. Found plenty of coins, but one thing is puzzling me. Why is that some 90% of the coins I found seem like they had only been lost in recent weeks, as they were all clean and shiny. I was expecting to find lots of old and dirty coins that had been buried in the sand for months if not years.
I don't believe the beaches I was detecting and been hit by too many other detectors in the past, so I was wondering if its because the older coins are rapidly buried deep in the sand and out of reach.
I was working in ALL METAL, with only -10 rejected, and sensitivity set to 18.
Just wondering what other, more experienced beach hunters usually find.
This is my first post and I hope to able to contribute regularly.
I've had my Quattro for some months now and have done a few short beach trips with some success. In the past week I finally got the time to get away and do some serious beach detecting. Found plenty of coins, but one thing is puzzling me. Why is that some 90% of the coins I found seem like they had only been lost in recent weeks, as they were all clean and shiny. I was expecting to find lots of old and dirty coins that had been buried in the sand for months if not years.
I don't believe the beaches I was detecting and been hit by too many other detectors in the past, so I was wondering if its because the older coins are rapidly buried deep in the sand and out of reach.
I was working in ALL METAL, with only -10 rejected, and sensitivity set to 18.
Just wondering what other, more experienced beach hunters usually find.