" It only stands to reason then that most of the lost items will be in the dry sand. I do hunt the wet sand after a storm comes in looking for the goodies washed ashore. HH TomB"
Hi Tom,
At the local beach I hunt at, almost all the goodies (pre-1964 coins) are in the water.
The beach was established in 1952 and the shore line has changed.
I found this out last fall when they drained water and exposed about 30 ft. of previously water covered beach.
My first find in this newly open area was a 1932 qtr. Next find was a 1928 Merc. dime.
In the following weeks I found a 1952 Ben Franklin, 12 more silver dimes, nine of which where Merc's.
A 1952 10k gold High School ring and a 14k baby ring were also among the finds.
Now to may dismay they put the water back in covering the good area.
With the XT-705 I only allow myself to go in to a depth of two to three ft. max with the waterproof coils.
Minelabs site says WP coils good to 1 meter (39 inches) max.
Then I am always concerned about getting the control box wet so I am very, very careful.
This is in fresh water, if it was salt water I don't think I would risk more than 1 ft in.
Last week I grudgingly bought AT-Pro (got a good price thankfully) so I could go in up to 10 ft.
I would have gotten an Excal but not enough $ in my pocket!
The AT-Pro makes me appreciate the XT-705 even more than I did before.
The visual target ID drops out at 6 inches on the AT-Pro, nothing wrong with the MD, this is just what they do.
I usually bring over the XT-705 to re-check the target if I'm not in to deep.
Then decide to dig or not.
Time consuming, but my wife and I love the beach!
Good Hunting
Denny