Not trying to make this a comparison thread, but would like to know which detector setup you use for finding coins. The etrac is the obvious deep silver machine, but what do you guys who don't use the etrac use? I hear the Tesoro golden umax with the 3x18 is good. And, that the MXT with a 10x12 sef can hit the deep silver just as good a a etrac.
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Best for coins?
- Thread starter TN Mike
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Larry (IL)
Well-known member
The E-Trac is not so obvious to me, the SE Pro and White's V3i are two of my favorite deep seekers. The MXT with any coil is a good machine but putting it "on par" with the top of the line machines might be stretching it a bit and the Golden is a great machine but that coil is more for surface hunting for clad and jewelry, far from a depth coil.
Hunting for deep coins has just as much to do with the skill of the hunter as it does with his choice of detector. Any of the high end detectors in skilled hands will find the deep coins. The machine you know how to use the best is the best one for you.
Hunting for deep coins has just as much to do with the skill of the hunter as it does with his choice of detector. Any of the high end detectors in skilled hands will find the deep coins. The machine you know how to use the best is the best one for you.
dewcon4414
Well-known member
Im a SE guy to and havent seen that edge yet to make me upgrade. Ive used the MXT and its deep... but in a park for deep silver, the explorers just have a distinct tone that you cant miss and they separate a little better. In an open area you might do well with a larger coils.... but with all the extra soil the VERY large coils have to process and the weight i dont know that the benefits are there over the new 12 inch ones. Also... the explorers are NOT hot gold machines.... i find a little, but not as much as i did with a whites. Anytime you are in a trashy park you are going to have the trouble of iron masking, trash, and the detector wanting to ID stronger targets nearer the surface. So separation is very important. Make sure you get a machine with a good selection of coils. Depth isnt everything... depends on what you are hunting and where.. and even if you are hunting with a partner.
Dew
Dew
I always thought I did fairly well with my DeLeon and the stock coil, pennies/dimes down to 7/8 inches, just got an Omega 8000, love being able to use the different tones and the ability to notch, (only been able to hunt one time with it tho due to weather) the gamma is supposed to do very well also (and is not effected as much by EMI) and if in iron they're saying the G2 works really well, I only got the stock coil but again from whats been posted the 11" DD coil is supposed to go fairly deep on coins. Jimmie
Two of the frequently asked or discussed topics relate to depth on coins and quantity of coins. It is especially interesting that silver US coins are a prime goal, and also how might 'find-the-most' with their detector/coil set-up. It's never-ending and entails a lot of factors.
One of the biggest factors for success is site location, but at Larry (IL) stated below, a bulk of the success is operator knowledge and control of their detector, not a specific make or model of detector.
One of the biggest factors for success is site location, but at Larry (IL) stated below, a bulk of the success is operator knowledge and control of their detector, not a specific make or model of detector.
Honestly, it isn't a one detector answer for me or many of us. You asked a very general question about what is used to find coins, but didn't single out any type of coins or type of sites chosen to search. For me, looking back over the past 15 years and including the present, I have used an assortment of models from Garrett, Minelab, Teknetics, Tesoro and White's. By far, the bulk of my coins have been found using a White's model during this period. My deepest silver coins were found with a White's XL Pro w/6TN Mike said:
Why.. Light weight
Swing it as long as I want to
Fast, fast responses
Very respectable depth
Able to disc out most iron..Etrac can't do that.. Just ask the guys who do well with one to show you their scrap items dug.
For me, detecting as a "Hobby" when I can get out. Not a way of life..or 10, 12 hour days in the field the Teknetics T2 just works better all around.
Option detectors.... The Fisher F75....super depth, light weight, I do dig more iron with the F75. Set up right I can get a "LITTLE" more depth with Fisher over the TEK unit.
Swing it as long as I want to
Fast, fast responses
Very respectable depth
Able to disc out most iron..Etrac can't do that.. Just ask the guys who do well with one to show you their scrap items dug.
For me, detecting as a "Hobby" when I can get out. Not a way of life..or 10, 12 hour days in the field the Teknetics T2 just works better all around.
Option detectors.... The Fisher F75....super depth, light weight, I do dig more iron with the F75. Set up right I can get a "LITTLE" more depth with Fisher over the TEK unit.
Larry (IL)
Well-known member
Great post Monte.
BTW.......... Minelab only claims to TRANSMIT 28 frequencies. They won't say how many are received and processed although it is believed to be two. White's claims to be the only manufacture to process three frequencies (it has not been contested) and anything more than that would be almost impossible with the processors used today.
BTW.......... Minelab only claims to TRANSMIT 28 frequencies. They won't say how many are received and processed although it is believed to be two. White's claims to be the only manufacture to process three frequencies (it has not been contested) and anything more than that would be almost impossible with the processors used today.
Bell-Two
Active member
The usual answer that this type of thread recieves is typically "Whatever machine I use". Let's face it our detectors tend to become "personal extensions" of our own persona. So any negative percieved comment that is made about our "machine of choice" thereby becomes an attack on ourselves. The "best machine" is the one you are comfortable in using and have success with. ALL the major manufacturers make top quality in their high end machines. Some take more adjustments than others and that is viewed many ways, some say "too complicated" others say "more control" it is just a matter of what you are looking for and what you are comfortable in using.
Hey there are "White's guys" there are "Fischer guys" and there are "Minelab guys" just like there are Ford, Chevy, Dodge guys etc.
Hey there are "White's guys" there are "Fischer guys" and there are "Minelab guys" just like there are Ford, Chevy, Dodge guys etc.
Good point Bell-Two!-----A very wise (and experienced) detectorist once said "use a detector that fits your personality".----There's A LOT to be said for that statement!----Sometimes it takes going thru several detectors to find one that you are REALLY comfortable with and that produces great for YOU (not "Joe Blow", but YOU).-----If you DON'T LIKE the thing (detector), you're just plain are not going to do as well with it as you might (or should).---It's a psychological thing (in that regard).-----I know I've had a couple of detectors in the past that I would have liked to have "wrapped around the nearest telephone pole"--I COULDN'T STAND "EM----and I worked with them till "the cows came in"! 
-----Sounds like frustration (or lack of) with a certain detector(s) can enter into the picture to, doesn't it?------I'm sure that another person could have taken those same two detectors and done VERY well with--loved them.---But they weren't for me!------One thing I will say, whatever detector you select---give it time, try your best to learn it & it's idiosyncrasies, learn how it performs for you (and the area you hunt in) and MOST importantly, HAVE FUN out there finding those coins with that detector! -----------Regards, Del
-----Sounds like frustration (or lack of) with a certain detector(s) can enter into the picture to, doesn't it?------I'm sure that another person could have taken those same two detectors and done VERY well with--loved them.---But they weren't for me!------One thing I will say, whatever detector you select---give it time, try your best to learn it & it's idiosyncrasies, learn how it performs for you (and the area you hunt in) and MOST importantly, HAVE FUN out there finding those coins with that detector! -----------Regards, DelDel.. You are oh so right. I have had my share too. I have bought new ones and didn't like it the minute I turned it on. :It was all downhill from there too"
My theory is get rid of it..it will never be what you want no matter how many hours you use it.. First impressions on a detector is a lasting impression.
My theory is get rid of it..it will never be what you want no matter how many hours you use it.. First impressions on a detector is a lasting impression.
I have not dug any gold targets with my etrac but I suppose I have not passed over any due to the types of sites I detect. But I will say it is a nickel killer. (and I have to disagree because its a silver killer too) The etrac is not a hard machine by no means to learn on. But I think guys that are just starting out with them get a little frustrated and tend to go back to there old time tested and trusted machine. I have no complaints with Minelab products other than the occasional back pain. And as far as iron goes.....well all I can say is that I have dug two, yes I said two nails since starting detecting over a year ago. Also maybe five other iron type targets as well. Personally more problems here with aluminum. No problem with iron on my end. Maybe it is my ground or maybe my sites. All I know is that I have dug a slew of coins this past year. Old and new and of many types. Deep and shallow. I have also read many a post on here and other forums and still the etrac looks like it is a great coin machine. The only thing I will say is that I still think from time to time that maybe I should have gone with a se pro. The dealer that I purchased my etrac from had both in stock but I went with the etrac. I really don't regret it though it just makes me think once in awhile. Maybe the next machine I get will be the Garett At pro though. Seems like a awesome machine for the price, but who knows. All in all the etrac is one hell of a coin shooter and has been proven. I am NOT saying it is the best,but it is the best for ME. And I can't help but think IN MY EYES it is the best out there with all the hype everywhere about it. There is just far too many posts with awesome finds and videos out there that bring me to this conclusion.