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First 12 hours with the new Safari

Congratulations on your finds. They will just keep getting better as you get more familiar with your new Safari. Pin-Pointing with the Pro-Coil does'nt seem to be bothering you to bad. Set yourself up a silver program when you don't have a lot of time. Good Luck and HH :minelab:
 
hershey1,

The Pin-Pointing works great. One has to be sure your getting the right ID signal, so when
I turn off the pin-pointer mode and the good signal isn't there, I move the coil slightly and try again.
Moving that coil just 1 or 2 inches can make a big difference. Also, I check the supposedly good
signal with the all-metal mode to find out if I'm getting a bounce off some high iron metal (ferrous),
pretending to be a good signal. If I still am getting a good signal in all-metal with the same signal
in coin or coin and jewelry, then I will have the confidence to dig it up.
Is my way of thinking correct on this subject?
 
I also check in all metall.. ???

Nice finds Reltolbert :clapping:
 
jenkiel,

Thanks for your comment. I found another silver ring 2 days later after I found the first one.
When I get a supposedly good signal, say #38, I try to pinpoint it and it is very deep (10"+)
I find that when I turn off the pinpoint mode the signal is gone. When I switch over to
all metal to check the signal, I find readings of -10, -9, etc. so I know that I'm getting a bounce
from the large iron deposits. So, I won't dig for the target. However, when I raise the coil off the ground
a few inches and I'm still getting a good signal, I will dig for it knowing the large iron deposits have tried
to mask the good signal. Tricky situation.
Regis
 
Hey reltolbert, way to bat for the cycle on your first trip out!! Major coinage in each denomination is quite a feat no matter how long you have had a machine. I can only see it getting better for you. What kind of areas are you hunting? Parks, yards, cellar holes?
Enjoy the Safari,
 
bunker314,

Fresh water beaches (photo below-Coeur D' Alene, Idaho) and parks
with the new Safari. I really like this Detector.
I've had the Safari for 2 weeks.
 
Good going I see you are self training yourself on the Safari great finds what is that in front of the toy truck?
 
kschae4,
Thanks for your comment. I'm new with the Safari concerning the best ways of finding goodies,
so I'm not 100% sure I'm doing the right thing. However, I seem to be finding a lot of coins and some
jewelry which makes me happy. Any suggestions you have for improvement are welcome.
Pull tabs and nickels come in at the same target #'s, but it seems that the nickels have a smoother
signal and the pull tabs are more erratic. Is this correct?
 
Welcome, Regis. I'm still carrying sample nickels with me in the field to test. But I agree the nickel smoothness attribute compared to pull tabs. I had been rejecting pull tabs, but now I'm digging 'em, just to play it safe. Hoping for beach detecting this weekend, thanks to Earl. Going make a homemade sand scooper per Youtube. -How to make a sand scoop for metal detecting .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHXNO_vjXqw
 
kschae4,

Excellent video. Very informative. I found a Buffalo Nickel last week that is
worth some money so I don't want to eliminate pulltab ID's either. I wish there was
a bounty on pulltabs because I would be a rich man by now.
Parts of this fresh water beach have only a few inches of sand, so I bought an
aluminum sand scoop because I sometimes have to scoop harder ground.
For a regular sandy beach, the hand-made scoops in the video are perfect.
Regis
 
kschae4,

Not the nickel above. It's a 1916s buffalo nickel.
I made these 2 photos on an angle, so the upper half
of the nickel is a little bit out of focus.
 
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