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First day out with new coils (kinda long read)

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Arron(upstateNY)

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Finally got out with the new coils and for the guys who asked for a rookie field test report, here it is. Started down to visit my TH buddy Colby on late Saturday morning to do some scouting. He drove me through 100 miles of back roads and got me completely lost some where near Schoharie, NY. We got permission to hunt a field on a high plateau over looking the valley. I put on the new WOT and not to long after got a promising signal. Put the shovel in the ground and bam 3 inches down was frost so hard you would need a jackhammer to get through it. Bummed out about rushing out to early we just hunted for shallow targets. We walked away skunked about 3 hours later. Not one to be discouraged Colby suggested that we drop down in elevation and go to the old honey hole that we have pounded to death but seems to keep putting up coins and buttons. So Sunday morning we waited for it to warm up a bit and gave it a shot. After about an hour I got a good sound mixed in with some iron. It kept working through the iron signal, I had a little trouble separating the two target on pinpoint with the big coil but I thought I was close so I dug it. The frost was not bad here 4 to 5 inches down and about 4 inches thick. You could get through it with a little work. I popped the the plug out and dropped in the X-1 and got a solid iron hit about 10 inches down. On the side of the hole was a solid copper sound. I had missed the pinpoint by about 5 inches. It pinpointed right between the two targets. I made another cut and out pops an 1837 hard times token. The second one of these from this farm. My shovel had missed it by a half inch on the first try. Like I always say "If you can't be good be lucky". I continued with the WOT for a few more hours and dug some 1800's junk but it got easier to pinpoint and separate targets with a little practice. So I switched coils to the Platypus and worked the same area. I found it was comparable to the stock coil. The signals seemed to be more crisp on the deeper targets than the stock coil. I dug two flat buttons in the afternoon one was on some rusty metal but I could hear the good signal fighting its way through the iron signal. I must say I am impressed with both coils.

The WOT: Positives, Great Depth, You can cover a lot of ground, solid crisp signals, hunted under high tension power lines no problem, not as heavy as I thought it would be.:biggrin:

The WOT: Negatives, Tough pinpointing on double targets, Its big some times 3 to 4 targets under the coil at once(tough to separate them)

The Platypus: Positives, Light weight, Excellent pinpointing, Great depth, really good sounds on deep targets, works great in the woods(you can get it in tight spots), great target separation on multiple targets.

The Platypus: Negatives, I couldn't find any negatives I love this coil.:super:

I ran both coils with Charles rock solid set up with sensitivity 18-21, to much mineralization to run in the high 20's at this spot.

MY finds for the day, 1837 Hard times token, 2 buttons, 1 3" ingot(think its tin)

Colbys finds, 1 unidentifiable coin/button, 4 buttons, 1 croatal bell

The last pic is a croatal bell my buddy found, the pic came out good so I threw it in. It was stuck in the frost and he took 20 minutes working it out on the hope it would be whole, but no such luck it was broke in half and we couldn't find the other half.

The season has begun in the North:buds:
Good luck and thanks for reading. HH Arron:minelab::coiltec:
 
Hi Arron,

Your assessment of the two coils just about matches mine exactly, I have also found with some mixed targets you can be a bit off with the big WOT, but I still think they are both a great asset to the Explorer especially if you can supplement them with the X1 probe.
Looks like the season is off to a flying start, I hope the ground thaws quickly for you.

All the best.....Boony
 
Great bunch of finds guys and keep up the good work.
 
Very nice finds Arron and looks as if the platypus is doing it's job. I know I sure like mine and am almost convinced my stock is going back in the box for good. I still haven't tried my WOT but will soon. The X-1 really helps also. Way to go!!!!!!!
 
After reading your report and Andy Sabich's review, I just ordered one. I am using a custom hip mounted Explorer XS and Ive been really spoiled by how light it is, well at least with my 8 inch Sun Ray coil. I really dont like using the stock coil because of its weight and balance. Im hoping the Platypus will be better. The weight of the larger coil is really noticable to me since I dont have the counter balance of the battery.
 
I bought a Platypus coil last summer and my initial thought was this thing doesnt get much for depth. The coins sang out better than the stock coil bet the depth just wasnt there. I gave this coil a couple weeks and i was ready to sell it when the deeper stuff started coming. Apparently i just wasnt going over the deep goodies. I agree the platypus is a great coil
 
Sunday was my first day out with my new platypus too, and was pleasantly rewarded with 7 keepers, 2 V nickels, 2 Buffalos, a 1902 Indian, a 1943 War nickel, and a 1917 Merc, as well as some Wheats from 1910 through 1927. My arm didn't seem to get as tired as the day progressed but maybe it was the exitement of the finds. I think I like this Platypus coil.
 
Looks like the 15" coil you are talking about. I just purchased one. I have a Quattro(uses same coils as explorer II). I am a new Minelab user so take my comments for what they are... Arron you did a nice job of summarizing the WOT. My experience was similar. It was great at my mom's 1853 house on Saturday. I found stuff I had missed. The AlKoran pin was probably the deepest target I have ever dug(12-14inches). Now granted it is a large target. But I did find a wheat penny at about 7 inches that rang lound and clear. Now the following day at another site I struggled. The site had lots of iorn and trash. I never had such a hard time finding that pull tab on the surface than with the WOT! :ranting: I attached a picture of the finds my son and I found on Sat.

BTW - Fantastic hard times token!

Bob
 
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Bob, I bought the WOT for hunting farm fields. One area where there was a militia encampment in 1812 has iron scattered all over. In the area where it was the worst I also was ready to start pulling out my hair. Thats when I switched to the platypus and was able to really pick through and work out the good targets. If I was hunting yards or parks with tons of trash I would leave the WOT behind and hunt with the platypus or stock coil. I am sure that in time I will learn the WOT and be able to pick through the targets with it also. Great finds there, and keep practicing with the WOT.:twodetecting::minelab::coiltec:
 
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