How Deep Will The Safari Go?

[Prodigy]

I just got my new Minelab Safari last week. I was wondering what was the deepest coin anyone had found with it was?

 

[Mtnmn]

That can be a touchy subject because it not only depends on one's skills, but even more so on your area's ground conditions. In my area the ground contains moderate amounts of both mineralization and salinity, not to mention large amounts of both old (bits of iron) and new trash (pull tabs, foil, etc.) and as a result I've never found a coin deeper than 7 or 7 1/4" with the Safari. Yet only about a week ago ago I was detecting in the very damp, rich soil of a farming district about 75 miles NE of my area and pulled an on edge quarter out of their soil at a measured 7" using the little 6" DD HF coil on the XT-70 which shows you just how much various soil conditions can affect your depth.

 

[john4840]

The Safari will go as deep as any FBS detector. I regularly find old coins in the 6 to 8 inch range. My deepest coin so far is a silver quarter at 9 inches. You will be happy with your new Safari. If you have not done so yet I would suggest buying Andy Sabisch's Quattro/Safari Handbook. It has a lot of good information on how to use and set up the Safari.

John

 

[DaugBiscuit]

Ditto John and Mtnmn, the Safari is a very good machine. My deepest was at the beach in dry sand,but almost any detector will go deeper in the sand especially dry sand. I didn't measure the depth but I know it was my deepest and my guess was around 10 inches Anyway, don't worry about depth, just know it will go there. The key is to learn the machine which means first the tones and then the numbers. If you like the tone and wonder whether to dig or not, then trust the numbers. This is teh way I use the Safari, tone first, if it sound good and I still undecided, then trust the numbers; you'll see
Don

 

[Prodigy]

Ive been messing with my detector for the last week and have already gotten a good feel for it. I detected around 12 hours or so during Thanksgiving break. I found a lot of cool stuff, although no silver. I forgot to take pics of my finds, as i have returned to college, Indiana University. I will post them as soon as I get home within the next couple weeks.

 

[fpgrind]

I find coins regularly at 0" to 8" inches. Possibly deeper but never really checked. For anything past 8" I think you really have to learn what the machine is telling you. That tiny faint little "blip" sound amongst the other random tones while scanning could be an old silver dollar. You never know. Like many others have said, swing low and slow and train your ear. Also like John4840 mentioned, buy Andy Sabisch's book, it'll help a lot.

 

[croakersmoker78]

Ihave dug coins over a foot deep with it.

 

[Prodigy]

Ihave dug coins over a foot deep with it.

I havent had the machine long and thats closer to what I was digging. Dont get me wrong, it was some soft and wet soil but still 12 inches

 

[Dave400]

My deepest coin was a silver merk at 10 inches.The slower you go ,the deeper it will go.

 

[kschae4]

Digging a foot deep is not unheard of . Lead sinkers & can slaw on the beach are most common for me up to 12-14 inches. An 1840 large cent was about the deepest in soil, guessing about 11-12 inches.