Lobo ST for coins and relics.

[OZDigger]

Currently there is a new Lobo ST on Australian ebay for a good price (by Australian standards). Reading the Tesoro website the Lobo is recommended as a coin and relic machine as well as a gold machine. I am interested to hear opinions about this claim and comparisons to other Tesoro machines such as the Vaquero.

 

[nugget71]

I use my LST on beaches (soft sand) for small gold and jewelry when I get a chance. It hits hard on very tiny targets and has awesome discrimination. I have it set up to just knock out the iron and pretty much run with it at full sensitivity most of the time. It's a simple machine to use and a pleasure to swing. I can hunt coins if I wish but prefer my TID machine for quick hunts on $1 & $2 coins. For an older machine I think it still does a very good job and its versatility from gold hunting to coin and jewelry hunting is still its selling point today. Also a good variety of coils are at your disposal and the ability to hip mount it if you wish is nice. As far as the auto ground balance goes I have not had a problem and I live in North Queensland. I have tested my LST on a local gold field and was impressed how it handled the harsh mineralization. It did struggle in some areas but overall she ran beautifully. Hope this helps you mate.
Cheers!

 

[OZDigger]

Thanks for the informative answer. Have you tried any other coils such as concentrics or the 3x18 cleansweep.

 

[nugget71]

I only have the stock coil but if the opportunity presented itself I would buy the 9x8" concentric coil simply because of it's different search pattern.
Cheers!