The Sound of Deep Coins

[RLOH]

I have been forced to the sideline for the last month or so because of illness so I have not hunted much at all. I had doubts whether I would be able to detect at all the rest of the summer so I sold my Etrac and kept my lightweight Omega as my only detector. My last post was about having the opportunity to dig several deep coins in a row to get "dialed in on what they sound like". I have used the Omega on twelve outings and I have found either wheats or silver coins every time out. I am not finding hoards of coins, but enough to keep things interesting. Yesterday I found three wheaties all from 7 to 8 inches deep in a trashy fairgrounds. I had no problem picking out the sound of them. The Omega will not blast your phones off on a deep coin, but it will give a very distinct high blip. I verify these blips with a very sharp spike in sound and numbers when pinpointing. When I get that sharp, quick signal response in pinpoint, I now know a deep coin is coming. Today, was no different as my second target was the now familar "high, quick, blip" Pinpointing verified a coin sized target that was deep. Pinpoint showed 7 inches deep. From an honest 8 inches I found a 1929 mercury dime. For the backround of my hunting spots, they are all public parks and schools with a large amount of trash. I am using the outstanding 11 inch dd coil and for a large coil, it has a razor sharp "sweet band" and I can manuever it through the trash pretty easily. I am going to get a 5 inch coil in the near future and with my confidence in this detector, it should be one of the hottest small coil setups around. It is a great feeling knowing that older coins will be detected when they are under my coil. 11 inch dd coil, sens 82, disc 15, three tones, and ground balance of 70. (todays settings) One bit of advice with the Omega, Use GOOD headphones. With the deep coins sounding weak, it is very important to be able to hear them. If you are expecting loud signals on deep targets, it will not happen with the Omega. I use Killer B Hornets and they do a great job of making a deep target audible.

 

[Elton]

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[reltolbert]

I find a lot of coins with my Omega and the 5"DD coil.

 

[sekypaleo]

Are you finding these deep coins repeat both ways when you sweep across? Or you only get the high blip in one direction? How about you TID numbers..does it stay consist as you sweep back and forth in discriminate, if they move, how much variation or spread? I have found that my pinpoint depth on my Omega is about 2" less than what the object actually is. What I mean by this is that if it reads 5" it will actually be 7". I am using only the 10" concentric. Thanks for your post. Bill

 

[RLOH]

Bill, yes I am getting a repeatable signal when I sweep from different directions. I too have noticed that the pinpoint depth is off exactly like you described. I have had ID detectors that would have jumpy numbers on deeper coins or signals, but the Omega stays pretty tight at these depths. On dimes I get numbers in the 82 to 84 range even when deep. One added thought, I don't always dig just repeatable signals. I have dug several deep coins that would only get a one way signal and when I dug them, there was rusty iron next to the coin. The more I use the Omega, the more impressed I get. I don't think I have ever seen so many experienced detectorists exclaiming over a mid priced detector like they have with the Omega. R.L.

 

[Smooth23]

The only deep coins I've dug so far are various wheeties at 6-8 inches, which chimed in with a nice stable 84-85 every time. That being said, I seem to be cursed at hitting coins with this thing.. Don't know if it's swing speed or what, but even when I'm just out hunting clad I'm not hitting as much coin as I think I should. Maybe I'm going too slow and overanalysing everthing I hear instead of just covering ground and hitting the solid targets?

 

[Monte]

Bill, yes I am getting a repeatable signal when I sweep from different directions. I too have noticed that the pinpoint depth is off exactly like you described.

Yes, sometimes the Depth Reading is a little off, but it does vary depending upon the coil size used.

I have had ID detectors that would have jumpy numbers on deeper coins or signals, but the Omega stays pretty tight at these depths. On dimes I get numbers in the 82 to 84 range even when deep.

The Omega does do pretty well on the deeper targets. Nothing is perfect but the Omega has impressed me from the get-go.

One added thought, I don't always dig just repeatable signals. I have dug several deep coins that would only get a one way signal and when I dug them, there was rusty iron next to the coin. The more I use the Omega, the more impressed I get. I don't think I have ever seen so many experienced detectorists exclaiming over a mid priced detector like they have with the Omega. R.L.

Yep, you need to sometimes recover those 'iffy' signals that could be caused by target masking. Nails are most often the big cause. However, the Omega does do a fairly decent job of signaling a functional TID/VDI read-out. As a very avid detectorist since I started building Mmetal/mineral locators" in early '65, I think I also qualify as one of the "experienced' folks who appreciates all that is provided in a mid-priced Omega 8000. One of the best dollar values I have ever seen offered in the industry.

Monte