LawrencetheMDer
Active member
I have 3 recent finds I’d like to share with you that demonstrate the sensitivity of the Equinox 800 and 15” coil. I have been using this combination for the past 3 years in the Gulf surf and dry sand.
The first is a wire type ring, found in 3 ft of water, that measures 0.25g. I’m talking as light as rings get. Composition is unknown as the ring isn’t marked (might be too small for mark), but it is a gold color. Air testing demonstrates an unstable VID of 1-14 and depth of detection of only 1-2 inches (Beach 2, Sensitivity 19).
The second target is an as thin as you can get 17” 14k gold chain with a small (≤ 0.5”) 14k pendant. It weighs only 1.96g. The thin gold chain was found in dry sand and has a VID of 1-3 scratchy, and depth of detection of only 1-2 inches .
The third target is an as thin as you can get 925 silver 15 inch child’s chain and small (≤ 0.5”) pendant with clear stones. It weighs 1.69g. It has a VID of 11-13 and depth of detection of 5 inches. It was found under several inches of dry sand.
All three of these targets could have been easily missed if I hadn’t kept my coil skimming the sand or bottom. The 2 chains were found at the same popular beach (for metal detectorists) and I highly suspect they were missed by other dry sand hunters. Also, VID numbers provided little information and were unstable because of the near threshold of the targets. They did provide reliable auditory signals within their depth of detection.
Happy hunting
2022
Gold/Platinum – 16
Silver – 31
Coins ≥ 1500
The first is a wire type ring, found in 3 ft of water, that measures 0.25g. I’m talking as light as rings get. Composition is unknown as the ring isn’t marked (might be too small for mark), but it is a gold color. Air testing demonstrates an unstable VID of 1-14 and depth of detection of only 1-2 inches (Beach 2, Sensitivity 19).
The second target is an as thin as you can get 17” 14k gold chain with a small (≤ 0.5”) 14k pendant. It weighs only 1.96g. The thin gold chain was found in dry sand and has a VID of 1-3 scratchy, and depth of detection of only 1-2 inches .
The third target is an as thin as you can get 925 silver 15 inch child’s chain and small (≤ 0.5”) pendant with clear stones. It weighs 1.69g. It has a VID of 11-13 and depth of detection of 5 inches. It was found under several inches of dry sand.
All three of these targets could have been easily missed if I hadn’t kept my coil skimming the sand or bottom. The 2 chains were found at the same popular beach (for metal detectorists) and I highly suspect they were missed by other dry sand hunters. Also, VID numbers provided little information and were unstable because of the near threshold of the targets. They did provide reliable auditory signals within their depth of detection.
Happy hunting
2022
Gold/Platinum – 16
Silver – 31
Coins ≥ 1500
